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  • Title-page of P.C.A. Louis's Recherches sur les effects de la saignee
  • William of Orange attacks Louis XIV and James II, who are riding on an ass; Father Petre, confessor to the queen of England, rides on a lobster with the infant Old Pretender; Cardinal Faustenburg falls off a tortoise. Mezzotint by P. Schenck, c. 1689.
  • The aldermen of Paris reviewing plans for a statue of King Louis XIV; behind, seen in a mirror, the banquet held in 1687 to celebrate the recovery of the king from illness. Line engraving by P. Chenu after C.N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.
  • The aldermen of Paris reviewing plans for a statue of King Louis XIV; behind, seen in a mirror, the banquet held in 1687 to celebrate the recovery of the king from illness. Line engraving by P. Chenu after C.N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.
  • Jean Baptiste de Senac. Line engraving by Petit, fils, 1759, as successor to E. Desrochers.
  • Jean Baptiste de Senac. Line engraving by Petit, fils, 1759, as successor to E. Desrochers.
  • An albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin. Engraving by Schmitz after J. de Sève.
  • Jean-Louis Petit. Line engraving by J. Balechou, 1742, after L. Vigée.
  • A man sits at a table with playing cards and drink in hand, his wife threatens him as his playing partner makes his departure. Engraving by F. Basan after Dumesnil, junior.
  • St. Gothard Hospital, St. Gothard, Switzerland: Louis-Philippe, Duke of Chartres, travelling incognito, is turned away when seeking help from the hospital. Mezzotint by J. Franklin after H. Vernet.
  • Twelve French surgeons portrayed as pathological specimens in glass jars. Colour lithograph by A. Barrère, ca. 1910.
  • A crowd scramble to catch a goose which is running among them; representing the quest for money. Engraving attributed to S. Bernard.
  • The birth of King Louis XIII. Engraving by B. Audran the elder after J.M. Nattier after P.P. Rubens.
  • A weeping Pero, breast-feeding Cimon, her starving imprisoned father. Line engraving by J. Danzel after N.N. Coypel.
  • Tripoli, Lebanon: a monastery by a river in the countryside near the city of Tripoli. Engraving by F. Godefroy after L.F. Cassas.
  • A pack of hounds attacking and running after wild boar. Etching by F. Joullain, 1734 after A. F. Desportes after F. Snyders.
  • Saint George on horseback wearing armour is about to kill the dragon with his sword. Engraving by N. de Larmessin III after Raphael, 1729.
  • Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by C. Baron, 1774, after F. H. Drouais, 1761.
  • A French soldier returning from the American War of Independence is rewarded with the Order of Saint Louis and the hand of a rich man's daughter as his bride. Line engraving by J.J. Avril, 1784, after P.A. Wille.
  • Jean Paul Marat. Coloured etching by J. L. Copia after J. L. David, [1793].
  • Dioscorides describing the mandrake. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1909.
  • Dioscorides describing the mandrake. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1909.
  • Dioscorides describing the mandrake. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1909.
  • Dioscorides describing the mandrake. Oil painting by Ernest Board, 1909.
  • Saint George: he attacks the dragon with his sword. Engraving by N. de Larmessin after Raphael.
  • Germain Colot performing an operation for bladder stone. Coloured pencil drawing by A. Rivoulon.
  • Germain Colot performing an operation for bladder stone. Lithograph by A. Rivoulon, 1851.
  • Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by S. de La Vallée after Raphael.
  • A verger's dream: Saints Cosmas and Damian performing a miraculous cure by transplantation of a leg. Oil painting attributed to the Master of Los Balbases, ca. 1495.
  • A verger's dream: Saints Cosmas and Damian performing a miraculous cure by transplantation of a leg. Oil painting attributed to the Master of Los Balbases, ca. 1495.