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Soft-ground etchings

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  • A carriage or bathing machine drawn by a sea monster is driven below cliffs: the animal inside has its tail caught in one of the rear wheels; the coachmen and two other passengers speak. Soft-ground etching.
  • Three people drinking punch as a cure for (right to left) gout, colic, and phthisis. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
  • John Latham. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniel, 1812, after G. Dance, 1798.
  • Krakatoa: plantain trees (Musa x paradisiaca) and coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in a forest clearing, with native man and his hut. Coloured soft-ground etching after J. Webber, 1788.
  • A horse and its foal are looking at a pack-mule. Etching by Barbarina Dacre, 1793.
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    George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle. Soft-ground etching by J. G. Lairs after J. Slater.

    Slater, Joseph, active 1803-1836. | Reference: 1648i
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    John Wall. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance.

    Dance, George, 1741-1825. | Reference: 9505i
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    River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1788.

    Hodges, William, 1744-1797. | Date: 27 April 1788 | Reference: 26727i
    Part of: Select views in India
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    Krakatoa: fan palm (Chamaerops humilis L.) with surrounding tropical forest and native woman. Coloured soft-ground etching after J. Webber, 1788.

    Webber, John, 1751-1793. | Date: 1 August 1788 | Reference: 20137i
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    A cow and its calf resting in a bucolic setting. Coloured soft-ground etching by Mirares.

    | Reference: 40875i
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