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  • A town gentlemen exclaiming to his servant about a extremely long doctor's bill. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1823.
  • An obese man exhibiting a placard of himself looking extremely thin, demonstrating the effectiveness of J. Morison's pills. Coloured lithograph.
  • An obese man exhibiting a placard of himself looking extremely thin, demonstrating the effectiveness of J. Morison's pills. Coloured lithograph.
  • Sometimes things can get too hot for a condom ... : extreme heat can weaken condoms ... / Health Education Authority.
  • A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • The extraordinary case of Sarah Hawkes : one of extreme deformity, cured by a method founded upon simple principles / [Edward Harrison].
  • People out walking and riding in extremely windy weather on top of the Brecon Beacons. Wood engraving by O.T., 1860.
  • People out walking and riding in extremely windy weather on top of the Brecon Beacons. Wood engraving by O.T., 1860.
  • The extraordinary case of Sarah Hawkes : one of extreme deformity, cured by a method founded upon simple principles / [Edward Harrison].
  • Outline of a face in extreme pain (left); a woman's head, showing admiration. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • Veggie curry : easy to make but extremely exotic ... : Change4life / [produced by COI for the Department of Health].
  • Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Two fashionable women who wear extremely high wigs; to the right a gentleman greets them by taking his hat off. Engraving, 1773.
  • Veggie curry : easy to make but extremely exotic ... : Change4life / [produced by COI for the Department of Health].
  • Two faces: one expressing extreme despair (left), the other anger mixed with rage (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • A man very ill in bed, his doctor recommends sending for his wife; the patient sees this as extreme action. Wood engraving, 1873.
  • Old Parr, an elderly apothecary with an extremely long beard mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar. Pen drawing by Matthews(?), 1861(?).
  • Old Parr, an elderly apothecary with an extremely long beard mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar. Pen drawing by Matthews(?), 1861(?).
  • Old Parr, an elderly apothecary with an extremely long beard mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar. Pen drawing by Matthews(?), 1861(?).
  • A military dental surgery where soldiers have their teeth extracted extremely quickly, whilst others are waiting for their operations. Pen drawing by H. Bury.
  • A military dental surgery where soldiers have their teeth extracted extremely quickly, whilst others are waiting for their operations. Pen drawing by H. Bury.
  • A despondent woman sitting at her dressing table in a room which is extremely untidy. Photogravure by C. Eggimann, 1912, after J.B. Greuze.
  • [Undated handbill advertising an exhibition of the dwarf, Princesse Maria, accompanied by La Belle Vénitienne at the Salon des Deux Extrêmes at Champ-de-Foire. ].
  • A young knight in full armour receiving extreme unction from a priest surrounded by his grieving family. Line engraving with stipple by J. Goodyear after G. Cattermole.
  • A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.
  • Fry's pure concentrated soluble cocoa : prepared by a special scientific process, securing extreme solubility, and developing the finest flavour of the cocoa / J.S. Fry & Sons.
  • Fry's pure concentrated soluble cocoa : prepared by a special scientific process, securing extreme solubility, and developing the finest flavour of the cocoa / J.S. Fry & Sons.
  • A young woman being instructed to dance by an older woman, both of them dressed in extreme fashions, while a foreign dancing master accompanies them on the violin. Engraving, 1771.
  • A woman with an extremely high wig seated next to a male companion; they both watch a young man who appears to be acting. Engraving by I. Taylor, 1778, after himself.