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Pinelli etching Virgil and Dante, the plate being examined by monsters who are watched on the right by Virgil and Dante. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

A warrior, a Turk and a bravo present a tablet inscribed with a dedication of etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778.

A history of engraving & etching from the 15th century to the year 1914 : being the 3d and fully rev. ed. of "A short history of engraving and etching" / by Arthur M. Hind.

A catalogue of engraved and etched English title-pages down to the death of William Faithorne, 1691 / compiled by Alfred Forbes Johnson.

Etching, engraving, & intaglio printing / Anthony Gross.

Frederick Carter A.R.E. 1883-1967 : a study of his etchings / by Richard Grenville Clark.

Five doctors discussing their patient, Napoleon: one of the physicians is examining his rear end. Coloured etching, 1803.

Four female torsos joined at the waist with garden features as heads; symbolising the four seasons in a garden. Etching by T. B., c. 1797.

Hercules between Virtue and Vice. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.

The execution of a Christian prisoner in Algeria by suspending him from a wooden frame by hooks penetrating his right arm and leg. Etching with engraving.

The head of a man with large goitres on his neck. Etching by Jusepe de Ribera.

The suicide of Cato. Etching by P. Testa, 1648.

Opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

A man visiting a health resort with his limbs immobilized is watching a wasp flying near him; bath tub in the background. Etching, 1869.

Men shooting at a target with crossbows. Etching.

The burghers of the Dutch Republic are celebrating the death of Pope Clement XI; they are led by Death and devils to a picture showing the dying Clement XI and the new pope, Innocent XIII. Etching.

Aesculapius. Etching.

Saint Peter. Etching by S. Mulinari after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Rome: a capriccio of ancient buildings, including the Pantheon, the statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Campidoglio, and Trajan's column. Etching by J.S. Muller, 1744, after G.P. Panini.

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

Cybele crowned with a tower and holding a whip, rides on a chariot drawn by lions. Etching by A. Zucchi after S. Manaigo after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

Henry Jenkins, aged 169. Etching by T. Worlidge, 1752, after R. Walker.

Rio Claro, Colombia. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

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Rome: a capriccio of ancient buildings, including the Pantheon, the statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Campidoglio, and Trajan's column. Etching by J.S. Muller, 1744, after G.P. Panini.

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

Cybele crowned with a tower and holding a whip, rides on a chariot drawn by lions. Etching by A. Zucchi after S. Manaigo after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

Henry Jenkins, aged 169. Etching by T. Worlidge, 1752, after R. Walker.

Rio Claro, Colombia. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Etching

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Images about Etching

Works from the collections

Rome: a capriccio of ancient buildings, including the Pantheon, the statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Campidoglio, and Trajan's column. Etching by J.S. Muller, 1744, after G.P. Panini.

The interior of a tavern with men smoking and drinking by a barrel table and playing cards by the fire. Etching by J. Taylor (?), c. 1800, after D. Teniers.

Cybele crowned with a tower and holding a whip, rides on a chariot drawn by lions. Etching by A. Zucchi after S. Manaigo after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

Henry Jenkins, aged 169. Etching by T. Worlidge, 1752, after R. Walker.

Rio Claro, Colombia. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

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