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  • American soldiers warlike in an Eastern land; analogous to the invasion of plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.
  • The word "plague" hovers above a victim's face. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • A farmer fallen victim to the plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • A rat on board a ship, carrying the plague further afield. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • A steam train transporting its passengers and plague through countryside and towns. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • A tooth-drawer examining the tooth of a seated patient amidst paraphernalia relating to his profession. Pencil drawing attributed to D. Teniers II.
  • Saint Michael stands upon the defeated devil; Saint Peter and Saint Benedict flank him; above the Virgin and child sit among angelic musicians. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after I. Francucci da Imola.
  • The martyrdom of Saint Agnes: she is stabbed, and an angel receives the martyr's palm from Christ for bestowal upon her. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • The coronation of the Virgin. Coloured drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after I. di P. Francucci.
  • All forms of transport play their part in the transmission of plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • Bishop Frigidian (Fridian, Frediano) flanked by Saint Lucy, a donor, Saint Ursula and Saint James. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Francia.
  • Adolf Hitler. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • The Virgin and child appear to Saint Bruno. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino, 1647.
  • The deposition of Christ from the cross. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Niccolò da Cremona, 1518.
  • Christ calls Matthew to be among his apostles. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • Saint Peter Martyr and his companion attacked by an assassin with a sword. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • Entrance to the sewers of a European city, a breeding ground for rats and plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • Rats at a port. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • Rats fighting; the plague spreading. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • A stow-away rat on a cart, carrying the plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • William of Aquitaine, a retiring warrior, receives a monk's habit from the abbot Benedict of Aniane. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino, 1620.
  • The visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Pencil drawing.
  • The crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the apostle. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Reni.
  • Head of an angel. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
  • Rats stowing away in large boxes, carrying the plague to new places. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
  • The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and angels, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Bernadino of Siena. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Zaganelli di Bosio [Francesco da Cotignola].
  • Cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea. Carbon dust drawing by A.J. Arnott.
  • Attila the Hun. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • A rat stowing away on a ship, carrying the plague further afield. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.