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  • The school of Athens: a gathering of Greek philosophers disputing with Saint Paul the Apostle. Engraving by G. Ghisi, 1550, after Raphael.
  • A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.
  • A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.
  • A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.
  • A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.
  • A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.
  • A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.
  • A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.
  • An itinerant salesman selling reproductions of antique and modern sculptures from a timber board he balances on his head. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • The four elements and the four qualities. Airbrush by Lois Hague, 1991.
  • The four elements and the four qualities. Airbrush by Lois Hague, 1991.
  • The four elements, four qualities, four humours, four seasons, and four ages of man. Airbrush by Lois Hague, 1991.
  • The four elements, four qualities, four humours, four seasons, and four ages of man. Airbrush by Lois Hague, 1991.
  • Saint Paul preaches before a small group in a crowded forum in Athens. Etching by J.A. Bellanger, 1749, after himself.
  • Merry Christmas! : Christmas? Never heard of it... but thanks for the present / Jandel Scientific GmbH.
  • Merry Christmas! : Christmas? Never heard of it... but thanks for the present / Jandel Scientific GmbH.
  • Merry Christmas! : Christmas? Never heard of it... but thanks for the present / Jandel Scientific GmbH.
  • Merry Christmas! : Christmas? Never heard of it... but thanks for the present / Jandel Scientific GmbH.
  • Hippocrates. Engraving (?).
  • Hippocrates. Engraving (?).
  • Saint George on horseback, naked and wearing a helmet, fighting the dragon. Stipple engraving by W. Roffe after F.R. Roffe after W. Wyon, ca. 1851.
  • The emblematic figure of a man representing secularisation, technical innovation, educational reforms and liberal politics in the United Kingdom. Lithograph, ca. 1830.