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  • (Left) an old woman sitting on a stool with a cat and warming her hands at a brazier; (right) an old man playing the hurdy-gurdy. Etching by E. Russell after J. Callot.
  • A physician holding up a flask of urine for an old lady holding a basket and walking stick. Woodcut by Jost Amman.
  • An old lady in a pharmacy misunderstanding the use of a thermometer: she thinks the ambient temperature will adjust to match a setting on the thermometer, rather than vice versa. Wood engraving after C. Keene, 1887.
  • An aged blind and toothless woman holding a vellum-bound book. Etching by W.Y. Ottley, 1828, after Jan Matham after Jacob van Campen.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China: an old woman. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China: an old woman. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin): a daughter praying to the Virgin for her sick mother. Etching by B. Pinelli.
  • A funeral procession of elderly women with cats in their arms, following the coffin of a dead cat, in a churchyard. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Pettit after E.G. Byron, 1789.
  • A young woman encourages the attentions of an old man while offering her hand behind his back to a younger one. Mezzotint by Wilson after C. Troost.
  • An elderly woman reading a novel by the fire asks her maid to change her library books, with a preference for romantic fiction. Lithograph after R. Seymour.
  • 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.
  • Four elderly ladies sitting around a table gossiping; another woman listens from behind a curtain and looks rather shocked. Etching by George Cruikshank after EHL.
  • Ford's Hospital, Coventry: residents seated in the courtyard looking toward the street. Photograph.
  • An old woman reading. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after G. Dou.
  • Mary Brotherton encounters Old Sally, a woman on the moor. Line block after R.W. Buss, 1840.
  • The victorious English 400 m. women's relay swimming team at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
  • Five elderly ladies caricatured as young women performing a sacrifice in a classical tableau. Etching by J. Gillray, 1787.
  • Family sharing a meal in Thailand
  • Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • "Orquisteron" marca registrada (Testosterona canadiense) : hormona masculina / Charles E. Frosst & Co. ; distribuidores exclusivos para Cuba: Drogueria Arias y Cia.
  • "Orquisteron" marca registrada (Testosterona canadiense) : hormona masculina / Charles E. Frosst & Co. ; distribuidores exclusivos para Cuba: Drogueria Arias y Cia.
  • Lalung, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Lalung, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: two Amoy women in conversation. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870.
  • Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: two Amoy women in conversation. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870.
  • A woman and her three children abstaining from alcohol; representing the Swiss league of women abstainers. Colour lithograph after M. Goetz, 1905 (?).