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Sir James Earle. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton after W. Beechey.

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

Rizpah keeps watch in the tranquil night over the decaying bodies of her sons. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton and J.M.W. Turner, 1812, after the latter.

Carolus Linnaeus. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1805, after M. Hoffmans.

Drunkenly gazing at the chin of his daughter, Lot moves amorously towards her. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1787, after A. de Gelder.

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton after P. da Cortona.

Thomas Augustine Arne. Engraving by R. Rhodes, 1794, after R. Dunkarton.

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Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

Sir James Earle. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton after W. Beechey.

Thomas Augustine Arne. Engraving by R. Rhodes, 1794, after R. Dunkarton.

Carolus Linnaeus. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1805, after M. Hoffmans.

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton after P. da Cortona.