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  • Moll Hackabout dangles a watch and a poxed maid ("bunter") empties the contents of a jug, while Sir John Gonson, a magistrate, and a group of bailiffs enter the room to arrest her. Engraving after William Hogarth, 1732.
  • A man being given a bath by three attendants surrounded by other nude figures. Colour process print after J. Carucci, il Pontormo.
  • A day in the life of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, in London, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • A day in the life of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, in London, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • A crowded street in London. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1812.
  • A phrenologist in his consulting room, examining the head of a young man and dictating the results to his assistant while a woman looks on. Coloured etching by George Cruikshank, 1826, after H.T.D.B.
  • The emblematic figure of a man representing secularisation, technical innovation, educational reforms and liberal politics in the United Kingdom. Lithograph, ca. 1830.
  • Joseph of Arimathea watches as Roman soldiers roll a stone in front of Christ's tomb. Mezzotint by I. Jehner, 1794, after W. Hogarth.
  • A man walking along a country path is attacked by a bodysnatcher hiding behind a brick wall, who asphyxiates him by thrusting a heart-shaped plaster in his face. Coloured etching by Dickey Fubs, 1828.
  • A tailor and his wife are assisting two men into suits of clothing, although the clothes are ill-fitting. Etching.
  • Lady Charlotte Campbell reclining in a chair in front of a mirror: she is wearing a hat decorated with an enormous feather which she can see as she gazes at her reflection in the glass. Etching by J. Gillray, 1795.
  • Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, with a sample of his handwriting above. Process print.
  • Museum of Practical Geology: a lecture by Lyon Playfair on the chemistry, manufacture and uses of glass. Wood engraving, 1852.
  • Nathaniel St André and his wife Elizabeth. Etching by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A monster representing the miscegenated state of the theatre, combining tragedy, comedy, and pantomime. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1807, after "Sylvester Scrutiny".
  • Cromwell Mortimer. Line engraving by J. Rigaud.
  • A chemist and his assistant as "puffers" heating a substance in a retort; representing a theatre critic who "puffs" the actor Joseph Holman at the bidding of his editor. Etching attributed to T. Rowlandson, ca. 1786.
  • King James I of England and VI of Scotland with Charles Prince of Wales. Engraving by W. van de Passe, ca. 1625.
  • King James I of England and VI of Scotland with Charles Prince of Wales. Engraving by W. van de Passe, ca. 1625.
  • An artist's easel with the figure of a man holding a large paint brush. Etching by L. Truchy after Du Viviez.
  • John Bull being attacked by many tiny figures representing England's engagements overseas. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1813.
  • A Kentish rat-catcher. Photomezzotint after a drawing by W. Collins.
  • A foppish doctor paying a house call on a young lady with her mother and baby; represented as a mule, a cat, a dog and a kitten respectively. Coloured etching, 1827.
  • A woman falling headfirst through an open cellar-door outside a pharmacy, and a man expressing his concern. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank after G.M. Woodward, 1798.
  • A dancing demonstration in a school, attended by the pupils' families and friends. Etching by George Cruikshank.
  • Daniel Lambert contrasted with a thin woman seated on his knee. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.
  • Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, is greeted by people from Marylebone. Etching by Th. Hook, 1820.
  • Catharine of Aragon pleading her cause before King Henry VIII. Coloured mezzotint by W. Ward, 1802, after R. Westall.
  • English commerce is shown as a cow milked by the Dutch, the horns sawn off by the Americans and its milk drunk by the French and the Spanish, while an Englishman wrings his hands at this distressing sight. Etching, ca. 1780.
  • While Lady Buckingham is gambling with her cronies, her husband enters to report the theft of the bank. Etching by James Gillray, 1797.