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  • The funeral of the Duke of Wellington in St. Paul's Cathedral in 1852. Wood engraving by J.L. Williams, 1852.
  • William Pitt the younger places the dome of St Paul's Cathedral over Lincoln Cathedral; representing Pitt's appointment of George Pretyman (Bishop of Lincoln) as also dean of St Paul's. Etching attributed to J. Gillray, 1787.
  • A printing press with a pair of legs brandishes a quill wrapped around with hissing snakes and sends all those around it flying off. Coloured etching by Paul Pry (William Heath).
  • One man is holding a pistol to another man's head as others make off with cargo from the hold of the ship or consume its contents. Etching by Paul Pry (William Heath).
  • Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Engraving by W. French after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Saint Ambrose barring the emperor Theodosius I from Milan Cathedral. Etching by W. Unger after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Christ and the woman taken in adultery. Engraving by W. Bromley after P.P. Rubens.
  • Saint Francis Xavier performing miracles in Asia: he heals and revives people. Etching by W. Unger after P.P. Rubens.
  • Surrounded by lions, Daniel prays for his life. Coloured mezzotint by W. Ward, 1794, after P.P. Rubens.
  • Saint Ildephonsus. Etching by W. Unger after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Etching by W. Unger after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Charles Robert Darwin. Etching by P.A. Rajon, ca. 1877, after W.W. Ouless, 1875.
  • Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus). Line engraving by W. Marshall after J. Payne or P. van Sompel after P.P. Rubens.
  • Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus). Line engraving by W. Marshall after J. Payne or P. van Sompel after P.P. Rubens.
  • Charles Robert Darwin. Etching by P.A. Rajon, ca. 1877, after W.W. Ouless, 1875.
  • Charles Robert Darwin. Etching by P.A. Rajon, ca. 1877, after W.W. Ouless, 1875.
  • Henry Davis Pochin. Etching by P.A. Rajon after W. W. Ouless, 1875.
  • Sir Isaac Newton: monument. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after W. Kent and M. Rysbrack.
  • A girl returns to her family home in the village where her fine clothes and shoes are burnt by her father and she is given a peasant dress to wear. Lithograph by Thos. & Wm. Fairland, 1832, after P.E. Destouches.
  • A girl returns to her family home in the village where her fine clothes and shoes are burnt by her father and she is given a peasant dress to wear. Lithograph by Thos. & Wm. Fairland, 1832, after P.E. Destouches.
  • Two lions, with a lioness lying between them. Engraving by W. Walker after F. Snyders, 1782.
  • Magicians leaving the wood where they successfully performed incantations. Etching by P.Sandby and E. Rooker, 1763, after J. Collins.
  • De musculis et glandulis observationum specimen. Cum epistolis duabus anatomicis / [Nicolaus Steno].
  • A sinful courtier in Whitehall is compared to a toad and found to be the more loathsome of the two. Engraving, 16--.
  • Two men sit drinking and smoking at a tavern table. Engraving by J. Williams, c. 1792, after a painting attributed to A. Brouwer.
  • Popes and other churchmen: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • A futuristic vision: the advance of technology leads to rapid transport, sophisticated tastes among the masses, mechanization, and extravagant building projects. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • A futuristic vision: the advance of technology leads to rapid transport, sophisticated tastes among the masses, mechanization, and extravagant building projects. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • A futuristic vision: technology is over-sophisticated, and the masses devote themselves to intellectual pursuits, while the basic needs of society are neglected. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828, after F.A.