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Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

Mercury discovering the caduceus. Photographic postcard by Neurdein frères after A. Idrac, 191-.

A bowl on a base, a torch on a stand, a metal vase, and a vase with the caduceus on its side. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

A well head carved with fish motifs, a metal ladle with a snake-handle, a funerary urn, and a terracotta relief of the caduceus and other objects. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

Mercury [Hermes]. Engraving.

A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

Mercury [Hermes]. Etching by F. Perrier.

Smoking: a man smoking in the countryside, his head represented as a cigarette which turns into a smoking chimney; representing the polluting effects of smoking. Colour lithograph after M. Glaser, 1973.

A woman holding the caduceus and a bunch of keys; representing dialectic. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

Mercury lies dying from cholera, surrounded by ministers; representing the sickly state of the French economy in the 1830s. Coloured etching, c. 1832.

A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel. Engraving, 1758.

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Smoking: a man smoking in the countryside, his head represented as a cigarette which turns into a smoking chimney; representing the polluting effects of smoking. Colour lithograph after M. Glaser, 1973.

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel. Engraving, 1758.