Convalescence Collection

Our Soldiers: how they are Made and Mended
A series of intricate images by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley showing scenes on the Western Front in a mounted regiment followed by the transportation of an injured officer to hospital

Craigweil House, Bognor Regis - where George V Convalesced
Craigweil House, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - where George V convalesced between February 9th 1929 and May 15th 1929. The house had to be pulled down in 1938 following a fire Date: 1935

The first sign of convalescence. Date: 1892

Jug from Clermont-Ferrand, France, 18th century, with escutcheon, foliage and inscription Convalescence de M. Rossignol Intendant d Auvergne, M. Peyrot Trezorier de Lordre, 26 Mars 1738

A Good Turn - Get Well Soon
A little girl reads a book with an invalid friend who is recuperating in bed. Date: c. 1930

Peaceful scene through an open window, WW1
Peaceful scene through an open window, probably painted by a convalescent soldier, First World War. 1914-1918

WW1 - Convalescent Soldier and his bride
WW1 - Convalescent Soldier (right - in typical Hospital Blues Uniform that was worn by patients in Military or Convalescence Hospitals during World War One)

Kurunegala Rest House, Kurunegala, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Kurunegala Rest House, Kurunegala, North Western Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s

Carlton Hotel, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Carlton Hotel, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a hill country retreat for British colonialists. Date: circa 1910

New Rest House, Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Front view of New Rest House, Negombo, Western Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1940

For the Fashionable Convalescent - Harrods advertisement
Advertisement for a charming reception outfit for when one is feeling a little wan, can t get out of bed, but wants to look ones best. Date: 1929

United Club, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
United Club (club house and pavilion), Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a hill country retreat for British colonialists and tea barons. Date: circa 1908

Walk near Government Cottage, Seychelles
Walk near Government Cottage in the Seychelles, Indian Ocean, where DR N P Jewell stayed during convalescence from WW1. 1917

The Sphere, convalescent 1914
A convalescent British soldier at home with his family depicted on the cover of the The Sphere Christmas number, 1914. Date: 1914

Visitors for wounded soldiers by Miss Watson Williams
A set of four pictures - the pair on the left entitled, As Tommy Does Not Like It, showing some rather tiresome visitors - an aristocratic lady and a maiden aunt

Wounded soldiers at Cheshire Hunt puppy show, WW1
A scene from the Cheshire Hunt Puppy Show organised by Colonel Hall Walker, the Master of the Cheshire Foxhounds who invited wounded soldiers from local hospitals and entertained them to lunch

Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (19th c.). Convalescence gallery and leisure pond of the monks. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

Poster advertising San Salvadour, France
Poster advertising San Salvadour, near Hyeres, France, popular for its winter cures for arthritis and its mineral waters

All for the Fatherland
Wounded French soldiers of different countries gather round a newspaper as a nurse reads the latest on Frances involvement in WW1. A German helmet, a war trophy, rests beneath the table

Convalescing Woman 19C
A convalescent woman relaxes in her garden

Convalescence
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a small monkey chewing an apple while looking after a convalescing Granpop the orang-utan

WELL AGAIN
He has been sick, but is well on the way to recovery - he tucks into a hearty meal !

Louis XIV Convalescent
LOUIS XIV LE ROI SOLEIL entitled the convalescence of Louis XIV this shows him (2nd from left) discussing state affairs with his counsellors

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