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A woman in ragged clothing stands inside a stone niche holding a bowl; representing poverty. Coloured aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.

Three minstrels are playing their instruments as they walk among trees. Coloured engraving after H. Shaw, 1843.

Christ's Hospital, London: the interior of the Hall. Etching by H. Shaw after himself, 1833.

Christ's Hospital, London: the exterior of the Hall. Engraving by H. Shaw, 1834.

The birth of Saint Edmund, he is being nursed by a midwife while his mother rests in bed and is aided by assistants, 1433. Aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.

A Moorish king riding on a leopard, attended by subordinates, all carrying gold: a float in a pageant, 1616, representing the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Lithograph by H. Shaw after Munday.

Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages / [Henry Shaw].

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Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873

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The birth of Saint Edmund, he is being nursed by a midwife while his mother rests in bed and is aided by assistants, 1433. Aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.

A Moorish king riding on a leopard, attended by subordinates, all carrying gold: a float in a pageant, 1616, representing the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Lithograph by H. Shaw after Munday.

Christ's Hospital, London: the exterior of the Hall. Engraving by H. Shaw, 1834.

Dresses and decorations of the Middle Ages / [Henry Shaw].

Christ's Hospital, London: the interior of the Hall. Etching by H. Shaw after himself, 1833.