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  • Vishnu and Lakshmi (?) seated on golden thrones, across each other. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • An Indian god and goddess, each with four arms, seated on golden thrones. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva and Parvati sitting on their throne with Nandi the bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • A woman on a throne in a classroom; representing grammar. Etching by C. Schut.
  • Soldiers bring Daniel before a throne to be judged. Engraving after M. de Vos.
  • Buddhist monks receiving lunch at Sutthai Sawan Throne Hall, Bangkok. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • Buddhist monks receiving lunch at Sutthai Sawan Throne Hall, Bangkok. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • A Chinese physician sitting on a throne (?) surrounded by fruits, flowers and insects. Engraving.
  • A Chinese deity, seated on a red throne. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A Chinese deity seated on a lotus throne. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • The martyrdom of Julitta and her infant son Cyricus: while Julitta is on the rack before the governor's throne, an enraged governor is lifting her son to hurl him on the steps of his throne. Etching after D. Dodd.
  • Elaborate wooden throne in church of St Michel and St Gudule in Brussels. Coloured lithograph after Elliot.
  • Saint Helena: on her throne (left) and discovering the true Cross (right); types of fibula (below). Engraving.
  • Queen Victoria wearing a tiara, standing next to her throne. Mezzotint by C.E. Wagstaff after T. Sully, 1839.
  • John Bull on a throne receiving emaciated and tattered supplicants for charity, including Napoleon. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1814.
  • Louis XVIII sits on a throne surrounded by bowing marshals who offer their loyalty. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1814.
  • A Chinese deity with dark complexion and beard, seated on a throne. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Baby Krishna sucking his toes, on his cobra throne, attended by female attendants, all surrounded by decorative borders. Wood engraving.
  • Tongues of fire appear to the apostles, who sit around a throne, occupied by the praying Virgin Mary. Reproduction of a woodcut.
  • A fox is petitioning the lion dressed as king, while injured animals surround the throne. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.
  • Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (?) on a throne, with a man held by two soldiers standing before him. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (?) on a throne, with a man held by two soldiers standing before him. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • King Edward VI, seated on a throne, presenting the Charter of Bridewell Hospital to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London. Engraving by G. Vertue after H. Holbein, 1750.
  • Jupiter represented as a majestic personage seated on a throne, holding in his hands a sceptre and a thunderbolt; at his feet stands a spread eagle. Engraving by Philibert Bouttats.
  • Lady Jane Grey, head and shoulders, in a medallion, above an empty throne; in the foreground, a woman holding a coat of arms mourns her. Engraving by G. Vertue, 1748.
  • Henry VIII holding the hand of Ann Boleyn; Cardinal Wolsey sits by the throne on the right, Katherine of Aragon in the background. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth, 1804.
  • A Chinese deity identified as Kuan Yin, seated in the lotus position on a jade throne, with ten arms, carrying weapons, a bell and round objects. Painting by a Chinese artist.
  • The dance of death: Death appears to the people in the inn and instigates them, the proletariat, to clear the throne to make way for communism. Drawing by or after E. Ille.
  • The deity Guanyin (Kuan Yin) seated on a lotus throne with eight arms, carrying a sword, axe, lantern, a swastika and two Chinese characters. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Daniel O'Connell devoutly kisses the foot of Lord John Russell, leader of the House, dressed as the Pope and seated on a papal throne. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1837.