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  • Julian Cox of Taunton and a man sit smoking by the hearth; a toad is by the feet of the man. Woodcut.
  • An ill man next to his empty hearth tormented by the miseries of life; presented surrounded by assorted chastising demons. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1835.
  • A wife waits on a stormy night for the return of her husband, with two of the children standing by an open door and his slippers by the hearth. Mezzotint.
  • A family scene with the father sitting near the hearth smoking a pipe and the mother with a child on her lap and another standing with a toy cart. Etching and drypoint by Josef Israels.
  • Groups of people gathered around a fire in a room. Engraving.
  • A girl sits spinning by the fire, opposite her sits a woman with her head in her hands. Engraving by Erh. Pickel after B. Vautier.
  • An old woman sits spinning by candelelight as a boy and a cat warm themselves by the fire. Engraving by J. Parker after R. Corbould.
  • Bilston, England: men making steel in the melting shop of the British Steel steelworks. Aquatint by H.N. Eccleston, 1981.
  • A log fire with a guard in front, which a little boy touches with his rattle. Colour lithograph.
  • A log fire with a guard in front, which a little boy touches with his rattle. Colour lithograph.
  • An itinerant poor saleswoman selling hearthstones. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • A French supporter of the Paris Commune prefers to throw an incendiary bomb to advance equality, while a British workman prefers to smoke his pipe in the interests of liberty. Wood engraving by J. Swain, ca. 1871, after Sir J. Tenniel.
  • Blue lotus protective triangle. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • An alchemist stoking a furnace in a dimly lit room, as daylight shines through a window. Engraving by P-F. Basan after T. Wyck.
  • An alchemist stoking a furnace in a dimly lit room, as daylight shines through a window. Engraving by P-F. Basan after T. Wyck.
  • "Don't just sit there, George - get a house renovation grant." : If you need an inside lavoratory, proper bathroom or a hot water supply, see about a free grant at your town hall / Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.
  • The blind school, Southwark. Coloured engraving by R. Acon, 1829, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • The blind school, Southwark. Coloured engraving by R. Acon, 1829, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • A family is about to return from their holiday in a London townhouse. Etching by George Cruikshank after S.K.
  • A family is about to return from their holiday in a London townhouse. Etching by George Cruikshank after S.K.
  • Bilston, England: men making steel in the melting shop of the British Steel steelworks. Aquatint by H.N. Eccleston, 1979.
  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.