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A veterinary surgeon and a blacksmith attacking dandies on velocipedes, in an attempt to preserve the use of horses as a means of transport, and therefore securing their own trades. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1819.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 1819Reference: 11811i- Pictures
Conduct of life: an angel reveals to Dutch citizens a book showing the Last Judgment, which is supported by the skeletons of Adam and Eve; in the background, an ideal country residence. Engraving, 1656.
Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660.Date: [1656]Reference: 20408i
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Holidaymakers relaxing in the garden of a rented country house on a haymaking holiday. Colour wood engraving after R. Caldecott, 1881.
Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886.Date: 1881Reference: 33241i- Pictures
The orator Cicero and his brother Quintus show their ancestral estate to Atticus: they discuss the beauty of nature; humans' attachment to their family origins; and the longevity of local identity. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1778, after R. Wilson.
Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782.Date: June 4th. 1778Reference: 3065565i