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A woman breast feeding two puppies while a Mexican man and woman implore her to feed their baby, which is lying on the floor on a bed of straw. Chromolithograph after A. Utrillo Viadera.

Peasants sitting, smoking, outside an inn as the hostess pours a glass of ale. Engraving by J. Suyderhoff after A. van Ostade.

A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by M. Liart, c. 1783, after A. van Ostade.

A physician examining the children of a poor Italian family. Lithograph by F. van Loo after E. de Jans.

A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by J. Heudelot, late 18th century, after A. van Ostade.

A peasant without shoes removing a thorn (?) from his foot, a dog accompanies him. Etching by J. Miel.

Six figures passing the time with various entertainments. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, 1771, after G.M. Kraus.

Franco-Prussian War: peasants going to bury the dead from the Battle of Worth. Wood engraving.

Louis Pasteur and his rabies patients. Wood engraving after Paul Renouard, 1886.

Men playing backgammon outside in an arbor, nearby others smoke and drink. Etching by J. de Visscher after A. van Ostade.

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

Six peasants carousing in a barn as a seventh man vomits in the corner. Etching by J. de Visscher, 17th century, after J. Danckerts.

Deaf and dumb people communicating through sign language. Pen and ink after S. della Gatta, 1828.

A Japanese man heavily laden with firewood crosses a wooden plank over a river, upstream a waterfall. Gouache painting.

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The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

Six peasants carousing in a barn as a seventh man vomits in the corner. Etching by J. de Visscher, 17th century, after J. Danckerts.

Deaf and dumb people communicating through sign language. Pen and ink after S. della Gatta, 1828.

Franco-Prussian War: peasants going to bury the dead from the Battle of Worth. Wood engraving.

A Japanese man heavily laden with firewood crosses a wooden plank over a river, upstream a waterfall. Gouache painting.