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A Quaker family are sitting at the dinner table and the father has his hands together as he gives thanks for the food. Mezzotint by Charles G. Lewis after Alexander Fraser.

A cow licking its calf while it is feeding on her. Etching by C. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

Two dogs dressed in comical human costumes. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

A sow lying in the straw with six suckling piglets. Etching by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

A mare with its suckling foal. Etching by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

A bitch licking its puppies while they are feeding on her. Etching by C. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: panoramic view of the statue gallery. Coloured aquatint by C.G. Lewis, 1814, after W. Westall.

A pet dog sitting and looking up with an expectant gaze. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

A nanny goat with two kids, one of which is feeding on its mother. Etching by C. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

British inventors, politicians and military men, gathered in a room at Buckingham Palace. Engraving by C.G. Lewis, 1863, after T.J. Barker.

A mother breastfeeding her child in a cottage while her dog sits at her feet. Etching by C. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

A bitch is licking its suckling puppies. Etching by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

A woman breast feeding her baby, with a dog sitting next to them in a rural setting. Etching by C. Lewis, 1848, after Sir E. Landseer, 1837.

Head of a deerhound. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

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Images by Charles George Lewis

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: panoramic view of the statue gallery. Coloured aquatint by C.G. Lewis, 1814, after W. Westall.

A woman breast feeding her baby, with a dog sitting next to them in a rural setting. Etching by C. Lewis, 1848, after Sir E. Landseer, 1837.

A nanny goat with two kids, one of which is feeding on its mother. Etching by C. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

Head of a deerhound. Steel engraving by C. G. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

A mother breastfeeding her child in a cottage while her dog sits at her feet. Etching by C. Lewis after E. H. Landseer.

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