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  • A man holding a torch and surrounded by heart-shaped vegetables is standing near a table with dices, pointing to a bunch of dead birds on a hook; representing the month December. Engraving.
  • A semi-naked man holding a hare in his outstretched right arm, and a vessel between his legs, is surrounded by a bird and a vase full of acorns; representing the month October.
  • Adrianus Junius [Adriaen de Jonghe]. Line engraving after P. Galle, 1572.
  • The venerable mother Anne of Jesus, companion of Saint Teresa. Engraving by M. van Lochom.
  • Medea draining the blood of Aeson in order to rejuvenate him with her special brew. Engraving.
  • The dance of death: the ploughman. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • A vain woman combing her hair, a fool showing her her face in a mirror, and a philosopher pointing to a skull as a reminder of the vanity of transient things. Line engraving attributed to Pieter de Jode II after J. Jordaens.
  • While a mother feeds her baby two other children are clinging to her side. Engraving by Aegidius Sadeler.
  • A skeleton with snakes and rats. Etching by C. Grignion, 1821.
  • Saint Roch. Engraving by F. Brizio, ca. 1602, after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.
  • Juno with her peacock in the clouds; representing the element of air. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.
  • The dance of death: the abbot. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • Christ healing the paralytic. Etching by B. Picart after Jean Jouvenet, 1683.
  • The dance of death: the pope. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • The dance of death: the duchess. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • Cybele wearing a turreted crown and holding a sceptre; in the background men work on the land; representing Earth, one of the four elements. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.
  • Jean-François Nicéron. Line engraving by M. Lasne, 1646.
  • Britannia is seated under a tree, surrounded by Science and Industry and presented with a cornucopia by a man with a spade; representing Britain's wealth through science and industry. Etching by J. Miller after S. Wale.
  • A skull, a skeleton, candles and other symbols of mortality. Engraving attributed to G. Altzenbach, [16--].
  • Frederick, 8th bishop of Utrecht, stabbed in the heart. Engraving by Frederick Bloemaert after Abraham Bloemaert, 1630/1680.
  • The dance of death: the emperor. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • Sir Charles Scarborough and Dr Edward Arris conducting an anatomical dissection. Watercolour painting by G. P. Harding after an oil painting by R. Greenbury.
  • King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Engraving by C.G., 161-.
  • Pieter van Foreest. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1588.
  • Men build the ark while revellers play; God supervises. Engraving.
  • The dance of death: the astrologer. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • Christ resurrected on the day of judgement. Etching after M. de Vos.