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1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.5 x 15.8 cm

A plant (Carduus pycnocephalus L.) related to Scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate flowers and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Two plants of the Compositae family: a flowering thistle (left) and yellow chrysanthemum (right). Watercolour.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.3 x 11.7 cm

A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

<p>Drinkers depicted in the scene include Charles James Fox with a large tankard of beer</p>

1 print : aquatint ; image and text 35.6 x 25.1 cm

A figure composed of barrels batters the drooping head of a thistle; representing the forced resignation of Lord Melville following implications of malversation and the vote on Whitbread's motion. Aquatint by J. Sayer, 1805.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 17.6 x 27.7 cm

A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 45.6 x 23.2 cm

A plant (Carduus argentatus L.) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

A plant (Carduus species) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with root. Watercolour.

A thistle flower and crab's eyes plant (Abrus species). Watercolour.

<p>The thistle represents the Scottish Order of the Thistle. Dancing a Scottish reel round it are (left) the Earl of Bute; (centre) Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, holding a quizzing glass; and (right) William Murray, Lord chief justice and subsequently 1st Earl of Mansfield, holding the "Quebec Bill" (which had become the Quebec Act in June 1774)</p>

1 print : engraving ; platemark 17.9 x 12 cm

Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.

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A plant (Carduus pycnocephalus L.) related to Scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate flowers and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Two plants of the Compositae family: a flowering thistle (left) and yellow chrysanthemum (right). Watercolour.

A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A figure composed of barrels batters the drooping head of a thistle; representing the forced resignation of Lord Melville following implications of malversation and the vote on Whitbread's motion. Aquatint by J. Sayer, 1805.

A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

A plant (Carduus argentatus L.) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

A plant (Carduus species) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with root. Watercolour.

A thistle flower and crab's eyes plant (Abrus species). Watercolour.

Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.

Seven garden plants, including a hèavenly blue' ipomoea: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

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A plant (Carduus pycnocephalus L.) related to Scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate flowers and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Two plants of the Compositae family: a flowering thistle (left) and yellow chrysanthemum (right). Watercolour.

A thistle (Carduus acanthoides) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A figure composed of barrels batters the drooping head of a thistle; representing the forced resignation of Lord Melville following implications of malversation and the vote on Whitbread's motion. Aquatint by J. Sayer, 1805.

A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

A plant (Carduus argentatus L.) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with separate fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

A plant (Carduus species) related to scotch thistle: flowering stem with root. Watercolour.

A thistle flower and crab's eyes plant (Abrus species). Watercolour.

Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.

Seven garden plants, including a hèavenly blue' ipomoea: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

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