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The two angels visitng Lot's house in Sodom pull him back into his house, away from the rapacious, blinded mob. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht.

Women personifying the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, are protected by Father Time, while a woman personifying antiquity points to the value of ancient coins. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after P. Berchet.

Daniel Defoe. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1706, after himself.

Saint Paul: his shipwreck on Malta. Engraving by M. Vandergucht after G. Freman.

John Radcliffe. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1716, after Sir G. Kneller, 1710.

James Drake. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1717, after T. Forster.

Human arterial system. Engraving by Benard, 1779, after engraving by M. Vandergucht after W. Cowper, for Drake, 1707.

The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.

Human arterial system. Engraving by Campbell, after an engraving by M. Vandergucht after W. Cowper, for Drake, 1707.

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Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725

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John Radcliffe. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1716, after Sir G. Kneller, 1710.

James Drake. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1717, after T. Forster.

Human arterial system. Engraving by Benard, 1779, after engraving by M. Vandergucht after W. Cowper, for Drake, 1707.

The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.

Human arterial system. Engraving by Campbell, after an engraving by M. Vandergucht after W. Cowper, for Drake, 1707.