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Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752?-1798

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  • A long-tailed bird: the violaceous jay (Corvus violaceus). Etching by Noble after C. R. Ryley.
  • Invitation to a dinner of the Guardians of the Asylum for Female Orphans: with a scene of a soldier falling in battle, and a widow and daughters. Engraving by W. Skelton, 1804, after C. R. Ryley.
  • The paralytic is lowered through the roof of a crowded house so that Christ can reach him and cure him. Engraving by J. Newton, 1795 (?), after C.R. Ryley.
  • A young man in tricorn hat raises his glass in a toast to his lover. Etching by C. Ryley, c. 1792, after E. Penny.
  • Charles James, seated at his desk with candles burning, contemplating suicide, holds a pistol to his mouth. Engraving by W. Skelton after C.R. Ryley after C. James.
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    Lavater's looking-glass; or, Essays on the face of animated nature, from man to plants. ... / By Lavater, Sue & Co.

    | Date: 1800
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    Charles James, seated at his desk with candles burning, contemplating suicide, holds a pistol to his mouth. Engraving by W. Skelton after C.R. Ryley after C. James.

    James, Charles, -1821. | Date: 1798 | Reference: 42995i
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    The paralytic is lowered through the roof of a crowded house so that Christ can reach him and cure him. Engraving by J. Newton, 1795 (?), after C.R. Ryley.

    Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752?-1798. | Date: 1795 | Reference: 23853i
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    Thomas Inglefield, an artist born without limbs. Etching by T. Inglefield, 1787, after C.R. Ryley.

    Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752?-1798. | Date: Publish'd as the Act directs Decr. 1787 | Reference: 353i
    • Pictures
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    A long-tailed bird: the violaceous jay (Corvus violaceus). Etching by Noble after C. R. Ryley.

    Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752?-1798. | Reference: 43199i
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