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Original Antique British War Recruitment Propaganda Poster Are You In This WWI
Original Antique British War Recruitment Propaganda Poster Are You In This WWI

Original Antique British War Recruitment Propaganda Poster Are You In This WWI

Located in London, GB

Baden Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell; 1857-1941), featuring men and women working for the war effort including a soldier and Royal Navy sailor operating a cannon on the...

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1910s British Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

The Story of Tamiya Bataro
The Story of Tamiya Bataro

The Story of Tamiya Bataro

By Taiso Yoshitoshi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The Story of Tamiya Bataro Color woodcut diptych, March 22, 1886 Signed and sealed by the artist (see photo) Yoshitoshi signature, Taiso seal Series: New selection of eastern brocad...

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1880s Antique Nurses

Materials

Woodcut

Garstin Cox, Impressionist painting of Cornwall woods in the Fall, Autumn colour
Garstin Cox, Impressionist painting of Cornwall woods in the Fall, Autumn colour

Garstin Cox, Impressionist painting of Cornwall woods in the Fall, Autumn colour

Located in Harkstead, GB

Tragically, whilst helping to nurse his ailing father during the influenza epidemic of 1933, he contracted bronchial pneumonia and influenza and died on the 28th February 1933, at th...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil, Board

Winter Vacation, Liberty Magazine Cover
Winter Vacation, Liberty Magazine Cover

Winter Vacation, Liberty Magazine Cover

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Elegantly dressed and driving a fancy car, the couple attracts a lot of attention, especially when Antoinette, Ulysses’ new nurse, speaks to the family in French. Lil and Sandy have ...

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1920s Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tree in Winter" Delos Palmer Jr, Sketch of Tree 20th Century Impressionist Work
"Tree in Winter" Delos Palmer Jr, Sketch of Tree 20th Century Impressionist Work

"Tree in Winter" Delos Palmer Jr, Sketch of Tree 20th Century Impressionist Work

Located in New York, NY

They lived in a private townhouse at 48 West 50th Street, with a cook, a waitress, and a nurse to assist in his father's dental practice on the ground floor.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Masonite, Oil

By Queen Victoria's Daughter Princess Alice Framed Royal Watercolor Painting
By Queen Victoria's Daughter Princess Alice Framed Royal Watercolor Painting

By Queen Victoria's Daughter Princess Alice Framed Royal Watercolor Painting

By HRH Princess Alice Maud Mary Hanover

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Later that year the Hesse court and her own family became ill with diphtheria, and she nursed them; her youngest daughter Marie died however, and Alice again knew the pain of losing ...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Rehearsal, Victorian-Era Oil Painting on Canvas by Francis Sydney Muschamp
Rehearsal, Victorian-Era Oil Painting on Canvas by Francis Sydney Muschamp

Rehearsal, Victorian-Era Oil Painting on Canvas by Francis Sydney Muschamp

By Francis Sydney Muschamp

Located in Long Island City, NY

This becomes quite evident, when reviewing titles of paintings he exhibited during his lifetime – these include: The Merchant of Venice, The Sonnet, Much Ado about Nothing, Juliet an...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Carved Stone Lion Head Sculpture
Antique Carved Stone Lion Head Sculpture

Antique Carved Stone Lion Head Sculpture

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

The third dog survived his fight and was nursed back to health with great care by the King's son, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.

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17th Century Antique Nurses

Materials

Sandstone

Graphite Study of a Head, Monogrammed Victorian Sketch, Gilt Fame
Graphite Study of a Head, Monogrammed Victorian Sketch, Gilt Fame

Graphite Study of a Head, Monogrammed Victorian Sketch, Gilt Fame

By Henry Perronet Briggs

Located in London, GB

Two of Briggs' historical pictures, first exhibited at the Academy in 1826 and 1827, are now in Tate Britain, London – First Conference between the Spaniards and Peruvians, 1531, and...

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Early 19th Century Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Vally Wiethelthier, Drunken Sailor, Art Deco Art Ceramic Figurine, ca. 1925
Vally Wiethelthier, Drunken Sailor, Art Deco Art Ceramic Figurine, ca. 1925

Vally Wiethelthier, Drunken Sailor, Art Deco Art Ceramic Figurine, ca. 1925

Located in New York, NY

In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War. From 1917 to 1922, she worked for the Wiener Werkstatte.

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1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Nurses

Materials

Ceramic

G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) , Study for "Le Cocher" original drawing
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) , Study for "Le Cocher" original drawing

G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) , Study for "Le Cocher" original drawing

By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse

Located in Paris, FR

He was deeply affected by the First World War and the death of his wife in 1920 following an illness contracted at the hospital in Algiers where she was a nurse. Inconsolable, he goe...

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1910s Symbolist Antique Nurses

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Expressionist Ceramic Sculptural Vase Attributed to Vally Wieselthier, c. 1920
Expressionist Ceramic Sculptural Vase Attributed to Vally Wieselthier, c. 1920

Expressionist Ceramic Sculptural Vase Attributed to Vally Wieselthier, c. 1920

By Vally Wieselthier

Located in New York, NY

In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War. From 1917 to 1922, she worked for the Wiener Werkstatte.

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1920s Austrian Expressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Model Empire Clock Depicting Faustulus Discovering Romolus and Remus
Rare Model Empire Clock Depicting Faustulus Discovering Romolus and Remus

Rare Model Empire Clock Depicting Faustulus Discovering Romolus and Remus

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

According to legend, Faustulus carried the babies back to his sheepfold for his wife Acca Larentia to nurse them. Faustulus and Acca Larentia then raised the boys as their own.

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Nurses

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924
The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924

The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924

By Charles Picart le Doux

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

The First World War plunges him, as a nurse, closer to the horror. He will come out broken and definitively won over to theses and pacifist movements to which he will always have his...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting french school romantic 19th century oil on canvas Interior of a bakery
Painting french school romantic 19th century oil on canvas Interior of a bakery

Painting french school romantic 19th century oil on canvas Interior of a bakery

Located in PARIS, FR

The legend is that when this dispirited young man announced to his nurse that he wanted to become a priest, she was baking some bread.

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19th Century Romantic Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène
Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène

Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène

Located in Middletown, NY

It originated from an anecdote told during a dinner at the home of Gustave Flaubert that made Jules and Edmond aware of the fate of a nurse from Rouen. For the description of the hos...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Nurses

Materials

Copper

Cambridgeshire map 17th century engraving by John Speed
Cambridgeshire map 17th century engraving by John Speed

Cambridgeshire map 17th century engraving by John Speed

By John Speed

Located in London, GB

(4) For from ancient Grantcester, Camboritum by Antonine, now famous Cambridge, the other brest and Nurse-mother of all pious literature, have flowed full streams of the learned Sc...

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1610s Antique Nurses

Materials

Engraving

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Trade Edition, in Dust Jacket
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Trade Edition, in Dust Jacket

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Trade Edition, in Dust Jacket

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The author briefly served overseas as an ambulance driver in the Italian Army, sustained injuries, and met a nurse who he eventually proposed marriage to but was declined.

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1920s American Modern Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze

Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze

Located in Leeds, GB

Oval 2 - A man flees a crowd of gnomes with a barrow filled with gold, urged on by a seated woman. Oval 3 - A nurse snoozes next to a cot as a baby is stolen Oval 4 - A seated maiden...

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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Nurses

Materials

Metal

Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine
Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine

Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine

Located in New York, NY

They could be easily customized to your needs, whether you were a society hostess, nurse or secretary. Often fully intact and original chatelaines can tell the story of its owner an...

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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Nurses

19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Bust Entitled "Bohémienne" by Emmanuel Villanis
19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Bust Entitled "Bohémienne" by Emmanuel Villanis

19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Bust Entitled "Bohémienne" by Emmanuel Villanis

By Emmanuel Villanis

Located in London, GB

Rodolfo immediately takes her in and tries to nurse her back to health, but he is too late. Almost as soon as the two are reunited and have professed their love for one another, Mimi...

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Nurses

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets
19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets

19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets

Located in IT

Ceres or Demeter in Greek, sister of Zeus, in Greek mythology is the goddess of fertility, nume tutela dei raccolti, protector of agriculture and wheat, constant nurse of youth and g...

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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Nurses

Materials

Bronze

San Camilo
San Camilo

San Camilo

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

San Camilo, patron saint of the sick, nurses and dyeing people, is almost always depicted as he is here, ministering to his patient at the hour of death.

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Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Antique Nurses

Materials

Other

Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Later Printing, 1929
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Later Printing, 1929

Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Later Printing, 1929

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The author briefly served overseas as an ambulance driver in the Italian Army, sustained injuries, and met a nurse who he eventually proposed marriage to but was declined.

Category

1920s American Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

Ancient Oak Trees in Lullingstone Park, Samuel Palmer Watercolour and Ink
Ancient Oak Trees in Lullingstone Park, Samuel Palmer Watercolour and Ink

Ancient Oak Trees in Lullingstone Park, Samuel Palmer Watercolour and Ink

By Samuel Palmer (b.1805)

Located in London, GB

Palmer was born in London, the son of a bookseller and a nurse. Palmer painted churches from around age twelve, and first exhibited Turner-inspired works at the Royal Academy at the ...

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Mid-19th Century English School Antique Nurses

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890

Located in Roma, IT

In the photographs: portrait of two posing farmers, workers in a paddy field, country couriers with a nurse and a beautiful portrait of two farmers in rain-clothes.

Category

1880s Antique Nurses

Materials

Photographic Paper

A View Near Redhill, 19th Century Pen and Ink Drawing by Samuel Palmer
A View Near Redhill, 19th Century Pen and Ink Drawing by Samuel Palmer

A View Near Redhill, 19th Century Pen and Ink Drawing by Samuel Palmer

By Samuel Palmer (b.1805)

Located in London, GB

Palmer was born in London, the son of a bookseller and a nurse. Palmer painted churches from around age twelve, and first exhibited Turner-inspired works at the Royal Academy at the ...

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19th Century Antique Nurses

Materials

Ink, Pen

Sketch-book Page, Shoreham, Samuel Palmer, Late 19th Century
Sketch-book Page, Shoreham, Samuel Palmer, Late 19th Century

Sketch-book Page, Shoreham, Samuel Palmer, Late 19th Century

By Samuel Palmer (b.1805)

Located in London, GB

Palmer was born in London, the son of a bookseller and a nurse. Palmer painted churches from around age twelve, and first exhibited Turner-inspired works at the Royal Academy at the ...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Cambridge map 17th century engraving after John Speed
Cambridge map 17th century engraving after John Speed

Cambridge map 17th century engraving after John Speed

By John Speed

Located in London, GB

(4) For from ancient Grantcester, Camboritum by Antonine, now famous Cambridge, the other brest and Nurse-mother of all pious literature, have flowed full streams of the learned Sc...

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1620s Antique Nurses

Materials

Engraving

Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins

Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The playbill poster features vibrant illustrations of Clowns, Skeletons, Royalty, Cowboys, Mimes, Nurses, Fairies... This poster has an address for a theatre in St.

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper, Linen

Fine 19th Century White Marble Sculpture of “Rebecca at the Well”
Fine 19th Century White Marble Sculpture of “Rebecca at the Well”

Fine 19th Century White Marble Sculpture of “Rebecca at the Well”

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Her family sent her off with her nurse, Deborah (according to Rashi), and blessed her, "Our sister, may you come to be thousands of myriads, and may your offspring inherit the gate o...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Nurses

Materials

Marble

Pecheurs en Mer (Fishermen at Sea)
Pecheurs en Mer (Fishermen at Sea)

Pecheurs en Mer (Fishermen at Sea)

Located in San Francisco, CA

, young native then nurse of the auxiliary hospital. The Lisieux municipal library houses a rare collective work, entitled Pages et croquis: 1914-1918, collecting texts and drawings,...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

G A  Rochegrosse (1859-1938)  Study for the Exposition Internationale Paris 1900
G A  Rochegrosse (1859-1938)  Study for the Exposition Internationale Paris 1900

G A Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Study for the Exposition Internationale Paris 1900

By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse

Located in Paris, FR

He was deeply affected by the First World War and the death of his wife in 1920 following an illness contracted at the hospital in Algiers where she was a nurse. Inconsolable, he goe...

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1890s Symbolist Antique Nurses

Materials

Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wood Dresser Attributed to Francesco Bolgiè
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wood Dresser Attributed to Francesco Bolgiè

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wood Dresser Attributed to Francesco Bolgiè

By Francesco Bolgié

Located in IT

Ceres or Demeter in Greek, sister of Zeus, in Greek mythology is the goddess of fertility, the guardian of crops, protector of agriculture and wheat, constant nurse of youth and of t...

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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Nurses

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

The Eyes have "It" - Liberty Magazine Cover
The Eyes have "It" - Liberty Magazine Cover

The Eyes have "It" - Liberty Magazine Cover

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Having just inherited a large sum of money from Uncle Ulysses, Lil and Sandy are on their winter vacation in Florida with baby Ulysses and his French nurse, Antoinette. Lil dreams ab...

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1920s Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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An assortment of antique nurses is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, paper and wood, all antique nurses available were constructed with great care. Antique nurses have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Art Deco and industrial antique nurses are consistently popular styles. Antique nurses have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ernest Hemingway, Musy Gioielli and Isamu Noguchi are consistently popular.

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