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A fishing boat is out on the water, men on the bank haul in a large fishing net. Engraving by J. Mason after F. Lauri.

Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.

King Henry VIII granting a Royal Charter to the Barber-Surgeons company. Engraving by B. Baron, 1736, after H. Holbein, 1542.

Saint Roch, Saint Sebastian, a male saint, Saint Peter the Apostle (?) and Saint John the Baptist with angels above. Engraving by J. Sympson, 1728, after F. Lauri.

The Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire: the waters, three visitors attended by two servants in the foreground, and the ruins of Knaresborough Castle in the background. Engraving by F. Vivares after T. Smith of Derby, 1747.

[Richard Boyle, 3rd earl of Burlington correspondence].

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Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington

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[Richard Boyle, 3rd earl of Burlington correspondence].

The Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire: the waters, three visitors attended by two servants in the foreground, and the ruins of Knaresborough Castle in the background. Engraving by F. Vivares after T. Smith of Derby, 1747.

Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.

King Henry VIII granting a Royal Charter to the Barber-Surgeons company. Engraving by B. Baron, 1736, after H. Holbein, 1542.

Saint Roch, Saint Sebastian, a male saint, Saint Peter the Apostle (?) and Saint John the Baptist with angels above. Engraving by J. Sympson, 1728, after F. Lauri.