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  • Bas-reliefs of the conjoint twins called the Biddenden Maids, and five other subjects. Etching, 1775.
  • Genealogical table of the Franconian line of the Hohenzollern arranged in circular writing in the shape of the Prussian royal crown surrounding the complete set of coats of arms of the line. Engraving by M. Buchinger.
  • Chang Yu-sing the Chinese giant, and Chung Mow, a dwarf. Photograph.
  • Chang Yu-sing the Chinese giant, with his wife King-Foo,and Chung Mow, a dwarf. Wood engraving.
  • Hélène and Judith, siamese twins, known as the Hungarian sisters. Etching by B. Cole.
  • Hélène and Judith, conjoint twins known as The Hungarian Sisters. Line engraving by J. Chevillet after J. de Sève.
  • Edward Bamfield, a giant, and John Coan, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Roberts, 1771, after B. Rackstraw.
  • Henry Blacker, a giant. Line engraving.
  • Matthias Buchinger, a phocomelic man. Etching by J. Gleadah.
  • A red-faced sun rises above a city; stunted trees stand in the foreground; representing either the culmination of the alchemical work or the star of hope that inspires the alchemist through his tribulations. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A red-faced sun rises above a city; stunted trees stand in the foreground; representing either the culmination of the alchemical work or the star of hope that inspires the alchemist through his tribulations. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A black sun with a face descends behind the horizon of a marshy landscape; representing the state of putrefaction in alchemy. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A black sun with a face descends behind the horizon of a marshy landscape; representing the state of putrefaction in alchemy. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A red-faced sun rises above a city; stunted trees stand in the foreground; representing either the culmination of the alchemical work or the star of hope that inspires the alchemist through his tribulations. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A black sun with a face descends behind the horizon of a marshy landscape; representing the state of putrefaction in alchemy. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • Doctor Rock, a medicine vendor, selling his wares from a horse-drawn carriage to a crowd. Engraving.
  • Doctor Rock, a medicine vendor, selling his wares from a horse-drawn carriage to a crowd. Engraving.
  • A moon above a queen dressed in blue, and a sun above a king dressed in red; representing two alchemical principles: the dissolving 'lac virginis' (mercury) and the coagulating masculine principle (sulphur). Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A prince, clad in gold, succeeds the King; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A black man with a red head and right arm emerges from a foul stream into a landscape where a winged woman is waiting for him with a red garment; representing the transformations of the alchemical work from corruption to perfection. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • Matthias Buchinger, a phocomelic man. Engraving after M. Buchinger, 1724.
  • Queen's Royal Volunteer Battalion.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, eating and drinking to excess. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • The temple of Aesculapius at Epidaurus: the portico. Watercolour by G.M. Goring, 1911, after A. Defrasse.