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Elisha raises the Shunamite's son. Engraving by H. Moses, 1814, after B. West, ca. 1766.

The widow's son, empty-eyed, returns to life at the prayer of Elijah. Coloured mezzotint by V. Green, 1799, after B. West.

Peter and John run to the tomb of Christ. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1784, after B. West.

King Charles II landing in Dover in 1660. Coloured lithograph after B. West.

Saint Peter having denied Christ. Mezzotint by G. Keating after B. West.

A woman doing her needlework next to a sleeping infant with an elderly couple in the background feeding chickens and resting, while a farmer is tilling the soil in the far distance; representing the Golden Age. Stipple engraving by G.S. & J.G. Facius after B. West.

The death of Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Coloured engraving by J. Heath, 1811, after B. West.

Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip of Acarnania by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him despite allegations that it was a poison. Oil painting by Benjamin West, ca. 1771.

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