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  • A hydraulic system for a Rowntree's fire engine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1812, after J. Farey.
  • A bedchamber with a man about to be blinded: a fire blazes in a cauldron and a man holds his spear in the fire while another man is restrained. Etching by G. van der Gucht after H. Gravelot.
  • Woking Convict Invalid Prison: women prisoners working the fire pump. Process print after Paul Renouard, 1889.
  • Martyrdom of a male saint, bound to a branch on a tree above a fire. Woodcut.
  • World War One: two stretcher bearers removing a wounded man under fire. Wash painting, c. 1916.
  • A man prays to Brahman, Vishnu and Shiva and another deity as they perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Ganesha, along with five other priests and deities or Kings (?), one beheaded, performs a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A man on a stage at a fair eating fire, watched by a crowd. Colour process print.
  • A device which could be used for escaping from a fire. Etching G. Gladwin after C. Varley.
  • Nezha, a Chinese deity with spear, walking on fire. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Directions : when giving a ball hold in hand before fire until soft ... / Francis Cupiss Limited.
  • A naked man is tortured and roasted alive on a gridiron above a blazing fire. Wood engraving.
  • Saint Francis Xavier, looking upwards, showing fire in his chest. Engraving by F. Ludy after E. Steinle.
  • Directions : when giving a ball hold in hand before fire until soft ... / Francis Cupiss Limited.
  • A log fire with a guard in front, which a little boy touches with his rattle. Colour lithograph.
  • A log fire with a guard in front, which a little boy touches with his rattle. Colour lithograph.
  • Women wearing crinolines which are set on fire by flames from a domestic fireplace. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1860.
  • Types of fire-engines and different parts thereof with figure numbers. Engraving by Henry Winkles for G. Heck.
  • A four armed deity (?) sitting with five priests and five other deities or kings (?) performing a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A cigarette pointing to a burning building, representing the fire hazard of smoking. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
  • Louisa Mabreé, a French midwife being executed in a cage full of cats above a fire. Coloured aquatint.
  • Tongues of fire descend on the apostles (Pentecost). Engraving by Jan Wierix, 1581, after P. van der Borcht.
  • A woman praying for a child, with intercessors in a fire. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 1887.
  • A woman praying for a child, with intercessors in a fire. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 1887.
  • A woman praying for a child, with intercessors in a fire. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 1887.
  • Three Turkish soldiers gathered round a fire in the dark, smoking pipes. Lithograph by T. Allom, ca. 1839.
  • The back of a man sitting by a fire to light his pipe. Etching, 1849, after C. Jacque.
  • A manservant is offering a pair of boots to the man standing by the fire reading. Coloured etching.
  • Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, with smoke, fire and lava, over the Bay of Naples. Gouache, 1810.
  • View of the mountains; a man pointing to the far distance as others sit around a fire. Aquatint.