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  • The three Magi offer gifts to the infant Christ, who sits on the Virgin's lap. Tinted lithograph by I. Bergman, 1822, after J.C. Schwarz.
  • A young Corinthian woman adorning an urn with flowers. Engraving by J.J. Flipart after J.M. Vien.
  • Episodes in the Pentateuch involving sacrifice, worship and idol-worshipping. Engraving.
  • Langsat (Lansium domesticum Corr. Serr.): fruiting branch and leaves with numbered sections of fruit and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.
  • The angel Gabriel tells Zacharias that his prayer for a child is to be granted; John the Baptist will be his son. Engraving by E. Kirkall after M. Scheits.
  • The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by J. Sadeler after G. van Groeningen.
  • The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.
  • Cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum): flowering and leafy stem with floral sections. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1843.
  • China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Peking, Pechili province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Peking, Pechili province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1776, after B. West.
  • Joseph and Mary hold the Christ child before his circumcision. Lithograph by Pablo Guglielmi after L. Costa.
  • Joseph and Mary hold the Christ child before his circumcision. Lithograph by Pablo Guglielmi after L. Costa.
  • The circumcision of Christ. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • A woman posing naked leaning on a table with a book under her arm.
  • A French supporter of the Paris Commune prefers to throw an incendiary bomb to advance equality, while a British workman prefers to smoke his pipe in the interests of liberty. Wood engraving by J. Swain, ca. 1871, after Sir J. Tenniel.
  • Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speckaert.
  • The adoration of the magi: a king kneels before the infant Jesus, seated on Mary's lap. Engraving by E. Fessard after C.J. Natoire.
  • Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speckaert.
  • Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum): entire young plant. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.
  • Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speeckaert.
  • The birth of John the Baptist. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • The circumcision of Christ in the Temple. Etching by Father K. Felner, 1779, after C. Dietrich.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The circumcision of Christ in the Temple. Etching by Father K. Felner, 1779, after C. Dietrich.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.