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  • An interior in candlelight with male figures drawing; sculptures, books, skulls and a human skeleton arranged on a shelf and on the floor. Engraving by E. Vico after B. Bandinelli.
  • An alchemist in a long robe standing reading above an open chest of books which he has rifled through; a large vaulted hall surrounds him, littered with alchemical apparatus. Pen and pencil drawing by J. Nasmyth, 1854.
  • An alchemist in a long robe standing reading above an open chest of books which he has rifled through; a large vaulted hall surrounds him, littered with alchemical apparatus. Pen and pencil drawing by J. Nasmyth, 1854.
  • An alchemist in a long robe standing reading above an open chest of books which he has rifled through; a large vaulted hall surrounds him, littered with alchemical apparatus. Pen and pencil drawing by J. Nasmyth, 1854.
  • Skull, placed on a book. Pencil drawing, 18--?.
  • A botanical drawing-book: or, an easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / [James Sowerby].
  • A botanical drawing-book: or, an easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / [James Sowerby].
  • Drawing of duck from the book of the birth of Iskandar
  • The cover of a Buddhist painted book box. Drawing by an Indian artist.
  • A member of the Mughal royal family, holding a book (?). Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.
  • Front cover of a drawing book for students by J. D. Harding, S. Prout, C. Hullmandel, A. Aglio, & c. Letterpress.
  • A man sits at a table on a platform reciting from a book, while three women and a man stand nearby. Coloured drawing (?).
  • A seated figure of Time holding a scythe and an hourglass with a female figure of Geometry holding dividers and a female figure resting a book on her knee. Red chalk drawing.
  • A skeleton, seated on a ledge, writes 'Recueil D'anatomie' on the cover of a book: behind him is shown an anatomy drawing and an hour-glass. Etching by or after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
  • A chipped statue of a torso. Engraving by J.D. Herz after himself, c. 1732.
  • Eighty-four physiognomic caricatures of English eighteenth century types. Etching by I. Cruikshank after G.M. Woodward.
  • 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.