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  • Triptafen-DA combined antidepressant and tranquilliser amitriptyline hydrochloride and perphenazine : large white.
  • Fentazin : marbled white.
  • Fentazin : mazarine blue.
  • Triptafen-DA combined antidepressant and tranquilliser amitriptyline hydrochloride and perphenazine : large white.
  • A cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • Among the many different presentations of penicillin V one name stands out : DQV-K : the quality oral penicillin.
  • A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • When pollen's on the wing... : Rynacrom : disodium cromoglycate for hay fever.
  • Two moths, one a swallow-tail and one possibly a marvel-du-jour (Agriopis species). Stipple engraving with etching.
  • Ethnine Piriex : wood white.
  • A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
  • Choledyl : pale clouded yellow.
  • Capriton for the relief of symptoms of the common cold : small white.
  • A wolf walking towards a dog and away from a sheep, surrounded by various flowers and insects. Engraving by P. Williamson, 1663, after W. Hollar.
  • Ethnine Piriex : wood white.
  • A daffodil (Narcissus species) and tulip (Tulipa species): flowering stems with two butterflies. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Six butterflies, including a swallowtail, fritillary and northern brown. Coloured lithograph.
  • The white silhouette of a butterfly representing the fragility of those living with AIDS against a grey/black tablet form; with the message in German, 'Verdict. AIDS. People with AIDS. Convicted of fear. AIDS see and judge. As the disease. We are concerned'; one of 3 posters advertising the AIDS-Hilfe Tirol. Colour lithograph by Nicolai Buchinger.
  • A lily (Lilium persicum): flowering stem with butterfly, moth and beetle. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Dequadin lozenges : Duke of Burgundy fritillary.
  • A bee, five butterflies (including a pale clouded yellow), six moths and two crane flies with details of antennae. Coloured etching, ca. 1834.
  • Dequadin paint : small pearl bordered fritillary.
  • A butterfly and its shadow with a warning in English and Chinese about the dangers of having multiple partners and the risk of getting AIDS; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Training and Health Education Department, Ministry of Health in Singapore. Colour lithograph, 1992.
  • A yellow butterfly representing part of a message that life goes on after the Trinidad Carnival; a safe-sex advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad and Tobago. Colour lithograph by Illya Furlonge-Walker, ca. 1995.
  • Hazol Drops, Hazol Spray provide long-long-lasting relief from nasal congestion without rebound hyperaemia or other side effects : bath white.
  • A flowering branch of medlar (Mespilus germanica) with butterfly, chrysalis and caterpillar of a Papilio species. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1816.
  • A butterfly. Coloured lithograph.
  • Sir Joseph Banks chasing the butterfly called the Emperor of Morocco. Etching attributed to T. Rowlandson, 1788.
  • Advertisement for 'St Jacobs oil'. Process print, 1890.
  • A lapwing, an owl and a goldfinch set in natural surroundings. Etching by A. Collaert, 17th century.