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  • A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.
  • A physician taking the pulse of and examining the urine of a sick old man, he is surrounded by his concerned family. Line engraving by O. van Veen.
  • A diseased woman turning into a mermaid, a physician with a lancet riding on a cow and an apothecary wielding a syringe form a grotesque procession, scaring children as they go; referring to the distrust of the French public in the face of vaccination. Coloured etching.
  • Asylum for the St Ann's Society Schools, Brixton. Lithograph by C.J. Hullmandel after J.H. Taylor, 1829.
  • The former Monmouth Street in London: women and children playing and men sitting and standing while smoking pipes, with items for sale hanging outside shops. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1839.
  • Women on an island in the Strait of Magellan resisting capture or death at the hands of Dutch pirates under Olivier van Noort, 1598. Engraving by T. Bonnor, 1768.
  • A woman lets her see-through dress drop to the ground and steps out of it, naked. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A naked woman walks to a chair and picks up an undergarment. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A large deprived unplanned family compared with a small, prosperous family: family planning in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • Hygiene for children in China: six figures. Colour lithograph, ca. 1970.
  • A man surrounded by his large family: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, Nigeria , ca. 1990.
  • China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • Textiles: a petition presented on behalf of the descendants of John Kay, for a pension. Coloured lithograph by Nosworthy and Wells after Cardwell, with letterpress, 1846.
  • Textiles: a petition presented on behalf of the descendants of John Kay, for a pension. Coloured lithograph by Nosworthy and Wells after Cardwell, with letterpress, 1846.
  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • St,. Marylebone. New casual ward for the poor.
  • Health promotion: demonstration of face washing
  • Sarah and Abraham, seated at table, are served by Hagar: Sarah demands that Abraham evict Hagar and Ishmael. Red chalk drawing after G. de Lairesse.
  • Peking, Pechili province, China: a collector of paper money. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Peking, Pechili province, China: a collector of paper money. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • A travelling showman in the Netherlands showing animalcules to children. Oil painting by a Dutch painter, ca. 1840.
  • A travelling showman in the Netherlands showing animalcules to children. Oil painting by a Dutch painter, ca. 1840.
  • A travelling showman in the Netherlands showing animalcules to children. Oil painting by a Dutch painter, ca. 1840.
  • A travelling showman in the Netherlands showing animalcules to children. Oil painting by a Dutch painter, ca. 1840.
  • A travelling showman in the Netherlands showing animalcules to children. Oil painting by a Dutch painter, ca. 1840.