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  • Joseph of Arimathea watches as Roman soldiers roll a stone in front of Christ's tomb. Mezzotint by I. Jehner, 1794, after W. Hogarth.
  • Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.
  • Thomas Coram. Line engraving by B. Holl after W. Hogarth.
  • Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Winchester. Steel engraving by B. Holl after W. Hogarth.
  • A woman on whose dress is written "Radicalism" has taken some "disestablishment poison" after reading that her lover has been hanged; the dog is eating the meal on the table, which is inscribed with "capital". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 14 November 1885, after W. Hogarth.
  • Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.
  • In the cabinet of the quack doctor, the viscount Squanderfield holds out a small pill-box as a girl dabs her face with a handkerchief. Engraving by B. Baron after W. Hogarth, 1745.
  • A countess's dress is inscribed with "Radicalism" and her lawyer (W.E. Gladstone) is pointing at a screen on which is written "verbosity, deception, lies". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 31 October 1885, after W. Hogarth.
  • Sarah Mapp. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1819, after W. Hogarth.
  • Two episodes in Tristram Shandy: (left) four figures smoking and relaxing in Shandy Hall; (right) the baptism of Tristram. Engraving after W. Hogarth.
  • In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Aquatint by C. Rosenberg, 1799, after William Hogarth.
  • The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and a Levite walk on by. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1809, after W. Hogarth.
  • A country inn yard with passengers being crammed into a coach and electioneering and comic scenes going on in the background. Engraving by E. Riepenhausen after W. Hogarth.
  • Time is blowing pipe-smoke onto a painting while his scythe has sunk into the canvas; representing the ageing of paintings as they acquire Old Master status. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Southwark Fair, a renowned place of amusement, with a variety of theatrical establishments. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Tom Rakewell is getting married to a one-eyed elderly hunchback in the church of St. Mary le Bone. Engraving by T. Cooke after W. Hogarth.
  • A bewigged Francis Goodchild stands with his master in the counting house raised above the level of the workshop where the weavers and spinners work, holding a ledger, a money-bag and two keys. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.
  • Time is blowing pipe-smoke onto a painting while his scythe has sunk into the canvas; representing the ageing of paintings as they acquire Old Master status. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Hudibras confronts, with a pistol, a club-wielding crowd, including Crowdero the fiddler with a wooden leg, Taglot the butcher, and Orsin with his bear. Aquatint by C. Rosenberg, 1799, after William Hogarth.
  • A credulous congregation listening to a sermon by a fiery preacher. Engraving by T. Cook, 1798, after W. Hogarth.
  • Detail of a scene at a cockfight. Etching by E. Riepenhausen after W. Hogarth.
  • Satire on false perspective: a landscape with absurd situations due to incorrect perspective. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • A busy street corner with traders stopping for a tankard of beer and an artist painting a pub sign. Engraving by T. Cook, c. 1800, after W. Hogarth.
  • A frustrated looking couple taking a stroll at Sadlers Wells with squabbling children around them; representing evening. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • The countess's levee: a barber dresses her hair while she converses with Silvertongue, her lawyer. Engraving by Simon François Ravenet after W. Hogarth, 1745.
  • A courtroom scene with a judge, a pregnant woman, a guilty looking man and an angry wife. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • A rake, Tom Rakewell, is measured for new clothes while a servant is hanging the room in black to show mourning. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Martin Folkes. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • The lottery: the allegorical figures of virtue and vice perform a show on stage; various allegorical figures in the foreground. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth, 1724.
  • In the graveyard of a church, Tom Idle gambles with some disreputable companions on a tombstone; the parish beadle stands behind and raises a stick as if to beat Idle. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.