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Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the Lord Mayor of London disembarking, greeted by the Governor [?], with rowing boats and barges to the left. Engraving by V. Woodthorpe, 1804, after E. F. Burney.

Minerva, as goddess of the arts, shaking hands with Italia; behind them Mercury, the messenger god. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after Burney.

A bride accompanied by a group of guests as they descend the staircase from a balcony. Engraving by I. Neagle after E. Burney.

Musicians at Vauxhall Gardens playing a variety of instruments including, a tambourine, drum and cymbals. Etching by J. Lee after E. Burney.

Idomeneus prepares to sacrifice his son to Jupiter. Engraving by W. Skelton, 1793, after E.F. Burney.

A man is sitting in front of a mirror combing his hair. Engraving by C. Warren, after E.F. Burney.

Above, two horses and their riders are approaching the finishing post in a race at Newmarket, eagerly awaited by a crowd; below, grooms and horses taking their exercises on a field outside the town of Newmarket. Chromolithograph after E. F. Burney and J. Bodger after J. Wootton.

The Crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Mary Magdalene and a view of Jerusalem. Engraving by J. Scott after E. S. Burney.

Thomas Augustine Arne. Etching by J. Heath, 1793, after E.F. Burney.

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Edward Francis Burney

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Images by Edward Francis Burney

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Thomas Augustine Arne. Etching by J. Heath, 1793, after E.F. Burney.

Minerva, as goddess of the arts, shaking hands with Italia; behind them Mercury, the messenger god. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after Burney.

Musicians at Vauxhall Gardens playing a variety of instruments including, a tambourine, drum and cymbals. Etching by J. Lee after E. Burney.

The Crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Mary Magdalene and a view of Jerusalem. Engraving by J. Scott after E. S. Burney.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the Lord Mayor of London disembarking, greeted by the Governor [?], with rowing boats and barges to the left. Engraving by V. Woodthorpe, 1804, after E. F. Burney.