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A family enters a church at Ariccia for the christening of a child. Engraving by L. Stocks after P. Williams.

A girl kneels on the floor by an old man holding a book on his lap: another man sits at a table with an open book, a third removes his hat as he enters the room. Engraving by L. Stocks after F. Nash.

A young man on a ladder leading to an upstairs window from where young women pelt him with flowers. Engraving by L. Stocks after J. C. Horsley.

Four young children play together in a kitchen as their mother looks on holding a baby. Engraving by Lumb Stocks after A.H. Burr.

The wise and foolish virgins. Engraving by L. Stocks, 1846, after J.E. Lauder.

Saint Cecilia. Engraving by L. Stocks after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Autolycus, a seller of trinkets, reciting a list of his wares to women and a shepherd who watch and point to them. Engraving by Lumb Stocks after C.R. Leslie.

A young sailor has returned to his aged parents after running away to sea. Engraving by Lumb Stocks after Joseph Clark.

A group of young women and men are talking together in a room with a lamp on. Engraving by L. Stocks after Eugene Lami.

A man has separated two boys who were fighting in the playground. Engraving by L. Stocks after W. Mulready.

Raphael and a young woman known as La fornarina sitting on a balcony, with Rome in the background. Engraving by L. Stocks, 1842, after A.W. Callcott.

Charlotte Corday having her long hair cut off before being executed by the guillotine. Engraving by L. Stocks after E.M. Ward, ca. 1863.

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A young man on a ladder leading to an upstairs window from where young women pelt him with flowers. Engraving by L. Stocks after J. C. Horsley.

Saint Cecilia. Engraving by L. Stocks after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Autolycus, a seller of trinkets, reciting a list of his wares to women and a shepherd who watch and point to them. Engraving by Lumb Stocks after C.R. Leslie.

Raphael and a young woman known as La fornarina sitting on a balcony, with Rome in the background. Engraving by L. Stocks, 1842, after A.W. Callcott.

Charlotte Corday having her long hair cut off before being executed by the guillotine. Engraving by L. Stocks after E.M. Ward, ca. 1863.