Two roundels: above, a man supported by his wife and children prays before an altar of Aesculapius; below, a garland of medicinal plants, and angels representing pharmacy and botany. Coloured engraving by P. Lenormand, ca. 1830, partly after N. Guérin.

Cupid learning to read the letters of the alphabet. Engraving after A. Allegri, il Corrreggio.

The genius of painting, preferring sacred to secular history, brings to the public the history of Samson, and writes a dedication to E. Colbert. Etching by J. Gillet and F. Verdier after F. Verdier, 1698.

Various insects and flowers illustrating a frontispiece. Engraving by C. H. Hemerich.

Frontispiece to Le Brun's 'Passions' (left) and a face expressing tranquillity (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1698, after C. Le Brun.

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Ancients studying anatomy: an older man points to a male corpse on the floor, while other men observe and discuss. Etching by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1779.

Four faces expressing the passions: (clockwise from top left) hatred, wonder, love and jealousy; and (right) the frontispiece to the book containing the illustrations, a manual of acting. Engraving by Silvester, 1807.

Surgery: a doctoral candidate defending a thesis in surgery at the Académie Royale de Chirurgie, Paris. Etching by P.F. Tardieu after C. Eisen, 1751.

Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet demonstrating chemical experiments to a party of ladies and gentlemen. Engraving, ca. 1750.

William Harvey: frontispiece to his book Exercitationes de generatione animalum. Reproduction of an engraving.

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 11.8 x 17.2 cm

A female goddess with a castle on her head (representing an Earth goddess or Geometry) holds up a tablet engraved with faces from which a man copies; two angels and a swan sit with them in the clouds. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1810.

1 print : etching ; platemark 10.8 x 9.9 cm

Emblems of the triumph of Christ over worldly powers. Etching by W. Hollar, 1654.

1 print : etching ; platemark 16.1 x 21.3 cm

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Cupid learning to read the letters of the alphabet. Engraving after A. Allegri, il Corrreggio.

A female goddess with a castle on her head (representing an Earth goddess or Geometry) holds up a tablet engraved with faces from which a man copies; two angels and a swan sit with them in the clouds. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1810.

Emblems of the triumph of Christ over worldly powers. Etching by W. Hollar, 1654.

The genius of painting, preferring sacred to secular history, brings to the public the history of Samson, and writes a dedication to E. Colbert. Etching by J. Gillet and F. Verdier after F. Verdier, 1698.

Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet demonstrating chemical experiments to a party of ladies and gentlemen. Engraving, ca. 1750.

Frontispieces

Images from the collections

Images of Frontispieces

Works from the collections

Cupid learning to read the letters of the alphabet. Engraving after A. Allegri, il Corrreggio.

A female goddess with a castle on her head (representing an Earth goddess or Geometry) holds up a tablet engraved with faces from which a man copies; two angels and a swan sit with them in the clouds. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1810.

Emblems of the triumph of Christ over worldly powers. Etching by W. Hollar, 1654.

The genius of painting, preferring sacred to secular history, brings to the public the history of Samson, and writes a dedication to E. Colbert. Etching by J. Gillet and F. Verdier after F. Verdier, 1698.

Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet demonstrating chemical experiments to a party of ladies and gentlemen. Engraving, ca. 1750.

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