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Lithograph of Karl Bryullov lying on a pillow with eyes closed, drawn from life by Cherubino Cornienti in 1852.

Karl Pavlovich Bri︠u︡llov (Bryullov) on his deathbed. Lithograph by C. Cornienti, 1852

Cherubino Cornienti

Coloured frontispiece etching with a heraldic shield, draped banner and title for John Thomas Smith's 1815 book of London str

Frontispiece to "Etchings of remarkable beggars itinerant traders and other persons of notoriety in London and its en…

John Thomas Smith

Engraved portrait of a man in feathered headdress and fringed coat smoking a pipe, with palms and a canoe in background.

Peter Williamson, kidnapped as a child and transported to the American plantations; became traveller and writer. Repr…

Lithograph of four robed men at a table with open books and an hourglass, translating the Bible.

Four Protestant reformers translating the Bible. Lithograph by L. Noel after P.A. Labouchère, 1847

Pierre-Antoine Labouchère

Etching of a small man in a coat beside a standing woman in a wide hat, with a printed caption below.

Wybrant Lolkes, a dwarf with his wife. Etching by P. Mequignon, 1790

Peter Mequignon

Sepia lithograph of a well-dressed couple before a barred window where a prisoner reaches out, with ragged figures around the

Salomon de Caus incarcerated in the mental asylum of Bicêtre. Lithograph by Lafosse after J.J. Lecurieux, 1845

Jacques-Joseph Lecurieux

Lithograph of a young nun with a veil and flower bouquet beside apothecary jars and mortar, in a Gothic church interior.

A nursing nun in a pharmacy: with the hospital in the background. Lithograph by A.L. Noël, 1838, after F.J.J. Goetzen…

Franz-Jacob-Julius Götzenberger

Colour lithograph of William Ball, a very stout man in top hat, blue waistcoat and gaiters holding a riding crop.

William Ball, a man weighing forty stone. Colour lithograph

Photogravure portrait of an elderly bald man with side whiskers in a dark suit, with handwritten signature below.

Sir William Overend Priestley. Photogravure by Swan after a painting by Rudolf Lehmann

Sepia lithograph of Queen Victoria receiving a kneeling figure in an ornate hall, with numbered key of courtiers below.

Crimean War: key to the painting of the reception of "Crimean Heroes" by Queen Victoria. Coloured lithograph after J.…

Etched full-length portrait of James McLean in period dress with sword and cane, a severed head at his feet.

James McLean, known as 'the gentleman highwayman'. Etching by G. Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

Hand-coloured lithograph of a woman in Neapolitan costume holding a baby before a sparse landscape.

A woman dressed in Neapolitan costume holding a baby. Coloured lithograph by A.C. Ledoux (?)

Lithograph of a bladder stone surgery on a table outdoors, with a crowd of onlookers, a monk with a cross, and a church.

Germain Colot performing an operation for bladder stone. Lithograph by A. Rivoulon, 1851

Antoine Rivoulon

Lithograph of a wounded archbishop on a stretcher carried past clergy, guards, and a crowd beside a barricade.

Archbishop Affre, wounded in the June 1848 insurrection, is carried back to his residence to die. Lithograph by V. Ad…

Photogravure portrait of a bearded older man in formal dress with orders and medals, within an oval vignette.

King Edward VII, head and shoulers. Photogravure after Luke Fildes, 1905

Engraved deathbed scene: a cardinal scatters flowers over a figure in a canopied bed, watched by a crowd in period dress.

The deathbed of Raphael Sanzio: Pope Leo X scatters flowers on his dead body. Engraving by Pauquet after P.-N. Bergeret

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret

Black and white woodcut portrait of bearded Henrik Ibsen in wire-rim glasses, with IBSEN label and masks below.

Henrik Ibsen. Woodcut by R. Bryden, 1899

The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with long white hair and beard wearing a fur-collared coat, titled James Turner.

James Turner, a beggar and a painter's model, aged 93. Etching by R. Graves, after N. Hone

Nathaniel Hone the Elder

Etching of a seated man at a desk surrounded by demons, with laurel-crowned Dante and Virgil standing at right and angels abo

Pinelli etching Virgil and Dante, the plate being examined by monsters who are watched on the right by Virgil and Dan…

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman in a headscarf and dark cloak, leaning on a cane, labelled Catherine Warman.

Catherine Warman, a very old lady. Engraving by R. Graves

Aquatint of a stout young boy in a dark jacket holding a walking stick before rocky cliffs and water.

Hercules, a very large child. Aquatint by T. Cartwright, 1815, after E. Pugh

Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a med…

Charles Bird King

Hand-coloured engraving of a bearded man in grey clothes holding books, with a hat and stacked books on the ground.

Richard Robert Jones, a self taught linguist. Coloured etching by A.R. Burt, 1823

Etched bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, inscribed Thomas Coutts Esqre below.

Thomas Coutts. Etching after W. Beechey

William Beechey

Me-na-wa, a Creek Indian. Coloured lithograph by J.T. Bowen after C.B. King, 1837

Charles Bird King

Coloured aquatint of a young woman in a bonnet and yellow shawl making a sign language gesture with her hands.

A woman using sign language. Coloured aquatint by W.T. Annis, 1819, after J. Northcote

James Northcote

Etched caricature of a curly-wigged man in a long coat with a walking stick, gesturing beside a bust on a pedestal.

Pier Leone Ghezzi as the "knight of caricature", carrying a stick and making a gesture with both hands. Etching by M.…

Carl Marcus Tuscher

Lithograph of a standing child with a flower crown on a cushion, with exhibition text printed below.

Iòao Baptista dos Santos, a diphallic boy with supernumerary legs. Lithograph by W. Kohler

Engraving of a strong man standing on a scaffold above three water-filled barrels on a timber stage.

Thomas Topham, lifting 1836 lbs. Etching by C. Leigh, 1741, after W.H. Toms

William Henry Toms