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  • Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.
  • Circe sits with books and wand; to right, men transformed into animals. Etching by G.B. Castiglione, 165-.
  • Silenus, holding grapes and crowned with vines, flanked by a maenad and a faun. Engraving by C. Faucci, c. 1768, after G. B. Cipriani after P. Rubens.
  • Caduceus surmounted by Pegasus and cornucopiae
  • A satyr wearing spectacles removes a thorn from the foot of a male faun while a female faun and boy satyr observe, with printed latin verse. Line engraving by G. Piccini after J. Muller after B. Spranger.
  • Diana returning from the chase bearing dead birds meets Pan holding grapes and other fruit. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • A drunken bacchanalian gathering with women and a satyr trying to waken two sleeping men. Etching by G. de Lairesse after himself.
  • Medea draining the blood of Aeson in order to rejuvenate him with her special brew. Engraving.
  • M0001935EA: Reproduction of a photograph of a full-length statue of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine / M0001935EB: Reproduction of an engraving of a bust of Aesculapius, Greek god of medicine
  • A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a chemist, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
  • Pan, carrying a basket of grapes, preceded by a woman riding a goat, both followed by a young satyr feeding another goat. Etching after S. Della Bella.
  • A satyr wearing eyeglasses, with young assistant, removes a thorn from the foot of a male faun who leans against female companion. Engraving by G. Piccini after J. Muller after B. Spranger.
  • M0001935EA: Reproduction of a photograph of a full-length statue of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine / M0001935EB: Reproduction of an engraving of a bust of Aesculapius, Greek god of medicine
  • A drunken Silenus being helped to the base of a tree where lie female satyrs with their young. Etching by P. Soutman after P. P. Rubens.
  • Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.
  • An allegory of surgery. Engraving by R. Benard after B.L. Prevost, 17--.
  • Bacchus reclines while a satyr fills his bowl and Pan adorns his head with grapes. Etching after J. Ribera.
  • Nymphs in a field among cornucopias; workers scythe wheat; representing horticulture and agriculture. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, c. 1810, after H. Corbould.
  • A dying man surrounded by fantastic and mythological figures. Coloured etching.
  • Ceres, at night, drinking from a flask provided by an old woman, while her young son mocks. Etching by W. Hollar, 1646, after A. Elsheimer.
  • M0001935EA: Reproduction of a photograph of a full-length statue of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine / M0001935EB: Reproduction of an engraving of a bust of Aesculapius, Greek god of medicine
  • A bacchanalian scene with Pan sleeping and many drinking vessels left on a table. Etching by F. van den Wyngaerde after P. Rubens, mid 17th century.
  • Bacchanalian men and women dancing by a garlanded statue of Pan. Engraving by S.S. Smith, 18--, after N. Poussin.
  • A dying man surrounded by fantastic and mythological figures. Coloured etching.
  • Ceres, at night, drinking from a flask provided by an old woman, while her young son mocks. Etching by W. Hollar, 1646, after A. Elsheimer.
  • M0001935EA: Reproduction of a photograph of a full-length statue of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine / M0001935EB: Reproduction of an engraving of a bust of Aesculapius, Greek god of medicine
  • A goddess sits among a crowd of mythological figures with musical instruments and weapons; representing mineralogy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1817.
  • Many figures including a woman identified as Venus gambling with Cupid, evidence of torture and tumult. Engraving.
  • A bacchanalian gathering with leopards pulling a chariot and Silenus (?) on a donkey. Engraving by N.D. Beauvais after L. Cheron.
  • Circe sits with books and wand; to right, men transformed into animals. Etching by G.B. Castiglione, 165-.