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Rams

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  • The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.
  • A boy angel appears as Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son. Lithograph by G. Sensi y Baldachi after A. del Sarto, 1529.
  • A Leicester ram. Etching, ca 1839.
  • The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving by H. Goudt, 1613, after A. Elsheimer, 1609.
  • A large table in a lecture hall with many commercial medicine vendors and practitioners seated around it: in the background are many tiers of spectators. Engraving, 1748.
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    An angel intervenes as Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac. Mezzotint.

    | Reference: 15841i
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    An angel intervenes as Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after C. Maratta.

    Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713. | Reference: 2848968i
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    A ram. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 178-.

    Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828. | Date: [between 1790 and 1799?] | Reference: 750376i
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    After healing a lame man, the apostles Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods at Lystra; the priest brings them a sacrifice of oxen. Etching after Raphael.

    Raphael, 1483-1520. | Reference: 24885i
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    A Dishley ram and a Dishley ewe. Coloured stipple engraving by Neele.

    | Reference: 40109i
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