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The philosopher and poet Lucretius pointing up at the revolving globe of Chance in the sky. Engraving by M. Burghers, ca. 1682, after T. Creech.
Creech, Thomas.Date: 1715Reference: 567434i
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Athena, Hermes and Apollo; putti holding various objects; calligraphic lettering. Engraving by Johann Ulrich Krauss after G. de Lairesse, ca. 1 (?).
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 567794i
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Aesculapius, representing medicine, receives homage from putti who bring him symbols of botany, natural history, chemistry and anatomy. Engraving by A. Nunzer, 1748.
Nunzer, Andreas.Date: 1748Reference: 568155i
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Title page to the series of a hundred views of Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Reference: 36930i
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François Mauriceau. Line engraving by J.A. Boener, 1680.
Date: 1680Reference: 6398i
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Young women representing poetry and drawing, with examples of sculpture, literature, music, painting, and objets d'art. Wood engraving by H. Linton after A. Lumley.
Lumley, Arthur, approximately 1837-1912.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 578893i
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Galen examining a patient. Woodcut, 15--.
Date: 1541Reference: 567354i
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The Dutch anatomist Steven Blankaart (1650-1704) performing a dissection in an anatomy theatre, with seven observers. Engraving, 1687.
Date: 1687Reference: 25207i
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Athanasius Kircher being guided by an archangel to the celestial spheres. Engraving by J.F. Fleischberger, 1660.
Fleischberger, I. F. (Johann Friedrich), -1665.Date: 1660]Reference: 567669i
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A laughing jester holding a fool's bauble with a grotesque face. Line engraving by D. Custos after H. Goltzius.
Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.Reference: 3233i
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Galen and three of his teachers. Woodcut, 1541.
Date: 1541Reference: 567358i
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A woman with five breasts on a pedestal, with attributes of nature and the elements, and with Apollo next to her seated on a cloud; men with various experimental instruments below them; representing natural philosophy. Engraving by A. Schoonebeek, 1692.
Schoonebeek, Adriaan, 1657 or 1658-1705.Date: 1692Reference: 568156i
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Surgical anatomy: front cover of wrapper to Fascicule 1 of Joseph Maclise's work. Lithograph, 1851.
Maclise, Joseph.Date: [1851]Reference: 641893i
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Hands clasping a caduceus with twinned cornucopias surmounted by Pegasus. Woodcut, 1588.
Date: 1588Reference: 567440i
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Death as a winged skeleton riding into battle. Etching by J. Gamelin after himself, 1778.
Gamelin, Jacques, 1739-1803.Date: [1779]Reference: 569727i
Part of: Nouveau recueil d'ostéologie et de myologie, dessiné d'après nature / par Jacques Gamelin de Carcassone.
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The Tetragrammaton and orders of heaven surmounting portraits of famous medical philosophers (Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen, Avicenna etc.) and John Woodall. Engraving by G. Glover, 1655.
Glover, George, approximately 1618-Date: 1655Reference: 588753i
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Mankind passes through death to attain the reward of heaven. Engraving by T. Cecill, 1630.
Cecil, Thomas, active 1630.Date: [1630]Reference: 588623i
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An ancient priest killing a lamb as a sacrifice amidst a crowd of people. Etching by J. van den Aveele, 1681.
Aveele, Johannes van den, approximately 1655-1727.Date: 1681Reference: 567813i
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Rules of the Photographic Society Club: title page. Colour lithograph, 1856.
Photographic Society Club.Reference: 14930i
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Thomas Burnet: title page to his book The sacred theory of the earth, 1726. Letterpress.
Date: 1726Reference: 1553i
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A drawing of Saint Joseph by Guercino framed as a model of artistry. Colour etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1760.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.Date: [1764]Reference: 2821922i
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The knowledge of good and evil, and the consequences of that knowledge, with Adam and Eve and the serpent. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Date: 1583Reference: 46961i
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A St Bernard dog crossing a stream in the Swiss mountains, setting off to rescue a lost traveller. Steel engraving by W. Miller, 1837, after M. Stanley.
Stanley, Montague, 1809-1844.Date: 1837Reference: 3043762i
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Children being instructed in the exploits of famous explorers such as Columbus and Cook, whose portraits are shown in roundels. Etching by R. Pollard after Dodd, 17--.
Dodd, Robert, 1748-1815.Date: [1785?]Reference: 566105i
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Afghan leaders in military costume with armour and weapons, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James Rattray, 1847.
Rattray, James, 1818-1854.Date: 1847Reference: 30381i
Part of: Scenery, inhabitants, and costumes of Afghaunistan

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The philosopher and poet Lucretius pointing up at the revolving globe of Chance in the sky. Engraving by M. Burghers, ca. 1682, after T. Creech.

Athena, Hermes and Apollo; putti holding various objects; calligraphic lettering. Engraving by Johann Ulrich Krauss after G. de Lairesse, ca. 1 (?).

Aesculapius, representing medicine, receives homage from putti who bring him symbols of botany, natural history, chemistry and anatomy. Engraving by A. Nunzer, 1748.

Title page to the series of a hundred views of Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige.

François Mauriceau. Line engraving by J.A. Boener, 1680.

Young women representing poetry and drawing, with examples of sculpture, literature, music, painting, and objets d'art. Wood engraving by H. Linton after A. Lumley.

Galen examining a patient. Woodcut, 15--.

The Dutch anatomist Steven Blankaart (1650-1704) performing a dissection in an anatomy theatre, with seven observers. Engraving, 1687.

Athanasius Kircher being guided by an archangel to the celestial spheres. Engraving by J.F. Fleischberger, 1660.

A laughing jester holding a fool's bauble with a grotesque face. Line engraving by D. Custos after H. Goltzius.

Galen and three of his teachers. Woodcut, 1541.

A woman with five breasts on a pedestal, with attributes of nature and the elements, and with Apollo next to her seated on a cloud; men with various experimental instruments below them; representing natural philosophy. Engraving by A. Schoonebeek, 1692.

Surgical anatomy: front cover of wrapper to Fascicule 1 of Joseph Maclise's work. Lithograph, 1851.

Hands clasping a caduceus with twinned cornucopias surmounted by Pegasus. Woodcut, 1588.

Death as a winged skeleton riding into battle. Etching by J. Gamelin after himself, 1778.

The Tetragrammaton and orders of heaven surmounting portraits of famous medical philosophers (Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen, Avicenna etc.) and John Woodall. Engraving by G. Glover, 1655.

Mankind passes through death to attain the reward of heaven. Engraving by T. Cecill, 1630.

An ancient priest killing a lamb as a sacrifice amidst a crowd of people. Etching by J. van den Aveele, 1681.

Rules of the Photographic Society Club: title page. Colour lithograph, 1856.

Thomas Burnet: title page to his book The sacred theory of the earth, 1726. Letterpress.

A drawing of Saint Joseph by Guercino framed as a model of artistry. Colour etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1760.

The knowledge of good and evil, and the consequences of that knowledge, with Adam and Eve and the serpent. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.

A St Bernard dog crossing a stream in the Swiss mountains, setting off to rescue a lost traveller. Steel engraving by W. Miller, 1837, after M. Stanley.

Children being instructed in the exploits of famous explorers such as Columbus and Cook, whose portraits are shown in roundels. Etching by R. Pollard after Dodd, 17--.

Afghan leaders in military costume with armour and weapons, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James Rattray, 1847.