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  • John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.
  • Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.
  • An opinionated child ignores his parents; representing the faculty of obstinacy in phrenology. Steel engraving, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The Virgin looks away from her Bible as the angel appears, bearing lilies. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. de Weerdt.
  • A man sitting erect on a chair; representing pride as a type of the 'sentiment' of self esteem, a phrenological 'faculty'. Steel engraving by C. Devrits, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.
  • A woman showing two examples of gestures described by J.J. Engel in his Ideen zu einer Mimik (1785). Etching by J.L. Copia, 1795.
  • The Virgin, reading a scroll on a prie-dieu, is visited by the announcing angel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht.
  • The Virgin sets aside her Bible as the angel appears, holding out his hand and bearing lilies. Engraving after F. Barocci (?).
  • The Virgin reads her Bible as the angel appears with the Holy Spirit. Engraving by J. Collaert after J. Straet.
  • Elizabeth kneels before Mary. Engraving by F. Keller after F. Overbeck.
  • The young Christ lectures the doctors of the Temple. Engraving by E. Rouargue.
  • An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The coronation of the Virgin. Coloured drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after I. di P. Francucci.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1824, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • Peter denies knowledge of Christ. Engraving by A. Pauwels after G. Seghers.
  • The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ in the presence of John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth. Engraving after L. Lombard (?).
  • John the Baptist recognises Jesus as the messiah. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1765, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • The three holy women lament over the dead body of Christ. Coloured mezzotint by V. Green, 1800, after Maria Cosway, 1799.
  • Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin, who reads from the Bible. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • The devil examining the head of a boy; three other boys lurk under the devil's wings; frontispiece to a manual on phrenology. Steel engraving by J.D. Nargeot, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin, who stands before a lectern. Engraving after F. Zuccaro.
  • A woman in evening dress, attended by a man; the woman representing the 'sentiment' of self esteem, a 'faculty' according to phrenology. Steel engraving by J-I-L. Desjardins, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The announcing angel salutes the Virgin. Engraving.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching.