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Cupids in a sailing boat, representing the element water. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1802, after A.W. Devis.
Devis, Arthur William, 1762-1822.Date: Jan.y 30 1802Reference: 673501i
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A woman playing the lute; representing music. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25860i
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Hymen is kneeling before Fortune, who is balancing blindfolded on a wheel, presenting her with two hearts joined together by his arrow; representing the request for a good marriage. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 39002i
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A laurel branch and a palm branch occupied by a snake and a dove; representing success when cunning (the snake) is allied to simplicity (the dove). Woodcut and letterpress, 1621.
Taubmann, Friedrich, 1565?-1613.Date: 1621Reference: 567443i
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Bellerophon slaying the Chimera; representing the defeat of heresy (Protestantism) in Belgium by Ferdinand of Spain. Etching by T. van Thulden, c. 1640, after P.P. Rubens, 1635.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: 1635Reference: 27226i
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Thomas Greenhill. Line engraving by J. Nutting, 1705, after P. Berchet after T. Murray.
Murray, Thomas, 1663-1734.Date: 1705Reference: 3782i
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Two putti supporting a roundel with the portrait of John Bulwer; above, coat of arms. Etching, ca. 1650.
J. B. (John Bulwer), 1606-1656.Date: [1650]Reference: 567600i
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Winter weather, associated with the struggle of high art against competition from lowlife artists. Etching by P. Testa, 1641.
Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650.Date: [1641?]Reference: 3162937i
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A man and a woman are weighed to assess their wealth for the purpose of marriage. Engraving, ca. 1600, after C. van Mander.
Mander, Carel van, 1548-1606.Date: 1600Reference: 38956i
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The genius of Salvator Rosa. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673.Reference: 38759i
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Medicine chest supplied to Shackleton Expedition
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A woman personifying night carries two babies over the land, representing sleep and death. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1764, after Annibale Carracci.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.Date: [1764?]Reference: 11680i
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Corruption in the British government under Walpole, and its opponents represented by Caleb D'Anvers: seven scenes. Engraving, 1731.
D'Anvers, Caleb.Date: 1731Reference: 576585i
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Influenza, sore throat, cold, asthma, hoarseness, cough.
Date: 1911
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Christ holds up a glass heart filled with animals (sins) and cures a sick woman with the fluid from the wound in his side. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
Date: 1578Reference: 26628i
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A deathbed: a man breathes his last, the devil flies down and grabs his soul (in the form of a baby) from his mouth. Engraving, 16--.
Date: [between 1600 and 1699?]Reference: 586211i
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A woman uses a needle and thread to illustrate the argument that there is no pleasure without suffering. Engraving by J. Swelinck, 1627, after A.P. van de Venne after J. Cats.
Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660.Date: [1627]Reference: 2822685i
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A solicitor and a barrister throw black paint or tar at a woman sitting at the feet of a statue of Justice. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1892.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: January 9th 1892Reference: 564947i
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An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism, a telescope, a rod refracted in water, and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. Macquin.
M'Quin, A. D. (Ange Denis), 1756-1823.Date: January 1820Reference: 25681i
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A man caught between the female personifications of vice and virtue. Etching by Louis Desplaces after Paolo Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Date: [between 1729 and 1742]Reference: 27737i
Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France.
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John Ray, with a vignette of Britannia crowning Ray as the prince of English botanists. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1804, after T. Uwins and Mary Beale.
Beale, Mary, 1633-1699.Date: 1804Reference: 8133i
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A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26702i
Part of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A bird's beak cuts a woman's hand; representing the sense of touch and the fact that it persists longer (in pain) than the other senses. Engraving, 16--.
Reference: 27049i
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A temple with a fountain, representing sandbath treatment for gout and other diseases at Bad Köstritz. Colour lithograph attributed to P. Scheurich, ca. 1910.
Scheurich, Paul, 1883-1945.Date: [1910?]Reference: 756228i
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Thanks to the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Virtue and Truth prevent Human Pride from resisting the efforts of Nature to allow children to live a happy life. Engraving by G. Vidal after Ch. Monnet.
Monnet, Charles, 1732-1809?Date: [1782/1785]Reference: 46980i

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Cupids in a sailing boat, representing the element water. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1802, after A.W. Devis.

A woman playing the lute; representing music. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

Hymen is kneeling before Fortune, who is balancing blindfolded on a wheel, presenting her with two hearts joined together by his arrow; representing the request for a good marriage. Coloured lithograph.

A laurel branch and a palm branch occupied by a snake and a dove; representing success when cunning (the snake) is allied to simplicity (the dove). Woodcut and letterpress, 1621.

Bellerophon slaying the Chimera; representing the defeat of heresy (Protestantism) in Belgium by Ferdinand of Spain. Etching by T. van Thulden, c. 1640, after P.P. Rubens, 1635.

Thomas Greenhill. Line engraving by J. Nutting, 1705, after P. Berchet after T. Murray.

Two putti supporting a roundel with the portrait of John Bulwer; above, coat of arms. Etching, ca. 1650.

Winter weather, associated with the struggle of high art against competition from lowlife artists. Etching by P. Testa, 1641.

A man and a woman are weighed to assess their wealth for the purpose of marriage. Engraving, ca. 1600, after C. van Mander.

The genius of Salvator Rosa. Etching by Salvator Rosa.

Medicine chest supplied to Shackleton Expedition

A woman personifying night carries two babies over the land, representing sleep and death. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1764, after Annibale Carracci.

Corruption in the British government under Walpole, and its opponents represented by Caleb D'Anvers: seven scenes. Engraving, 1731.

Influenza, sore throat, cold, asthma, hoarseness, cough.

Christ holds up a glass heart filled with animals (sins) and cures a sick woman with the fluid from the wound in his side. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.

A deathbed: a man breathes his last, the devil flies down and grabs his soul (in the form of a baby) from his mouth. Engraving, 16--.

A woman uses a needle and thread to illustrate the argument that there is no pleasure without suffering. Engraving by J. Swelinck, 1627, after A.P. van de Venne after J. Cats.

A solicitor and a barrister throw black paint or tar at a woman sitting at the feet of a statue of Justice. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1892.

An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism, a telescope, a rod refracted in water, and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. Macquin.

A man caught between the female personifications of vice and virtue. Etching by Louis Desplaces after Paolo Caliari, il Veronese.

John Ray, with a vignette of Britannia crowning Ray as the prince of English botanists. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1804, after T. Uwins and Mary Beale.

A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

A bird's beak cuts a woman's hand; representing the sense of touch and the fact that it persists longer (in pain) than the other senses. Engraving, 16--.

A temple with a fountain, representing sandbath treatment for gout and other diseases at Bad Köstritz. Colour lithograph attributed to P. Scheurich, ca. 1910.

Thanks to the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Virtue and Truth prevent Human Pride from resisting the efforts of Nature to allow children to live a happy life. Engraving by G. Vidal after Ch. Monnet.