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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.
  • The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.
  • Austro-Prussian War: the Prussian King William I visiting wounded soldiers lying in a barn. Lithograph after H. Jenny, ca. 1866.
  • The London Hospital, Whitechapel: the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the new wing. Wood engraving, 1864.
  • 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.
  • A ruler enthroned defending a fortress from the invading British. Gouache drawing.
  • Henri IV of France touching the head of a kneeling man for the king's evil (scrofula). Line engraving.
  • The adoration of the magi: a king kneels before the infant Jesus, seated on Mary's lap. Engraving by E. Fessard after C.J. Natoire.
  • David playing the harp for a melancholy Saul to ease his mind, they are surrounded by courtiers. Etching by J. Kip after G. Freman.
  • Boer War: Queen Victoria presenting flowers to a wounded soldier during a visit to the Herbert hospital, Woolwich. Halftone after S. Begg, 1900.
  • An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are surrounded by other lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1735.
  • The chair on which the Duke of York (1763-1827?) died. Coloured engraving, ca. 1827.
  • Four physiognomies expressing the propensity to command. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • A procession of carriages watched by crowds lining the streets, with soldiers on parade: a hot-air balloon flies overhead. Coloured engraving, 1814.
  • Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Line engraving by B. Audran, the elder, after E. Le Sueur.
  • The adoration of the magi. Etching by or after J. Callot.
  • Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême. Drawing, c. 1793, after J. Morin.
  • Alexandra, Princess of Wales with her baby son Albert Victor. Engraving by W. Holl the younger, 1864, after a photograph by V. Heath.
  • Boer War: Queen Victoria being presented with flowers by a Victoria Jubilee Nurse at the Viceregal Lodge, Dublin. Halftone, c. 1900, after W. Hatherell after W. C. Mills.
  • 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.
  • Burma: a king passing in procession on an elephant, preceded by guardsmen and courtiers. Gouache painting.