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Two plants, a fruiting Physalis species and
thistle seedhead. Watercolour.

A thistle flower and fruiting plant. Watercolour.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

A standing man. Watercolour by a Chinese painter.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

Grasshopper. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, ca. 1782.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

Episodes in the life of the prince known in Pali as Vessantara (in Tibetan as Dri-med-kun-Idan or Thams-cad-sgrol [Saviour of all, literally "Liberating all"], in Sanskrit as Viśvantara), prince of charity, who gave away his father's wish-fulfilling gem, his own wife and children and his own eyes. He is a form of the Buddha in a previous existence

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A barefoot man wearing a cloak, hat and beads: he is carrying a stick. Watercolour.

A thorny stem of Poncirus grafted to a woody stock. Watercolour.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is being knocked down by a luggage porter who is looking at a beautiful young woman. Drawing by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1940.

Verso of image L0020504 and V0046503 (which shows an anatomical human figure crouching over a ?hen). Lettering in Persian.

Inscription from Persian manuscript, 19th century

Skull: two figures, showing side and front views. Watercolour by A. Mongrédien, ca. 1880.

Subject identified by Dr David Page, Professor of Pathology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

A cystic tumour with necrosis. Watercolour.

A plant (Lycium aethiopicum): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

Snake, grey-green in colour. Watercolour by Bhawani Das,

Bittersweet contains dulcamarin and the dried stems are used as a sedative and diuretic

Woody nightshade or bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.

Picture shows detail from North American War Mantle

North American artefacts and places. Album of drawings and watercolours attributed to Thomas Bateman

A young man in costume is dancing. Watercolour.

watercolour, painted on paper mounted on cloth ;

A thistle flower and fruiting plant. Watercolour.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

A standing man. Watercolour by a Chinese painter.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

Grasshopper. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, ca. 1782.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A barefoot man wearing a cloak, hat and beads: he is carrying a stick. Watercolour.

A thorny stem of Poncirus grafted to a woody stock. Watercolour.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is being knocked down by a luggage porter who is looking at a beautiful young woman. Drawing by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1940.

Inscription from Persian manuscript, 19th century

Skull: two figures, showing side and front views. Watercolour by A. Mongrédien, ca. 1880.

A cystic tumour with necrosis. Watercolour.

A plant (Lycium aethiopicum): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

Snake, grey-green in colour. Watercolour by Bhawani Das,

Woody nightshade or bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.

North American artefacts and places. Album of drawings and watercolours attributed to Thomas Bateman

A young man in costume is dancing. Watercolour.

The Salonica aqueduct. Watercolour painting by Brigges.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Mallow (Malva species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

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A thistle flower and fruiting plant. Watercolour.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

A standing man. Watercolour by a Chinese painter.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

Grasshopper. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, ca. 1782.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A barefoot man wearing a cloak, hat and beads: he is carrying a stick. Watercolour.

A thorny stem of Poncirus grafted to a woody stock. Watercolour.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is being knocked down by a luggage porter who is looking at a beautiful young woman. Drawing by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1940.

Inscription from Persian manuscript, 19th century

Skull: two figures, showing side and front views. Watercolour by A. Mongrédien, ca. 1880.

A cystic tumour with necrosis. Watercolour.

A plant (Lycium aethiopicum): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

Snake, grey-green in colour. Watercolour by Bhawani Das,

Woody nightshade or bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.

North American artefacts and places. Album of drawings and watercolours attributed to Thomas Bateman

A young man in costume is dancing. Watercolour.

The Salonica aqueduct. Watercolour painting by Brigges.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Mallow (Malva species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

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