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Baldrey, John Kirby, 1750-1823.

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  • A rat-catcher (accompanied by two dogs) carrying a cage of live rats in his right hand and a sharpened wooden stick with dead rats dangling from it in his left. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey, 1789, after H.W. Bunbury.
  • Elizabeth Woodcock, recuperating in bed after being buried in snow for eight days, aged 42. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821, after J. Baldrey, 1799.
  • Atalanta defending her chastity during a hunt by shooting her pursuer. Engraving by J.K. Baldrey after H.W. Bunbury, 1790.
  • A greedy medical practitioner demanding a section of bread or cake (?) for payment from a poor family. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey, 1784, after E. Penny.
  • A greedy medical practitioner demanding a section of bread or cake (?) for payment from a poor family. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey, 1784, after E. Penny.

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    St. John's College, Oxford: gateway. Line engraving by S. Sparrow after Baldrey.

    Baldrey, John Kirby, 1750-1823. | Reference: 20813i
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    A rat-catcher (accompanied by two dogs) carrying a cage of live rats in his right hand and a sharpened wooden stick with dead rats dangling from it in his left. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey, 1789, after H.W. Bunbury.

    Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811. | Date: 26 January 1789 | Reference: 38292i
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    Elizabeth Woodcock, recuperating in bed after being buried in snow for eight days, aged 42. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey after himself, 1799.

    Baldrey, John Kirby, 1750-1823. | Date: 18 March 1799 | Reference: 1978i
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    Astronomy and mathematics: Samuel Vince reading in his rooms at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, by the light of a shaded lamp. Aquatint by F. Jukes with engraving by J. K. Baldrey after R. C. Chilton, c.1784.

    Chilton, Robert Courbold, 1762-1816. | Reference: 46350i
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    A generous physician refusing payment from a sick patient's wife. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey, 1784, after E. Penny.

    Penny, Edward, 1714-1791. | Date: 1 June 1784 | Reference: 21602i

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