A woman being bled by one man while another holds her arm, two dogs lap up her blood; representing France in the grip of Louis XIV and Cardinal Richelieu, while the financiers drain her resources. Engraving.

A French lady from the Ancien Régime sympathizing with a young cleric who has toothache. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1825.

A priest (the Catholic church) has tied a young woman (Ireland) with a rope and is admonishing her. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, July 1891.

A procession to St. Mary's Church, Oxford by the convocations of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; and the burning of the bones of Protestant theologians in Cambridge. Line engraving by Myers.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 47.1 x 30.2 cm

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 32.4 x 44.7 cm

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 27.7 x 35.5 cm

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 11.7 x 14.7 cm

1 print : engraving, with etching, stipple and watercolour

A priest of Manila and a lady of Manila. Coloured engraving, 1828.

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A priest (the Catholic church) has tied a young woman (Ireland) with a rope and is admonishing her. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, July 1891.

A procession to St. Mary's Church, Oxford by the convocations of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; and the burning of the bones of Protestant theologians in Cambridge. Line engraving by Myers.

A woman being bled by one man while another holds her arm, two dogs lap up her blood; representing France in the grip of Louis XIV and Cardinal Richelieu, while the financiers drain her resources. Engraving.

A French lady from the Ancien Régime sympathizing with a young cleric who has toothache. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1825.

A priest of Manila and a lady of Manila. Coloured engraving, 1828.