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  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • A group of women gathered around a fireplace listening to a young man holding forth. Coloured etching by John Leech.
  • Two men are standing on the banks of a river waiting for a catch. Coloured process print after John Leech.
  • Markhams Maisterpeece. Conteyning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech ... / [Gervase Markham].
  • Markhams Maisterpeece. Conteyning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech ... / [Gervase Markham].
  • Markhams Maisterpeece. Conteyning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech ... / [Gervase Markham].
  • A doctor changing into hunting clothes in his carriage, on his way to a hunt meeting. Watercolour painting by J. Leech.
  • Three women wading in a stream gathering leeches. Coloured aquatint by R. Havell, 1814, after G. Walker.
  • A doctor changing into hunting clothes in his carriage while rushing to join a fox-hunt. Wood engraving by John Leech, 1859.
  • Mr. Punch wrapped up in blankets in front of the fire, eating gruel and suffering from influenza. Wood engraving after J. Leech.
  • Mr Punch wrapped up in blankets in front of the fire, eating gruel and suffering from influenza. Wood engraving after J. Leech.
  • A dutiful volunteer soldier at his post in the rain even though he has a bad cold. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1846.
  • A young lady, love-struck after a military ball, visited by her doctor at her mother's request. Wood engraving by John Leech, 1863.
  • A young lady, love-struck after a military ball, visited by her doctor at her mother's request. Wood engraving by John Leech, 1863.
  • Three children automatically putting out their tongues for inspection upon meeting the family doctor in Kensington Gardens. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1861.
  • An African medicine man or shaman using symbols and small animals to eject a demon (disease). Wood engraving by Dalziel after J. Leech.
  • A woman refusing to get into a cab believing she will catch smallpox, the driver humorously reassures her. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1863.
  • An old farm labourer is valued at 2 guineas but a prize pig is valued at 3 guineas. Wood engraving by J. Leech, 1846.
  • Sea buckthorn plant (Hippophae rhamnoides) and nine types of leech (Hirudo species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1811.
  • A physician administers leeches to a patient; advertising Knoll diuretic medicine. Colour process print, 19--, after L. Boilly, 1827.
  • A physician administers leeches to a patient; advertising Knoll diuretic medicine. Colour process print, 19--, after L. Boilly, 1827.
  • An overweight man being driven through the sea in a carriage drawn by a small thin man on a horse. Wood engraving by J. Leech.
  • Two men share a joke about leeches in front of a pharmacy window. Coloured pen and ink drawing by Blondeau.
  • A Welsh leech book, or, Llyfr o feddyginiaeth, faithfully reproduced from the original manuscript / edited by Timothy Lewis, M.A.
  • Dionysius of Heraclea, an obese man applying leeches to his arms in order to lose weight. Reproduction of a woodcut.
  • A young man visiting a surgeon-apothecary in his workroom, where the proprietor shows him one of his prize natural history specimens. Etching by J. Leech.
  • A shocked family discovering a chair that has increased enormously in size due to being polished with cod-liver oil. Wood engraving by J. Leech, 1865.
  • A corpulent physician diagnoses more leeches for a young woman, who lies drained and bedbound. Lithograph by P. Numa, c. 1833.
  • Young ladies in cook's hats are in a kitchen being instructed in the art of cooking. Coloured etching by John Leech.