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  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, viewed from a distance up river. Engraving by C. Heath, 1825, after P. de Wint.
  • Julien Offray de La Mettrie (?). Stipple engraving by P.G.A. Beljambe after C.J. Notté.
  • Julien Offray de La Mettrie (?). Stipple engraving by P.G.A. Beljambe after C.J. Notté.
  • The deathbed of Frederik Henrik, Prince of Orange, at Delft in 1647. Engraving by C. van Dalen after A.P. van de Venne.
  • Traité de la moelle épinière et de ses maladies. Contenant l'histoire anatomique, physiologique et pathologique de ce centre nerveux chez l'homme / par C.P. Ollivier.
  • Surgery: a doctoral candidate defending a thesis in surgery at the Académie Royale de Chirurgie, Paris. Etching by P.F. Tardieu after C. Eisen, 1751.
  • Saint Teresa: she is encouraged by Christ to bring aid to Bernardino de Mendoza in purgatory by building a convent on land given to her by Bernardino. Engraving by C. Warren after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Mary and Joseph voyage to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Etching by A.-C.-P. de Caylus after A. Carracci.
  • Elisha on his way to Bethel is taunted for his baldness by small boys: he curses them, and two she-bears come out of the woods and kill the boys. Engraving by C. Ryckemans after P. de Jode.
  • The salon at the Hotel de Ville, Paris, surrounded by vignettes showing various other types of dwelling. Coloured lithograph by P.A. Belin and C. Bethmont, 1852.
  • A woman cooking pancakes is passing food on a plate through the window to people outside: one of them counts out his coins. Engraving by P. de Colle after C.W.E. Dietrich.
  • Christ among the apostles. Colour mixed media print by comte A-C-P. de Caylus and N. Le Sueur after R. del Colle.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Elisabeth, Saint John the Baptist and a donor. Engraving by C. Mogalli after P. Petrucci after Titian or Bonifacio De' Pitati.
  • The aldermen of Paris reviewing plans for a statue of King Louis XIV; behind, seen in a mirror, the banquet held in 1687 to celebrate the recovery of the king from illness. Line engraving by P. Chenu after C.N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.
  • The aldermen of Paris reviewing plans for a statue of King Louis XIV; behind, seen in a mirror, the banquet held in 1687 to celebrate the recovery of the king from illness. Line engraving by P. Chenu after C.N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.
  • King Seleucus and Queen Stratonice are visiting Antiochus who is reclining on a daybed while his physician Erasistratus is taking his pulse. Engraving by J. de Longueil after C.P. Marillier, 1774.
  • The oath of Henri de Guise: he and his mother look at a painting of the assassination of his father, and vow revenge. Wood engraving by H. Linton after H. Rousseau after P.-C. Comte, 1864.
  • In a rural garden, two boys draw the figure of Nature represented as a woman with six breasts feeding two infants; around, examples of nature and education. Engraving by E.J.N. de Ghendt after C.P. Marillier, ca. 1788/1793.
  • 4 Pewter medicine spoons or measures. Medicine spoon or measure, probably pewter, with bowl at either end. Medicine spoon or child's feeding spoon, plated. Hallmark castle in shiled; EP; Co. P; S. Medicine spoon or measure, plted. Hall-mark: Maws's trademark; A; 16 in shield. Veterinary feeding spoon. Hallmark: ETM; fleur-de-lys; C in oval, NS.
  • Saint Augustine of Hippo. Line engraving by M. Dossier after A. Dieu.
  • Saint Augustine of Hippo. Line engraving by M. Dossier after A. Dieu.
  • A lecherous drinker sits with a girl at a barrel table in a dingy tavern. Engraving by P. Canot, c. 1756, after D. Teniers, the younger.
  • Saint Gregory, wearing papal costume, is seated at his desk writing his homilies. Engraving by Houatt and N. Bazin after A. Dieu, 17--.
  • Saint Ambrose. Line engraving by Houatt and N. Bazin after A. Dieu.
  • A black and blue figure appear to dance with arms raised between parallel black and blue lines either side of them representing an advertisement for G.A.P.E., a group for those with HIV and AIDS in Zaragoza [?]. Colour lithograph by Orravan Aicul Oñesid.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Engraving after Giulio Romano.
  • Family planning in Congo (Zaire). Colour lithograph by Targou for Bureau d'Etudes et de Recherches pour la Promotion de la Santé, 1996.
  • Nicolaus Copernicus. Line engraving by C.B. after the Comte de Caylus.
  • A condom with gay men and women lounging around an inner-city swimming pool with three smaller illustrations of other inner-city meeting venues for gay people; advertisement for safe sex and condoms by the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Colour lithograph by Maurice Vellekoop, 1992.
  • The Governors of the Hospital for Poor Children, Haarlem. Photogravure after J. de Bray, 1663.