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The crucifixion of Christ ('The Great Crucifixion'). Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1589, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

The risen Christ asks Mary Magdalene not to touch him. Etching by F. Parr after C. Le Brun.

Six men and a woman drink and smoke round a table outside a country tavern, behind them children watch a woman pump water. Etching by J. Browne and engraving by W. Woollett, 1767, after C. Dusart.

A bas-relief sculpture of a gardener, dated 1670. Line engraving, c. 1791.

Gardeners at work in the gardens of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire. Engraving by W. Hollar, 17th century, after F. Cleyn.

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Gardeners at work in the gardens of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire. Engraving by W. Hollar, 17th century, after F. Cleyn.

The crucifixion of Christ ('The Great Crucifixion'). Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1589, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

Six men and a woman drink and smoke round a table outside a country tavern, behind them children watch a woman pump water. Etching by J. Browne and engraving by W. Woollett, 1767, after C. Dusart.

The risen Christ asks Mary Magdalene not to touch him. Etching by F. Parr after C. Le Brun.

A bas-relief sculpture of a gardener, dated 1670. Line engraving, c. 1791.