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The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.

David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.

A drunken wet-nurse about to give the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) a drop of alcohol as a horrified Queen Victoria and Prince Albert burst in on the scene. Lithograph.

A king holding court. Ink drawing.

Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.

Solomon judges the case of the two harlots and their babies. Line engraving by J. Eisenhardt, 1847, after E. von Steinle.

Michael Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution: Prince Albert and his sons in the audience. Wood engraving, 1856, after A. Blaikley.

Figures outside the Royal Institution. Line engraving by G. Aikman, 1841, after G.M. Kemp.

Boer War: article "Women in the war", with an illustration of Queen Victoria with families of reservists at Windsor. Text by A. Hugh Fisher, and halftone after S. Begg, 1900.

Sakuntala with two women surprised by King Dushyanta. Chromolithograph.

An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.

The adoration of the magi next to a ruined temple. Etching by chevalier H. d'Avice after N. Poussin.

The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: a visit by the King and Queen to the Clarence ward. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.

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An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.

The adoration of the magi next to a ruined temple. Etching by chevalier H. d'Avice after N. Poussin.

The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: a visit by the King and Queen to the Clarence ward. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.