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A young mother with her children in religious contemplation before a shrine of the Virgin and Child. Engraving by C. Rolls after P. Williams.

A family are saddened by the sale of their pet lamb. Engraving by C. Rolls after W. Collins, 1813.

A phrenologist at work on a girl, surrounded by members of her family. Engraving by C. Rolls after E. Sharpe, c. 1830.

A group of urchins have caused havoc in a farmyard and killed a cockerel but they are pursued by the dog and a man with a birch stick. Engraved by Charles Rolls after Alexander Fraser.

A man looking at a magic dial. Engraving by C. Rolls after D. Maclise.

A young couple visit a fortune teller to have their future predicted. Engraving by Charles Rolls after Alfred Johannot.

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