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  • King Edward V; above, a harpy holding a crown above his head; below, two lambs. Etching by J. Hulett, 17--, after G. Vertue, 1732.
  • King Edward V; above, a harpy holding a crown above his head; below, two lambs. Etching by J. Hulett, 17--, after G. Vertue, 1732.
  • Napoleon climbing a headless skeleton trying to reach an unattainable crown; representing his imperial ambitions for France and his own for sovereignty. Coloured etching, 1803.
  • Fac-simile of the inlaid work on the tomb at Agra, called Taje-Mahal, or Crown of the Seraglio. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1781.
  • The Christ Child, helped by angels, bestows a crown on the believer's heart, which is bedecked with palm branches. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • Catherine II in lavish dress, seated in an armchair; crown on a table in the background. Stipple print by C. Watson after A. Roslin, 1787.
  • Sheridan presented as Francisco Pizarro presented as a physician; representing his loyalty to the British Crown against the Franch Revolution and Bonaparte. Coloured aquatint, 1799.
  • A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.
  • Ptolemaic pharaoh offering gifts to Horus who wears the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Horus is thus identified as the ruler of all Egypt.
  • Gladstone dancing with Lord Rosebery, who is wearing a kilt; celebrating the Liberal victory in the British General Election of 1880 and a crown. Engraving, 1880.
  • Gladstone is being confronted by J.S. Blackie regarding his foreign policy; Lord Rosebery wearing a crown and holding an umbrella in the background. Engraving, 1880.
  • Phaethon surrounded by horses is falling from the sky as Jupiter wearing a crown strikes from above. Aquatint by C.M. Metz after A. van Diepenbeeck.
  • Sir John Campbell, Attorney General, sits with his wife, Lady Stratheden, who holds up a crown of the peerage. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
  • A ghost emerging from a hole in the ground; fish, sirens and a frog with a crown in the border. Etching by C.H. Schmidt-Helmbrechts, 1893.
  • A lady, who has her pulse taken by a doctor, has an apparition of death, dressed in cloak and crown, throwing a spear at her. Wood engraving.
  • A lady, who has her pulse taken by a doctor, has an apparition of death, dressed in cloak and crown, throwing a spear at her. Wood engraving.
  • A frog wearing a crown with the title in Swedish 'A bedtime story' in the form of a verse about AIDS below. Colour lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • Queen Anne of Cleves, head and shoulders, in a rococo medallion; below, putti seated next to a crown. Engraving by J. Houbraken after H. Holbein the younger, 1740.
  • William of Orange, and Mary, his English wife are presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Line engraving by J. Parker after J. Northcote, 1790.
  • Three hearts under one crown, representing the three princes of Great Britain: Prince Henry, Prince Charles (the later King Charles I) and Princess Elizabeth). Engraving by L. Gaultier, 1612.
  • Manuscript certificate documenting, in French, Cook's service to the Russian crown, signed and sealed by Pierre Comte de Lacy, Field-Marshal in the Russian army and Governor-General of Livonia.
  • Saint Gaetano kneeling, looking up at the Virgin and the infant Christ seated on a cloud amid cherubs; cherubs holding a crown in the foreground. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 17--.
  • A lion devouring its prey in a cave while its crown and sceptre are perched on a rock at the entrance. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • Saint Gaetano kneeling, looking up at the Virgin and the infant Christ seated on a cloud amid cherubs; cherubs holding a crown in the foreground. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 17--.
  • A man in a monk's habit is leading a dog with a crown on its head through the water towards a cliff where there is a bishop wearing a mitre. Etching.
  • Cybele wearing a turreted crown and holding a sceptre; in the background men work on the land; representing Earth, one of the four elements. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.
  • The making of a gold shell or a telescope crown. By using models mounted on an articulator an impression can be taken of the biting surface of the opposing teeth. Fig 73.
  • Victoria (Vicky) Adelaide Louise, Princess Royal of England and later Empress of Germany, with her husband Friedrich, Crown Prince of Prussia, later Emperor of Germany. Photograph by L. Haase & Co, Berlin.
  • Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a medallion. Coloured lithograph by Lehman & Duval after C. B. King, 1833.
  • Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a medallion. Colour lithograph by C. G. Childs after C. B. King, 1833.