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Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

Mercury discovering the caduceus. Photographic postcard by Neurdein frères after A. Idrac, 191-.

A bowl on a base, a torch on a stand, a metal vase, and a vase with the caduceus on its side. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

A well head carved with fish motifs, a metal ladle with a snake-handle, a funerary urn, and a terracotta relief of the caduceus and other objects. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

Mercury [Hermes]. Engraving.

A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

Mercury [Hermes]. Etching by F. Perrier.

Smoking: a man smoking in the countryside, his head represented as a cigarette which turns into a smoking chimney; representing the polluting effects of smoking. Colour lithograph after M. Glaser, 1973.

Plaster cast of sign.

A woman holding the caduceus and a bunch of keys; representing dialectic. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 55.7 x 43 cm

1 print : stipple engraving, with watercolour ; image 22.2 x 17.4 cm

<p>The empty red robe of the previous print (Wellcome Library no. 38626i) has been filled by a red-faced king. To his right, a queen stands under the sun; to his left Mercury walks towards him under the moon, carrying a caduceus</p>

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.5 x 14.9 cm

A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.6 x 14.6 cm

<p>On the left the caduceus (staff of Mercury [Hermes]), representing trade or the arts; on the right, the staff of Asklepios (Aesculapius), representing medicine</p>

1 print : engraving ; image 6.3 x 15.3 cm

The London Hospital, Whitechapel. Engraving, 1758.

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Smoking: a man smoking in the countryside, his head represented as a cigarette which turns into a smoking chimney; representing the polluting effects of smoking. Colour lithograph after M. Glaser, 1973.

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel. Engraving, 1758.

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Smoking: a man smoking in the countryside, his head represented as a cigarette which turns into a smoking chimney; representing the polluting effects of smoking. Colour lithograph after M. Glaser, 1973.

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel. Engraving, 1758.

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