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People reaching for alcoholic drink falling from a pile of barrels of liquor likened to the upas-tree; skeletons litter the ground. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1842.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1842]Reference: 26469i
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A physician examining a pregnant woman's urine specimen in his library. Mezzotint.
Reference: 21771i
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A Bronze Age burial from St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe / T. Anderson.
Anderson, Trevor.Date: 1994
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An aged anatomist selecting his dissection instrument while a young woman tries to warn that his subject is alive. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 12 March 1811Reference: 11062i
Part of: Tegg's caricatures
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The upper half of a skeleton without the skull. Pen and ink drawing.
Reference: 33033i
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A chart of farm animals consisting of quadrupeds (horse, donkey, pig, dog, cow and sheep) and birds (hens, geese and ducks). Process print.
Reference: 40101i
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Standing male figure, front view, with scales of proportion: illustration shows the skeleton and outline of the body and includes a detail of a foot. Lithograph by J.S. Cuthbert, 1789.
Cuthbert, J. C.Date: [1879]Reference: 568735i
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Anatomy Theatre, Leiden, the Netherlands. Line engraving.
Reference: 20255i
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Standing male figure, side view, with scales of proportion: illustration shows the skeleton and outline of the body and includes details of an arm and foot. Lithograph by J.S. Cuthbert, 1789.
Cuthbert, J. C.Date: 1879Reference: 568732i
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The molecule hunt : archaeology and the hunt for ancient DNA / Martin Jones.
Jones, Martin, 1951-Date: 2001
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A professor asking a medical student his prognosis for a particular case. Coloured process print, 1900.
Date: 1900Reference: 15699i
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Napoleon climbing a headless skeleton trying to reach an unattainable crown; representing his imperial ambitions for France and his own for sovereignty. Coloured etching, 1803.
Date: June 1803Reference: 12195i
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Osteology & arthrology of the domesticated animals / edited by H.V. Hughes and J.W. Dransfield.
Macfadyean, John, 1853-Date: 1953
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A case of osteosarcoma in a late medieval-early modern skull from Kyjov (Czech Republic) / Eugen Strouhal [and others].
Date: 1997
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Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal college of physicians and in particular John Fothergill. Engraving after W. Combe.
Combe, William, 1742-1823.Reference: 22092i
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Disorders of the skeletal system. Mucopolysaccharidoses. Part 1.
Date: 1975
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A ghostly skeleton trying to strangle a sick child; representing diphtheria. Watercolour by R. Cooper.
Cooper, Richard Tennant, 1885-1957.Reference: 24006i
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A winged figure of Death stands in front of a recumbent skeleton and tears out the pages of a book while a crowd of people watch him. Engraving by M. Dente (Marco da Ravenna), 152-, after Rosso Fiorentino and/or B. Bandinelli.
Rosso Fiorentino, 1494-1540.Date: [between 1500 and 1599]Reference: 36286i
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A classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637-1714.Reference: 26182i
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Standing female figure, side view, with scales of proportion: illustration shows the skeleton and outline of the body and includes details of an arm and foot. Lithograph by J.S. Cuthbert, 1789.
Cuthbert, J. C.Date: [1879]Reference: 568734i
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A surgeon treating a male patient's leg. Engraving.
Reference: 22685i
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Dr Fossil, an evolutionist, coming up against an interested couple's misguided views, at an anthropological society meeting. Wood engraving by W. Mackay, 1873.
Mackay, Wallis.Date: 4 January 1873Reference: 13806i
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Elements of osteology, or, The minute anatomy of the bones, intended for the use of students / by Henry Kemp Randell.
Randell, Henry Kemp.Date: 1831
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A surgeon holding a naked female patient while trying to push away death, represented as a skeleton. Soft-ground etching by I. Saliger.
Saliger, Ivo, 1894-1986.Date: [1920]Reference: 23993i
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Skeletons and parts of the human body arranged on a plinth.

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People reaching for alcoholic drink falling from a pile of barrels of liquor likened to the upas-tree; skeletons litter the ground. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1842.

A physician examining a pregnant woman's urine specimen in his library. Mezzotint.

A Bronze Age burial from St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe / T. Anderson.

An aged anatomist selecting his dissection instrument while a young woman tries to warn that his subject is alive. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.

The upper half of a skeleton without the skull. Pen and ink drawing.

A chart of farm animals consisting of quadrupeds (horse, donkey, pig, dog, cow and sheep) and birds (hens, geese and ducks). Process print.

Standing male figure, front view, with scales of proportion: illustration shows the skeleton and outline of the body and includes a detail of a foot. Lithograph by J.S. Cuthbert, 1789.

Anatomy Theatre, Leiden, the Netherlands. Line engraving.

Standing male figure, side view, with scales of proportion: illustration shows the skeleton and outline of the body and includes details of an arm and foot. Lithograph by J.S. Cuthbert, 1789.

The molecule hunt : archaeology and the hunt for ancient DNA / Martin Jones.

A professor asking a medical student his prognosis for a particular case. Coloured process print, 1900.

Napoleon climbing a headless skeleton trying to reach an unattainable crown; representing his imperial ambitions for France and his own for sovereignty. Coloured etching, 1803.

Osteology & arthrology of the domesticated animals / edited by H.V. Hughes and J.W. Dransfield.

A case of osteosarcoma in a late medieval-early modern skull from Kyjov (Czech Republic) / Eugen Strouhal [and others].

Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal college of physicians and in particular John Fothergill. Engraving after W. Combe.

Disorders of the skeletal system. Mucopolysaccharidoses. Part 1.

A ghostly skeleton trying to strangle a sick child; representing diphtheria. Watercolour by R. Cooper.

A winged figure of Death stands in front of a recumbent skeleton and tears out the pages of a book while a crowd of people watch him. Engraving by M. Dente (Marco da Ravenna), 152-, after Rosso Fiorentino and/or B. Bandinelli.

A classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.

Standing female figure, side view, with scales of proportion: illustration shows the skeleton and outline of the body and includes details of an arm and foot. Lithograph by J.S. Cuthbert, 1789.

A surgeon treating a male patient's leg. Engraving.

Dr Fossil, an evolutionist, coming up against an interested couple's misguided views, at an anthropological society meeting. Wood engraving by W. Mackay, 1873.

Elements of osteology, or, The minute anatomy of the bones, intended for the use of students / by Henry Kemp Randell.

A surgeon holding a naked female patient while trying to push away death, represented as a skeleton. Soft-ground etching by I. Saliger.

Skeletons and parts of the human body arranged on a plinth.