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The birth of Christ; the Virgin kneels before the manger. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.

French savants huddled together at the top of a column, while a band of Bedouin Arabs set fire to it below; exaggerating the troubled experience of the 'Commission des Sciences et des Arts' during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.

A butterfly. Coloured lithograph.

A griffin facing left surrounded by various flowers, fruits and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

A winged woman  holding a lyre and a book; representing poetry. Engraving by P. Ghigi after L. Agricola after Raphael.

The god Jupiter flanked by two scholars with winged heads and glasses. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

Fallen angels with animalized characteristics tumble from heaven under the sword of Michael. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.

Three fairies in a garden looking at the plants; representing botany. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman after R. Corbould.

Lucifer's angels tumble out of heaven, their limbs entwined. Etching by R. Pranker, 176-.

The crucified Christ bleeds into cups held by attending angels. Woodcut.

Body parts of a mosquito species (Anopheles barbirostris): head, thorax and abdomen; wing. Two pen and ink drawings by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

A beautiful angel drawing attention to a busy hospital ward enclosed in a large heart shape, with the words "Save your hospitals". Chromolithograph after H. F. Ball.

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Body parts of a mosquito species (Anopheles barbirostris): head, thorax and abdomen; wing. Two pen and ink drawings by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

A winged woman holding a lyre and a book; representing poetry. Engraving by P. Ghigi after L. Agricola after Raphael.

A beautiful angel drawing attention to a busy hospital ward enclosed in a large heart shape, with the words "Save your hospitals". Chromolithograph after H. F. Ball.

The birth of Christ; the Virgin kneels before the manger. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.

The god Jupiter flanked by two scholars with winged heads and glasses. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.