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Allegory of dreams: a man half skeleton and half flesh is reclining in a vineyard holding the caduceus and a horn; Jacob's dream of the ladder in the background. Drawing, ca. 1740.
Date: 1740Reference: 579386i
Part of: Allegorical and sacred subjects, and hermits. Drawings attributed to Aspruck, ca. 1740.
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Anglo-American research on the human genome, represented by Uncle Sam and John Bull knitting DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.
Sanderson, BillDate: [1990]Reference: 1918i
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A man representing Spain is about to stab three hooded skeletons representing rebellion, fever and famine; representing the position of Spain in the Spanish-American War, 1898. Drawing by W. Parkinson, ca. 1898.
Parkinson, William, active 1883-1895Date: 1898Reference: 573770i
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A man with a glass of spirits; representing the sense of taste. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1761Reference: 27092i
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A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 573488i
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Four men watch, some holding their noses, as a man vomits; representing the sense of smell. Pen and ink drawing by P. Boone, 1651.
Boone, P., active 1650.Date: 1651Reference: 26939i
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Allegorical and sacred subjects, and hermits. Drawings attributed to Aspruck, ca. 1740.
Date: 1740Reference: 579368i
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A woman watching a surgeon approaching a body for an operation; representing a tribute to László Schultheisz on the occasion of his first surgical operation. Pen and ink drawing by Dénes Györgyi, 1918.
Dénes GyörgyiDate: 1918Reference: 44164i
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Unhappiness and happiness. Watercolour by Steve Simpson and Robert D. Dangoor, 2012.
Dangoor, Robert D., 1953-Date: [2012]Reference: 814478i
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A man cuts his finger with a knife; representing the sense of touch. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1761Reference: 27093i
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A man and a woman riding a motorbicycle on a mountain pass, being diverted by Death off the road and into the valley below. Pen and ink drawing by E. Kneiss, 1929.
Kneiss, Emil, 1867-1956.Date: 1929Reference: 44254i
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Aesculapius (representing medicine) routing death, Ceres (?) supplying milk to the starving. Drawing attributed to J.-C. Bordier du Bignon, 1822.
Bordier du Bignon, Jacques-Charles, 1774-1826.Date: 1822Reference: 95i
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The family of Laocoön entwined in coils of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.
Sanderson, BillDate: [1990]Reference: 1876i
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An operator pulling a tooth; representing the sense of touch. Pen and ink drawing by P. Boone, 1649.
Boone, P., active 1650.Date: 1649Reference: 26938i
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A young man holding a stylus and a drawing, being shown a drawing of Fame by a female figure personifying Painting. Wash drawing by F. Dekker after G. Reni.
Guido ReniDate: 1700-1799Reference: 33691i
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Allegory of the Creation: a woman holding two burning orbs (heaven and earth?). Drawing, ca. 1740.
Date: 1740Reference: 579383i
Part of: Allegorical and sacred subjects, and hermits. Drawings attributed to Aspruck, ca. 1740.
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A man blowing a pipe; representing the sense of hearing. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1761Reference: 27089i
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The Dreyfus case: an eagle wearing eyeglasses, representing Alfred Dreyfus, is imprisoned in a cage; men are poking him with their swords. Drawing by A.S. Boyd, ca. 1902.
Alexander Stuart BoydDate: [1902?]Reference: 572938i
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The gyri of the thinker's brain as a maze of choices in biomedical ethics. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1997.
Sanderson, BillDate: [1997]Reference: 40586i
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A giant claw pierces the breast of a sleeping naked woman, another naked woman swoops down and stabs the claw with a knife; representing the surgical treatment of breast cancer. Watercolour by R. Cooper.
Cooper, Richard Tennant, 1885-1957.Reference: 24003i
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A bear wearing a spiked helmet and a gun is walking over a bridge marked "Protocol" which is supported by rulers of different countries. Drawing by M.C.P. (?), 12 July 1877.
M. C. P.Date: 1877Reference: 573485i
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An itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a man's head; symbolising the expulsion of 'folly' (insanity), they are surrounded by a group of people. Pencil drawing by P. Quast, 1645.
Pieter QuastDate: 1645Reference: 21093i
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A baroque sculpture forming an allegory of dentifrice at the entrance to an international toothpowder exhibition. Drawing by A. Oberländer, ca. 1900.
Adolf OberländerDate: [1900?]Reference: 659905i
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The works of mercy. Drawing by C. Groeneveld, 1808.
Groeneveld, Cornelis, active approximately 1795-1813.Date: 1808Reference: 46991i
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Anglo-American research on DNA represented by Britannia and the Statue of Liberty, with festoons of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.
Sanderson, BillDate: [1990]Reference: 1891i