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The effects of temperance on a man and his household. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.
Gunthorp, W.Date: [1840?]Reference: 25942i
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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Obadiah riding a coach horse knocks Dr. Slop off his pony into a pond, a sign to Shandy Hall hangs over him. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.
Laurence SterneDate: 3 February 1773Reference: 22031i
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Left, herders with goats and cattle by a stream; right, a dog being taught to dance to the sound of a pipe; beyond, the Roman Campagna. Engraving and etching by S. Middiman and J. Pye, 1810, after Claude Lorraine.
Claude LorrainDate: 1810Reference: 3049708i
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A country village: people feast round a table while others walk home in drunken groups. Etching by P. Chedel after A. Watteau.
Jean-Antoine WatteauDate: [1731]Reference: 26877i
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An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares as part of a performance on stage, at a gigantic travelling country fair known as the Fiera dell' Impruneta. Etching by J. Callot.
Jacques CallotReference: 20443i
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A country pedlar and his wife walking the countryside and selling liqueurs. Etching by P.E. Moitte after D. Teniers II.
David Teniers the YoungerReference: 15928i
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Two Japanese peasants on a village path, the man carries a scythe and the woman has a baby on her back. Gouache painting.
Reference: 23642i
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A juror protesting that the subject of a coroner's inquest is alive; showing the danger of blind faith in doctors. Coloured aquatint by F, 1826.
FDate: 1826Reference: 10770i
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A herder resting with his flock of goats near a river. Etching and aquatint by J. B. Leprince, 1769.
Jean-Baptiste Le PrinceDate: 1769Reference: 42298i
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Nature near London / by Richard Jefferies.
Richard JefferiesDate: 1883
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A man and a woman carrying game and fruit respectively. Engraving by J. Summerfield, 1801, after F. Snyders.
Frans SnydersDate: Feb.y 11th. 1801Reference: 3063459i
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An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares at a country market, assisted by a woman. Colour stipple engraving by L.-M. Bonnet after J.-P. Caresme.
Caresme, Jacques-Philippe, 1734-1796.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 21034i
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Oxford: twelve views of the city as seen from the surrounding countryside or river. Aquatint.
Reference: 21188i
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Two old walnut trees (Juglans regia) growing by a country lane and sheltering some cows and their minders. Lithograph after G. Barnard, c. 1849.
George BarnardDate: [1849]Reference: 23790i
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The Countryman.
Date: 1927-
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A woman carrying a baby and holding the hand of her small child. Pencil drawing.
Reference: 17681i
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Rural life described and illustrated, in the management of horses, dogs, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, etc. etc. : their treatment in health and disease with authentic information on all that relates to modern farming, gardening, shooting, angling, etc. etc / by John Sherer ; and a complete system of modern veterinary practice, illustrated.
Sherer, John, 1810-Date: [between 1868 and 1888]
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Harvest time in a hop-garden in Kent. Wood-engraving, c. 1857 (?).
Date: 1857Reference: 25800i
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A greedy medical practitioner demanding a section of bread or cake (?) for payment from a poor family. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey, 1784, after E. Penny.
Edward PennyDate: 1 June 1784Reference: 20795i
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A bath-house containing six men and an onlooker, perhaps an allegory of the four humours and five senses. Photolithograph after A. Dürer, c. 1496.
Albrecht DürerDate: 1800-1899Reference: 18228i
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A woman breast-feeding her child among her family. Etching after A. van Ostade, 1641.
Adriaen van OstadeDate: 1641Reference: 17407i
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The country house : a collection of useful information and recipes : adapted to the country gentleman and his household, and of the greatest utility to the housekeeper generally / edited by I.E.B.C.
Date: 1867
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Harvest time in a hop-garden in Kent. Wood-engraving, c. 1857 (?).
Date: 1857Reference: 25798i
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Six men and a woman drink and smoke round a table outside a country tavern, behind them children watch a woman pump water. Etching by J. Browne and engraving by W. Woollett, 1767, after C. Dusart.
Cornelis DusartDate: 1767Reference: 27016i
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A tooth-drawer in his practice extracting a tooth from a seated patient who is surrounded by friends and family holding candles. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after G. van Honthorst.
Gerard van HonthorstReference: 16822i

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The effects of temperance on a man and his household. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.

An episode in Tristram Shandy: Obadiah riding a coach horse knocks Dr. Slop off his pony into a pond, a sign to Shandy Hall hangs over him. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

Left, herders with goats and cattle by a stream; right, a dog being taught to dance to the sound of a pipe; beyond, the Roman Campagna. Engraving and etching by S. Middiman and J. Pye, 1810, after Claude Lorraine.

A country village: people feast round a table while others walk home in drunken groups. Etching by P. Chedel after A. Watteau.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares as part of a performance on stage, at a gigantic travelling country fair known as the Fiera dell' Impruneta. Etching by J. Callot.

A country pedlar and his wife walking the countryside and selling liqueurs. Etching by P.E. Moitte after D. Teniers II.

Two Japanese peasants on a village path, the man carries a scythe and the woman has a baby on her back. Gouache painting.

A juror protesting that the subject of a coroner's inquest is alive; showing the danger of blind faith in doctors. Coloured aquatint by F, 1826.

A herder resting with his flock of goats near a river. Etching and aquatint by J. B. Leprince, 1769.

Nature near London / by Richard Jefferies.

A man and a woman carrying game and fruit respectively. Engraving by J. Summerfield, 1801, after F. Snyders.

An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares at a country market, assisted by a woman. Colour stipple engraving by L.-M. Bonnet after J.-P. Caresme.

Oxford: twelve views of the city as seen from the surrounding countryside or river. Aquatint.

Two old walnut trees (Juglans regia) growing by a country lane and sheltering some cows and their minders. Lithograph after G. Barnard, c. 1849.

The Countryman.

A woman carrying a baby and holding the hand of her small child. Pencil drawing.

Harvest time in a hop-garden in Kent. Wood-engraving, c. 1857 (?).

A greedy medical practitioner demanding a section of bread or cake (?) for payment from a poor family. Stipple engraving by J. Baldrey, 1784, after E. Penny.

A bath-house containing six men and an onlooker, perhaps an allegory of the four humours and five senses. Photolithograph after A. Dürer, c. 1496.

A woman breast-feeding her child among her family. Etching after A. van Ostade, 1641.

The country house : a collection of useful information and recipes : adapted to the country gentleman and his household, and of the greatest utility to the housekeeper generally / edited by I.E.B.C.

Harvest time in a hop-garden in Kent. Wood-engraving, c. 1857 (?).

Six men and a woman drink and smoke round a table outside a country tavern, behind them children watch a woman pump water. Etching by J. Browne and engraving by W. Woollett, 1767, after C. Dusart.

A tooth-drawer in his practice extracting a tooth from a seated patient who is surrounded by friends and family holding candles. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after G. van Honthorst.