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  • An Englishman and Asian man seated in a pavilion playing chess and both smoking the hooka. Coloured aquatint by T. Rickards, ca. 1804, after C. Gold.
  • A drunken scene in a dancing hall with a sly customer eyeing a girl. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by M. Liart, c. 1783, after A. van Ostade.
  • A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by J. Heudelot, late 18th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • Six figures passing the time with various entertainments. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, 1771, after G.M. Kraus.
  • A man sits drinking at a table and is entertained by a fiddler as a woman holds his music open. Etching by D. Deuchar, 18th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • Children watching a magic lantern show. Coloured lithograph.
  • Men playing backgammon outside in an arbor, nearby others smoke and drink. Etching by J. de Visscher after A. van Ostade.
  • The interior of a tavern with men and women carousing at a table and children on the floor. Mezzotint, early 19th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • An Englishman and Asian man seated in a pavilion playing chess and both smoking the hooka. Coloured aquatint by T. Rickards, c. 1804, after C. Gold.
  • A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: staff, visitors and patients enjoying a concert, the singer stands on a table. Lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
  • A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
  • A crowd of people have gathered to watch two men performing on a table in front of a tent; children are peeping through the canvas from the side. Lithograph by Engelmann after S. Baptiste, 1827.
  • Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths, eating, etc.: the twin domes of Greenwich Hospital are visible in the background. Wood engraving by [I.B.] after Findlay.
  • A man sitting indoors with tobacco pipe, jar and beer jug, behind a woman watches two card players. Engraving by Merot, junior, after A. van Ostade.
  • A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients engaged in reading, writing, playing cards, etc. Coloured lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
  • Five men indoors round a table smoking and playing backgammon, behind a man and women talk. Etching by J. Suyderhoff after A. van Ostade, 1670.
  • People sliding down a hill in Malvern. Wood engraving by O.T., 1860.
  • Children playing at creating the effect of a wet day with bellows, watering-can and an umbrella. Chromolithograph after E. Lees after A. Havers, 1890.
  • A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: in the afternoon, nurses massage a patient, apply electrical muscle stimulation, knit and chat. Colour and coloured lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
  • A man has an open box with figures in it resting on a chair, young children are crowding round to see the show. Mezzotint after E. van Heemskerck..
  • People sliding down a hill in Malvern. Wood engraving by O.T., 1860.
  • Men and boys at a table drinking as a musician plays the lute. Engraving by A. Reindel, early 19th century, after A. Desenne after B. Manfredi, c. 1600.
  • Boer War: two wounded men, one Boer and one British, playing at cards in a hospital ward as a nurse looks on. Pen and ink drawing by G. B.
  • Children playing in their nursery: performing at and attending the theatre. Chromolithograph after E. Lees after A. Havers, 1890.
  • Carter's Little Liver Pills.
  • Crowds at Greenwich Park, dancing, watching side shows, etc. Engraving by A. H. Payne after A. Wray.
  • Carter's Little Liver Pills.
  • Four jovial gentlemen in a tavern, one holds a bowl to the face of his drunk companion. Mezzotint by Maucourt, c. 1764, after himself.
  • Entertainment ephemera. Box 1.