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The 'Calumny' of Apelles. Colour etching by C.N. Cochin and woodcut by N. Le Sueur after Raphael.
RaphaelDate: [1729]Reference: 3010893i
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A new-born child being given its first bath. Engraving, 1800.
Date: 1 June 1800Reference: 17391i
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Cupid, floating on a cloud, is seated on a basket of flowers; representing the season spring. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1797, after W. Hamilton.
William HamiltonDate: [1797]Reference: 3043721i
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Father Time holding a scythe: four studies. Etching by R. Earlom, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.
Giovanni Battista CiprianiDate: Feb.ry 1st 1787Reference: 2952442i
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A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Mezzotint by J. van der Bruggen after D. Teniers.
David Teniers the YoungerDate: 1600-1699Reference: 21118i
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Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Francesco AlbaniDate: 1695Reference: 23618i
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The medical practitioner appearing as Christ when he arrives to treat sick people. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
Egbert van PanderenReference: 44737i
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Two men walking above a city; representing harmony of religious or political states. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Christoph MurerDate: 1622Reference: 26658i
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Mars crowns the portrait of the Count of Montecuccoli while a soldier-angel looks on, holding a portrait of Count Turpin de Crisse. Etching by F. Andouart after F.G. Casanova, 1769.
Francesco Giuseppe CasanovaDate: 1769Reference: 27214i
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A woman making gestures of speech, having a snake around her wrist and a parrot on her head, is standing in a market place with a court scene to her left and a verdict being read out to her right; representing Dialectic. Engraving after M. de Vos.
Maerten de VosReference: 38934i
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Iris, the goddess of rainbows drops the vessel with rainbows she had been balancing on her head, she is holding a bird in her hands and is surrounded by a bird and a fish; representing the month February. Engraving.
Reference: 39034i
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Aeolus, at the request of Juno, opens a door in a mountainside, releasing the winds that will wreck the fleet of Aeneas; representing the element air. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
Louis de BoullogneDate: 1718Reference: 23945i
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A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.
Maerten de VosDate: [between 1560 and 1569?]Reference: 26754i
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A winged woman holding a lyre and a book; representing poetry. Engraving by P. Ghigi after L. Agricola after Raphael.
RaphaelReference: 25699i
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A woman in a feathered headdress and carrying a bow, is quelling a dark-skinned man; representing America. Etching by T. Hancock, 1805.
Hancock, Thomas, 1774-1809.Date: 1805Reference: 35401i
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A woman, blindfolded, seated on the globe, plucking the one remaining intact string of a lyre; representing hope. Colour photogravure by Emery Walker, 1908, after G.F. Watts.
George Frederic WattsDate: March 31 1908Reference: 677415i
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The Congress of Berlin: Disraeli as a tooth-drawer, assisted by Queen Victoria, operates on Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire, surrounded by political figures from France, Germany etc. Coloured lithograph by J.J. van Brederode after Jan Steen, 1878.
Jan SteenDate: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 778482i
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Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.
Richard CorbouldDate: 22 October 1803Reference: 25669i
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Religion seated on clouds holding the Bible and a crown. Stipple engraving, 1786.
Date: Dec.r 1 1786Reference: 29502i
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Ulisse Aldrovandi. Line engraving.
Date: [1596?]Reference: 485i
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A donkey carrying wood through a snowy landscape; representing January. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.
Perelle, Gabriel, 1603-1677.Reference: 26517i
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A woman representing astrology or philosophy. Engraving by P. Ghigi after L. Agricola after Raphael.
RaphaelReference: 25694i
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Franciscus de Padoanis. Line engraving by A. Sadeler.
Date: 1603Reference: 7560i
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Peasants doing farmwork, thatching their huts and preparing food; representing the Silver Age. Etching by A. Tempesta.
Antonio TempestaReference: 39008i
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Allegory of civilisation and AIDS in the character of Richard II. Ink drawing by N. Garland, 1988.
Nicholas GarlandDate: 28 January 1988Reference: 5559i

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The 'Calumny' of Apelles. Colour etching by C.N. Cochin and woodcut by N. Le Sueur after Raphael.

A new-born child being given its first bath. Engraving, 1800.

Cupid, floating on a cloud, is seated on a basket of flowers; representing the season spring. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1797, after W. Hamilton.

Father Time holding a scythe: four studies. Etching by R. Earlom, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.

A malicious itinerant surgeon extracting stones from a grimacing patient's head; symbolising the extraction of 'folly' (insanity). Mezzotint by J. van der Bruggen after D. Teniers.

Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

The medical practitioner appearing as Christ when he arrives to treat sick people. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

Two men walking above a city; representing harmony of religious or political states. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Mars crowns the portrait of the Count of Montecuccoli while a soldier-angel looks on, holding a portrait of Count Turpin de Crisse. Etching by F. Andouart after F.G. Casanova, 1769.

A woman making gestures of speech, having a snake around her wrist and a parrot on her head, is standing in a market place with a court scene to her left and a verdict being read out to her right; representing Dialectic. Engraving after M. de Vos.

Iris, the goddess of rainbows drops the vessel with rainbows she had been balancing on her head, she is holding a bird in her hands and is surrounded by a bird and a fish; representing the month February. Engraving.

Aeolus, at the request of Juno, opens a door in a mountainside, releasing the winds that will wreck the fleet of Aeneas; representing the element air. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.

A winged woman holding a lyre and a book; representing poetry. Engraving by P. Ghigi after L. Agricola after Raphael.

A woman in a feathered headdress and carrying a bow, is quelling a dark-skinned man; representing America. Etching by T. Hancock, 1805.

A woman, blindfolded, seated on the globe, plucking the one remaining intact string of a lyre; representing hope. Colour photogravure by Emery Walker, 1908, after G.F. Watts.

The Congress of Berlin: Disraeli as a tooth-drawer, assisted by Queen Victoria, operates on Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire, surrounded by political figures from France, Germany etc. Coloured lithograph by J.J. van Brederode after Jan Steen, 1878.

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

Religion seated on clouds holding the Bible and a crown. Stipple engraving, 1786.

Ulisse Aldrovandi. Line engraving.

A donkey carrying wood through a snowy landscape; representing January. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.

A woman representing astrology or philosophy. Engraving by P. Ghigi after L. Agricola after Raphael.

Franciscus de Padoanis. Line engraving by A. Sadeler.

Peasants doing farmwork, thatching their huts and preparing food; representing the Silver Age. Etching by A. Tempesta.

Allegory of civilisation and AIDS in the character of Richard II. Ink drawing by N. Garland, 1988.