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  • Conradus Lycosthenes, Prodigiorum ac ostento
  • The Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Chromotypograph.
  • Daniel O'Connell transmuted into the form of Satan stands arms aloft with Shiel behind him. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
  • Grand theatre (Clapham Junction) flyer for "Stars of tomorrow"; produced by Carroll Levis. Letterpress and halftone, 1947.
  • Grand theatre (Clapham Junction) flyer for "Stars of tomorrow"; produced by Carroll Levis. Letterpress and halftone, 1947.
  • Grand theatre (Clapham Junction) flyer for "Stars of tomorrow"; produced by Carroll Levis. Letterpress and halftone, 1947.
  • A Saharan barber shaving a man's head. Reproduction of a photograph.
  • Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by the trappings of fashionable pastimes and vices, causing the devil to flee. Etching, 1786.
  • Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by the trappings of fashionable pastimes and vices, causing the devil to flee. Etching, 1786.
  • W. Coles, Adam in Eden, 1657
  • Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned on Mount Kailas with Nandi the bull. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • W. Coles, Adam in Eden, 1657
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, in a rest on their flight into Egypt. Etching after S. Cantarini.
  • A woman dropping her porcelain tea-cup in horror upon discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water; revealing the impurity of London drinking water. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
  • A woman dropping her porcelain tea-cup in horror upon discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water; revealing the impurity of London drinking water. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
  • A woman dropping her porcelain tea-cup in horror upon discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water; revealing the impurity of London drinking water. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
  • God enjoys the Creation and creates Eve. Line engraving.
  • W. Coles, Adam in Eden, 1657
  • The gates of Eden open to expel Adam and Eve, who stand caught in a terrified embrace. Aquatint by M. Haughton, 1805 after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
  • The Holy Family resting under a palm tree during the flight into Egypt. Engraving by F. Gregori after C. Maratta.
  • Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a temple. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a temple. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Smyrna, Turkey: remains of the Roman aqueduct. Process print by E.N.A.
  • Sir James Edward Smith: portrait (above) and vignette (below) of his ship escaping from Sweden loaded with the Linnaean collections. Stipple and line engraving by W. Ridley, 1800, after J. Russell.
  • Sir James Edward Smith: portrait (above) and vignette (below) of his ship escaping from Sweden loaded with the Linnaean collections. Stipple and line engraving by W. Ridley, 1800, after J. Russell.
  • Astronomy: the astronomer Sidrophel, using a telescope, misidentifies a kite as a comet. Etching by W. Hogarth, ca. 1721.
  • Souls in purgatory, looking up at the wounds of Christ and at the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart. Watercolour.
  • Souls in purgatory, looking up at the wounds of Christ and at the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart. Watercolour.
  • Souls in purgatory, looking up at the wounds of Christ and at the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart. Watercolour.
  • Small winged boys are flying around a large petticoat with an inscription under a bishop's mitre, rod and cross and a temporal crown with sword and sceptre: representing the Three Grand Temptations: Spiritual Pride, Temporal Power and Earthly Love. Coloured engraving.