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A squalid family scene: domestic items lying around, the mother reading, the father doing nothing, and the child drinking out of the teapot. Mezzotint by J. Scott after S.J.E. Jones.

<p>Leonardo died at the Château du Clos Lucé, Loire (formerly called Cloux)</p>

1 print : mezzotint, with engraving ; image 47.5 x 60.4 cm

Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed, at Cloux in 1519, with François I and members of the royal household in attendance. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1845, after W. Fisk.

1 print : mezzotint ; image 43.7 x 34.5 cm

A well dressed family are sitting together at the breakfast table. Mezzotint by J. Scott after S.J.F. Jones.

Sir Edward Sabine. Mezzotint by James Scott, 1858, after Stephen Pearce.

Mrs Sheridan as Saint Cecilia. Reproduction of mezzotint by J. Scott after Sir J. Reynolds.

John Rae. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1858, after S. Pearce, 1853.

<p>On a wall hangs a large framed painting of the biblical prodigal son in a brothel. A piano holds the score of the song "Home sweet home", of which the music was composed in 1822 by Henry Bishop and the words by John Howard Payne. The housekeeper or other servant stands in the open doorway, gesticulating</p>

1 print : mezzotint ; image 44.1 x 58.4 cm

A prodigal son returns to his family: his mother welcomes him back, but his father turns away, despite the pleas of his sister. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1840, after E. Prentis.

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A squalid family scene: domestic items lying around, the mother reading, the father doing nothing, and the child drinking out of the teapot. Mezzotint by J. Scott after S.J.E. Jones.

Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed, at Cloux in 1519, with François I and members of the royal household in attendance. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1845, after W. Fisk.

A well dressed family are sitting together at the breakfast table. Mezzotint by J. Scott after S.J.F. Jones.

Sir Edward Sabine. Mezzotint by James Scott, 1858, after Stephen Pearce.

Mrs Sheridan as Saint Cecilia. Reproduction of mezzotint by J. Scott after Sir J. Reynolds.

John Rae. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1858, after S. Pearce, 1853.

A prodigal son returns to his family: his mother welcomes him back, but his father turns away, despite the pleas of his sister. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1840, after E. Prentis.

James Watt. Etching by J. Scott, 1869, after J. E. Lauder.

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A squalid family scene: domestic items lying around, the mother reading, the father doing nothing, and the child drinking out of the teapot. Mezzotint by J. Scott after S.J.E. Jones.

Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed, at Cloux in 1519, with François I and members of the royal household in attendance. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1845, after W. Fisk.

A well dressed family are sitting together at the breakfast table. Mezzotint by J. Scott after S.J.F. Jones.

Sir Edward Sabine. Mezzotint by James Scott, 1858, after Stephen Pearce.

Mrs Sheridan as Saint Cecilia. Reproduction of mezzotint by J. Scott after Sir J. Reynolds.

John Rae. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1858, after S. Pearce, 1853.

A prodigal son returns to his family: his mother welcomes him back, but his father turns away, despite the pleas of his sister. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1840, after E. Prentis.

James Watt. Etching by J. Scott, 1869, after J. E. Lauder.

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