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  • Steven Blankaart. Engraving attributed to C.G. Liebe after D. van der Plaats.
  • Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp. Engraving after C. A. d'Hardiviller, 1835.
  • Two peasants sit at a table as a third man vomits on the floor. Etching by D. Deuchar, c. 1784, after A. van Ostade (?).
  • An aging David strums his harp, reciting psalms. Engraving by E. van Panderen, c. 1620, after Giuseppe Cesari, il cavaliere d'Arpino.
  • The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.
  • Stethoscopes. A- perhaps Stoke's type with ivory ear plate. B, C, D, -probably all English versions of the Piorry stethoscope dating from 1830s to 1840s.
  • Professors C.B. Spruyt and Van Pesch are told by Death that all knowledge comes from him; referring to the change in electoral law concerning the minimum voting age. Reproduction of a lithograph by J. Braakensiek, 1893.
  • The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.
  • Vitamalt : the perfect vitamin-food for infants, children and adults : Rich in the essential vitamins A, B, C and D : Especially recommended for delicate and ailing children, nursing & expectant mothers and in all cases of malnutrition and low vitality / Boots Pure Drug Company.
  • Left: a condom and a quote from "lui" [him]: "Il paraît que c'est galère à mettre"; right: a woman "elle", laughing with a message below about how "today condoms protect all the same, ridiculous"; advertisement by Comité Français d'Education pour la Santé. Colour lithograph.
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