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  • J.P. Muller, "My System, 15 minutes ..."
  • Members of the Association of Homeopathic Doctors, meeting in Vienna. Lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1857.
  • King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.
  • King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.
  • King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.
  • William of Orange on his sickbed in Rotterdam in August 1574. Line engraving by T. Koning, 1782, after J. Buys.
  • A woman lies in bed, lovesick (representing the Netherlands); attendants try to raise her spirits by showing her a portrait of the newly appointed Stadholder, William III Prince of Orange (subsequently William III King of England). Engraving, ca. 1672.
  • "It might have been". : her joy was duty and love was law : for one of the brightest poetic gems. P.T.O.
  • "It might have been". : her joy was duty and love was law : for one of the brightest poetic gems. P.T.O.
  • James II and Louis XIV and their allies portrayed as inmates of a lunatic asylum. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1688.
  • James II and Louis XIV and their allies portrayed as inmates of a lunatic asylum. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1688.
  • Cornelis van der Ploegh. Line engraving.
  • The yearly Ommegang pageant in Antwerp, 1685. Engraving by G. Bouttats.
  • Bernardus Paludanus. Line engraving by H. Bary after Jan van de Velde after H.G. Pot.
  • A Christian man being shaved while a Turk sharpens his scimitar on a whetstone behind, surrounded by representations of virtues and proverbs; representing the exposure of Europe to a Turkish invader. Engraving.
  • A Christian man being shaved while a Turk sharpens his scimitar on a whetstone behind; representing the exposure of Europe to a Turkish invader. Engraving.
  • Samuel Sarphati. Lithograph by H. Wolff.
  • The muscles of the lower arm: the left forearm is seen twice, crossed over and resting on the right forearm and extending from the shoulder. Drawing after Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1610.
  • The muscles of the lower arm: the left forearm is seen twice, crossed over and resting on the right forearm and extending from the shoulder. Drawing after Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1610.
  • A cock, representing Theodorus de Cock (Theodorus de Kock). Engraving attributed to Carel Allard, 1705.
  • The murder of the De Witt brothers in the Hague on 20 August 1672. Etching by R. de Hooghe.
  • Dirk Klaasz. de Bakker ("the sleeping peasant of Stolwijk") asleep, attended by physicians unable to explain his disorder, surrounded by vignettes depicting Netherlandish cities and allegorical scenes. Engraving after B. van Kempen, and letterpress, 1706.
  • Dirk Klaasz. de Bakker ("the sleeping peasant of Stolwijk") asleep, attended by physicians unable to explain his disorder, surrounded by vignettes depicting Netherlandish cities and allegorical scenes. Engraving after B. van Kempen, and letterpress, 1706.
  • Delft, the Netherlands: left, the city on fire in 1536; right, St Lazarus's House with a resident receiving news of the fire. Engraving, 15--.
  • 'Philijpÿn' helps a donkey to vomit while a 'Doctor Financier' examines a urine sample;; representing the state of Spain under the monarchy of King Philip V. Etching attributed to A. Allard, 1711.
  • Jacob Denys. Line engraving by F. van Bleyswyck after A. Toorenvliet.
  • Jacob Denys. Line engraving by F. van Bleyswyck after A. Toorenvliet.
  • Johann Rudolph Deiman. Aquatint attributed to E. Quenedey, 1800.
  • An analgesic pill in a medicine bottle. Colour lithograph by Donald Brun, 1950.
  • A travelling tooth-drawer and medicine vendor in a town near Rome. Engraving by A.L. Richter, ca. 1834, after D.W. Lindau.