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A heron and ducks by the water's edge. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A mallard duck. Engraving by J. Kip, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A sparrow. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

Three ruffs. Etching by F. Place after himself.

A cockerel surrounded by sparrows and a hen pecking the ground. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices, passions, etc. as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ... / illustrated with ... humane figures, with their explanations; newly design'd, and engraven ... by I. Fuller ... and other masters. By the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.

A shore bird, possibly a pipit. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

An eagle killing a snake with its talons. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A broody hen surrounded by her chicks. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A cockerel with hens and chicks looking for food outside a pig sty. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

An owl defending her chicks from an attacking eagle. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

Joseph Clark, a contortionist. Line engraving by P. Tempest after M. Laroon.

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Pierce Tempest

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Images by Pierce Tempest

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A cockerel with hens and chicks looking for food outside a pig sty. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A sparrow. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

An owl defending her chicks from an attacking eagle. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A heron and ducks by the water's edge. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

Joseph Clark, a contortionist. Line engraving by P. Tempest after M. Laroon.

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Pierce Tempest

Images from the collections

Images by Pierce Tempest

Works from the collections

A cockerel with hens and chicks looking for food outside a pig sty. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A sparrow. Engraving by P. Tempest, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

An owl defending her chicks from an attacking eagle. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

A heron and ducks by the water's edge. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.

Joseph Clark, a contortionist. Line engraving by P. Tempest after M. Laroon.

Frequent collaborators

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