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The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

Antonius van Leeuwenhoek. Line engraving by Anker Smith after J. Verkolje, 1695.

Head of the Apollo Belvedere statue in the Vatican. Drawing, c. 1791.

Joshua Webster. Line engraving by A. Smith, 1801, after Maria Ross.

Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft. Engraving by A. Smith, 1811, after R. Smirke.

John Whitehurst. Line engraving by A. Smith, 1788, after J. Wright of Derby.

Christoph Kauffmann, the writer: portrait. Drawing, c. 1791.

A baptism in an Anglican church. Etching by A. Smith.

Horatio Nelson attacking a Spanish ship before bombarding Cadiz, 1797. Engraving by A. Smith, 1809, after R. Westall.

Juno (?) holding thunderbolts over a stormy sea presides over a monument adorned with eight portraits of English seamen in roundels. Engraving by A. Smith and J. Newton, 1795, after R. Smirke.

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Horatio Nelson attacking a Spanish ship before bombarding Cadiz, 1797. Engraving by A. Smith, 1809, after R. Westall.

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

Juno (?) holding thunderbolts over a stormy sea presides over a monument adorned with eight portraits of English seamen in roundels. Engraving by A. Smith and J. Newton, 1795, after R. Smirke.

A baptism in an Anglican church. Etching by A. Smith.

Antonius van Leeuwenhoek. Line engraving by Anker Smith after J. Verkolje, 1695.

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