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  • Soldiers representing the Church of Scotland ride into battle on horses against opponents of the Veto Act, which had given parishioners the right to veto ministers imposed by patrons of their parishes. Lithograph attributed to B.W. Crombie, 1843.
  • I wonder what next they will do : the great topical song / written by Charles Merion ; composed by Vincent Davies ; sung by Herbert Campbell in the successful pantomime, The Grim Goblin, at the Grecian Theatre.
  • People playing ancient musical instruments. Etching by J. Lee.
  • People playing ancient musical instruments. Etching by J. Lee.
  • A female dwarf, holding a flower, in a country setting. Etching.
  • A female dwarf, holding a flower, in a country setting. Etching.
  • Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose)
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
  • Pollen grain, common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
  • Two men wearing revolving top hats with several attachments for optical aids and tobacco etc. Coloured etching by R. Seymour, 1830.
  • Two men wearing revolving top hats with several attachments for optical aids and tobacco etc. Coloured etching by R. Seymour, 1830.
  • Two men wearing revolving top hats with several attachments for optical aids and tobacco etc. Coloured etching by R. Seymour, 1830.
  • Rajamannar holding a whip and a horn. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Datura stramonium (Thornapple) Also called Jimsonweed
  • The Pope, the devil and the Young Pretender lie prostrate near the coffin of the Duke of Cumberland lined with two rows of lit candles and mourning figures. Engraving by WW. after J.C., 1765.
  • Saint John the Evangelist. Line engraving by F. Bahmann, 1834, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • Ahasuerus (the Wandering Jew) man sits in hell among the shades, decrepit and tormented by Satan. Wood engraving by F.J. Gauchard after G. Doré, 1856.
  • Datura stramonium (Thornapple). Also called Jimsonweed
  • Datura stramonium (Thornapple). Also called Jimsonweed
  • Datura stramonium (Thornapple). Also called Jimsonweed
  • Drunken and diseased people attending the wedding of William Huntington and the rich widow Sanderson; behind Huntington is a devil handing breeches to a hack journalist. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1808.
  • Datura stramonium (Thornapple). Also called Jimsonweed
  • A stockbroker feigning deafness to avoid paying the man who claims to have restored his hearing. Coloured etching, 1786.
  • A stockbroker feigning deafness to avoid paying the man who claims to have restored his hearing. Coloured etching, 1786.
  • Four conversations in which one speaker annoys the other. Coloured etching, 1800.
  • Four conversations in which one speaker annoys the other. Coloured etching, 1800.
  • A travelling tooth-drawer and medicine vendor in a town near Rome. Engraving by A.L. Richter, ca. 1834, after D.W. Lindau.