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Saint Paulinus of York baptizes Edwin king of Northumbria. Engraving by W. Walker after S. Wale.

Saint Birinus converting the Saxons of Wessex to Christianity. Engraving by W. Walker, 1773, after S. Wale.

Saint John the Baptist as a child, with a lamb, in the wilderness. Engraving by W. Walker after A. van Dyck, 1767.

Bath hot spring. Engraving by W. Walker, 1774.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships, rowing boats and a couple walking on the shore in the foreground. Engraving by W. Walker and J. Walker, 1792, after F. Nicholson.

Tom Jones in bed sees Sophia Western's muff held by Partridge. Line engraving by W. Walker, 1780, after T. Stothard.

William Taplin. Line engraving by W. Walker, 1789.

Robert Thoroton. Line engraving by W. Walker and J. Walker, 1791.

Saint Mary Magdalene reaches out for the risen Christ; he points away. Engraving by W. Walker, c. 1760, after P. da Cortona.

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen. Engraving by W.G. Walker, 1791, after E. Dayes.

Two lions, with a lioness lying between them. Engraving by W. Walker after F. Snyders, 1782.

Cephalus, having accidentally shot a target-seeking arrow at Procris in the woods, attempts to extract the arrow from her breast. Engraving by W. Walker, 1775, after C. Monnet.

Daedalus pushes his nephew Perdix off the top of a tower: as he falls, Perdix is transformed by Minerva into a partridge. Engraving by W. Walker after C. Eisen.

The death in battle of King Bocchoris of Egypt. Engraving by W. Walker, 1774, after C. Monnet after F. de La Mothe-Fénelon.

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Two lions, with a lioness lying between them. Engraving by W. Walker after F. Snyders, 1782.

Saint Birinus converting the Saxons of Wessex to Christianity. Engraving by W. Walker, 1773, after S. Wale.

Cephalus, having accidentally shot a target-seeking arrow at Procris in the woods, attempts to extract the arrow from her breast. Engraving by W. Walker, 1775, after C. Monnet.

Daedalus pushes his nephew Perdix off the top of a tower: as he falls, Perdix is transformed by Minerva into a partridge. Engraving by W. Walker after C. Eisen.

The death in battle of King Bocchoris of Egypt. Engraving by W. Walker, 1774, after C. Monnet after F. de La Mothe-Fénelon.

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