A woman personifying typography crowns a naked boy with a golden serpent; representing printing conferring immortality on the arts, sciences and literature. Coloured engraving by E. J. Roberts after H.J. Richter.

Christ's Hospital, London: the exterior of the Hall. Engraving by E. J. Roberts, 1816, after J. Whichelo.

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Christ's Hospital, London: the exterior of the Hall. Engraving by E. J. Roberts, 1816, after J. Whichelo.

A woman personifying typography crowns a naked boy with a golden serpent; representing printing conferring immortality on the arts, sciences and literature. Coloured engraving by E. J. Roberts after H.J. Richter.