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Textiles: cultivation and spinning of cotton. Engraving.

Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

An episode in the comic opera Rose et Colas by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (music) and Michel-Jean Sedaine (book), 1764, scene XII. Rose did not want to continue her relationship with Colas, because her father and his have had a disagreement

A young man (Colas) attaches his bouquet to the spindle used by Rose, as Rose reveals herself from her hiding place. Engraving by J.B.B.Simonet after P.A. Baudouin.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 30 x 24 cm

A girl sits spinning by the fire, opposite her sits a woman with her head in her hands. Engraving by Erh. Pickel after B. Vautier.

1 print : engraving ; image and border 31.9 x 41.4 cm

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

On the left is the Arch of the money changers (Arcus argentariorum). In the right foreground are goats, a goatherd, a man climbing on a goat while another man holds its horns, and a woman spinning with a distaff

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 36.7 x 48.2 cm

The arch of Janus, Rome. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 179-.

Textiles: an automatic spinning machine for cotton. Engraving by J. Scott after W. Ross.

1 print : engraving ; image and border 31.3 x 19.8 cm

Textiles: details of the equipment used for spinning silk threads. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Coram is shown carrying the Royal Charter, granted in 1739, under his arm. Hogarth made the original drawing for this print which was used to head the subscription roll of the hospital

The Foundling Hospital: Captain Coram and several children, the latter carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Engraving by F. M. La Cave after W. Hogarth, 1739.

1 print ; image and border 22.5 x 17.3 cm

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Textiles: cultivation and spinning of cotton. Engraving.

Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

A young man (Colas) attaches his bouquet to the spindle used by Rose, as Rose reveals herself from her hiding place. Engraving by J.B.B.Simonet after P.A. Baudouin.

A girl sits spinning by the fire, opposite her sits a woman with her head in her hands. Engraving by Erh. Pickel after B. Vautier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

The arch of Janus, Rome. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 179-.

Textiles: an automatic spinning machine for cotton. Engraving by J. Scott after W. Ross.

Textiles: details of the equipment used for spinning silk threads. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

The Foundling Hospital: Captain Coram and several children, the latter carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Engraving by F. M. La Cave after W. Hogarth, 1739.

Textiles: spinning machines and parts of a cotton plant. Engraving by D.Lizars.

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Textiles: cultivation and spinning of cotton. Engraving.

Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

A young man (Colas) attaches his bouquet to the spindle used by Rose, as Rose reveals herself from her hiding place. Engraving by J.B.B.Simonet after P.A. Baudouin.

A girl sits spinning by the fire, opposite her sits a woman with her head in her hands. Engraving by Erh. Pickel after B. Vautier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

The arch of Janus, Rome. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 179-.

Textiles: an automatic spinning machine for cotton. Engraving by J. Scott after W. Ross.

Textiles: details of the equipment used for spinning silk threads. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

The Foundling Hospital: Captain Coram and several children, the latter carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Engraving by F. M. La Cave after W. Hogarth, 1739.

Textiles: spinning machines and parts of a cotton plant. Engraving by D.Lizars.

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