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  • Dr Robert Hay portrayed as a "bearleader" (a travelling tutor) in Rome, leading a bear dressed in a frock coat. Etching by Arthur Pond, 1737, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A large marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A papal Corpus Christi procession in Rome. Etching by Sal. Baratti (?), 1829.
  • Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother are being driven away in a cart to be executed; on the right, Guido Reni is sketching a portrait of Beatrice. Etching, ca. 1850.
  • A view from the universe : St. Peter's at Rome : in which the various empires, kingdoms, republics, states, principal islands, colonies, and discoveries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, alphabetically arranged, are shown at one glance, and included in a single line, with the situation, extent, chief cities, their population, distances in British miles from London ...
  • A prospect of the city of Rome from Janiculum. Etching by G. Vasi and G. Piranesi, 1765.
  • Rome: a crowd of revellers in the Corso celebrate the end of carnival by snuffing out candles. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1830.
  • The Palatine, Rome: people sit under a tree and a man drives a cart, with the ruins of buildings and an aqueduct in the background. Engraving by C. Labruzzi.
  • Machinery: plan and elevation of scaffolding erected to raise an obelisk in Rome. Engraving by A. Specus, after D. Fontana.
  • Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1798.
  • Temple of Faunus, part of the Aqueducts of Nero, Rome. Engraving.
  • Corri per Telethon : Roma, Sabato 28 Maggio 2011 : 2a edizione : Gara competitiva di 10 km e non competitiva di 3.5 km : Partenza e arrivo da Casetta del bel Respiro - Villa Pamphili (Ingresso V. Vitellia) : Ritrovo ore 16,00, partenza ore 18,00 : tutti i proventi della manifestazione saranno devoluti a Telethon per la ricerca scientifica sulle malattie genetiche rare / Telethon.
  • Rome: remains of a room at the baths of Diocletian, including antique sculpture and plaques. Photograph by Anderson, ca. 1931.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage with several assistants, selling their wares to a small audience in Rome. Etching by W. Unger after D. Helmbreker.
  • Temple of Aesculapius (in ruins), Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy: the boat-shaped exterior with visible carved serpent and defaced head of Aesculapius. Photograph by Peter Johnston-Saint, 1929.
  • A man stabbing a woman with a stiletto. Oil painting, 18--.
  • Church of Santa Maria della Confraternita dell'Orazione e Morte, Rome: people visiting the chapel. Lithograph by F. Villain after A.J.-B. Thomas, 1823.
  • Two monks in the cloisters of Santa Trinità in Rome. Lithograph by T. Allom.
  • Baths of Diocletian, Rome: panoramic view with a key of the ruins. Engraving.
  • A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • The death of Julius Caesar: Caesar is lying on the ground, assassinated by a group of senatorial conspirators led by Cassius Longinus and Marcus Iunius Brutus on the Ides of March. Engraving by J.C. Armytage after J.L. Gérome.
  • A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • Saint Gregory the Great: thinking himself unworthy to be Pope, he retires to a cave and studies the scriptures, but churchmen come to persuade him to return to Rome. Engraving by P.P. Moles, 1769, after C. van Loo.
  • Two women (or a woman and a man) with four children in the doorway of a stone house in Rome. Etching by William Young Ottley after himself.
  • Two men in the garden of Cardinal Carlo Pio di Savoia admiring a pergola on which citron fruits are growing. Engraving by C. Cungi after F. Gagliardi, 16--.
  • Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.
  • Baths of Diocletian, Rome: a religious procession walking pass the Baths ruins and surrounding buildings. Tinted aquatint.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor in Rome. Oil painting after Karel Dujardin (?).
  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.