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  • Rome, Palazzo Farnese: paintings of the loves of the gods by Annibale Carracci. Engraving by P. Bettelini and G. Volpato after A. Carracci, ca. 1800.
  • A peasant without shoes removing a thorn (?) from his foot, a dog accompanies him. Etching by J. Miel.
  • Johannes Ortelius. Etching.
  • Laurenz Zellweger. Etching by Waser.
  • The blessed Pietro Gambacorta of Pisa with a monk, and angels above. Etching by F. Bencovitch.
  • A physician and a surgeon attending to a woman patient. Oil painting by Matthijs Naiveu.
  • A physician and a surgeon attending to a woman patient. Oil painting by Matthijs Naiveu.
  • A physician and a surgeon attending to a woman patient. Oil painting by Matthijs Naiveu.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi holding the infant Christ presented to him by the Virgin Mary. Etching by G.M. Viani after L. Carracci.
  • London Pavilion : the Egyptian Giant : every evening.
  • London Pavilion : the Egyptian Giant : every evening.
  • Two buglers on horseback blowing a fanfare or signal. Etching by Ferdinand (Fernando), King of Portugal, 1841, after J.M. Foussereau.
  • Two men making vows to the Virgin of Loreto [?]. Drawing attributed to Pietro Paolo Jacometti, 1613.
  • The Turkish Tom Thumb (Pasha Hayati Hassid) : height 30 inches, speaks seven langauges : introduced into England by Lloyd Forsyth.
  • The Turkish Tom Thumb (Pasha Hayati Hassid) : height 30 inches, speaks seven langauges : introduced into England by Lloyd Forsyth.
  • A gentleman and a lady riding in horse-drawn coach, with a black slave boy riding on the back. Etching by Ferdinand, King of Portugal, 1845.
  • Hercules, seated on a column, in a state of depression. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1781.
  • A lion is standing on a rock surrounded by a large group of animals; illustration for a fable. Etching.
  • A lion and a gladiator are facing each other in an arena with the Emperor looking on; illustration of a fable. Etching.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Engraving by Jeronimus Wierix.
  • A gouty man talking to his doctor who is totally unsympathetic after discovering that his patient had finished off a bottle of port the previous evening. Wood engraving by B. Partridge, 1896.
  • The sick are brought to Christ at Gennesaret by the sea. Etching, 1834, after J-B. Jouvenet.
  • A local doctor asking a mother what career she thinks her son will pursue, she insists he is going to be a butcher due to his love of animals and the time he spends at the slaughter-house. Wood engraving by B. Partridge, 1899.
  • A peasant is carrying the nest of a nightingale, which is is sitting on a bush and is about to be swooped by a hawk; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching by W. Hollar.
  • A fox is pursued by two dogs while a cat escapes by climbing a tree. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • Men and women are attending an auction of paintings: the auctioneer is selling the painting on the wall. Etching by George Cruikshank.
  • Three giants, the tallest identified as Charles Byrne and the others as twins, and six spectators including an unidentified lady and dwarf. Etching by J. Kay, 1784, after himself.
  • A fox is sitting underneath a tree on which a cockerel and two hens are sitting, while a stag hunt is taking place in the background. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A male dwarf, playing the violin to a family in a rural setting. Etching by P.S. Lamborne after A. van Ostade.
  • A traveller is sitting in the shade of a tree with his cloak off and he is shown in the background buffetted by the wind, wrapping his cloak around him. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.