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  • Three hearts under one crown, representing the three princes of Great Britain: Prince Henry, Prince Charles (the later King Charles I) and Princess Elizabeth). Engraving by L. Gaultier, 1612.
  • James Bruce of Kinnaird, having reached a fountain at Gisha (Abyssinia) regarded as the source of the Nile, uses a coconut to drink the water to the health of King George III and Empress Catherine the Great. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1793, after R.M. Paye.
  • Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.
  • William of Orange, and Mary, his English wife are presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Line engraving by J. Parker after J. Northcote, 1790.
  • King George III standing, in military uniform; horse in the background. Etching and stipple by B. Smith after W. Beechey, 1804.
  • King George III standing, in military uniform; horse in the background. Etching and stipple by B. Smith after W. Beechey, 1804.
  • Martha Gunn, a Brighton bather holding a small child that she has just saved from drowning. Coloured engraving by W. Nutter, 1797, after J. Russell.
  • A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
  • A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
  • Sir Joseph Banks. Line engraving by N. Schiavonetti, 1812, after T. Phillips.

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