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  • Saint Bartholomew of Grottaferrata supervising the building of a church; an accident is avoided when a falling column is stayed on the order of one of his disciples. Engraving by P.A. Pozzi after N. Vanni after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • Saint Guthlac building a chapel at Croyland. Engraving by G.F. Storm after C.A. Stothard, 1842.

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    Saint Bartholomew of Grottaferrata supervising the building of a church; an accident is avoided when a falling column is stayed on the order of one of his disciples. Engraving by P.A. Pozzi after N. Vanni after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

    Domenichino, 1581-1641. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 493847i
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    Rebuilding of the walls of the City of London: King Alfred the Great, on horseback, visits the building site and gives an order to the master builder. Colour process print after F.O. Salisbury, 1912.

    Salisbury, Frank O. (Frank Owen), 1874-1962. | Date: [1912?] | Reference: 2970979i
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    Saint Guthlac building a chapel at Croyland. Engraving by G.F. Storm after C.A. Stothard, 1842.

    Stothard, C. A. (Charles Alfred), 1786-1821. | Date: 1842 | Reference: 574863i
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    Builders cleaning themselves in order not to spread typhus among the workforce on the construction site. Colour lithograph, 1931.

    | Date: 1931 | Reference: 545739i

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