Allegorical drawings
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Allegory of dreams: a man half skeleton and half flesh is reclining in a vineyard holding the caduceus and a horn; Jacob's dream of the ladder in the background. Drawing, ca. 1740.
Date: 1740Reference: 579386iPart of: Allegorical and sacred subjects, and hermits. Drawings attributed to Aspruck, ca. 1740.
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Anglo-American research on the human genome, represented by Uncle Sam and John Bull knitting DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.
Sanderson, BillDate: [1990]Reference: 1918i
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A man representing Spain is about to stab three hooded skeletons representing rebellion, fever and famine; representing the position of Spain in the Spanish-American War, 1898. Drawing by W. Parkinson, ca. 1898.
Parkinson, William, active 1883-1895Date: 1898Reference: 573770i
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A man with a glass of spirits; representing the sense of taste. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1761Reference: 27092i
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A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 573488i