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  • The Nabob of Arcot with his Prime Minister. Gouache drawing.
  • Charles V (?). Drawing, c. 1794.
  • David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.
  • Sunday Times : we now add the official programme of the ceremonies to be observed at the Royal Coronation of King William the Fourth and Queen Adelaide, on Thursday next, Sept. 8.
  • Figures outside the Royal Institution. Line engraving by G. Aikman, 1841, after G.M. Kemp.
  • Queen Mary performing the Royal Touch. Oil painting by H. Hayman, 1916.
  • The magi sheltering in a cave on the way to Bethlehem; here representing mercury converted into sulphur, at the moment of its fixation in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, 17th century.
  • The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.
  • Queen Mary performing the Royal Touch. Oil painting by H. Hayman, 1916.
  • King Louis XIV is crowned with a garland while the 'Dictionaire de l'academie françoise' is celebrated with flowers by three women aided by genii. Engraving by J. Mariette and G. Edelinck, 1694, after J.B. Corneille.
  • David playing the harp for a melancholy Saul to ease his mind, they are surrounded by courtiers. Etching by J. Kip after G. Freman.
  • David playing the harp for a melancholy Saul to ease his mind, they are surrounded by courtiers. Etching by J. Kip after G. Freman.
  • Philip the Bold: portrait. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • An old prophet denounces the proceedings at a lavish sacrifice given by the wayward king Jeroboam. Engraving.
  • Page 33: Bahadur Shah, King of Delhi. Watercolour drawing.
  • The Académie des Sciences, Paris: two medals. Line engraving.
  • An aging David strums his harp, reciting psalms. Engraving by E. van Panderen, c. 1620, after Giuseppe Cesari, il cavaliere d'Arpino.
  • Sakuntala with two women surprised by King Dushyanta. Chromolithograph.
  • A moon above a queen dressed in blue, and a sun above a king dressed in red; representing two alchemical principles: the dissolving 'lac virginis' (mercury) and the coagulating masculine principle (sulphur). Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • Ahilyabai Holkar with two female attendants holding a diplomatic meeting between a nobleman and subject ruler. Chromolithograph.
  • A chart of the histories of Rome, France, and Britain, with historical notices and dates of the other States of Europe / by Edward Ward Foster, 61, King William Street (City), London.
  • An episode in The maid's tragedy: Evadne kills the king in his bed in revenge for his having raped her. Etching by E. Kirkall after F. Boitard.
  • Queen Mary I touching the neck of a boy for the King's evil (scrofula). Watercolour by M.S. Lapthorn, 1911, after a watercolour, 16th. century.
  • Solomon judges the case of the two harlots and their babies. Line engraving by J. Eisenhardt, 1847, after E. von Steinle.
  • Charing Cross Hospital: the Prince of Wales opening some new wards. Wood engraving.
  • One of the women whose child has died and whom Solomon will judge. Stipple engraving after N. Poussin.
  • Solomon judges the case of the two harlots. Colour etching by C. Ploos van Amstel, 1782, after L. van Leyden.
  • The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.
  • Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab, with his wife and child accompanied by his secondary wives. Gouache painting. Page 140.
  • The ages of man represented as a step scheme. Reproduction of an engraving by C. Bertelli.