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  • The port of Marseille during the plague of 1720. Etching by J. Rigaud after M. Serre.
  • Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, 1903-1904.
  • Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh 1902-1903
  • Psychologists and psychiatrists. Photograph.
  • Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, seated under a tree, reading a book with sheep at her side; three angels in the sky. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after C. van Loo.
  • Joseph and Mary, searching for a place to stay in nocturnal Bethlehem, find a stable. Etching by J. Parrocel.
  • Hospital, Messina, Sicily, Italy: the central square with a numbered key. Tinted etching by J. Deny, 1783.
  • Monks singing the Liturgy of the Hours; one monk doing penance. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1795.
  • Michel Philippe Bouvart. Line engraving by B. L. Henriquez, 1776 after F. Bourgoin.
  • Report on the physical welfare of mothers and children.
  • Report on the physical welfare of mothers and children.
  • Report on the physical welfare of mothers and children.
  • Pope Pius VII on the Saône near Lyons. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu.
  • A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze.
  • A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Coloured line engraving by J.J. Flipart, 1767, after J.-B. Greuze.
  • Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville-sur-Illon, Comte de Lacépède. Line engraving by J.M. Leroux after C. L. J. Hersent.
  • Saint Anne educates Mary while Joachim watches. Engraving attributed to M. Dossier after J. Jouvenet.
  • Saint Paul preaches before a small group in a crowded forum in Athens. Etching by J.A. Bellanger, 1749, after himself.
  • Joseph Romain Louis Kerckhove [Kirckhoff]. Lithograph by J. Bérot, 1845.
  • Barthélemy-Camille de Boissieu. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1771.
  • Saint Jerome. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1797.
  • A woman breast feeding her baby in the family's home and workshop; perhaps a comparison to the Holy Family. Engraving by J. Le Bas and P. Martini, 1772, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640.
  • René Descartes. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1767, after F. Hals, 1649.
  • Demons and witches arrive at the sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.
  • Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.
  • Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.
  • A seated Greek woman on an obstetrical stool being held in position by her husband while giving birth aided by a midwife, another attendant dresses the first baby. Line engraving by A. Tardieu after N. Maréchal.
  • A seated Greek woman on an obstetrical stool being held in position by her husband while giving birth aided by a midwife, another attendant dresses the first baby. Line engraving by A. Tardieu after N. Maréchal.
  • An optical experiment using a giant lens to reflect sun-rays to create fire, with optical instruments scattered and fountains in a Baroque setting. Line engraving by C.N. Cochin the elder, 1737, after J. de La Jouë.
  • A vain man making extravagant charitable bequests. Engraving by N. Guérard, 1715/1719.