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  • Saint Stephen, the first martyr. Engraving by E.E. Schäffer, 1850-51, after L. Kupelwieser after Fra Angelico.
  • Saint Thomas the Apostle. Lithograph by J. Linnell, 1850-51, after Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (Fra Angelico).
  • Saint Matthew writing his gospel, accompanied by an angel. Engraving by F. Vernon, 1851, after L. Kupelwieser after Fra Angelico.
  • Ten people at a swimming pool, one of whom will be infected with syphilis before the age of fifty. Lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1940.
  • Syphilis: ten people, one of whom is diagnosed as having syphilis. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1940.
  • A tree made of people, on which a burr (burl) grows like a cancer. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1941.
  • Cancer: three vignettes showing radiotherapy and surgery as the only effective cures, all other remedies being by implication ineffectual. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1941.
  • A lecturer pointing to a large screen, on which projected diagrams of the bodies of a man and a woman are marked with red flags indicating areas where cancer may be first seen. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1941.
  • Cancer: three vignettes showing radiotherapy and surgery as the only effective cures, all other remedies being by implication ineffectual. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1941.
  • A red arrow on a graph pointing upwards through a human body, representing the increase in cancer in the USA. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1941.
  • A lecturer pointing to a large screen, on which projected diagrams of the bodies of a man and a woman are marked with red flags indicating areas where cancer may be first seen. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1941.
  • A red arrow on a graph pointing upwards through a human body, representing the increase in cancer in the USA. Colour lithograph after D. Fellnagel, 1941.
  • Eight men playing quoits in a woodland clearing. Etching by Eugèe Henri Millet, 1873.
  • Head of a dog. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Doctors or medical students listening to their heartbeats using a multiple stethoscope. Photograph.
  • Bruce Conner, 'Fame, October 18', 1989
  • An 'ideal head' shown to have slight idiosyncrasies in physiognomy. Drawing, c. 1789, after Raphael.
  • An 'ideal head' shown to have slight idiosyncrasies in physiognomy. Drawing, c. 1789, after Raphael.
  • Inside the brain / Wellcome Trust.
  • A young child with protruding tongue, showing signs of mental deficiency, sitting on a large upholstered chair. Photograph by Davis.
  • John Pordage. Line engraving after W. Faithorne.
  • Head and shoulders of a young man with protruding ears. Photograph by Davis and Sons.
  • Down's syndrome in two young men and a young woman. Three photographs.
  • A girl with Down's syndrome, sitting in front of an ornate wooden screen, holding a small posy of flowers. Photograph by Chas Marshall.
  • A girl, sitting on a stone bench with a fan folded at her side. Photograph by A. Reston.
  • A group of hospital staff, including nurses wearing matching straw hats, standing outdoors. Photograph.
  • A young man, showing signs of mental deficiency, leaning awkwardly against the back of a chair. Photograph by Davis.
  • A very young girl, showing signs of mental deficiency, seated with her hands clasped upon her lap. Photograph by W. Moscrop.
  • Two boys, one sitting and one standing: the former appears physically deformed. Photograph, 1899.
  • Side profile of a young woman with a misshapen head, wrapped in a tartan shawl, probably in a hospital. Photograph.