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  • The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.
  • The birth of Christ; the Virgin kneels before the manger. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • God and his angels sit in judgment; they divide humanity into the elect and the damned. Mezzotint by J. Stephenson after J. Martin.
  • A mint liqueur label illustrated with two men, an angel and a crown. Engraving, 19th century.
  • The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.
  • Saint John the Evangelist watches an angel giving robes to martyrs. Woodcut.
  • Christ appears in the skies on the day of judgement. Engraving by J. Cole after M. Rota after Michelangelo.
  • Adam is formed by God. Etching by G.B. Leonetti after C. Cencioni after Nicola Pisano.
  • Angels venerating a monstrance. Coloured lithograph, 1842.
  • A putto pours a phial into a dragon's mouth, pumping a bellows with his other hand; representing the fixing of volatile matter in the alchemical process. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • The genius of painting, preferring sacred to secular history, brings to the public the history of Samson, and writes a dedication to E. Colbert. Etching by J. Gillet and F. Verdier after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • The birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.
  • David playing the harp for a melancholy Saul to ease his mind, they are surrounded by courtiers. Etching by J. Kip after G. Freman.
  • Episodes in the Old Testament. Engraving by M.T.
  • The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ. Stipple engraving by G.S. & J.G. Facius, 1806, after J. Reynolds.
  • Angels making up and dispensing a medicine. Wood inlay attributed to Luigi Gargiulo.
  • God looks on unimpressed as Adam blames Eve for the transgression. Engraving by P.I. Drevet, c. 1720, after N. Coypel.
  • Ezekiel has a vision of angels and spheres with eyes coasting along the thunderstruck sea. Etching by R. Pranker, 176-, after B. Picart.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.
  • The mystic marriage of Catherine of Alexandria and the infant Christ. Etching by C. Bouzonnet Stella after F. Lauri.
  • The naked are led to hell on the day of judgement. Etching.
  • A collection of flowers in ornamental arrangement with garland, urn and cherubs. Etching by J. Edwards, c.1790, after himself.
  • The adoration of the shepherds. Etching by F. Berardi after G. Magni after C. Dolci.
  • 'Quatre Putti', four winged angels floating against a blue sky, an illustration by Philippe Barnier representing a safe-sex advertisement for Landsforeningen for bøsser & lesbiske/Sundhedsstyrelsen (The Danish National Association of Gays & Lesbians). Colour lithograph by Peter Willersted and Keszler Fotosats, 1988.
  • Crimean War: a guardian angel appearing to a widow mourning the death of her husband on the battlefield. Coloured aquatint by J. Harris, 1856, after O. Norie and W. Bullock Webster.
  • Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.
  • Christ appears to the holy women after his death. Engraving by G. Huret after himself.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Heal the sick. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.