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  • Cow's urine used as a medical treatment in India: a sick man is held over a cow's hindquarters, so that the cow's urine streams onto his face. Engraving by C. du Bosc after B. Picart, ca. 1730.
  • The tomb of Queen Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey. Engraving with etching by Claude du Bosc after H.F. Gravelot.
  • Elymas (also known as Bar-Jesus) the magician is rendered blind by Paul in front of the proconsul of Cyprus. Engraving by C. Dubosc after Raphael.
  • Saint Paul. Engraving by C. Du Bosc after Raphael.
  • Four blind men and a boy playing musical instruments and singing. Etching by C. Du Bosc after A. Watteau.
  • Top: Chinese men seeking alms by threatening to kill themselves by self-mutilation, one (left) kneeling to hit his head against a rock, and the other (right) with burning herbs on his head; below, a monk being whipped as a punishment for promiscuity. Engraving by C. Du Bosc after B. Picart after J. Nieuhof.
  • A busy drinking scene outside a tavern with the landlord taking a drink order from a new customer. Engraving by C. Du Bosc after J. Laguerre.
  • Constantinople: a girl embroidering. Engraving by C. Du Bosc, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
  • The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.
  • The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.
  • A dying Parsee with a small dog held with its muzzle to his mouth, to receive his departing soul. Engraving attributed to C. du Bosc after B. Picart, ca. 1730.
  • The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.