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  • Headless cross, Derby. Formerly at Nun's Green near Friar-Gate, moved near the prison, also near Friar-gate, then moved to Arboretum in the town.
  • A monk kissing a nun on the mouth; an open book (Bible?), a birch rod and a jug at their feet. Watercolour by M. Anderson (Cynicus).
  • An anchoress or nun of an enclosed order locked in her cell; representing the monastic cell as the heaven of the loving soul. Coloured engraving, 16--.
  • A woman giving birth in an elaborate room aided by a midwife and a nun and surrounded by her husband and family. Engraving by A. Bosse.
  • Left, a man convicted of heresy in the Spanish Inquisition; right, a nun that escaped being burned at the stake by recanting. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.
  • A wounded soldier having his foot dressed by a nun, while her assistant holds a bowl of water. Coloured lithograph by C. de Lasteyrie after J.H. Marlet, 1817.
  • A wounded soldier having his foot dressed by a nun, while her assistant holds a bowl of water. Coloured lithograph by C. de Lasteyrie after J.H. Marlet, 1817.
  • A monk, praying by a brick wall, turns into a turkey; above, a modest nun with a purple veil, with whom he is in love. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A monk, praying by a brick wall, turns into a turkey; above, a modest nun with a purple veil, with whom he is in love. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Pen and ink drawing after J.B. Greuze.
  • An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Line engraving by Th.-F. Vi-., 1781, after J.B. Greuze.
  • A bearded man in earrings and a nun's uniform holding an apple while tweaking the nipple of a naked man; a snake entwines the two figures; an advertisement for the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard. Lithograph.
  • Mettray penal colony, Mettray, France: a cloister with a young man sitting on a bench reading and a nun, in a place where stolen objects can be anonymously returned. Lithograph by Sauvé and Faivre after A. Thierry.
  • John Taylor. Line engraving by R. Cooper after W. de Nune.
  • John Taylor. Line engraving by R. Cooper after W. de Nune.
  • Parodies of pictures at the Royal Academy: women enjoying a bottle of wine, a nun wearing a wimple and a cross, a man riding a hobby horse and a dog with very large teeth. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers after John Gordon Thomson, 1871-1872.
  • Robert Simson. Line engraving by A. Ballie, 1776, after W. De Nune, 1746.
  • Tratado de conservaçaõ da saude dos povos ... com hum appendix, consideraçoins sobre os terremotos, com a noticia dos mais consideraveis ... e dos ultimos que se sintiraô na Europa desde o l de Novembro 1755 / [António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches].
  • Arzneibuch. Western Manuscript 990, page 84, detail
  • A woman with her arms raised, a red sun above, snakes and darts on either side. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A woman with her arms raised, a red sun above, snakes and darts on either side. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Thursday I'm in love : apero pop rock inde chaque 1er jeudi du mois, 19h30/22h30 : La Mutinerie, 176 rue St. Martin ... / Popingays.
  • Thursday I'm in love : apero pop rock inde chaque 1er jeudi du mois, 19h30/22h30 : La Mutinerie, 176 rue St. Martin ... / Popingays.
  • A charitable lady visiting a sick man and his family: with a crest. Line engraving by N.J. Voyez, 1773, after C.D.J. Eisen.
  • Abbaye Royale du Val de Grace, Paris: facade. Etching.
  • Hospice de la Charité, Rheims, France: staircase. Lithograph by A. Dauzats after himself.
  • Use Calvert's carbolic fluid, powder & soaps : the most effective disinfectants / F.C. Calvert & Co.
  • The Hôtel Dieu, Paris: panoramic view with busy foreground. Etching by Grimdel?, 1877, after himself, 1868.
  • The Italian Hospital, Queen Square, London: four interior scenes. Wood engraving after S. Dorand, 1889.
  • Babies at a maternity hospital refusing to breast feed until the Houses (of Parliament) are dissolved. Coloured lithograph by J.E. Chaponnière, 1831.