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  • A woman at her devotions. Mezzotint by J. Smith after Sir G. Kneller.
  • Cupid standing next to a tomb weeping and mourning the death of Queen Mary II. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, ca. 1695.
  • Cupid standing next to a tomb weeping and mourning the death of Queen Mary II. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, ca. 1695.
  • A witch, raising her arm above a flaming cauldron, recites a spell; a young woman kneels in front of the cauldron. Mezzotint by J. Dixon after J.H. Mortimer, 1773.
  • The adoration of the magi: a king kneels before the infant Jesus, seated on Mary's lap. Engraving by E. Fessard after C.J. Natoire.
  • Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: he kneels before a vision of the Virgin and Christ Child. Line engraving by M. Brandi, 1788, after J. Camaron.
  • Two blind beggars, one stands with a placard around his neck and hat, the other kneels with a dog on his lap. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • Christopher Columbus and his crew, arriving in America, kneel before the Cross as a priest holds up the Host; native Americans look on. Engraving by J. Knight (the lettering) and by W. Humphrys, 1844, after J.J. Barralet.
  • Massacre of the innocents: a woman kneels and pleads with a Roman soldier not to kill the infant he is holding down with his foot. Line engraving by J. Coelemans after C. Spierre.
  • King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette kneel in prayer as Louis becomes king of France on the death of Louis XV. Line engraving with etching by F.A.B. Audibran after J. David, 1883.
  • A naked woman kneels to drink from a water-jar held by another, then both walk away. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.