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  • Pier Leone Ghezzi as the "knight of caricature", carrying a stick and making a gesture with both hands. Etching by M. Tuscher, 1743.
  • Pier Leone Ghezzi standing before his easel on which is placed an image of the Virgin Mary, and pointing out of the window towards a procession of priests. Etching by W.W. Ryland, 1762, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A man, possibly William Conolly, wearing a frock coat and a wig, holding a tricorn hat under his left arm. Etching by Arthur Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Francesco Baglioni, called Carnacci, actor-singer, carrying a stick, with his right hand raised. Etching by A. Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Etching by P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A lame dwarf being helped to a wheelchair by a monk. Pen and ink drawing after a design attributed to P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A dwarf carrying a large jug into a room where a person is ill in bed. Pen and ink drawing after a design attributed to P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Sir Thomas Dereham, wearing a wig, standing with his hand in his pocket. Etching by Arthur Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Lionardo di Capoa. Line engraving by D. Franceschini after P. L. Ghezzi.
  • Dr Thomas Bentley wearing a wig and a sword. Etching by A. Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • "Madame Petit" and her cook: a woman holding a dish out to a man wearing an apron and a cook's hat. Etching by A. Pond, 1741, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Dr Robert Hay portrayed as a "bearleader" (a travelling tutor) in Rome, leading a bear dressed in a frock coat. Etching by Arthur Pond, 1737, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • An old man is sitting in a cart being offered food, women are cooking and children are playing and eating. Etching by Arthur Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A fat man wearing a coat and hat standing with his hand in his pocket; described as "un pizzicaruolo". Etching by A. Pond, 1741, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi (?) lying on the ground, looking at an angel on a cloud. Engraving by G.B. Canossa after P.L. Ghezzi, ca. 1730.
  • Two antiquarians: Baron Philip von Stosch (left, examining a seal) and Marcantonio Sabbatini (examining a coin). Etching by A. Pond, 1739, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A man wearing a ribboned wig, sitting on a chair, pointing his finger. Etching by Arthur Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A doctor takes the pulse of a patient. Etching by M. Österreich, 1750, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • An old man in a wheelchair is fed by three boys; around him a family goes about its business. Etching by F. Vasconi after P.L. Ghezzi, 1719.
  • A man carrying a cane and with his hand pointing to left; designated as Robert Bragge. Etching attributed to A. Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A sepulchral chest with cover, a Greek metal cup, and a vase supported by goats' and rams' heads. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.
  • Sebastiano Resta. Etching by Arthur Pond, 1738, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Characters and caricatures; the idealized heads of Saint John and Saint Paul are contrasted with grotesque heads, above them rises a cloud of faces showing different expressions. Etching by W. Hogarth.