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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.

William Stukeley. Line engraving, 1776, after I. Whood, 1727.

The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

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

Miscellany: English, 19th-20th centuries

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Antiquarians

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

Miscellany: English, 19th-20th centuries

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

The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with people walking in the foreground. Engraving.

Antiquarians

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Images referencing Antiquarians

Works from the collections

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

Miscellany: English, 19th-20th centuries

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

The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with people walking in the foreground. Engraving.

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