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  • Feast scene representing hospitality; alluding to Abraham and the three angels. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • Ruth, having gleaned barley in a field owned by Boaz, is given hospitality by him. Engraving attributed to B. Picart.
  • The origin of the fig: Ceres gives the first fig to Phytalus in thanks for his hospitality. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Two angels visit Lot with the intention of destroying Sodom: he offers them hospitality. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Lot welcomes two angels to his house in Sodom, representing hospitality for travellers. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • International Anatomical Congress, 1950 : His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland request the honour of the company of... at a reception to be held in the Hall of Christ Church, Oxford... : please reply to The Secretary, Government Hospitality, Treasury Chambers, Whitehall.
  • An old prophet from Bethel finds the body of a man of God from Judah who had been killed by a lion after accepting hospitality against God's command. Engraving by W. Raddon after J. Graham.
  • Hospital: ground floor plan of Addenbrookes Hospital.
  • St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Christ Hospital, a plan.
  • Malta: Royal Naval Hospital or Bighi Hospital. Coloured lithograph.