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Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Engraving by W. French after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by W. French after Raphael.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Stipple engraving by W. French after C. Dolci.

A tooth-drawer holding up a tooth after extracting it from a patient, who is spitting blood out of the window. Engraving by W. French after G. Dou, 1672.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, viewed from a distance up river. Coloured engraving by A. H. Payne after W. French.

An alchemist of the 'puffer' (uninitiated) type, surrounded by equipment. Engraving by W. French after D. Teniers the younger.

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk: cloisters entrance. Line engraving by W. French, 1837, after R. Garland.

A woman is sitting by the window making lace on a pillow while another woman sits by a spinning wheel watching a kitten play with a reel of cotton; a man holds a swift or skein winder. Engraving by W. French after F.J. Luckx.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Sixtus, Saint Barbara and angels. Engraving by W. French after Raphael.

Five men sit indoors smoking and drinking, others play cards. Engraving, mid-19th century, by W. French after D. Teniers.

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Five men sit indoors smoking and drinking, others play cards. Engraving, mid-19th century, by W. French after D. Teniers.

A woman is sitting by the window making lace on a pillow while another woman sits by a spinning wheel watching a kitten play with a reel of cotton; a man holds a swift or skein winder. Engraving by W. French after F.J. Luckx.

Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Engraving by W. French after Sir P.P. Rubens.

A tooth-drawer holding up a tooth after extracting it from a patient, who is spitting blood out of the window. Engraving by W. French after G. Dou, 1672.

An alchemist of the 'puffer' (uninitiated) type, surrounded by equipment. Engraving by W. French after D. Teniers the younger.