PESTILENCE/BIBLICAL ERAIllustration showing those afflicted with pestilence of biblical era, Israel
MAN WITH GOITRE AND SONA man afflicted with a goitre, with his cretin son Date: circa 1880
Lord Curzon in RobesGEORGE NATHANIEL, first marquess CURZON of Kedleston, widely travelled diplomat and author, Viceroy of India; afflicted with chronic curvature of the spine. Date: 1859 - 1925
Wassilko-Serecki / ZugunEleonore Zugun (right) (1914 - ?) and Countess Zoe Wassilko- Serecki. There was much study of Zugun in relation to poltergeist activity which afflicted her childhood
Man and Writers BlockA writer, afflicted by writers block, is at a loss for words. The floor is littered with unsuccessful drafts
Abimelech afflicted by God - Genesis 20. circa 1690
Magic and WitchcraftA sorcerer draws a magic circle - witches fly to the sabbat and dance with demons - the afflicted are exorcised and made to vomit the demons possessing them...its magic! Date: 1715
Rickets PatientA child afflicted with rickets. Date: circa 1870
John Grooms Home at Sekforde Street, LondonJohn Groom and the Afflicted, Blind and Crippled Workers at the home he founded for their care on Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell. Date: Date unknown
One-armed flower-makers at John Grooms training homeA uniformed group of one-armed girls, described as expert flower makers, at the industrial training home run by John Groom for afflicted, blind and crippled girls
Jesus Expels DemonsJesus expels several demons from a possessed man
JANE GIBBS impostor who pretends to be a servant or a Quaker afflicted by misfortune, wheedling mony from gullible gentlemen
Loudun / Soeur Claire 2Despite being exorcised, Claire de Sazilly, one of the afflicted nuns of the convent of Saint-Ursule, refuses to admit that she is possessed by the demon
Jonathan MartinJONATHAN MARTIN brother of the artist John M. mentally afflicted incendiary who set fire to York Minster, 1829
Job AfflictedSatan hovers over Job as he sits patiently on his dunghill, uncomplaining despite his afflictions
Boys with ConvulsionsBoys afflicted with Chorea, known as St Vitus dance, or as Danse de Saint-Guy in France
Loudun / Soeur ClaireClaire de Sazilly, one of the afflicted nuns of the convent of Saint-Ursule, is exorcised in the presence of the duc d Orleans Date: 20 June 1633
Abimelech AfflictedBecause he has - albeit unwittingly - lain with Sarah, Abrahams wife (he said she was his sister) Abimelech is punished with infertility by God
LA Salpetriere, ParisInmates of La Salpetriere, one of Pariss asylums for the mentally afflicted : later in the century this will be where Charcot conducts his influential researches
Attacking Rabid DogCitizens take up arms against a dog afflicted with rabies, or hydrophobia, or canine madness : a street pedlar falls, trying to escape, while women run into hiding
Skeleton of RicketsSkeleton of an adult patient afflicted with rickets (rachitis)
Asklepios (Mirys)When plague-afflicted Romans come to his sanctuary seeking help, they are tricked into believing that a serpent is Asklepios in person, and carry it happily home to Rome
Demons into PigsAt Gadara, he persuades demons to leave afflicted individuals and enter some innocent pigs instead