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A figure composed of barrels batters the drooping head of a thistle; representing the forced resignation of Lord Melville following implications of malversation and the vote on Whitbread's motion. Aquatint by J. Sayer, 1805.
James SayersDate: 26 June 1805Reference: 25936i
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A young woman sits and listens with scorn to a man's declarations of love. Mezzotint by James Wilson after C. Troost.
Cornelis TroostDate: 1700-1799Reference: 28055i
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Inquiry to ascertain the maximum limit of the annual taxation required from the sewers rate-payers : and to advocate for the community the adoption of the principles of joint stock association, for the raising and liquidation of the funds to improve and extend the sewerage, and to intercept from the Thames, the sewage and drainage of London / presented to the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers by A. Sayer.
Sayer, Augustin, 1790-1861.Date: 1855
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Joseph Nollekens arranges a bust of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, between busts of William Pitt the younger and Charles James Fox, in a display of sculptures. Etching by J. Sayers, 1808.
James SayersDate: 19th July 1808Reference: 36137i
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Charles James Fox dressed as an oriental prince sits astride an elephant which is led by Edmund Burke, also in oriental attire, through Leadenhall street towards the India office. Etching by J. Sayers, 1783.
James SayersDate: 5th Dec 1783Reference: 585074i
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Tentamen medicum inaugurale, de pneumonia / [James Sayers].
Sayers, James, 1791?-1875.Date: [1816]
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Cupid with two maenads. Stipple engraving by G. Shepheard, 1796, after A. Kauffmann.
Angelica KauffmannDate: 12th May, 1796Reference: 2853700i
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An introduction to library classification, theoretical, historical, and practical, and A short course in practical classification, with readings, questions and examination papers / by W.C. Berwick Sayers.
William Charles Berwick SayersDate: 1922
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Joseph Ritson, the antiquarian, stands at his desk writing in a large open book within a room filled with folios and vegetables. Aquatint by J. Sayers, 1803.
James SayersDate: 22 March 1803Reference: 589427i
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Manual of library economy / [James Duff Brown].
James Duff BrownDate: 1920
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Date: 1935-1969Reference: PP/JHC/C/183
Part of: Cyriax, James Henry (1904-1985), orthopaedic physician
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An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, c. 1770, after J. Steen.
Jan SteenReference: 35474i
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A rustic blacksmith turned tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious woman patient, her husband observes the situation. Mezzotint by J. Wilson after J. Harris the elder.
Harris, John, the elder, -1834.Reference: 16507i
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A short account of the eye and nature of vision. Chiefly ... to illustrate the use and advantage of spectacles / [James Ayscough].
James AyscoughDate: 1755
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Mr. Blake in the character of Monsieur le médecin. Mezzotint by J. McArdell after himself.
James MacArdellDate: 1700-1799Reference: 22113i
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A short account of the eye and nature of vision. Chiefly designed to illustrate the use and advantage of spectacles. Wherein are laid down rules for chusing glasses proper for remedying all the different defects of sight. As also some reasons for preferring a particular kind of glass, fitter than any other made use of for that purpose / [James Ayscough].
James AyscoughDate: 1754
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A short account of the eye and nature of vision. Chiefly designed to illustrate the use and advantage of spectacles. Wherein are laid down rules for chusing glasses proper for remedying all the different defects of sight. As also some reasons for preferring a particular kind of glass, fitter than any other made use of for that purpose / [James Ayscough].
James AyscoughDate: 1754
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Dissected head of James Cardinal with top of skull removed to expose brain deformation. Coloured aquatint by W. Say after F. R. Say for Richard Bright, 1829.
Say, Frederick Richard, 1827-1860.Date: July 1829Reference: 31686i
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Bibliographiae anatomicae specimen: sive catalogus omnium pene auctorum qui ab Hippocrate ad Harvaeum rem anatomicam ex professo, vel obiter, scriptis illustrarunt ... / [James Douglas].
James DouglasDate: 1715
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Sir James Edward Smith. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1832, after H. B. Love after F. Chantrey.
Francis Legatt ChantreyReference: 8826i
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A rustic tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing man, a woman looks on. Mezzotint by J. Wilson after J. Harris the elder, ca. 1768.
Harris, John, the elder, -1834.Date: [1768?]Reference: 643379i
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NY Times Magazine - Says Nobelist James (Double Helix) Watson, 'To Hell With Being Discovered When You're Dead.'
Date: 1968Reference: JDW/2/4/3/26
Part of: James D. Watson Collection
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A young woman's wig and hat being swept away by a gust of wind; behind her a young man is laughing, to the left stand an amused couple. Engraving by J. Caldwell, 1771, after J. Collet.
John CollettDate: 2 April 1771Reference: 31644i
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A French physician on his rounds with his entourage. Etching by J. Caldwell, 1771, after M. Brandoin.
Michel-Vincent BrandoinDate: Published as the Act directs 20 October 1771Reference: 10943i
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A man and a woman dancing watched by others sitting at the edges and talking. Engraving by Caldwell, 1772, after M.V. Brandoin.
Michel-Vincent BrandoinDate: 20 March 1772Reference: 34227i

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A figure composed of barrels batters the drooping head of a thistle; representing the forced resignation of Lord Melville following implications of malversation and the vote on Whitbread's motion. Aquatint by J. Sayer, 1805.

A young woman sits and listens with scorn to a man's declarations of love. Mezzotint by James Wilson after C. Troost.

Joseph Nollekens arranges a bust of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, between busts of William Pitt the younger and Charles James Fox, in a display of sculptures. Etching by J. Sayers, 1808.

Charles James Fox dressed as an oriental prince sits astride an elephant which is led by Edmund Burke, also in oriental attire, through Leadenhall street towards the India office. Etching by J. Sayers, 1783.

Tentamen medicum inaugurale, de pneumonia / [James Sayers].

Cupid with two maenads. Stipple engraving by G. Shepheard, 1796, after A. Kauffmann.

An introduction to library classification, theoretical, historical, and practical, and A short course in practical classification, with readings, questions and examination papers / by W.C. Berwick Sayers.

Joseph Ritson, the antiquarian, stands at his desk writing in a large open book within a room filled with folios and vegetables. Aquatint by J. Sayers, 1803.

Manual of library economy / [James Duff Brown].

Patient Notes: SAR-SAY

An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, c. 1770, after J. Steen.

A rustic blacksmith turned tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious woman patient, her husband observes the situation. Mezzotint by J. Wilson after J. Harris the elder.

A short account of the eye and nature of vision. Chiefly ... to illustrate the use and advantage of spectacles / [James Ayscough].

Mr. Blake in the character of Monsieur le médecin. Mezzotint by J. McArdell after himself.

Dissected head of James Cardinal with top of skull removed to expose brain deformation. Coloured aquatint by W. Say after F. R. Say for Richard Bright, 1829.

Bibliographiae anatomicae specimen: sive catalogus omnium pene auctorum qui ab Hippocrate ad Harvaeum rem anatomicam ex professo, vel obiter, scriptis illustrarunt ... / [James Douglas].

Sir James Edward Smith. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1832, after H. B. Love after F. Chantrey.

A rustic tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing man, a woman looks on. Mezzotint by J. Wilson after J. Harris the elder, ca. 1768.

NY Times Magazine - Says Nobelist James (Double Helix) Watson, 'To Hell With Being Discovered When You're Dead.'

A young woman's wig and hat being swept away by a gust of wind; behind her a young man is laughing, to the left stand an amused couple. Engraving by J. Caldwell, 1771, after J. Collet.

A French physician on his rounds with his entourage. Etching by J. Caldwell, 1771, after M. Brandoin.

A man and a woman dancing watched by others sitting at the edges and talking. Engraving by Caldwell, 1772, after M.V. Brandoin.