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  • The newly born Virgin Mary is washed by maids; her mother lies in white on the bed. Coloured engraving by P. Bouttats.
  • A reformed and fashionable gentleman exits from the church with his beautiful bride. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • Boer War: the Princess of Wales at the National Bazaar in aid of war victims, being presented with a bouquet of flowers. Halftone after B. Salmon, 1903.
  • Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: hermits exorcising devils. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after Dr. Koelitz.
  • The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.
  • The death of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Etching by or after J. Callot.
  • The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop . Engraving by R. Smith.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: pilgrims seeking cures from the holy water. Wood engraving.
  • Four Kenyan shaman or medicine men dressed in ceremonial costume, South east Asia. Halftone.
  • Boer War: soldiers saluting the wounded off the battlefield at Modder River, 1899. Process print after R. Caton-Woodville, 1899.
  • Three native North American medicine men dressed in elaborate ritual masks and costumes. Wood engraving.
  • Keble College, Oxford: the grand opening. Wood engraving.
  • Three scenes: a woman undergoing a trial for adultery, a Jewish burial and circumcision ceremony. Etching after a woodcut, 1682.
  • The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the infant Christ; the latter sits in the lap of the Virgin Mary, who sits next to Joseph. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after P. Tibaldi.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The circumcision of Christ. Engraving by F-G. Aliamet, 1765, after R. Earlom after G. Reni.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • A Portugese Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1722.
  • A young woman lies dying in her bed surrounded by a grieving family. Line engraving.
  • Mourners attending a burial where the coffin is about to be lowered into the ground. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti after R. Westall, 1812.
  • Doctors receiving their degrees in a degree ceremony, Edinburgh. Wood engraving, 1845.
  • Episodes in the Pentateuch involving sacrifice, worship and idol-worshipping. Engraving.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.
  • Edinburgh Royal Infirmary: laying of the foundation stone by the Prince of Wales, 1870. Coloured lithograph.
  • A large funeral procession following a bier with a corpse into a church. Etching with engraving by Jakob van der Schley, 1735.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • New Swindon Institution and market, Swindon, Yorkshire. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1854, after E. Roberts.
  • The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Barocci.
  • A begging Brahman carrying some rice accompanied by his wife. Gouache drawing.
  • An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.