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  • Barbara van Beck. Oil painting, ca. 1650.
  • Barbara van Beck. Oil painting, ca. 1650.
  • Barbara van Beck. Oil painting, ca. 1650.
  • Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston, attending her trial for bigamy. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1776.
  • Six men appear puzzled and have their hands raised to their faces. Woodcut and letterpress.
  • The temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Etching by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers.
  • Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. Stipple engraving by J. Collyer, 1786, after J. Russell.
  • Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.
  • Boston, Massachusetts: John Malcolm, a customs official, is lowered by ropes from his house on to a cart and tarred and feathered by a crowd protesting against taxation. Engraving by F. Godefroy, 1784.
  • New experiments upon vipers. With exquisite remedies that may be drawn from them, as well for the cure of their biting, as for that of other maladies. Also a letter of Francisco Redi, concerning some objections made upon his observations about vipers : written to Monsieur Bourdelot and Mr. Alex. Morus Together with the sequel of New experiments upon vipers, in a reply to a letter written by Sign. F. Redi ... / by M. Charas ; Now rendered English.
  • A bearded man selling razors to a farmer. Crayon manner print by J.J. Jenkins after Peter Pindar (John Wolcot).
  • Arteries and veins, illustrating an article entitled "Artery" in an encyclopedia. Engraving by J. Mynde, 18th century.
  • Saint Antony Abbot: he is tormented by devils, one of whom is disguised as a woman offering him a glass. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.
  • A man applying a plaster to his hand outside in a rural setting; representing the sense of touch. Etching by J.P. Le Bas, 1736, after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi reading a book in front of a crucifix; a monk and a church in the background. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers the younger, 1743.
  • A group of men playing a game outside with a ball and nine pins, a woman watches from a doorway. Engraving by A. Laurent, 1743, after David Teniers.
  • A dinner party: a young man plays the lute while a young woman puts a piece of meat into the mouth of the man at the head of the table. Etching by Vivant Denon, 1793, after G. Honthorst.
  • An old man sits with his arm round a girl and plies her with drink as his wife watches through a window. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.
  • The human venous and arterial systems. Engraving, after engravings by M. Vandergucht after W. Cowper of 1702 and 1707.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Stipple engraving by A. Gamble after Annibale Carracci.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • Spinal disease and spinal curvature : their treatment by suspension and the use of the plaster of Paris bandage / by Lewis A. Sayre.
  • The Chevalier D'Eon meets bankers in a London office or coffee-house to discuss wagers placed on whether D'Eon was a man or a woman. Engraving, 1771.