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Barber-surgeons' Hall, Monkwell Street, London: the entrance to the hall, with elaborate carving above the doors. Engraving, 1816.

Foundlings' home, Cordoba: the entrance doorway. Lithograph by L.A. Asselineau after himself.

A debt collector (?) thumbing through his papers outside a front door. Mezzotint by W. Bonnar after T. Bonnar the elder.

Barber-surgeons' Hall, Monkwell Street, London: the entrance to the hall, showing the elaborate carving of the canopy, a lady and child entering. Wood engraving by C. D. Laing, 1845.

A doctor's front door, with a chimney sweep, in the snow. Chromolithograph by John Leighton ("Luke Limner").

Balliol College, Oxford: in sixteenth century. Wood engraving.

A doctor's front door, with a chimney sweep, in the snow. Drawing by John Leighton ("Luke Limner").

St Bartholomew's Priory, London: the entrance, with a man standing, holding a staff, and a woman walking through the archway. Wood engraving by T. Gilks after W.A.Delamotte.

The entrance to Little Ormond Yard, off Great Ormond Street. Watercolour by J. P. Emslie, 1882.

The doorway of Trinity College Museums with printed text and floor plans, Dublin, Ireland. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1854, after B. Sly.

The entrance hall and staircase to 49 Great Ormond Street. Pencil drawing by J. P. Emslie, c.1882.

All Souls College, Oxford: showing the lodge and Queen's College. Line engraving by J. Le Keux after F. Mackenzie.

40-41 Queen Square, London, immediately before demolition. Watercolour attributed to J. P. Emslie, 1882.

All Souls College, Oxford: entranceway. Etching by Soho, 1821.

49 Great Ormond Street, London, in course of demolition. Watercolour by J. P. Emslie, 1882.

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Doorways

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Images referencing Doorways

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40-41 Queen Square, London, immediately before demolition. Watercolour attributed to J. P. Emslie, 1882.

Foundlings' home, Cordoba: the entrance doorway. Lithograph by L.A. Asselineau after himself.

The doorway of Trinity College Museums with printed text and floor plans, Dublin, Ireland. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1854, after B. Sly.

All Souls College, Oxford: entranceway. Etching by Soho, 1821.

49 Great Ormond Street, London, in course of demolition. Watercolour by J. P. Emslie, 1882.

Doorways

Images from the collections

Images referencing Doorways

Works from the collections

40-41 Queen Square, London, immediately before demolition. Watercolour attributed to J. P. Emslie, 1882.

Foundlings' home, Cordoba: the entrance doorway. Lithograph by L.A. Asselineau after himself.

The doorway of Trinity College Museums with printed text and floor plans, Dublin, Ireland. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1854, after B. Sly.

All Souls College, Oxford: entranceway. Etching by Soho, 1821.

49 Great Ormond Street, London, in course of demolition. Watercolour by J. P. Emslie, 1882.

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