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  • Saint Bartholomew of Grottaferrata supervising the building of a church; an accident is avoided when a falling column is stayed on the order of one of his disciples. Engraving by P.A. Pozzi after N. Vanni after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.
  • A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.
  • Estampes, affiches, dessins originaux, tableaux / Pierrefort.
  • Sir Robert Walpole as Jack in 'Jack and the beanstalk'; representing his domination by the giants Spain and potentially France in the 'War of Jenkin's Ear'. Engraving by C Mosley, 1739.
  • Prevention of traffic accidents in Shanxi province, China. Colour lithograph, 1957.
  • A framed picture falls off a cornice marked 'National Honour'; representing dishonour for Great Britain perceived by the Whigs in the Anglo-Spanish convention on the Falkland Islands. Engraving, 1771.
  • French savants huddled together at the top of a column, while a band of Bedouin Arabs set fire to it below; exaggerating the troubled experience of the 'Commission des Sciences et des Arts' during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
  • French savants huddled together at the top of a column, while a band of Bedouin Arabs set fire to it below; exaggerating the troubled experience of the 'Commission des Sciences et des Arts' during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
  • French savants huddled together at the top of a column, while a band of Bedouin Arabs set fire to it below; exaggerating the troubled experience of the 'Commission des Sciences et des Arts' during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
  • Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, is greeted by people from Marylebone. Etching by Th. Hook, 1820.
  • Saint Paul: his shipwreck on Malta. Engraving by M. Vandergucht after G. Freman.
  • Two young chimney sweeps on a decrepit horse, in a yard; a man is seated behind them, facing backwards. Etching after E.H. Landseer, ca. 1848.
  • "Mama, shall I have beautiful long hair like you when I grow up?" : "Certainly my dear, if you use 'Edwards' Harlene'." / Edwards' Harlene Co.
  • "Mama, shall I have beautiful long hair like you when I grow up?" : "Certainly my dear, if you use 'Edwards' Harlene'." / Edwards' Harlene Co.
  • A man buried up to his waist holds his hands up above his head: a man and a woman stand on either side watching him in distress. Woodcut, 17--.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A carriage in Scotland has broken sending the occupants flying in all directions. Etching after J. Gillray, 1805.
  • People using advanced materials and modes of transport in the year 2000, some travelling in hot-air balloons, some with their own wings, and some in carriages running on steam. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
  • The storming of the Bastille on the 14 July 1789. Line engraving with etching after H. Singleton.
  • Antiochus IV of Syria, sick and injured by a fall from his chariot, dictates his will as surgeons bandage his leg. Etching by N. Hallé, 1738.
  • Ladies and gentlemen at Bath brawling over the election of the Master of ceremonies. Engraving, 1769.
  • A storm of thunder and lightning, rain, wind and floods threaten an ancient town on the sea-coast; representing conflict. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • A man being hit on the head by a falling flower-pot in Rome, Via del Nazzareno. Oil painting, ca. 1890.