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  • Virgil and A. Pollio deep in conversation above a bustling town and harbour, Saloninius (Pollio's infant son) lies in a cradle at their feet. Woodcut after Virgil.
  • A governess concealed in a niche in order to eavesdrop a conversation is discovered when she causes a coat of armour to fall loudly to the floor. Engraving, 1821.
  • A woman trader at the Halles market in Paris defends her conduct in conversation with an official as another woman looks on in amusement. Lithograph by N. Charlet, 1825.
  • Men sitting at a table in a garden outside a tavern, smoking and drinking as a young woman joins in the conversation. Mezzotint by William Ward, 1802, after George Morland.
  • Two old men in conversation: the man on the left holding a basket has a wooden leg, the other one leans with both hands on a stick. Watercolour by S.G. (?).
  • Figures from Formosa wearing traditional rural attire have a conversation in front of a thatched bamboo cottage on stilts; one woman works a silk loom. Painting by a Taiwanese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Two dogs (a King Charles spaniel (?) and a pug dog) in a park; in the background two fashionably dressed women with parasols are in conversation; trees and deer are visible in the distance. Etching after E.H. Landseer, 1823.
  • Three women and five men gathered in a room which opens up to classical architecture, the group on the left is making music while the others are engaged in conversation; representing the continent of Europe. Stipple engraving by Nargeot after C.A. Chasselat.
  • A large man is sitting on a chair by a table while a woman pours tea out of the teapot, seeming to miss the cups as they and the young woman standing behind the chair are engaged in conversation. Etching by Phillips.
  • Two of the cleverest dwarfs ever before the public, none excepted, most intelligent, most symmetrically formed, most pleasing & pleasant in appearance & conversation & the most accomplished actors, expert & skilful swordsmen, graceful dancers & fine pantomimists : Count Rosebud, Baron Little Finger.
  • An episode in the novel Nicholas Nickleby: Ralph Nickleby, seated on a high stool, and Arthur Gride, sitting on a low chair, conspire to defraud Madeline Bray of her inheritance; Newman Noggs eavesdrops on their conversation from the door. Etching after Phiz (Hablot K. Browne), 1839.
  • The side profile of the face of Gladys, a black woman with red lips with speech bubbles containing a conversation with Steve about the use of condoms; advertisement for safe sex by the N.I.A.D. (Nederlands Instituut voor Alcohol en Drugs). Colour lithograph by Laren, Tadberg Design.
  • The side profile of the face of Gladys, a black woman with red lips with speech bubbles containing a conversation with Steve about the use of condoms; advertisement for safe sex by the N.I.A.D. (Nederlands Instituut voor Alcohol en Drugs). Colour lithograph by Laren, Tadberg Design.
  • The side profile of the face of Feroz, a black man with a moustache with speech bubbles containing a conversation with Carlo about the use of condoms; advertisement for safe sex by the N.I.A.D. (Nederlands Instituut voor Alcohol en Drugs). Colour lithograph by Laren, Tadberg Design.
  • The side profile of the face of Brian, a black man with speech bubbles containing a conversation with Radjin about how quick it is to put on condoms; advertisement for safe sex by the N.I.A.D. (Nederlands Instituut voor Alcohol en Drugs). Colour lithograph by Laren, Tadberg Design.
  • The side profile of the face of Brian, a black man with speech bubbles containing a conversation with Radjin about how quick it is to put on condoms; advertisement for safe sex by the N.I.A.D. (Nederlands Instituut voor Alcohol en Drugs). Colour lithograph by Laren, Tadberg Design.
  • A couple embrace on a beach with a message: "This is the moment you dream about putting the word 'protection' in the conversation" with a warning about the need to talk about taking care before having sex; advertisement for the SIDA Info Service by the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de l'Assurance Maladie. Colour lithograph.
  • Four conversations in which one speaker annoys the other. Coloured etching, 1800.
  • Four conversations in which one speaker annoys the other. Coloured etching, 1800.
  • A young homoeopathic doctor converses with his patient. Coloured photolithograph.
  • A young (homoeopathic?) physician converses with a young woman on moral and physical matters. Coloured engraving.
  • Three English conversations about tourist destinations: Paris is praised as a centre of fashion, Margate is deprecated as being a place for the English working classes. Coloured etching by J. Phillips, 1835.
  • The monk Phra Malai converses with Indra in heaven (right) and a bodhisattva in heaven with his attendants (left)
  • Two Arab men standing outdoors to converse and smoke. Coloured lithograph by C. Bour, c. 1870, after E. Prisse.
  • The monk Phra Malai converses with Indra in heaven (top right) and a bodhisattva in heaven with accompanying angels (bottom)
  • The monk Phra Malai converses with Indra in heaven (top right) and a bodhisattva in heaven with accompanying angels (bottom)
  • Roy and Gus, two music-hall actors, one in drag, converse across a bench. Photographic postcard by Greenfield Bros, 192-.
  • Roy and Gus, two music-hall actors, one in drag, converse across a bench. Photographic postcard by Greenfield Bros, 192-.
  • Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in conversations with her physician [C.L. Meryon]; comprising her opinions and anecdotes of some of the most remarkable persons of her time / [Hester Lucy Stanhope].
  • An old man sits with tankard and pipe at a tavern table, three men converse behind him. Lithograph after D. Teniers (?).