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A pair of arms thrown up in despair at the thought that there is no God. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1975.

Two figures joined in conflict. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1976.

The ship carrying the plague arrives in another country. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.

The Virgin Mary and the Christ child, with Saint Augustine, Saint George, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Stephen and an angel with a lily. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia.

Right profile of a boy exemplifying ancient Greek male beauty. Drawing, c. 1791.

A girl standing with her arms raised against discordant walls and roofs of brick and tile. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1959.

Queen Alexandra visiting the sick in the Patrick ward, Dublin Hospital for the Dying, Ireland. Pen and ink drawing by A. Kemp Tebby, 1903, after H. Mills.

A standing girl holding one hand up towards the moon and with her other hand shielding her eyes from the sun. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1972.

A crowd in a London street: people walking past an Underground station. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1959.

Judas Iscariot. Drawing, c. 1789, after H. Holbein.

A young woman wearing a bonnet and 19th-century costume walks in a garden towards the left. Drawing by G. Bonwick, 1966.

Riza Orhan. Pencil drawing by H.C.S. Wright, 1911.

A pointed arch, chevron, or V-shape, with lozenges within the stems and rectangular handles outside them. Drawing by I. Feaver, 1965.

Rats at a port. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.

Three figures: a woman in a green dress; a bust portrait of a man in an oval; a figure wearing a dress. Watercolour and pencil drawing by H. Gander, 1968.

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A young woman wearing a bonnet and 19th-century costume walks in a garden towards the left. Drawing by G. Bonwick, 1966.

Riza Orhan. Pencil drawing by H.C.S. Wright, 1911.

A pointed arch, chevron, or V-shape, with lozenges within the stems and rectangular handles outside them. Drawing by I. Feaver, 1965.

Rats at a port. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.

Three figures: a woman in a green dress; a bust portrait of a man in an oval; a figure wearing a dress. Watercolour and pencil drawing by H. Gander, 1968.