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  • An episode in Macbeth by William Shakespeare: the three witches. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith, 1785, after H. Fuseli, 1783.
  • A scholar's study. Etching by C.W. Sherborn, 1890.
  • On a windswept heath, three witches prophesy to an aghast Daniel O' Connell. Coloured lithograph by h.b. (unknown artist), 1843.
  • Charles Robert Darwin, as an ape, holds a mirror up to another ape. Colour lithograph by F. Betbeder.
  • Charles Robert Darwin, as an ape, holds a mirror up to another ape. Colour lithograph by F. Betbeder.
  • William Gladstone as Macbeth is fighting with a younger man as Macduff. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 14 August 1886.
  • Beatrice, in Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing. Stipple engraving by A. Zaffonato, 1795, after R. Westall.
  • An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.
  • An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.
  • A skeletal figure surveying three doctors around a cauldron, a parody of Macbeth and the three witches; promoting James Morison's alternative medicines. Lithograph.
  • A skeletal figure surveying three doctors around a cauldron, a parody of Macbeth and the three witches; promoting James Morison's alternative medicines. Lithograph.
  • The three witches hover over Macbeth and Banquo (?). Etching.
  • An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving, ca. 1750.
  • An apothecary sitting in his shop, sorting through materia medica, surrounded by paraphernalia of his profession. Engraving, ca. 1750.
  • King Richard III, sleeping in the night before the battle of Bosworth Field, is arraigned by seven ghosts, who tell him to "Despair and die". Engraving by E. Kirkall, 1709, after F. Boitard.
  • Joan of Arc conjures demons in Shakespeare's 'Henry VI'; but the demons are uncompliant; one hangs his head on the left. Engraving by C. Warren, 1805, after J. Thurston.
  • An episode in King Henry VI, part II: Margerie Jourdayne with others conjure up a diabolical spirit in the hope of revealing to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester the results of competing claims to the English crown. Etching by J. Goldar, 1791, after E. Dayes.
  • An episode in King Henry VI, part II: Margerie Jourdayne with others conjure up a diabolical spirit in the hope of revealing to Humfrey Duke of Gloucester the results of competing claims to the English crown. Colour stipple print by C.G. Playter and R. Thew after J. Opie, 1796.
  • The amateur actor Robert Coates dreaming about his success on the stage in the role of Romeo. Aquatint attributed to "The Caricaturist General", 1812.
  • Cade's rebellion, 1450: Dick the butcher and Smith the weaver seize Emmanuel ("the clerk of Chatham") and threaten to hang him with his pen and inkhorn. Stipple engraving by J. Coles after H.W. Bunbury, 1795.
  • King Richard II as described by William Shakespeare. Drawing after J.H. Mortimer.
  • Abel Beechcroft, while reading in the library of his house in Lambeth, is disturbed when Hilda Scarve is led into the room by his butler Jukes. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.
  • Prince Arthur, the grandson of King Henry II of England, clings to his guardian Hubert de Burgh, who is reluctant to allow the prince to be blinded and mutilated as ordered by King John. Mezzotint by T. Lupton after J. Northcote.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • When all aloud the wind doth blow... : winter and summer alike coughs, congestion and the common cold call for 'Actifed' products.
  • David Garrick in the rôle of Richard III, awakening from his nightmare in the tent with military activities in the background. Etching by W. Hogarth and C. Grignion after W. Hogarth.