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  • A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics or 'natural philosophy'. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.
  • A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.
  • Academy or university, Portugal or Brazil: elevation. Etching.
  • Putti plan war manoeuvres on maps with the help of geometrical diagrams; representing geometry and military science. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.
  • Different attributes and displays of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Engraving by Grignion after Le Clerc.
  • A procession of historical figures accompanying a car on which Time sits measuring the globe; representing the triumph of Time. Engraving by S. Pomarede, 1748, after G. Buti after Bonifacio de' Pitati.
  • Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.
  • Wisdom shows Britannia the measurements of the globe; figures representing other continents stand watching. Engraving by W. Swift after W.M. Craig.