A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, 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. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Fame, with a laurel wreath, hovering among clouds: beneath her are four portraits of poets in ovals. Engraving by R. Slann, 1799, after R. Smirke.

A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.

An episode in 'Gil Blas': Gil Blas and Don Alphonso, on the road from Toledo to Cuenca, receive advice from a hermit who subsequently reveals himself as their friend Don Raphael in disguise. Engraving by F. Engleheart after R. Smirke.

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

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Review of a battalion of infantry, including the eighteen manœuvres, illustrated by a series of engraved diagrams; to which are added the words of command: With AN Accurate Description Of Each Manoeuvre, Explaining The Duty And Ascertaining The Situation Of The Officers Through The Various Movements Of The Corps: Forming AN Easy Introduction To This Part Of The System Of British Military Discipline.

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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by 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. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.

Fame, with a laurel wreath, hovering among clouds: beneath her are four portraits of poets in ovals. Engraving by R. Slann, 1799, after R. Smirke.

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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by 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. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.

Fame, with a laurel wreath, hovering among clouds: beneath her are four portraits of poets in ovals. Engraving by R. Slann, 1799, after R. Smirke.