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  • John Howard bringing water and fresh air into a prison in order to improve the conditions for the inmates. Watercolour.
  • Hydraulics: section and details of the Bramah hydrostatic press. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey.
  • Hydraulics: a pot filter and a sedimentation trap. Engraving by Mutlow after Blunt.
  • Four scenes all involving water: trial by water, people using divination rods, and different types of rods. Engraving.
  • Jets of water spray naked young women on a bed; suggesting the connection between enemas and eroticism. Process print after an engraving by P.L. Auvray after J.H. Fragonard.
  • Sarasvati with her sitar and peacock. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Neptune and Amphitrite sit on a scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nereids and tritons; representing the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
  • Various machines for raising water, elevations and cutaway views. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1816, after J. Farey.
  • The stairs at York Buildings, the Strand; in the background are the tower of the waterworks and Westminster Bridge. Engraving by I. Taylor, c.1780.
  • Glasgow new waterworks, Loch Katrine. Wood engraving after a photograph by T. Annan.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe and being doused by a servant who thinks he's on fire. Wood-engraving, mid-19th century.
  • Engineering: a steam engine, on board a ship. Engraving c.1861.
  • Robert Macaire as a doctor selling, at a so-called 'free consultation', bottles of water for twenty francs each and glasses of water for 10 centimes each. Lithograph by H. Daumier, c. 1835.
  • Hydraulics: a pump in side elevation and cross-section. Engraving.
  • Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Line engraving by G. Hawkins, 1795(?).
  • Farming: a milling machine for corn, driven by a water-wheel, three-quarter view. Engraving by Seal, c.1750.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe and being doused by a servant who thinks he's on fire. Wood-engraving, mid-19th century.
  • Hydraulics: pipes, pumps, fountains, etc. Engraving by J. Wooding.
  • John baptises Christ in the Jordan. Engraving by P. Galle, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.
  • Agriculture: equipment for providing better drainage of fields. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1803.
  • John the Baptist preaching to a crowd at the river Jordan. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • Engineering: a lighthouse, with a pump clearing a wreck. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • Hydraulics: an Archimedean screw, dredging, and hydraulic lifting. Coloured engraving by J. Lodge.
  • Geography: coral reefs, in the tropics. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Engineering: hydrostatics, illustrations of pressure gradients. Engraving.
  • Bagnigge Wells, London: a family group, the Dumplings, on a day out. Mezzotint.
  • Hydraulics: a pump for sanitary use [?]. Engraving by Porter.
  • Hydraulics: designs for pumps. Engraving by J. Moffat after J. Farey, ca. 1813.
  • A frustrated looking couple taking a stroll at Sadlers Wells with squabbling children around them; representing evening. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.