A woman surgeon and her assistant cupping a patient. Oil painting after Cornelis Dusart.

Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of natural abundance and cherubs, symbolising the element earth. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Technology: a Russian padlock and key. Wood engraving.

Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.

A woman surgeon and her assistant cupping a patient. Etching by C. Dusart, 1695.

Engineering: a lock, and a carriage. Engraving by E. Kennion after C. Varley.

Architecture: various highly wrought designs for door furniture. Engraving.

Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Chromotypograph.

Locks: details of two types of lock. Engraving by H. Mutlow after J. Farey.

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1 print : wood engraving ; image and border 13.6 x 18.2 cm

Architecture: wrought iron lock. Wood engraving by C. D. Laing, 1846, after E. H.

A maid puts a key down a man's shirt to stop his nosebleed. Lithograph, c. 1835-1841.

1 print : line engraving with etching ; border 23.2 x 17.5 cm

Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Engraving by Clark and Pine, ca. 1719.

<p>Only eleven apostles are represented</p>

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 26.7 x 37.9 cm

Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church; he instructs him to 'feed his lambs'. Engraving by M. Sorello after Raphael.

<p>The young man on the right-hand side pulls the winding sheet from the tomb; roses tumble from it. Saint Peter also holds a rose, as does one of the angels, which scatters them onto the scene below</p>

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 49.7 x 42.7 cm

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Locks and keys

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Architecture: wrought iron lock. Wood engraving by C. D. Laing, 1846, after E. H.

A maid puts a key down a man's shirt to stop his nosebleed. Lithograph, c. 1835-1841.

Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Engraving by Clark and Pine, ca. 1719.

Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church; he instructs him to 'feed his lambs'. Engraving by M. Sorello after Raphael.

The Assumption of the Virgin. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1728, after C. Maratta, 1707.

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Locks and keys

Images

Works

Architecture: wrought iron lock. Wood engraving by C. D. Laing, 1846, after E. H.

A maid puts a key down a man's shirt to stop his nosebleed. Lithograph, c. 1835-1841.

Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Engraving by Clark and Pine, ca. 1719.

Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church; he instructs him to 'feed his lambs'. Engraving by M. Sorello after Raphael.

The Assumption of the Virgin. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1728, after C. Maratta, 1707.

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