America: above, a white bear on an ice floe; below, a sea otter. Etching by W. Grainger.

Above, Algerians executing a Christian slave for attempting to escape by suspending him on hooks through hands and feet in a wooden frame; below, Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his hand, hanging it around his neck and tying him on a bull. Engraving by C. Grignion after W. Grainger.

Venus as a black woman slave travelling on a shell across the Atlantic from Angola to the West Indies. Engraving by W. Grainger, 1794, after T. Stothard.

Joseph Hooper. Stipple engraving by W. Grainger.

Écorché horse: three views. Line engraving by W. Grainger.

Electrical machines: four figures showing various machines, with an illustration of George Adams demonstrating his medical electrical machine on a girl. Line engraving by J. Lodge and W. Grainger, after T. Milne and F. Blake, 1789.

Insects and reptiles from different parts of the world, including a hooded serpent, a locust and an elephant beetle. Etching by W. Grainger.

Apollo with his bow, having slain the Python. Engraving by W. Grainger, ca. 1790 (?).

Left, the skeleton of a monkey sitting on the stump of a tree. Right, the skeleton of a bear holding on to the branch of a tree. Engraving by W. Grainger after T. Richards.

Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his right hand, hanging it around his own neck and tying him on a bull with the remaining hand. Etching with engraving by Grignion after W. Grainger.

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Grainger, William, active approximately 1780-1800.

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Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his right hand, hanging it around his own neck and tying him on a bull with the remaining hand. Etching with engraving by Grignion after W. Grainger.

Above, Algerians executing a Christian slave for attempting to escape by suspending him on hooks through hands and feet in a wooden frame; below, Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his hand, hanging it around his neck and tying him on a bull. Engraving by C. Grignion after W. Grainger.

America: above, a white bear on an ice floe; below, a sea otter. Etching by W. Grainger.

Left, the skeleton of a monkey sitting on the stump of a tree. Right, the skeleton of a bear holding on to the branch of a tree. Engraving by W. Grainger after T. Richards.

Insects and reptiles from different parts of the world, including a hooded serpent, a locust and an elephant beetle. Etching by W. Grainger.

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Grainger, William, active approximately 1780-1800.

Images

Works

Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his right hand, hanging it around his own neck and tying him on a bull with the remaining hand. Etching with engraving by Grignion after W. Grainger.

Above, Algerians executing a Christian slave for attempting to escape by suspending him on hooks through hands and feet in a wooden frame; below, Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his hand, hanging it around his neck and tying him on a bull. Engraving by C. Grignion after W. Grainger.

America: above, a white bear on an ice floe; below, a sea otter. Etching by W. Grainger.

Left, the skeleton of a monkey sitting on the stump of a tree. Right, the skeleton of a bear holding on to the branch of a tree. Engraving by W. Grainger after T. Richards.

Insects and reptiles from different parts of the world, including a hooded serpent, a locust and an elephant beetle. Etching by W. Grainger.

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