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  • John Bull shaking the hand of a sick man; referring to Wellington's illness and depression due to political strain. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.
  • Collage of art works bearing dedications to people who have died from AIDS around which crowds of people form a square with red ribbons at the corners; "Remembrance", a 3-dimensional collage commemorating The Names Project/AIDS quilt by Lawrence M. Romorini to benefit people living with AIDS; advertisement for AIDS Awareness week at Greenwich Town Hall on December 7th to 21st, 1993. Colour lithograph by Shirely Jones for One of A Kind, 1992.
  • People using Anios disinfectant to destroy microbes representing infectious diseases. Colour lithograph by G. de Trye-Maison, ca. 1910.
  • Henare Taratoa: a chief of the Ngai Te Rangi tribe, in the heroic act of getting water for the British wounded at the battle of Gate Pa, a Maori victory in the Waikato War, 28 April 1864. Watercolour by H.G. Robley, 1864.
  • The British Museum: working-class people attending a guided tour and looking at exhibits of English history in glass cases and on the walls. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1843.
  • A large gathering of patients and assistants to Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy, showing use of the special tub at his clinic. Wood engraving by H. Thiriat.
  • A large gathering of patients and assistants to Mesmer's animal magnetism therapy, showing use of the special tub at his clinic. Wood engraving by H. Thiriat.
  • The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.