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  • Three men read while a woman writes numerals; representing arithmetic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
  • People living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1800.
  • People living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1800.
  • A staunch magistrate surprised by the apparition of a radical demon. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1835.
  • Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1912.
  • Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1912.
  • Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1912.
  • Vases of flowers and a botanic garden with Saint Peter. Oil painting by O'Brien.
  • A man suffering from social anxiety disorder, illustration
  • The healer.
  • The healer.
  • The healer.
  • The healer.
  • The healer.
  • The healer.
  • In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by William Hogarth.
  • Chinese woodcut: Play of the five creatures, 3 - The Deer
  • Chinese woodcut: Play of the five creatures, 2 - The Bear
  • N. Grew, the anatomy of plants / With an ide
  • Chinese woodcut: Play of the five creatures, 4 - The Ape
  • The arts of Minerva reduce the power of Time to end life, but death from old age or from plague still exists. Engraving by G. Glover, 1639.
  • The medical and physical journal.
  • The medical and physical journal.
  • The Virgin, reading a scroll on a prie-dieu, is visited by the announcing angel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht.
  • Chinese woodcut: Play of the five creatures, 5 - The Bird
  • Chinese woodcut: Play of the five creatures, 1 - The Tiger
  • Diseased tissue on the face, shoulders arms and torso of a man suffering from psoriasis and possibly syphilis. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1866.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin, who stands before a lectern. Engraving after F. Zuccaro.
  • The Virgin looks up at the announcing angel; cherubs spin in a circle around the Holy Spirit. Engraving after J. Callot (?).
  • Sores and areas of diseased skin on the lower legs of a boy. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 18--.