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  • Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.
  • Left, a woman personifying science instructing her children in how to use a microscope; a woman personifying truth reveals the scene to Father Time. Mezzotint after T.S. Duché, 1787.
  • A woman performing chemical experiments with a furnace: representing chemistry. Etching by E-J-N. de Ghendt after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.
  • An old woman with a flower; representing the sense of smell. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.
  • The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • A female allegorical figure of theory guiding a boy towards a nude female figure representing Nature, who is revealed by the winged figure of painting. Crayon manner print by J.B. Lucien, 1795, after P.T. Le Clerc.
  • The three theological virtues: Faith enthroned in the middle; Charity on the left, and Hope on the right. Aquatint.
  • Britannia and her lion are begging on a bench on the Thames Embankment, impoverished by proposed Liberal reforms; beyond, the Palace of Westminster in ruins. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 28 November 1891.
  • A man rises from behind a gravestone as a skeleton in a shroud attempts to keep it closed. Etching by J. Haynes after J. Mortimer.
  • Cupid presides over a group of naked women who sit separated from groups of yearning men; symbolising the passion of love. Etching by J. Audran after C. Gillot.
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