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A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Etching by F.D. Née after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.
Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790.Date: 1773Reference: 25683i
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A female figure resting on an anchor with a bird perched on her hand; representing hope. Etching by M. Küssell, late 17th century, after J.W. Baur.
Baur, Johann Wilhelm, 1607-1642.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 27270i
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A man conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic, in the foreground, in the background a female figure representing the world observes a man of the new school of chemistry who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle: a representation of the historical transition between alchemy and chemistry. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
Corbould, Richard, 1757-1831.Date: 27 July 1805Reference: 25676i
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A woman holding an hourglass and a baton; representing arithmetic. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25859i
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A female figure playing a stringed instrument; representing music. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 25912i
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Women & weasels : mythologies of birth in ancient Greece and Rome / Maurizio Bettini ; translated by Emlyn Eisenach.
Bettini, Maurizio.Date: 2013
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A woman sitting on a crocodile; representing Africa. Engraving by A. Collaert, c. 1600, after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Date: [160?-?]Reference: 27266i
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A woman holding a rod encircled by a snake leads an invalid; representing medicine. Process print after a bas-relief by U.A. Ricci.
Ricci, Ulysses Anthony, 1888-1960.Reference: 26082i
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A female figure holding a pair of scales, resting her foot on a footstool; representing justice. Etching, c. 1736.
Date: 1736Reference: 26762i
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Diana returning from the chase bearing dead birds meets Pan holding grapes and other fruit. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 26089i
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An old man discourses with a woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
Floris, Frans, 1519 or 1520-1570.Date: 1565Reference: 25651i
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A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.
Pierre, Jean-Baptiste Marie, 1714-1789.Date: 1759Reference: 26007i
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Painting personified with its ancillary arts and sciences: optics, chemistry and mineralogy. Engraving by P.C. Baquoy, 1809, after J.M. Moreau.
Moreau, Jean Michel, 1741-1814.Date: 1809Reference: 25990i
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A woman holding a sword and the scales of justice; representing jurisprudence. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560-1569Reference: 25880i
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A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics or 'natural philosophy'. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.
Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790.Date: 1 December 1795Reference: 25995i
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A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.
Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790.Date: 1 December 1795Reference: 25994i
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Two women holding palms and a wreath below a trophy with two scimitars. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25861i
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A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics. Etching by C.L. de Lingée after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.
Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790.Date: 1774Reference: 25689i
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A woman pointing to a celestial sphere; representing astrology. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560-1569Reference: 25855i
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A woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 25904i
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A female figure with wings and a globe; representing astronomy. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 25903i
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A woman performing chemical experiments with a furnace: representing chemistry. Etching by E-J-N. de Ghendt after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.
Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790.Date: 1773Reference: 25687i
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Female figures representing the elements of air, earth and water. Etching by G. Vascellini after A. Fedi the elder after bas-relief in Florence.
Reference: 26863i
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A woman (Juno?) with a staff encircled by a snake and a peacock. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25863i
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A goddess (Bellona?) surrounded by stags, rabbits or hares, demons and owls. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25876i

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A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Etching by F.D. Née after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

A female figure resting on an anchor with a bird perched on her hand; representing hope. Etching by M. Küssell, late 17th century, after J.W. Baur.

A woman holding an hourglass and a baton; representing arithmetic. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A female figure playing a stringed instrument; representing music. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.

Women & weasels : mythologies of birth in ancient Greece and Rome / Maurizio Bettini ; translated by Emlyn Eisenach.

A woman sitting on a crocodile; representing Africa. Engraving by A. Collaert, c. 1600, after M. de Vos.

A woman holding a rod encircled by a snake leads an invalid; representing medicine. Process print after a bas-relief by U.A. Ricci.

A female figure holding a pair of scales, resting her foot on a footstool; representing justice. Etching, c. 1736.

Diana returning from the chase bearing dead birds meets Pan holding grapes and other fruit. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.

An old man discourses with a woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.

Painting personified with its ancillary arts and sciences: optics, chemistry and mineralogy. Engraving by P.C. Baquoy, 1809, after J.M. Moreau.

A woman holding a sword and the scales of justice; representing jurisprudence. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics or 'natural philosophy'. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.

A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

Two women holding palms and a wreath below a trophy with two scimitars. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics. Etching by C.L. de Lingée after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.

A woman pointing to a celestial sphere; representing astrology. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.

A female figure with wings and a globe; representing astronomy. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.

A woman performing chemical experiments with a furnace: representing chemistry. Etching by E-J-N. de Ghendt after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

Female figures representing the elements of air, earth and water. Etching by G. Vascellini after A. Fedi the elder after bas-relief in Florence.

A woman (Juno?) with a staff encircled by a snake and a peacock. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

A goddess (Bellona?) surrounded by stags, rabbits or hares, demons and owls. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.