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Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.

Men playing draughts in Button's coffee-house ca. 1720 Aquatint by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

Shakespeare's house, Stratford upon Avon. Aquatint with etching after S. Ireland, 1795.

A young woman with a moon-shaped head-band (Diana). Etching by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

Thomas Inglefield, an artist born without limbs. Etching by S. Ireland, 1787, after F. Grose.

The Old Church, Chelsea, looking along the bank with luxuriant trees in the centre, boats on the river. Aquatint.

Two anatomists dissecting a corpse, surrounded by birds, a cat, a dog and mice. Etching by S. Ireland after J. H. Mortimer, 17--.

Men playing draughts in Button's Coffee-House, London, ca. 1720. Aquatint by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

A grossly obese man supporting his stomach in a wheelbarrow, a young fop looks on. Etching by S. Ireland, 178-, after J.H. Mortimer.

A physician administering a potion to a patient who is holding his stomach. Coloured stipple engraving by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

A young black woman with a head-scarf. Etching and stipple by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

A man in the stocks in a market place. Etching by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

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A man in the stocks in a market place. Etching by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

Shakespeare's house, Stratford upon Avon. Aquatint with etching after S. Ireland, 1795.

A young black woman with a head-scarf. Etching and stipple by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

The Old Church, Chelsea, looking along the bank with luxuriant trees in the centre, boats on the river. Aquatint.

Men playing draughts in Button's Coffee-House, London, ca. 1720. Aquatint by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

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