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Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.

William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.

Three women in a gin shop divert the landlady's attention while a match boy steals her money. Mezzotint, c. 1765.

A market selling drugs and materia medica. Etching by J. Phillips, 18--.

Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.

An audience of people throwing handkerchiefs (containing money?) onto a stage where an itinerant medicine vendor has been successfully selling his wares. Engraving.

A large pink condom beside a smaller coin bearing the letters '1/2 Fr. 1987' and the message in German 'Much protection for little cash'; one of a series of posters from the Stop AIDS campaign by AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.

Two actors performing on an open-air stage, perhaps selling medicines (?); St. Pauls cathedral is visible in the background. Engraving by J. van der Gucht.

For patients with pain Paramol-118 especially pain of musculoskeletal origin : money and the British.

Printing: three-quarter view and details of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production. Engraving by Mutlow after J. Farey.

Two money-lenders counting their money, the one writing the ledger wears spectacles. Mezzotint after Q. Matsys.

A crowd scramble to catch a goose which is running among them; representing the quest for money. Engraving attributed to S. Bernard.

The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Printing: section and details of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production (above), steam-engine (below). Engraving by J. Pass.

Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century.

A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.

The Royal Exchange, London: elevation of the entrance facade, top, and ground plan of the courtyard, below, with indications of types of trade in the courtyard, heraldic emblems of the City of London and the Mercers' Company below, with a scale of feet. Engraving by A. Walker, 1808, after I. Donowell.

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Money

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Images about Money

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The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Printing: section and details of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production (above), steam-engine (below). Engraving by J. Pass.

Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century.

A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.

Money

Images from the collections

Images about Money

Works from the collections

The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Printing: section and details of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production (above), steam-engine (below). Engraving by J. Pass.

Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century.

A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.

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