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  • The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.
  • William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.
  • Jesus blesses Joseph as he dies. Engraving by C. Fantetti after C. Maratta.
  • Chemistry: various alchemical symbols. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1747, after D. Teniers.
  • The Temple of Solomon: aerial view, with flames billowing from the sacrificial altar. Wood engraving.
  • An alchemist at his furnace, hunched over bellows. Coloured mezzotint by H. Dawe after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Jules Grévy takes the pulse of Marshal Macmahon, who lies sick in bed with a priest and another man; they are choking from the fumes of their burning bed; Léon Gambetta emerges from behind the scenes carrying a clyster. Coloured wood engraving, 1879.
  • A hydraulic system for a Rowntree's fire engine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1812, after J. Farey.
  • Manoah and his wife pray to an angel which emerges from the flame of their altar. Line engraving by L. Desplaces after C. Le Brun.
  • Chemistry: various interconnected vessels. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • An alchemist working with his assistants at a crucible. Etching by F. Pedro after F. Maggiotto.
  • Chemistry: various furnaces. Engraving by Prevost after L.J. Goussier.
  • An alchemist stoking a furnace in a dimly lit room, as daylight shines through a window. Engraving by P-F. Basan after T. Wyck.
  • Geography: a volcano in eruption. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • A putto pours a phial into a dragon's mouth, pumping a bellows with his other hand; representing the fixing of volatile matter in the alchemical process. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • A begging Brahman performing a ritual with his wife. Gouache drawing.
  • Chemistry: equipment for distillation. Engraving by Prevost after L.J. Goussier.
  • A surgeon applying a cautery iron to clearly defined points on a woman's lower abdomen (indicating spleen?). Pen drawing after a tenth century manuscript.
  • Three men dance in the street as a crowd gathers on Blackfriars Bridge, London, to celebrate the destruction by fire of Albion Mills. Etching by J. Barlow, 1791, after S. Collings.
  • Chemistry: multiple vessels for distillation, on a furnace. Woodcut after M. Augusti.
  • Chemistry: various furnaces. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • A young man blowing a bellows, while an alchemist, chemist or goldsmith watches through spectacles. Engraving by C. Guttenberg after F. van Mieris.
  • An alchemist with his family in their dim dwelling, working a bellows at his furnace. Engraving by J.C. Bentley after A. van Ostade, 1661.
  • An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
  • Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.
  • A surgeon applying a cautery iron to clearly defined points on a woman's lower abdomen (indicating the liver?). Pen drawing after a tenth century manuscript.
  • Fisher-folk and their equipment. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.
  • The Virgin Mary and Christ child with Saint Antony of Padua, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint John the Baptist as a child. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Bugiardini.