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Caduceus

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  • Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.
  • Mercury discovering the caduceus. Photographic postcard by Neurdein frères after A. Idrac, 191-.
  • A bowl on a base, a torch on a stand, a metal vase, and a vase with the caduceus on its side. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.
  • A well head carved with fish motifs, a metal ladle with a snake-handle, a funerary urn, and a terracotta relief of the caduceus and other objects. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.
  • Mercury [Hermes]. Engraving.
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    Smoking: a man smoking in the countryside, his head represented as a cigarette which turns into a smoking chimney; representing the polluting effects of smoking. Colour lithograph after M. Glaser, 1973.

    Glaser, Milton | Date: 1973 | Reference: 660175i
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    Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

    Corbould, Richard, 1757-1831. | Date: 22 October 1803 | Reference: 25669i
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    A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

    | Reference: 38627i
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    A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

    | Reference: 38629i
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    The London Hospital, Whitechapel. Engraving, 1758.

    | Reference: 39432i
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