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  • Belisarius as a blind old man with a stick, leans against a column with broken masonry around him and stretches out his hands: he is watched by people in the background. Engraving by R. Strange after S. Rosa.
  • Plato discussing philosophical matters with others in the garden of the Academia. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • Diogenes casting away his bowl as he sees a young man drinking out of his hands. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Tritons fighting over a nereid. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Martyrdom of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. Engraving by P. Simon after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • The origin of the fig: Ceres gives the first fig to Phytalus in thanks for his hospitality. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • A man in ancient costume is sitting asleep in a wilderness near a Roman river god who points into the distance; representing the dream of Aeneas. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Diogenes, being offered whatever he wants by Alexander the Great, asks Alexander to step aside so that he can see the sun: Alexander realizes that the person who desires little is happier than the person who demands much. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Democritus. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Jason fighting with the dragon. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Democritus sits in meditation surrounded by ruins and skulls. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by J. Neagle, 1808, after Salvator Rosa and after R. Cook.
  • John the Baptist preaches in the wilderness. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
  • Marcus Atilius Regulus placed in a barrel lined with iron spikes; Carthaginian soldiers hammer more spikes into the barrel and prepare to close the lid. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Alexander the Great being mocked by the apprentices in the studio of Apelles. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • The temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Engraving by C. Lambertini after A. Villa after S. Rosa.
  • Plato discussing philosophical matters with others in the garden of the Academia. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • Saul consults Samuel after the witch of Endor has conjured him from the dead; demons crowd the background. Engraving by J. Taylor after S. Rosa, 1813.
  • The good Samaritan pouring oils on a wounded half-dead man. Line engraving by P. Casteels after S. Rosa.
  • The martyrdom of Saint William of Malevale. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Saul consults Samuel after the witch of Endor has conjured him from the dead; demons crowd the background. Engraving by A. Laurent, 17--, after S. Rosa.
  • Saint William of Maleval. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Tobit and the angel. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
  • A harbour in the evening with men working in the foreground, while others are contemplating the sunset or swimming. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Sea monsters fighting. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Roman augurs interpreting the flight of birds. Etching by J. Goupy, 1724, after S. Rosa.
  • The genius of Salvator Rosa. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • Saint John the Baptist. Aquatint after Salvator Rosa.