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  • A Breton wedding: village people in costume dance in a circle under trees as musicians play the bagpipes and flute. Lithograph by H. Lalaisse after himself.
  • Krishna, playing the flute, seated in a tree with the milkmaids' clothes, while they, naked and in water gather around the tree begging for their clothes. Chromolithograph.
  • Page 113: Krishna playing his flute to the cows and Radha who is immersed in the river, while an old man smoking a hookah observes. Watercolour drawing.
  • After a haymaking holiday, three couples are dancing to a man playing the flute and a woman playing the accordion. Colour wood engraving after R. Caldecott, 1881.
  • The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ; a shepherd-boy plays a flute. Stipple engraving by J.B. Michel, 1780, after G. Farington after C. Cignani.
  • A man with a wooden leg sings while he is accompanied by a blind man playing the flute and a dog performing on its hind legs. Pen and ink drawing.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a procession of four men (priests?), one of them playing the flute. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Four skeletons with musical instruments, seated in various positions: one is singing, another holds a flute, while two others are shown playing the violin and cello. Etching by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1778.
  • Top, a slave auction in Richmond, Virginia; centre, a coach on a street in Baltimore; bottom left, slaves waiting to be sold, Virginia; bottom right, a slave playing the flute. Wood engraving after E.C., 1856.
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria); centre, detail of decoration showing one man playing the flute and another following him during what seems to be a bacchanalia; below, two heads in profile: one male, one female (?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Flutter, atrial
  • The Virgin Mary feeding Christ as a baby, angels and putti flutter around preparing and serving dishes. Etching.
  • The Virgin Mary feeding Christ as a baby, angels and putti flutter around preparing and serving dishes. Etching.
  • A young man, 'Sir Fopling Flutter' ogles women through a lens while a bailiff serves him a writ. Mezzotint, 1769, by J. Dixon after himself.
  • Krishna sitting in a tree above water with the gopis' clothes, while the naked gopis plead for their garments. Chromolithograph.
  • A Japanese lady flautist standing with a girl among small pine trees. Watercolour.
  • Radha and Krishna on a single lotus within an "Om" sign surrounded by rondels of scenes of Krishna's life. Coloured lithograph.
  • Krishna sitting in a tree with all the gopis clothes while they naked in the water, beg for their garments. Chromolithograph after Ravi Varma.
  • Radha and Krishna on separate lotuses. Chromolithograph.
  • Radha and Krishna. Watercolour drawing.
  • Krishna declaring his love for Radha via a confidante. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Radha and Krishna. Gouache drawing.
  • Dr Samuel Johnson reading the manuscript of Oliver Goldsmith's 'The vicar of Wakefield', while a bailiff waits with the landlady. Mezzotint by S. Bellin, 1845, after E.M. Ward.
  • Radha and Krishna flanked by two devotees. Chromolithograph.
  • Daoyin exercises: The Intercourse of Dragon and Tiger, Pose 1
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • A drinking song set to music with an illustration of a drunken party. Engraving and etching by G. Bickham junior, 17--, after G. Monro and W. Hogarth.
  • Three minstrels are playing their instruments as they walk among trees. Coloured engraving after H. Shaw, 1843.
  • A love-sick gentleman being advised by another to drink wine: a drinking song. Engraving and etching, 17--.