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  • Jean Robert, a charcoal-burner. Engraving by J. Le Blond.
  • One man turns a large wheel as the other holds the rope at a distance over a series of supports, two men collect wood to light the fire for the charcoal kiln. Etching and aquatint.
  • A man breathing in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and a man exhibiting its exhilarating effects. Wood engraving, c. 1840.