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  • Liberation of Jewish slaves: a woman and a young man embrace a bearded man dressed in robes, others travel on the road with camels. Engraving by C.H. Jeens after H. Le Jeune, 1847.
  • A jester with a small guitar slung over his shoulder offers cherries to a bird on his hand as another bird takes the fruit from the plate on the floor, and a chained monkey looks on. Engraving by E. Mohn after A. Lambron.
  • Four children play on stilts in the park as a dog runs beside them. Engraving by W. Greatbach after C.E. Perugini.
  • A wounded stag is attacked by two dogs in the water. Steel engraving by C. Mottram after E. H. Landseer.
  • Two sisters sit under a tree decorating each others' hair with flowers. Engraving by C. Cousen after G. Smith.
  • A bearded old man and a young woman representing Philosophy and Art respectively: he points to a book about mechanics and science, while she points to a painting of the Nativity of Christ. Engraving by W. Ridgway after D. Huntington.
  • Autolycus, a seller of trinkets, reciting a list of his wares to women and a shepherd who watch and point to them. Engraving by Lumb Stocks after C.R. Leslie.
  • A cow-doctor stands outside a rural cottage and points to an ailing cow, observed by its anxious owners. Steel engraving by C. Cousen after C. Tschaggeny, ca. 1860.
  • A wedding in Brittany: the women of the family adjust the young bride's dress as music is played and the groom and guests wait on the stairs to enter the room. Etching by C.O. Murray after Henry Mosler.
  • A horse is startled by a snake rearing in the grass. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.
  • A pet dog sitting and looking up with an expectant gaze. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.
  • A bloodhound with a heavy collar is sitting next to a staircase. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.
  • A stag standing in a mountainous landscape with stags and does in the background. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.
  • A young couple visiting a draper's shop to choose material for a wedding gown. Engraving by Frederick A. Heath after W. Mulready.
  • Saint Mark and Saint Marcellian encouraged by Saint Sebastian to become martyrs. Engraving by C. Ceyer after P. Veronese.
  • A cow-doctor stands outside a rural cottage and points to an ailing cow, observed by its anxious owners. Steel engraving by C. Cousen after C. Tschaggeny, ca. 1860.
  • Head of a deerhound. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.
  • People loading corn on to a horse-drawn cart at harvest-time. Engraving by J. Cousen after J. Linnell.
  • A woman in a large straw hat is tending two decorated oxen with bells in a yoke, which are drinking from the tank. Steel engraving by C. Cousen after E. H. Landseer.
  • A dog sitting on a tree trunk that bridges a river gazing at its own reflection. Steel engraving by C. Cousen after E. H. Landseer.
  • Three sculptors carving a colossal marble head. Etching by L. Lowenstam after Sir L. Alma-Tadema.
  • A young woman carrying a bundle of ferns on her back. Engraving by Edward Burton after Robert Herdman.
  • A seated man sharpening a quill pen. Engraving by R. Wallis after F. van Mieris.
  • Two horses in a stable with a woman sitting next to them mending a yoke. Reproduction of an etching by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.
  • George Washington on his deathbed, 1799. Coloured engraving by J. Rodgers after Chapin, 1799.
  • A young woman holds a basket of fruit while another dangles an orange for a baby in a crib to play with and a boy looks on. Engraving by S.S. Smith after C.L. Eastlake.
  • Tree-ferns in an Australian forest with two hunters in the distance. Engraving by E. Brandard, c. 1873, after N. Chevalier.
  • An alchemist with his family in their dim dwelling, working a bellows at his furnace. Engraving by J.C. Bentley after A. van Ostade, 1661.
  • A seated man smoking with a tankard on the table by his side. Procees print after P. Rajon, 1872, after J.L. Meissonier, 1858.
  • A young child helps a fisherman pull on the oar of his boat. Etching by Leopold Flameng after E. Renouf.