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Ladders

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  • The crucifixion of Christ ('The Great Crucifixion'). Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1589, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • The danger of leaving a hammer on top of a step-ladder. Colour lithograph.
  • Sion College, London Wall, London: view of the north facade, with a man climbing a ladder to attend to a street lamp. Etching, 1800.
  • The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • Two men carrying a ladder. Colour lithograph, ca. 1948.
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    Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.

    Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669. | Date: 1738 | Reference: 23215i
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    Sion College, London Wall, London: view of the north facade, with a man climbing a ladder to attend to a street lamp. Etching, 1800.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: 20 July 1800 | Reference: 23424i
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    The danger of leaving a hammer on top of a step-ladder. Colour lithograph.

    | Reference: 32616i
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    Fisher's Alley (Fisher Lane), near the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with many Pensioners and other people walking. Wood engraving by R. Branston after C. Stanfield.

    Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793-1867. | Date: 1840-1849 | Reference: 29822i
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    Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

    | Date: 1788 | Reference: 27184i
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