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Antiquarians

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  • Three antiquarians discussing pieces of armour held by two of them. Lithograph, 1833.
  • Five antiquaries look through magnifying glasses at objects. Coloured lithograph after L. Boilly, 1823.
  • Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries meeting at Somerset House, London. Engraving by H. Melville after F.W. Fairholt.
  • Members of an antiquarian society discussing a broken chamber pot; other antiquities are shown on the back wall. Engraving, 1772.
  • The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with people walking in the foreground. Engraving.
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Catalogue

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    Elderly antiquarians examining a chamber pot purported to be Boadicea's. Etching by F. Grose.

    Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791. | Date: [1788] | Reference: 747986i
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Miscellany: English, 19th-20th centuries

    | Date: 1804-1946 | Reference: MS.7780
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    • Online

    Members of an antiquarian society discussing a broken chamber pot; other antiquities are shown on the back wall. Engraving, 1772.

    | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 33085i
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    The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1776] | Reference: 43680i
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    The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with people walking in the foreground. Engraving.

    | Reference: 25624i
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