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  • Funeral procession of Horatio, Lord Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall in 1806. Etching with engraving, 1806.
  • Three despairing women, one of whom looks disapprovingly at three quack medicine vendors concocting a mixture; representing Britain's economic depletion and distress at the hands of her politicians. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.
  • Fishing: rod and line fishing in runnng waters. Etching, c.1762, by R. Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • A bear has overturned a beehive and is attacked by bees. Etching by J. Kirk after F.Barlow for a fable by Aesop.
  • A large black bird, possibly a chough. Etching by W. Hayes, ca. 1780.
  • The witch of Endor conjures the ghost of Samuel; Saul bows before him on the right. Etching, 18th century.
  • Four judges in heavy wigs, two of them are fast asleep. Etching by W. Hogarth.
  • James Watt. Etching by J. Scott, 1869, after J. E. Lauder.
  • A Devon steer. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1869, after E. Corbet.
  • A device for drying gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Archangel: (above) two reindeer harnessed to a sledge which a boy is driving; (below) ship building docks and ferry. Etching.
  • Saint Gregory the Great enthroned on the right hand of Christ; above, the Holy Ghost. Etching by R. Eynhoudts after C. Schut, 16--.
  • Death-mask of a man, possibly of C. Heidegger. Line engraving with etching by J.H. Lips, 1779.
  • A butcher swinging a string of sausages from a knife rides on the back of a large black boar. Etching, 1774.
  • John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.
  • Two men at a fireside table taking snuff; remarks on snuff-taking below. Coloured etching, c. 1825.
  • Power-driven metallic crushing devices used in the processing of gunpowder. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • A plant (Borago sp.) related to borage: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
  • A variety of serpents and monstrous animals alleged to inhabit the Swiss Alps. Etching.
  • A dog chasing a cat through a window. Etching by W. R. Smith after J. Pitman.
  • Place de la Concorde, Paris, with the Admiralty building being attacked by flying dragons, fish and horses. Etching by C. Meryon, 1866.
  • Two large dogs growling and barking at a small dog with a bone outside its kennel. Etching by J. G. Winter.
  • Surgical instruments, including lancets, saws and forceps, made by Isaac Grenier; advertising his goods for sale. Etching by H. Neutte [?], 1698.
  • An auto-da-fé in the Great Square in Madrid with the inquisitors pronouncing the sentences to the accused and the crowds on the tribunes. Engraving.
  • A woman smoking a pipe and holding a drinking glass. Etching.
  • Hunting: engraved titlepage to Ridinger's "Abbildung der jagtbaren Thiere". Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • A bird, possibly a type of warbler. Coloured etching.
  • A crowd of spectators wait as Tom Idle is driven in a cart with his coffin to his place of execution and the gallows. Engraving by William Hogarth, 1747.
  • A large monkey dressed in rags is about to beat a smaller monkey with a bundle of brushwood. Etching by T. Landseer, 1827.
  • Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.