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Spinning-wheel

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  • An old couple sitting, the man leans over on his walking stick to listen to the woman reading from the bible. Line engraving after G. Dou.
  • The blinding of Tobit by bird-droppings falling on his eyes. Woodcut by M. van Heemskerck.
  • A vendor of spectacles showing his wares to a woman at her spinning wheel, while her family look on. Etching by D. Deuchar after A. van Ostade.
  • A vendor of spectacles showing his wares to a woman at her spinning wheel, while her family look on. Etching by D. Deuchar after A. van Ostade.
  • A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience. Colour engraving by J. Burnet after D. Wilkie, 1806.
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    Page 16: two images, one of a woman spinning, the other of two young Sikhs. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27021i
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    A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience; a child to the right imitates the fiddler. Line engraving by T. Nicholson after D. Wilkie.

    Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841. | Reference: 16374i
    Part of: National Gallery of pictures by the great masters.
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    An old couple sitting, the man leans over on his walking stick to listen to the woman reading from the bible. Line engraving after G. Dou.

    Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675. | Reference: 16046i
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    The blinding of Tobit by bird-droppings falling on his eyes. Woodcut by M. van Heemskerck.

    Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574. | Reference: 16431i
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    A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience. Colour engraving by J. Burnet after D. Wilkie, 1806.

    Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841. | Date: 6 January 1877 | Reference: 16584i
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