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  • The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • Jesus calls Matthew away from his vocation as a tax collector. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after S. Wiedenbauer after G.A. Pordenone.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by J-F. Beauvarlet after J-M. Vien.
  • A woman is interrogated by an official who demands her name and status: she says she is a sensitive woman, but he requires a different kind of status, so she suggests that she is a woman of private means. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, 1828.
  • A crowd of injured men being helped into a public office by family and friends, who appear to be campaigning on their behalf. Etching attributed to G. Cruikshank.
  • Christ calls Matthew to be among his apostles. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • Christ feasts in Zacchaeus's well-stocked house. Etching by J.B. Vrints after P. van der Borcht.
  • Four men sit round a tax collector and blow smoke in his face. Coloured aquatint,by J.C. Ziegler, 1799, after R. Newton.
  • Death mask of Jean Conradin Heidegger, Bürgermeister of Zurich. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • A man whose face Lavater describes as fitting for a councillor. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • Jean Conradin Heidegger, Bürgermeister of Zurich, on his death-bed. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Susanna molested by the elders. Engraving after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • Susanna's innocence is proven by the young prophet Daniel. Engraving by E.G. Krüger after J-H. Fragonard after Valentin de Boulogne.
  • Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century.
  • Jesus calls Matthew from among the businessmen of Capernaum. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after L. Carracci.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by Lucas Vorsterman junior after Cornelis Schut.