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  • A cow at rest lying in a field. Etching, possibly by J. Janson, the elder.
  • A cow bellowing in a field by a lake. Etching by J. Janson, the elder.
  • Eve shows Adam the apple she has bitten. Etching by W. Unger after J. Palma the elder.
  • John Gale, known as Dumb Jack, a deaf mute man. Mezzotint by J. Faber the elder.
  • Saint George fighting the dragon: anamorphic representation. Engraving by J. Harris after S.H., 1821.
  • Saint George fighting the dragon: anamorphic representation. Engraving by J. Harris after S.H., 1821.
  • A procession of travelling donkeys with saddle-bags and nose-bags. Lithograph after J. Janson, the elder.
  • John Gale, known as Dumb Jack, a deaf mute man. Line engraving after J. Faber the elder.
  • Constantinople: a girl playing the tehegour (guitar). Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
  • Constantinople: the head cook in the imperial household. Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
  • Treating the wounded after a battle. Tinted mezzotint by J.C. Rugendas, 17--, after G.P. Rugendas the elder, 1695.
  • Treating the wounded after a battle. Tinted mezzotint by J.C. Rugendas, 17--, after G.P. Rugendas the elder, 1695.
  • The birth of King Louis XIII. Engraving by B. Audran the elder after J.M. Nattier after P.P. Rubens.
  • Constantinople: the superintendant of the buildings and gardens of the city. Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
  • Constantinople: a mufti or authority on religious law. Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
  • Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by L.M.Y. Quéverdo and J. Pillement and engraving by C. Niquet the elder after Bourdon.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and ships. Engraving by J. Rogers after B. West, the elder, 1770.
  • The adoration by the magi of Christ, shown as young and old. Etching by J. Basire the elder, 1794, after J. Carter, after a bas-relief in Long Melford church, Suffolk.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and the masts of ships. Engraving by J. Thomson, 1813, after B. West, the elder, 1770.
  • A crowd gathered in Exeter Hall, London, to hear speakers on the abolition of the slave trade. Coloured engraving by J. Harris, 1840, after S. Blunt.
  • A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.
  • A surgeon applying the method of cupping to Ragotin, who believes his body has swelled in his sleep. Engraving by G. Huquier the elder after J.B. Oudry.
  • Figures representing the investigation of nature; in the background, Pliny the elder being killed while investigating Vesuvius during its eruption. Engraving by J. Wangner after G. Eichler the younger, ca. 1759.
  • A woman holding her child while a servant holds a bowl of food to feed her. Engraving by A. Nargeot after himself after J. Verkolje the elder, 1675.
  • Crimean War: a guardian angel appearing to a widow mourning the death of her husband on the battlefield. Coloured aquatint by J. Harris, 1856, after O. Norie and W. Bullock Webster.
  • Crimean War: a guardian angel appearing to a widow mourning the death of her husband on the battlefield. Coloured aquatint by J. Harris, 1856, after O. Norie and W. Bullock Webster.
  • Itinerant actors performing on stage in Rome an attempt to sell medicines to local people. Etching by A. Chataignier and engraving by C. Niquet, the elder, 1818, after J. Swebach-Desfontaines after K. Dujardin, 1687.
  • An optical experiment using a giant lens to reflect sun-rays to create fire, with optical instruments scattered and fountains in a Baroque setting. Line engraving by C.N. Cochin the elder, 1737, after J. de La Jouë.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by J-F. Beauvarlet after J-M. Vien.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by J.H. Watt after L. Carracci.