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The funeral ceremony for Lord Nelson in Saint Paul's Cathedral in 1806. Aquatint by N.I.W.C. Heideloff and J. Bluck after A.D. Macquin, 1806.

An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism, a telescope, a rod refracted in water, and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. Macquin.

A chariot bearing Aesculapius rides above suffering humanity: representing pathology. Etching by J. Chapman, 1823, after A.D. Macquin.

Tabella cibaria = The bill of fare: a Latin poem, implicitly translated and fully explained in copious and interesting notes, relating to the pleasures of gastronomy, and the mysterious art of cookery.

Tabella cibaria. The bill of fare: a Latin poem implicitly translated and fully explained in copious and interesting notes, relating to the pleasures of gastronomy, and the mysterious art of cookery ... / [Anon].

Description of the picture : Christ healing the sick in the Temple, painted by Benjamin West ... and now in the British Gallery, Pall Mall / [A.D. M'Quin].

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M'Quin, A. D. (Ange Denis), 1756-1823

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An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism, a telescope, a rod refracted in water, and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. Macquin.

Tabella cibaria = The bill of fare: a Latin poem, implicitly translated and fully explained in copious and interesting notes, relating to the pleasures of gastronomy, and the mysterious art of cookery.

Tabella cibaria. The bill of fare: a Latin poem implicitly translated and fully explained in copious and interesting notes, relating to the pleasures of gastronomy, and the mysterious art of cookery ... / [Anon].

A chariot bearing Aesculapius rides above suffering humanity: representing pathology. Etching by J. Chapman, 1823, after A.D. Macquin.

Description of the picture : Christ healing the sick in the Temple, painted by Benjamin West ... and now in the British Gallery, Pall Mall / [A.D. M'Quin].