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  • The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ. Coloured woodcut.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Lithograph by F. Decraene after B. Murillo.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of his church, symbolised by a flock of lambs. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.
  • The risen Christ asks Mary Magdalene not to touch him. Etching by M. Corneille after Annibale Carracci.
  • An artist measures a model of the human body from a distance with one eye shut; representing the faculty of perception in extended space in phrenological classification. Steel engraving by J-I-L. Desjardins, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • Nicolas Andry de Boisregard, Orthopedia, 1743
  • The risen Christ asks Mary Magdalene not to touch him. Etching with aquatint by G.B. Cipriani after A.D. Gabbiani.
  • The risen Christ asks Mary Magdalene not to touch him. Engraving by R. Morghen after S. Tofanelli after F. Barocci.
  • Saint Mary Magdalene reaches out for the risen Christ; he points away. Engraving by W. Walker, c. 1760, after P. da Cortona.
  • Nebuchadnezzar, gone mad, grovels like a beast of the earth; he gropes for his crown. Engraving, 16--.
  • An opinionated child ignores his parents; representing the faculty of obstinacy in phrenology. Steel engraving, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The risen Christ asks Mary Magdalene not to touch him. Etching by F. Parr after C. Le Brun.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Etching by P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Engraving by Clark and Pine, ca. 1719.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church; he tells him "thou art Peter … And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven". Colour mixed media print by P.P.A. Robert and N. Le Sueur after Raphael.
  • Saint Mary Magdalene reaches out for the risen Christ; he points away. Mezzotint by J. Murphy after G. Farington, 1781, after P. da Cortona.
  • Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).
  • Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).
  • Christ appears to the holy women after his death. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1794, after A. Kauffman.
  • Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The shepherds adore the newly-born Christ. Etching by M. Piccioni, 1641, after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, comes with a sceptre to the Virgin. Tinted lithograph by N.J. Strixner, 1821, after School of Meister Wilhelm.
  • The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist (as a child), Saint Paul and Saint Mary Magdalene. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Francia.
  • The adoration of the shepherds. Etching by F. Berardi after G. Magni after C. Dolci.
  • Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.
  • Death, symbolism: three skeletons with roundel of corpses,
  • Death, symbolism: three skeletons with roundel of corpses,
  • The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and angels, with Saint Francis, Saint Dominic, Saint Monica and Saint Mary Magdalene. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • The birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.