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  • Portrait of John Evelyn (1620-1706), after Nanteuil by Swain. With autograph
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • John Evelyn. Line engraving by J. Swaine.
  • Sir Rickman John Godlee. Photograph by Swaine, 1922.
  • Sir Rickman John Godlee. Photograph by Swaine, 1922.
  • Deaf and dumb people from the Hackney Mission to the Deaf and Dumb performing plays, sign language, and portraits of staff at the institution. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1884, after H. Morehen.
  • University College Hospital, Bloomsbury, London: Christmas scenes. Process print by J. Swain after H. Morehen.
  • Sadler's Wells and other places of resort beside the New River: two workmen digging a trench for water-pipes in the foreground. Etching by J. Swaine after himself, 1795.
  • A dismayed man reading his doctor's recommendations to cut back on aspects of life that he enjoys. Wood engraving by Swains, 1888, after Sir J. Tenniel.
  • A French supporter of the Paris Commune prefers to throw an incendiary bomb to advance equality, while a British workman prefers to smoke his pipe in the interests of liberty. Wood engraving by J. Swain, ca. 1871, after Sir J. Tenniel.
  • Sir Isaac Newton. Engraving by J. Swaine after E. Seeman, 1726.
  • The wheel of fortune (left); a medieval lead coffin (right). Line engraving by J. Swaine after T. Hollis.
  • A large vehicle (Phoebus's cart), on which is an electrical generator, being pulled along by winged horses with light bulbs on their heads: electricity sweeps all before it. Wood engraving by Swain, 1881, after J. Tenniel.
  • Joe Huggins, condemned for throttling an old gentleman, is stripped to the waist and kneeling before policemen pleading for mercy while the executioner is rolling up the sleeves of his shirt to begin with the flogging. Wood engraving by J. Swain after Sir J. Tenniel, 1872.
  • First Vatican Council, 1869-1870: Pope Pius IX leading his cardinals across a plank of wood placed on the ice, watched by Mr Punch. Wood engraving by Swain after J. Tenniel, 1869.
  • Sir Isaac Newton. Engraving by J. Swaine after E. Seeman, 1726.
  • A pharmacist making up a prescription for a kangaroo; representing Chamberlain's advocacy of the Commonwealth of Australia. Wood engraving by J. Swain after Sir J. Tenniel, 1900.
  • Sir Christopher Wren. Engraving by Swaine after Sir G. Kneller, 1711.
  • The adoration of the magi. Etching by J. Swaine after R. Shipster after medieval bas-relief.
  • A Romany fortune-teller is reading the palm of a young woman suffering unrequited love; two other Romany women are leaning over a fence and children are sitting around a fire. Etching by P.W. Tomkins after H.W. Bunbury, 1791.