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  • The Virgin looks away from her Bible as the angel appears, bearing lilies. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. de Weerdt.
  • The Virgin looks up at the announcing angel; cherubs spin in a circle around the Holy Spirit. Engraving after J. Callot (?).
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin, who stands before a lectern. Engraving after F. Zuccaro.
  • The Virgin reads her Bible as the angel appears with the Holy Spirit. Engraving by J. Collaert after J. Straet.
  • A woman in evening dress, attended by a man; the woman representing the 'sentiment' of self esteem, a 'faculty' according to phrenology. Steel engraving by J-I-L. Desjardins, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • A crowd watches as two men gamble; representing the phrenological faculty of acquisitiveness. Steel engraving by L.A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Lithograph by F. Decraene after B. Murillo.
  • Peter denies knowledge of Christ. Engraving by A. Pauwels after G. Seghers.
  • An artist measures a model of the human body from a distance with one eye shut; representing the faculty of perception in extended space in phrenological classification. Steel engraving by J-I-L. Desjardins, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • An opinionated child ignores his parents; representing the faculty of obstinacy in phrenology. Steel engraving, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Engraving by Clark and Pine, ca. 1719.
  • Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, comes with a sceptre to the Virgin. Tinted lithograph by N.J. Strixner, 1821, after School of Meister Wilhelm.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Engraving by Annibale Carracci, 1597, after himself.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching.
  • Peter denies knowledge of Christ; men play dice. Engraving by P.F. Basan after M. Österreich after Valentin de Boulogne.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving after Annibale Carracci.
  • Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte (the Virgin of Boa Morte) in Coimbra. Lithograph by Michellis.
  • John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.
  • Saint Carlo Borromeo. Line engraving by F. Spagnoli after C. Belgiojoso.
  • Christ stands before the high priest; Peter denies knowledge of Christ. Line engraving by B. Bartoccini after F. Overbeck.
  • A soldier protects an unarmed man from approaching soldiers. Engraving with etching.
  • Job giving alms to the sick. Engraving by H. Bourne, 1862, after W.C.T. Dobson.
  • Burmese-Pali Manuscript.
  • The young Christ lectures the doctors of the Temple. Engraving by E. Rouargue.
  • The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Engraving by C. Cort, 1602.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • The three holy women lament over the dead body of Christ. Coloured mezzotint by V. Green, 1800, after Maria Cosway, 1799.