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A man sits in a chair at the table smoking his pipe and watching two children playing on the floor. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1805, after R. Westall.

The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.

A girl with a basket gathering mushrooms in a watermeadow. Engraving by Belvedere, 1802, after R. Westall.

People crowd around a dying person's bed in grief while final rites are being read. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti, 1812, after R. Westall.

A woman teaches religion to a boy, while his sister plays with their dog. Stipple engraving after R. Westall.

A man in a hat and carrying a stick reprimands a man who is on his knees in front of him. Engraving by Charles Heath, 1810, after R. Westall.

A young couple are being married in church. Stipple engraving by R.M. Meadows, 1806, after R. Westall.

A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

Three young children visiting their mother's grave in a cemetery. Line engraving with etching by E.F. Finden after R. Westall.

Horatio Nelson attacking a Spanish ship before bombarding Cadiz, 1797. Engraving by A. Smith, 1809, after R. Westall.

Mourners attending a burial where the coffin is about to be lowered into the ground. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti after R. Westall, 1812.

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Westall, Richard, 1765-1836

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A young couple are being married in church. Stipple engraving by R.M. Meadows, 1806, after R. Westall.

A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

Three young children visiting their mother's grave in a cemetery. Line engraving with etching by E.F. Finden after R. Westall.

Horatio Nelson attacking a Spanish ship before bombarding Cadiz, 1797. Engraving by A. Smith, 1809, after R. Westall.

Mourners attending a burial where the coffin is about to be lowered into the ground. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti after R. Westall, 1812.