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  • Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Drawing by or after E. Le Sueur, 16--.
  • Poison romance and poison mysteries / by C.J.S. Thompson.
  • Humane destruction of rats and mice / by C.W. Hume.
  • A mechanical account of poisons in several essays / By Richard Mead.
  • Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by W. Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Line engraving by B. Audran, the elder, after E. Le Sueur.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip of Acarnania by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him despite allegations that it was a poison. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1772, after B. West, the elder.
  • A man in protective clothing pouring a toxic substance: the importance of protective clothing in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the World Health Organisation, 2000.
  • A skull and cross bones representing a warning about the dangers of handling toxic substances in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the World Health Organisation, 2000.
  • Furnace used in processing arsenic. Etching.
  • Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.
  • Alexander the Great discussing with Philip, his physician, a letter he received from General Parmenio accusing Philip of poisoning him. Coloured chalk drawing attributed to the Florentine school, c. 1730-1750.
  • The importance of protective clothing when handling toxic substances in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the World Health Organisation, 2000.
  • Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward I's arm. Line engraving by Brown after W.M. Craig.
  • Adzooks! 'Adalin' is not a poison... : the proof of liver extract 'Campolon' is in the blood-count.
  • Traité sur le vénin de la vipere, sur les poisons americains, sur le laurier-cerise et sur quelques autres poisons végetau / [Tr. by J. d'Arcet.] On y a joint des observations sur la structure primitive du corps animal. Différentes expériences sur la reproduction des nerfs, et la description d'un nouveau canal de l'œil. Par M.r Felix Fontana ... [Ed. by J. Gibelin].
  • Traité sur le vénin de la vipere, sur les poisons americains, sur le laurier-cerise et sur quelques autres poisons végetau / [Tr. by J. d'Arcet.] On y a joint des observations sur la structure primitive du corps animal. Différentes expériences sur la reproduction des nerfs, et la description d'un nouveau canal de l'œil. Par M.r Felix Fontana ... [Ed. by J. Gibelin].
  • Urgent request to supporters of UFAW : cruel poisons ... the Deer (England and Wales ) bill ... / UFAW.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in Philip, his physician, by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him after receiving a letter from General Parmenio suggesting that Philip is poisoning him. Pen drawing attributed to an artist in the circle of G. Cades.
  • Alexander the Great, demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him after receiving a letter from General Parmenio indicating that Philip is poisoning him, they are surrounded by concerned statesmen and soldiers. Aquatint by P. Allais.
  • Adzooks! 'Adalin' is not a poison... : the proof of liver extract 'Campolon' is in the blood-count.
  • People reaching for alcoholic drink falling from a pile of barrels of liquor likened to the upas-tree; skeletons litter the ground. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1842.
  • King Edward I of England, wounded in the arm during a Crusade, has the poison sucked from the wound by Queen Eleanor. Lithograph by J. Linnell, 1845, after J. Severn.
  • Alexander the Great, demonstrating his trust in Philip, his physician, by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him after receiving a letter from General Parmenio suggesting that Philip is poisoning him. Coloured pencil drawing by L. Chodowiecka.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Line engraving by B. Audran, the elder, after E. Le Sueur.
  • Traité sur le vénin de la vipere, sur les poisons americains, sur le laurier-cerise et sur quelques autres poisons végetau / [Tr. by J. d'Arcet.] On y a joint des observations sur la structure primitive du corps animal. Différentes expériences sur la reproduction des nerfs, et la description d'un nouveau canal de l'œil. Par M.r Felix Fontana ... [Ed. by J. Gibelin].
  • Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip of Acarnania by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him despite allegations that it was a poison. Oil painting by Benjamin West, ca. 1771.
  • Animals (cruel poisons) act, 1962 / C.W. Hume.
  • Adzooks! 'Adalin' is not a poison... : the proof of liver extract 'Campolon' is in the blood-count.