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  • The adoration of the magi. Etching by J. Swaine after R. Shipster after medieval bas-relief.
  • Gathering of a hunting party near a lake. Wood engraving by Swain after G. Bowers.
  • The wheel of fortune (left); a medieval lead coffin (right). Line engraving by J. Swaine after T. Hollis.
  • A young woman is banished from the room by her father. Wood engraving by J. Swain after R. Barnes.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • Children at play in the East London Hospital for Children. Wood engraving by J. Swain after G.W. Ridley, 1872.
  • A young woman plays the piano while a young man leans and listens. Etching by Swain after M.E. Edwards.
  • Franco-Prussian War: wounded soldiers being treated in a church in Sedan. Wood engraving by J. Swain after F. Barnard, 1870.
  • Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.
  • Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.
  • A father, having banished his daughter to her room, now seeks to console her. Wood engraving by J. Swain after R. Barnes.
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Wood engraving by J. B. Swain after W.P. after B. Cole.
  • A sextet of women musicians performing before an audience of men. Wood engraving by Swain after G. Du Maurier, 1875.
  • A young woman, holding flowers in her hand, talking to two men standing under a tree. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard.
  • Boer War: thirsty ambulance men queuing up at a beer tent. Process print by Swain after F. Dadd after A. Lindsay Twite.
  • A man who is trying to read being disturbed by a family in conversation. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard.
  • A woman wearing a long dress is surrounded by small children, an old woman wearing a shawl sits in the corner. Wood engraving by Swain.
  • A woman stealing some sugar by emptying it into her pocket is discovered by a manservant of the household. Wood engraving by Swain & Co..
  • A couple walking down the street watched by a woman standing in a doorway with arms akimbo. Wood engraving by J. Swain after F. Walker.
  • A physician examining a gypsy child with a stethoscope outside a tent on the side of the road. Halftone by Swain after W. Small, 1898.
  • A young couple hide behind a screen while two women search for them. Colour process print by Swaine after R. Sauber, 1896.
  • A pharmacist making up a prescription for a kangaroo; representing Chamberlain's advocacy of the Commonwealth of Australia. Wood engraving by J. Swain after Sir J. Tenniel, 1900.
  • Sadler's Wells and other places of resort beside the New River: two workmen digging a trench for water-pipes in the foreground. Etching by J. Swaine after himself, 1795.
  • A man wearing a long coat and carrying hat and walking stick is pointing towards a group of less well-dressed men. Wood engraving by J. Swain after A. Morrow.
  • A young man sitting in a chair is holding the hand of a girl and looking up at her. Wood engraving by Swain after F.W. Lawson.
  • A fat complacent Briton sits on a stool while a Zulu man writes "Despise not your enemy" on a blackboard. Wood engraving by Swain after J. Tenniel, 1879.
  • First Vatican Council, 1869-1870: Pope Pius IX leading his cardinals across a plank of wood placed on the ice, watched by Mr Punch. Wood engraving by Swain after J. Tenniel, 1869.
  • Deaf and dumb people from the Hackney Mission to the Deaf and Dumb performing plays, sign language, and portraits of staff at the institution. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1884, after H. Morehen.