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  • A young man (William Booth) stands before a table at which sit a magistrate and his clerk; a boy whispers something into the magistrate's ear. Engraving by J. Saunders after S. de Wilde.
  • A blunt headed cachalot, a gibbous cachalot, a porpoise and a dolphin. Etching by J Scott, ca 1812, after S Edwards.
  • Four summer houses and a winter dwelling in Kamchatka. Engraving by S. Smith, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A puzzled physician taking the pulse of a young female patient, a boy in the backgroung is pointing to arrows, suggesting that the malady is lovesickness. Engraving by S. Freeman after J. Opie.
  • A sixteenth-century iron arm: two figures, including a cross-section. Line engraving by J. Skelton after S.R. Meyrick.
  • A scholar sits in his study reading by a globe, a woman peeps from behind a screen. Etching by J.S. Cotman.
  • Four dead birds, including two pheasants and a jay. Etching by J. Scott, ca. 1817, after S. Elmer.
  • Demonstrations of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Etching by J. Sturt after S. Le Clerc.
  • A convalescing soldier being reprimanded by his nurse for not taking his medicine. Coloured lithograph by J.S. after?.
  • A tall thin man accompanied by a short fat lady carrying a fan. Engraving by J. Goldar, 1772, after S.H. Grimm.
  • A nude male model before a painting and drawing life class. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1771, after J.H. Mortimer.
  • A man grimacing grotesquely after taking some unpleasant tasting medicine. Stipple engraving by G.S. Facius and/or J.G. Facius, 1796, after A. Brouwer.
  • Jacob finds rest in a rugged landscape and dreams of a ladder of angels. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
  • A man sits on a high chair in front of a table surrounded by others: they watch two men in the middle of the floor perform a ritual. Etching by J. Barlow, 1790, after S. Collings.
  • Two anatomists dissecting a corpse, surrounded by birds, a cat, a dog and mice. Etching by S. Ireland after J. H. Mortimer, 17--.
  • The inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands offering to Captain Cook the sacrifice of a pig. Etching by S. Middiman and J. Hall, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a south-east view and a bird's-eye view. Engraving by J. Green after S. Wale, 1761.
  • Portrait of S. Botkin with J. Setschenov, W. Gruber. Copy neg of a photograph from the Academy Pavlovsky presented 1956.
  • Seven different specimen of kangaroos, including a rabbit-eared perameles, are shown with their young in their natural habitat. Coloured etching by J. S. Murdoch after J. Stewart.
  • Six amphibious arctic mammals, including a walrus, a sea lion and a seal, shown in their natural habitat. Line engraving by J. Scott after S. Edwards.
  • Elevation of a sawmill (top), elevation of a sugar mill (below): both lettered for a key. Engraving by S. Porter, 1806, after J. Farey the younger.
  • Des délits et des peines / traduit de l'italien par J.-A.-S. Collin de Plancy ... précédé d'une notice sur Beccaria.
  • Cows and sheep by an upland stream with a goat standing in the water. Engraving by J. Cousen after T. S. Cooper.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with a bullfight carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with a warrior carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with a battle scene carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • A distressed young woman protests her innocence and prays before the judge and the counsel of the Spanish inquisition. Aquatint by J.P.M. Jazet, 1839, after S.J.E. Jones.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal arch carved on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with a man fighting lion carved on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a battle scene carved on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.