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  • Saint Peter Claver. Engraving by J. Vitta after P. Gagliardi.
  • John baptises Christ. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1799, after F. Vieira after E. Le Sueur.
  • A lame man being doused in water from a holy spring to procure a miraculous cure, in Sarepta (?), Russia. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.
  • Saint Philip baptising the eunuch. Engraving by J. Browne, 1772, after J. Gresse after J. and A. Both.
  • Saint Paulinus of York baptizes Edwin king of Northumbria. Engraving by W. Walker after S. Wale.
  • Simeon holds the Christ child, who is holding an apple. Mezzotint by H. Dawe after G. Reni.
  • Simeon holds the Christ child, who is holding an apple. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1778, after G. Farington after G. Reni.
  • John the Baptist preaching to a multitude at the river Jordan. Engraving by F. Spierre after G.L. Bernini.
  • John the Baptist preaching to a crowd at the river Jordan. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • A Lutheran funeral in the city of Augsburg. Engraving by B. Picart, 1732, after Catherine Sperling.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: immersion ceremony at the Holy Well. Wood engraving by H. Lanos.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: activities of pilgrims. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: activities of pilgrims. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.
  • 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.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: activities of pilgrims. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.
  • A clergyman conducting a chaotic christening. Colour mezzotint by J. Sympson, 173-, after W. Hogarth.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: pilgrims seeking cures from the holy water. Wood engraving.
  • Children being bathed at a bath-house in a foundling hospital in Moscow. Engraving by C. Warren, c. 1810, after B. Picart.
  • A kraamkamer (birth-room). Watercolour, 16--.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • A congregation of Russian mourners preparing a corpse for burial. Engraving with etching by B. Picart, 1732.
  • John the Baptist indicates Jesus as the Messiah to two of his disciples. Engraving by J. Outrim, 1847, after T. Uwins.
  • Saint Birinus converting the Saxons of Wessex to Christianity. Engraving by W. Walker, 1773, after S. Wale.
  • Anthony Goodwin. Oil painting attributed to J. Rawlinson.
  • Sarah Biffin, a limbless artist. Lithograph by H. Grévedon after S. Biffin.
  • Sarah Biffin, a limbless artist. Lithograph by R. T. Stothard after S. Biffin.
  • The emperor Constantine digging the foundations of St. Peter's Basilica. Etching by P. de Balliu after P. van Lint after P.P. Drei, 1637.