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  • A Chinese man with bound feet being led to execution by two Chinese men holding swords. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • Macbeth, the three witches, Hecate, and the eight kings, in a cave. Stipple print by R. Thew after J. Reynolds, 1 December 1802.
  • A Chinese officer is holding a prisoner by his chain and leading him away into exile. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • An écorché figure, lying supine on a slab, with its right leg flexed over the side. Stipple print by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
  • Saint John the Baptist as a child, holding a lamb. Stipple print by A.J. Mécou after G. Reverdin after Leonardo da Vinci, 18--.
  • Catherine II in lavish dress, seated in an armchair; crown on a table in the background. Stipple print by C. Watson after A. Roslin, 1787.
  • Two Chinese men wearing red jackets are holding a Chinese prisoner by the ears and under the arms. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese officer is leading a prisoner away while a second officer holding a sword is standing behind him. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is burning his eyes with lime. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man seated on a square block of wood is tied to it with a chain round his neck. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese interpreter kneeling with a stick behind his knees is being tortured by two men standing on the stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is hitting him with a wooden stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man kneeling on the ground and held by a man in uniform is being hit by a man wearing a similar uniform. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man is hanging up from a rope attached to a wooden structure and resting on a bamboo stick held by two Chinese men. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.
  • A Chinese prisoner who has tried to escape is lying on the ground while a man wearing a red jacket is cutting his ankles with a sword. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • The death of Arcite: the dying Arcite lies on the bed holding the hand of a young lady, surrounded by a king, servants and a friend in armour. Stipple print by F. Bartolozzi after W. Hamilton.
  • A Chinese man with his hands bound in a wooden grid, kneeling on the ground, is tortured by two men holding a long stick and a man with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • An écorché figure, lying supine on a dissecting table, observed by two students: four instruments of dissection, including a scalpel, forceps and scissors, are also shown resting on the table. Stipple print by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
  • A Chinese man with bound hands, surrounded by a guard holding a chain and a guard holding a stick, is kneeling before a magistrate seated at his desk and his two assistants. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • Atala receiving her last communion from the missionary Père Aubry, while her dog and Chactas are crouching at the end of her camp in a mountain cave. Stipple print with etching by Fortier and J.P. Simon after Jean Baptiste Mallet.
  • A Chinese man with his hands bound behind his back and two red flags on his head is being whipped with wooden sticks, as he is led to trial by a man beating a gong. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man is lying on an horizontal pillory while two Chinese men are tying a rope around the wooden structure at its base and a third man is hammering on a pole in order to crush the victim's ankles. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • An episode in King Henry VI, part II: Margerie Jourdayne with others conjure up a diabolical spirit in the hope of revealing to Humfrey Duke of Gloucester the results of competing claims to the English crown. Colour stipple print by C.G. Playter and R. Thew after J. Opie, 1796.
  • Pierre-Joseph Desault. Stipple engraving by
  • William Gilbert. Stipple engraving by R. Clamp, 1796, after Harding.
  • Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Lamarck. Stipple engraving by J. Hopwood, 1805, after J. L. David.
  • Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after J. C. Naigeon.
  • Antoine de Jussieu [detail]. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1803, after Thévenin.