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  • Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Line engraving by G. Volpato, 1761.
  • The Persian sibyl. Engraving by P. Fontana after J. Volpato after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • Christ makes wine out of water at the marriage at Cana. Etching by G. Volpato, 1772, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • The School of Athens: a key to the figures in the centre of the composition. Engraving by G. Volpato, after Raphael.
  • The Cumaean, Persian, Phrygian and Tiburtine sibyls. Engraving by G. Volpato, 1772, after Raphael.
  • Couples entertain one another and refreshments are served by a boy. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.
  • A boy is shovelling bread into the baker's oven as one picks up sheaves of wheat and another holds up a tray. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Francesco Maggiotto.
  • A woman is looking at the pot the man has given to her to examine, he takes others from his basket hoping she might buy. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.
  • A man is walking with a stick and has a drum strapped to his back, two dogs in fancy dress are with him and a boy who is carrying a hoop and two swords. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Francesco Maggiotto.
  • Labourers felling trees and moving the trunks on the side of a mountain. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Marco Ricci.
  • A travelling tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious patient. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.
  • Two men are having a dispute over a card game, one man has raised his tankard and the table has been broken, one man flees from the room and another attempts to ease the situation. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.
  • Mercury [Hermes]. Engraving by Cook, 1789, after G. Volpato and R. Morghen.
  • A young man plays a violin in front of a Punch and Judy stand with the puppeteer nearby. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Francesco Maggiotto.
  • A boy plays a tune as a man dances and encourages a bear on a rope to dance as well, another chained bear is close by with a monkey on its back. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Francesco Maggiotto.
  • A travelling tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious patient. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.
  • A man is testing the sharpness of a blade which he has been grinding on the wheel turned by the boy. Engraving by Gio. Volpato after Domenico Maggiotto.
  • A boy drinks milk from the flask that a young woman has given him from her panier. Engraving by Giovanni Volpato after Francesco Maggiotto.
  • Rome, Palazzo Farnese: paintings of the loves of the gods by Annibale Carracci. Engraving by P. Bettelini and G. Volpato after A. Carracci, ca. 1800.
  • Martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Engraving by G. Volpato after S. Tofanelli after G. Reni.
  • Cupid. Etching by P. Vitali after G. Reni.
  • The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by G. Volpato after G. Cades after Raphael.
  • Saint John the Baptist. Etching by R. Morghen after S. Tofanelli after G. Reni.