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  • Medallion of St. George and the Dragon. Worn by sailors to prevent drowning. Sold near London Docks.
  • A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
  • A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
  • A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
  • A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
  • Bill Sikes attempting to drown his dog in a pond near Hatfield, Herts. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1838.
  • A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
  • The life of the Buddha Śākyamuni. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • People using advanced materials and modes of transport in the year 2000, some travelling in hot-air balloons, some with their own wings, and some in carriages running on steam. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.