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Florence Nightingale (/ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ l /; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. [4]
The effect is named for Florence Nightingale, a pioneer in the field of nursing in the second half of the 19th century. Due to her dedication to patient care, she was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" because of her habit of making rounds at night, previously not done. Her care would forever change the way hospitals treated patients.
It depicts Florence Nightingale at Scutari Hospital during the Crimean War. The painting is a romanticised three-quarter-length portrait of Nightingale, depicted as a young woman swathed in a white shawl, carrying an oil lamp as she looks down on a wounded soldier, wearing his redcoat draped over his shoulders with its arms around his neck.
Florence Nightingale posing with her class of nurses from St. Thomas' Hospital.Also on the photo is Sir Harry Verney, an active supporter of the nursing school. [2] Florence Nightingale, depicted in this popular lithograph reproduction of The Lady with the Lamp as painted by Henrietta Rae, 1891.
Summary: Florence Nightingale holding lamp in front of man. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-00466 (digital file from original print) LC-USZC4-4239 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-75815 (b&w film copy neg.) Call Number: PGA - Cassell & Company--Lady with the Lamp (D size)
The Lady with a Lamp is a 1951 British historical drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding and Felix Aylmer. [2] The film depicts the life of Florence Nightingale and her work with wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War. It was shot at Shepperton Studios outside London.
His statue by Foley was placed in front of the War Office in Pall Mall, London, and subsequently, following that building's demolition, placed next to A. G. Walker's statue of Florence Nightingale in Waterloo Place, adjacent to the Crimean Monument. [5] Another statue to him stands in Victoria Park, Salisbury, Wiltshire. [6]
The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in South Bank, central London, England. It is open to the public five days a week, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00am until 5:00pm (last entry at 4:30pm).