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Thomas Hay and Sir James Stirling, arguing. Etching by J. Kay, 1796, after himself.
Kay, John, 1742-1826.Date: 1796Reference: 544710i
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A blind beggar stands with a boy beside a church, Cadiz, Spain. Coloured lithograph by A. Arrom after himself.
Arrom, A.Reference: 16494i
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The parable of the blind leading the blind: six blind men walk in a line, the leader trips over, the second stumbles over him, the rest are set to follow. Process print after by P. Bruegel the elder, 1568.
Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569.Reference: 16499i
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A bearded elderly man, carrying a prayer wheel and a rosary, in a studio setting.
Paar, ThomasDate: [approximately 1900]Reference: 538520i
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The British Museum: the Etruscan Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1847.
Date: 1847Reference: 38445i
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The resurrected Christ appears as a pilgrim to two disciples. Aquatint with etching by T. Patch after Fra Bartolommeo.
Bartolomeo, fra, 1472-1517.Reference: 23310i
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The presentation of Jesus to the high priest at the Temple. Engraving by C. Cort, 1568, after F. Zuccaro.
Zuccaro, Federico, approximately 1540-1609.Date: 1568Reference: 22111i
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A man in silhouette wearing a cape and a bobble hat stands on a hillside holding a staff on a green and pink background
Deane, Winifred, active approximately 1943-1967Date: 5 January 1967Reference: 2924532i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A man wearing a curved sword and a hat, in a studio setting.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 538633i
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Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths with drums, whips, etc: a mounted policeman moves through the throng. Wood engraving.
Reference: 33084i
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Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London, with a public house shown on the corner. Engraving after T. H. Shepherd.
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)Date: 1829Reference: 23733i
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Harris, well known to everybody to be the only genuine clothing manufacturer in Whitechapel, and acknowledged by the natives to be the cheapest and best house in the neighbourhood for cord and cloth clothing of every description : the champion of England slap-up tog and out-and-out kicksies builder ... .
Date: [between 1902 and 1910]
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An itinerant salesman in top hat and ragged clothes selling sweets or pies from a basket under his arm. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 31 December 1815Reference: 44014i
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A man sits outside a window to smoke and drink, his servant waits behind him. Stipple engraving by Sailliar, mid-18th century, after G. Dou.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Reference: 24840i
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The British Museum: the Zoological Gallery, crowded with holiday visitors. Wood engraving, 1845.
Date: 1845Reference: 38466i
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A man wearing an elaborate feathered hat, a brocade coat and sporting a long pigtail, in a studio setting.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 538646i
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A Greenwich Pensioner, on Greenwich Hill, showing trippers the view with a telescope, and offering clay pipes for sale (?). Wood engraving.
Reference: 32768i
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A blind man holds out his hat to beg, while a girl clasps her hands in prayer. Mezzotint by G. Maile after C. Francis.
Francis, C.Reference: 16330i
Archives and manuscripts
Outline of three men, two wearing hats and one reading a newspaper
Polonsky, Rolanda, 1923-1996Date: 1952Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/126/5
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing an unusual dress, in front of a painted backdrop.
Bieliavskago, MDate: [20th century]Reference: 528786i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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The British Museum: the Roman Saloon, with visitors. Wood engraving attributed to J. and A. Williams, 1857.
Date: 1857Reference: 38463i
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The British Museum: the Egyptian Room, with visitors. Engraving by Radclyffe after B. Sly, 1844.
Sly, Benjamin, active 1841-1883.Date: 1844Reference: 38465i
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A young Kashmiri (?) girl posing naked, sitting in a chair against a background of drapery.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 536211i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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A young Kashmiri girl, posing semi-naked against a plain background.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 536212i
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A man breathing in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and a man exhibiting its exhilarating effects. Wood engraving, c. 1840.
Date: [1840?]Reference: 12028i

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Thomas Hay and Sir James Stirling, arguing. Etching by J. Kay, 1796, after himself.

A blind beggar stands with a boy beside a church, Cadiz, Spain. Coloured lithograph by A. Arrom after himself.

The parable of the blind leading the blind: six blind men walk in a line, the leader trips over, the second stumbles over him, the rest are set to follow. Process print after by P. Bruegel the elder, 1568.

A bearded elderly man, carrying a prayer wheel and a rosary, in a studio setting.

The British Museum: the Etruscan Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1847.

The resurrected Christ appears as a pilgrim to two disciples. Aquatint with etching by T. Patch after Fra Bartolommeo.

The presentation of Jesus to the high priest at the Temple. Engraving by C. Cort, 1568, after F. Zuccaro.

A man in silhouette wearing a cape and a bobble hat stands on a hillside holding a staff on a green and pink background

A man wearing a curved sword and a hat, in a studio setting.

Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths with drums, whips, etc: a mounted policeman moves through the throng. Wood engraving.

Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London, with a public house shown on the corner. Engraving after T. H. Shepherd.

An itinerant salesman in top hat and ragged clothes selling sweets or pies from a basket under his arm. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

A man sits outside a window to smoke and drink, his servant waits behind him. Stipple engraving by Sailliar, mid-18th century, after G. Dou.

The British Museum: the Zoological Gallery, crowded with holiday visitors. Wood engraving, 1845.

A man wearing an elaborate feathered hat, a brocade coat and sporting a long pigtail, in a studio setting.

A Greenwich Pensioner, on Greenwich Hill, showing trippers the view with a telescope, and offering clay pipes for sale (?). Wood engraving.

A blind man holds out his hat to beg, while a girl clasps her hands in prayer. Mezzotint by G. Maile after C. Francis.

Outline of three men, two wearing hats and one reading a newspaper

A woman posing in a photographic studio, wearing an unusual dress, in front of a painted backdrop.

The British Museum: the Roman Saloon, with visitors. Wood engraving attributed to J. and A. Williams, 1857.

The British Museum: the Egyptian Room, with visitors. Engraving by Radclyffe after B. Sly, 1844.

A young Kashmiri (?) girl posing naked, sitting in a chair against a background of drapery.

A young Kashmiri girl, posing semi-naked against a plain background.

A man breathing in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and a man exhibiting its exhilarating effects. Wood engraving, c. 1840.