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An old couple sitting, the man leans over on his walking stick to listen to the woman reading from the bible. Line engraving after G. Dou.

The blinding of Tobit by bird-droppings falling on his eyes. Woodcut by M. van Heemskerck.

A vendor of spectacles showing his wares to a woman at her spinning wheel, while her family look on. Etching by D. Deuchar after A. van Ostade.

A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience. Colour engraving by J. Burnet after D. Wilkie, 1806.

A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience; a child to the right imitates the fiddler. Line engraving by T. Nicholson after D. Wilkie.

Page 16: two images, one of a woman spinning, the other of two young Sikhs. Watercolour drawing.

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Page 16: two images, one of a woman spinning, the other of two young Sikhs. Watercolour drawing.

A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience; a child to the right imitates the fiddler. Line engraving by T. Nicholson after D. Wilkie.

An old couple sitting, the man leans over on his walking stick to listen to the woman reading from the bible. Line engraving after G. Dou.

The blinding of Tobit by bird-droppings falling on his eyes. Woodcut by M. van Heemskerck.

A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience. Colour engraving by J. Burnet after D. Wilkie, 1806.