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An old woman in black dress, holding spectacles in one hand and her walking stick in the other, behind her ruins and a dying tree; representing old age. Etching by Ravenet after P. Mercier.
Mercier, Philip, 1689?-1760.Reference: 38951i
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The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560-1569Reference: 25877i
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King James II. Etching by G. Vertue after Sir G. Kneller, 173-.
Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723.Date: [between 1733 and 1736]Reference: 2045331i
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A bearded old man and a young woman representing Philosophy and Art respectively: he points to a book about mechanics and science, while she points to a painting of the Nativity of Christ. Engraving by W. Ridgway after D. Huntington.
Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906.Reference: 38945i
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A woman representing science reads a book. Etching by A. Lurat, 18--, after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Reference: 26095i
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A woman leaning against the column of a temple, behind her a landscape with lake and pyramid; representing Fortitude. Coloured mezzotint.
Date: 23 Oct. 1797Reference: 38959i
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A woman with measuring instruments; representing geometry. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Reference: 25882i
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The god Jupiter flanked by two scholars with winged heads and glasses. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25865i
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A skeleton as Death embraces a pregnant woman. Woodcut by Gerhard Marcks, 1959.
Marcks, Gerhard.Date: [1979?]Reference: 803818i
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A woman playing the barrel-organ; representing the sense of hearing. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.
Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821.Reference: 27104i
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Britannia helps a triton to save a shipwrecked woman from the stormy sea. Aquatint after N. de Santiago y de Rotalde.
Santiago y de Rotalde, N. de.Reference: 39100i
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An old woman with a flower; representing the sense of smell. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.
Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821.Reference: 27106i
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A woman representing truth sits in a chemical laboratory and points at the source of a ray of light, representing philosophy. Engraving by Crabb, 1817, after G.M. Brighty.
Brighty, G. M.Date: 30 July 1817Reference: 26216i
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A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.
Mellan, Claude, 1598-1688.Date: [1680]Reference: 672373i
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The performance of a play representing the Dutch share price boom of 1720: Bombario blows bubbles before Princess Quinquenpoix. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812285i
Part of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.
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Fortitude with her attributes. Engraving by J. Frey, 1725, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
Domenichino, 1581-1641.Date: [1725]Reference: 3086003i
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A genius summoning the arts and sciences in Great Britain. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.Date: Octr. 1 1789Reference: 2855886i
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Two men are using a plank over a large log as a see-saw; representing the mechanics of levers. Engraving.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 36106i
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King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.
Bouttats, Philibert, 1654 or 1655-Date: 1690Reference: 17524i
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Peace arriving in Britain at the end of the Seven Years War. Etching by J.S. Miller and engraving by Cole, 1763.
Miller, John, 1715-1790?Date: [1764]Reference: 2871155i
Part of: Oxford almanacks
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A surgeon in his workroom extracting stones from a patients head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Photogravure after J. Steen.
Steen, Jan, 1626-1679.Reference: 21106i
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A woman discovers a semi-naked woman in a tomb in the ruins of St. John in Kilkenny; representing Antiquity discovering the genius of ancient times. Etching.
Reference: 38946i
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An allegorical female decorated with flower garlands and the feathers of the Prince of Wales is sitting in a chariot drawn by tigers; representing peace. Coloured etching.
Reference: 39062i
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A ruined landscape with a hunting scene in the background; representing spring. Etching by N. Perelle after himself, 17th century.
Perelle, Nicolas, 1631-1695.Reference: 26441i
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Men carry baskets while people sit by a river; representing autumn. Etching by N. Perelle after himself, 17th century.
Perelle, Nicolas, 1631-1695.Reference: 26443i

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An old woman in black dress, holding spectacles in one hand and her walking stick in the other, behind her ruins and a dying tree; representing old age. Etching by Ravenet after P. Mercier.

The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

King James II. Etching by G. Vertue after Sir G. Kneller, 173-.

A bearded old man and a young woman representing Philosophy and Art respectively: he points to a book about mechanics and science, while she points to a painting of the Nativity of Christ. Engraving by W. Ridgway after D. Huntington.

A woman representing science reads a book. Etching by A. Lurat, 18--, after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

A woman leaning against the column of a temple, behind her a landscape with lake and pyramid; representing Fortitude. Coloured mezzotint.

A woman with measuring instruments; representing geometry. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

The god Jupiter flanked by two scholars with winged heads and glasses. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A skeleton as Death embraces a pregnant woman. Woodcut by Gerhard Marcks, 1959.

A woman playing the barrel-organ; representing the sense of hearing. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

Britannia helps a triton to save a shipwrecked woman from the stormy sea. Aquatint after N. de Santiago y de Rotalde.

An old woman with a flower; representing the sense of smell. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

A woman representing truth sits in a chemical laboratory and points at the source of a ray of light, representing philosophy. Engraving by Crabb, 1817, after G.M. Brighty.

A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.

The performance of a play representing the Dutch share price boom of 1720: Bombario blows bubbles before Princess Quinquenpoix. Etching, 1720.

Fortitude with her attributes. Engraving by J. Frey, 1725, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

A genius summoning the arts and sciences in Great Britain. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

Two men are using a plank over a large log as a see-saw; representing the mechanics of levers. Engraving.

King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.

Peace arriving in Britain at the end of the Seven Years War. Etching by J.S. Miller and engraving by Cole, 1763.

A surgeon in his workroom extracting stones from a patients head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity). Photogravure after J. Steen.

A woman discovers a semi-naked woman in a tomb in the ruins of St. John in Kilkenny; representing Antiquity discovering the genius of ancient times. Etching.

An allegorical female decorated with flower garlands and the feathers of the Prince of Wales is sitting in a chariot drawn by tigers; representing peace. Coloured etching.

A ruined landscape with a hunting scene in the background; representing spring. Etching by N. Perelle after himself, 17th century.

Men carry baskets while people sit by a river; representing autumn. Etching by N. Perelle after himself, 17th century.