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  • A bearded old man; representing old age. Stipple engraving, 19th century.
  • A sick old man with the woes of old age. Engraving by B. Lépicié, 1745, after Etienne Jeaurat.
  • Crowds of old and infirm people arrive at the fountain of youth to drink the special water; to the left are a group of youthful people dancing and singing, rejuvenated by the spring. Engraving by Boilard, ca. 1720.
  • Head of an old woman. Stipple engraving.
  • An old woman, sitting in the nude. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • The three ages of man: a couple embrace, children play with hoops and toys, and an old couple eat at a table. Engraving by P. Fürst, 1652.
  • An old man dozing in a chair; representing the eightieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--.
  • A bearded old man; representing old age. Stipple engraving, 19th century.
  • Isaac Lamb, a centenarian, sitting on a chair outdoors, winding the handle of a gramophone. Photograph, ca 1921.
  • An old man is sitting in a cart being offered food, women are cooking and children are playing and eating. Etching by Arthur Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A man dressed in shabby clothes who claimed to be 126 years old. Photograph, c. 1926.
  • An elderly man with a skull and an hourglass, representing the misery of old age. Engraving by C.G. Schultze, 1770, after C.-F. Hutin.
  • A man watches as a woman steals money from an old man who is embracing her. Engraving by P. Fürst, 1652.
  • Zaro Agha, wearing a turban, in profile, reputedly at the age of 150 years. Photograph, ca. 1925.
  • Zaro Agha, wearing a turban, in profile, reputedly at the age of 150 years. Photograph, ca. 1925.
  • An alchemist's laboratory: a young man drinks an elixir of life while the alchemist is incapacitated. Wood engraving by H.K. Browne (Phiz), 1865.
  • Rejuvenation and the prolongation of human efficiency : experiences with the Steinach-operation on man and animals / by Dr. Paul Kammerer, with an introduction by Dr. Harry Benjamin.
  • An old woman with a crumpled face, wearing elaborate costume; a physiognomic caricature. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1776, after himself.
  • An old woman sitting in the nude: back view. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • A man watches as a woman steals money from an old man who is embracing her. Engraving by P. Fürst, 1652.
  • A room of Quakers gossiping about the marriage of William Allen to Mrs. Grizell Birkbeck, seen on the left, affirming their vows. Coloured etching by R.I. Cruikshank, 1827.
  • John Daubeny, a centenarian, holding a 1 year old boy. Photograph, ca. 1922.
  • Head of an old man. Stipple engraving.
  • A room of Quakers gossiping about the marriage of William Allen to Mrs. Grizell Birkbeck, seen on the left, affirming their vows. Coloured etching by R.I. Cruikshank, 1827.
  • An old couple are assisted in walking; representing the ninetieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16---.
  • Head of an old man. Stipple engraving.
  • A wizened old woman with her dog, with the story of their bravery at the battles of Belgrade and Dettinghen. Line engraving, c.1743, after Winder.
  • Ahasuerus (the Wandering Jew) man sits in hell among the shades, decrepit and tormented by Satan. Wood engraving by F.J. Gauchard after G. Doré, 1856.