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  • Two men binding books. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Left, an artist paints a picture; right, a book binder at work. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The cover of a Buddhist painted book box. Drawing by an Indian artist.
  • A mullah (Muslim scholar) reading a book. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • An Indian accountant (?) carrying a book. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • An attendant wearing Lucknow style clothing holding a red book. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A member of the Mughal royal family, holding a book (?). Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.
  • An European man relaxing and reading a book in a palkee carried by four men. Watercolour by an Indian artist.
  • A man holding a ink pot, two pens and a book in his hands. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Matsya (fish) to save the sacred books. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Two figures read from books, one of them seated on a cane chair. A painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A seated Indian woman looks at her pocket watch, with a book on her knee. Chromolithograph by an Indian artist,1800s.
  • A teacher sitting on the carpet with a hookah pipe and some books teaching three children. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • A Chinese figure, seated, with arm resting on a table with books; wearing brown and pale blue robes and tall black hat. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A woman enthroned under an oak tree, holding a book, a sword and the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire; next to her is a crown; the whole framed by medallions with portraits of artists; representing the rule of the Holy Roman Empire. Lithograph.
  • Three forearms and one hand. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • A young nude woman sitting: back view. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • Legs in various attitudes. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • Five ears surrounded by hair. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • Legs, feet and lower parts of the body. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • A nude man, sitting and pointing. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • Hands and feet in outline. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • A young man, wreathed, in the nude. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • A young, naked man with a wreathed head: back view. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • Eight eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • Designs of ears and eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • An old woman, sitting in the nude. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • A child and a man look at a woman; an outline of an old man floats between them. Etching after C. Le Brun.
  • An old woman sitting in the nude: back view. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • Lower parts of the face: outlines. Engraving after C. Le Brun.