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Roman augurs interpreting the flight of birds. Etching by J. Goupy, 1724, after S. Rosa.
Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673.Date: 1724Reference: 37816i
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A rosary, a medallion of St Benedict, a charm said to cause loss of eyesight, and hands showing lines and features to be interpreted by palmistry (including lines forecasting violent death); all illustrating 'superstition'. Engraving.
Reference: 33482i
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A young woman carrying a tray of small pamphlets holds one out for sale. Photogravure by Gebbie & Husson after C. Fould.
Fould, Consuelo, 1862-1927.Reference: 29616i
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Mexico: a sheet of an Aztec document showing a serpent with other divinatory figures. Coloured aquatint by D. Klemi-Bonatti, ca. 1820.
Date: [1820]Reference: 2498771i
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William Smith. Mezzotint, 17--.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 8832i
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A man of occult learning arrives at the house of a cobbler and his wife: the cobbler insults him, the wife defends him. Coloured engraving by L. Truchy after F. Hayman.
Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776.Date: [1743?]Reference: 22165i- Pictures
An episode in The merry wives of Windsor: Ford raises a stick to beat Falstaff disguised as Mrs Ford's maid's aunt. Stipple engraving by T. Ryder, 1801, after J. Durno.
Durno, James, 1755/6-1795.Date: June 4. 1801Reference: 676559i- Pictures
Chinese historical and mythological characters. Album of drawings by a Chinese artist.
Reference: 580456i
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Salomon de Caus incarcerated in the mental asylum of Bicêtre. Lithograph by Lafosse after J.J. Lecurieux, 1845.
Lecurieux, Jacques Joseph, 1801-1867.Date: [1845?]Reference: 658172i