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Kings and rulers

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  • The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.
  • David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.
  • A drunken wet-nurse about to give the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) a drop of alcohol as a horrified Queen Victoria and Prince Albert burst in on the scene. Lithograph.
  • A king holding court. Ink drawing.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.
  • Solomon judges the case of the two harlots and their babies. Line engraving by J. Eisenhardt, 1847, after E. von Steinle.
  • Michael Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution: Prince Albert and his sons in the audience. Wood engraving, 1856, after A. Blaikley.
  • Figures outside the Royal Institution. Line engraving by G. Aikman, 1841, after G.M. Kemp.
  • Boer War: article "Women in the war", with an illustration of Queen Victoria with families of reservists at Windsor. Text by A. Hugh Fisher, and halftone after S. Begg, 1900.
  • Sakuntala with two females surprised by King Dushyanta. Chromolithograph.
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Works

  • view An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.
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    An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 | Date: [ca, 1840?] | Reference: 20044i
  • view The adoration of the magi next to a ruined temple. Etching by chevalier H. d'Avice after N. Poussin.
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    The adoration of the magi next to a ruined temple. Etching by chevalier H. d'Avice after N. Poussin.

    Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665 | Reference: 24020i
  • view The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
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    The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614 | Date: 1622 | Reference: 26679i
    Part of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
  • view The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.
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    The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26226i
  • view Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: a visit by the King and Queen to the Clarence ward. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.
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    Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: a visit by the King and Queen to the Clarence ward. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.

    | Reference: 15556i
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