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  • A most certaine and true relation of a strange monster or serpent found in the left ventricle of the heart of John Pennant, Gentleman, of the age of 21 yeares.
  • A most certaine and true relation of a strange monster or serpent found in the left ventricle of the heart of John Pennant, Gentleman, of the age of 21 yeares.
  • A most certaine and true relation of a strange monster or serpent found in the left ventricle of the heart of John Pennant, Gentleman, of the age of 21 yeares.
  • A most certaine and true relation of a strange monster or serpent found in the left ventricle of the heart of John Pennant, Gentleman, of the age of 21 yeares.
  • A naked witch carried on the shoulders of a monster sings from a choirbook held with pincers by two grotesque bishops while two apelike swimmers look on. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • A naked witch carried on the shoulders of a monster sings from a choirbook held with pincers by two grotesque bishops while two apelike swimmers look on. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • People and carriages converging on Buckingham House - being met by a fire-breathing monster; representing the King's cancellation of the 'Drawing Room' because of contracting gout. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.
  • A carriage or bathing machine drawn by a sea monster is driven below cliffs: the animal inside has its tail caught in one of the rear wheels; the coachmen and two other passengers speak. Soft-ground etching.
  • Fever, represented as a frenzied beast, stands racked in the centre of a room, while a blue monster, representing ague, ensnares his victim by the fireside; a doctor writes prescriptions to the right. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson after J. Dunthorne, 1788.
  • Fever, represented as a frenzied beast, stands racked in the centre of a room, while a blue monster, representing ague, ensnares his victim by the fireside; a doctor writes prescriptions to the right. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson after J. Dunthorne, 1788.
  • A woman holding a torch is dragging a woman by her hair, another woman is holding her head in despair at the sight of a one-legged man destroying books and instruments; a woman and a sea monster contemplate the scene. Etching, 16--.
  • A man clings to a tree, struggling not to fall into a cauldron containing a monster while a bear and snakes look on; rats gnaw at the trunk of the tree; representing the threat and eventual victory of Death. Engraving by M. Mouzyn, 1656 (?), after A.P. van de Venne.
  • The "Peruvian harpy": a harpy with two tails, horns, fangs, winged ears, and long wavy hair. Coloured etching.
  • The "Peruvian harpy": a harpy with two tails, horns, fangs, winged ears and long wavy hair. Etching attributed to L.A. Boutelou, 1784.
  • Three human figures, each with superfluous body parts growing from their bodies. Engraving, 16--.
  • Foetuses of animals born with abnormalities (e.g. two heads). Engraving by P. Simonneau after himself, 1734.
  • A woman with scales on her upper body and grossly enlarged lower limbs. Watercolour, 1695.
  • Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585 / Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
  • A pair of fabulous creatures, human in appearance but with the heads of animals. Gouache painting by an Persian artist, ca. 1600 (?).
  • Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585 / Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
  • Three human figures, each with superfluous body parts growing from their bodies. Engraving, 16--.
  • C. Gesner, Medici tigurini historiae animalium
  • C. Gesner, Medici tigurini historiae animalium
  • Three human figures, each with superfluous body parts growing from their bodies. Engraving, 16--.
  • Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585 / Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
  • A woman with scales on her upper body and grossly enlarged lower limbs. Watercolour, 1695.
  • A pair of fabulous creatures, human in appearance but with no necks and with black and white patterns over their bodies. Gouache painting by an Persian artist, ca. 1600(?).
  • A crocodile, a gigantic fish and an animal that eats flying fish. Gouache painting.
  • Human figures with the heads of birds and donkeys riding on grotesque beasts. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • The foetus of dogs born as conjoint twins. Engraving by P. Simonneau after himself, 1734.