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  • Death looms above a group of people inflicted with various physical and mental diseases - a lazar house. Stipple engraving by M. Haughton, 1813, after H. Fuseli.
  • The gates of Eden open to expel Adam and Eve, who stand caught in a terrified embrace. Aquatint by M. Haughton, 1805 after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
  • A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.
  • Fever, represented as a frenzied beast, stands racked in the centre of a room, while a blue monster, representing ague, ensnares his victim by the fireside; a doctor writes prescriptions to the right. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson after J. Dunthorne, 1788.
  • Fever, represented as a frenzied beast, stands racked in the centre of a room, while a blue monster, representing ague, ensnares his victim by the fireside; a doctor writes prescriptions to the right. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson after J. Dunthorne, 1788.
  • The angel Raphael appears among the animals in the garden of Eden to gaze upon Adam and Eve. Aquatint with etching by R. Pollard, 1792, after C. Metz.
  • John Milton dictating Paradise lost to one of his daughters while the other embroiders and his wife looks on. Wood engraving by F. Méaulle after Michael Munkacsy.
  • John Milton dictating 'Paradise Lost' to his daughter due to his blindness. Line engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
  • Anna Seward. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1811, after T. Kettle, 1762.
  • Stars of the dawn chorus, The Robin : welcome to the new day.
  • Stars of the dawn chorus, The Robin : welcome to the new day.
  • Stars of the dawn chorus, The Robin : welcome to the new day.
  • Stars of the dawn chorus, The Robin : welcome to the new day.
  • Galileo Galilei receiving a visit from John Milton at the Torre del Gallo. Photograph after a painting by A. Gatti.
  • The entrance to hell guarded by Sin and Death. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1792, after T. Stothard.
  • Galileo Galilei: sculptured group of Galileo Galilei and John Milton by Cesare Aureli. Process print.
  • The council in hell: the fallen angels, persuaded by Satan, decide to pursue the battle against God. Etching by J. Ireland after W. Hogarth.
  • M0006604: Galileo Galilei receiving John Milton
  • M0006604: Galileo Galilei receiving John Milton
  • M0006604: Galileo Galilei receiving John Milton
  • M0006601: Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition
  • M0006601: Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition
  • M0006601: Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition
  • M0006601: Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition
  • Six portraits of eminent seventeenth century men. Engraving.