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  • Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.
  • A wealthy man at his dinner table is offered a clyster by a servant. Lithograph by Tal-Zar.
  • Charity being given to poor hungry beggars by a rich household. Engraving by L. Audran after S. Bourdon.
  • A rich physician feels the pulse of a poor, sick patient; he tells him he is fine. Coloured stipple engraving by J.J. after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.
  • The dissection of the body of a miser in the presence of St Anthony of Padua: the miser's heart is found not in his body, but in a casket with his money. Engraving by G. Canuti after Girolamo da Treviso.
  • Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Wood engraving by H. Linton after T. Beech (?) after Rembrandt, 1649.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655.
  • A poor doctor takes the pulse of a rich, corpulent patient and announces that he is very ill. Lithograph after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.
  • A doctor, straddled by a skeleton, holds a full purse in his hands; signifying that he lives well off others' deaths. Coloured lithograph by G. Engelmann.
  • Jesus calls Matthew away from his vocation as a tax collector. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after S. Wiedenbauer after G.A. Pordenone.
  • A vicar prays for a dying usurer while his wife receives medical advice. Mezzotint by B. Clowes after W. Dawes, 1768.
  • A man resting after a drink; representing good digestion. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Traviès.
  • Christ among sick people and Pharisees.
  • A woman surrounded by bubbles is sitting in front of a table with temporal riches, while smoke rises out of a cup; representing vanity. Engraving by W.I. Swanenburgh after A. Bloemaert.
  • A rich miser eating humble food. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.
  • In front of a grand palace, Moses draws water from a rock. Etching by J. Le Pautre.
  • A seething mass of people driven by a multitude of different wills; representing the levelling of life by death. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after himself, 1690.
  • Neptune presiding over a businessman making money through investment and a man drinking beer; representing the phlegmatic temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler.
  • A physician arguing with his wealthy patient who is bed, a visitor appears at the door. Aquatint after H. Dawe, 184-.
  • A man picks up the money spilling from a rich gentleman's pockets. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli (?), c. 1800.
  • A surgeon bandaging a patient's knee after applying a cautery, a clergy man and a wealthy patron (?) are observing the situation. Engraving.
  • Nineteen scenes depicting popular disillusionment with doctors and medicine. Coloured wood engraving by Henriot, ca. 1900.
  • A dwarfish alchemist, caricatured because of the vanity of his obsession. Line engraving, c. 1720.
  • An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Line engraving by Th.-F. Vi-., 1781, after J.B. Greuze.
  • A wealthy doctor counting money. Lithograph.
  • The fortunes of Peter Pickle, Esquire, whose fashionable lifestyle ends with a drink problem. Etching by R. Seymour, 1829.
  • The infant Jesus grabs at the gold offered to him by the Magi. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • A wealthy and well-dressed doctor; suggesting he has a large number of patients. Wood engraving by J. Orrin Smith after J.K. Meadows, 1840.