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Fishermen going off to fish by the light of the moon. Engraving by T. Major, 1753, after A. van der Neer.

A rural surgeon treating a male patient's foot, in the background an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar in a surgery. Engraving by T. Major, 1747, after D. Teniers, the younger.

A young alchemist works a bellows at his furnace. Etching by T. Major, 1755, after D. Teniers the younger.

A medicine vendor tying up his pet monkey. Etching by T. Major after D. Teniers II.

The draught of fishes. Etching by T. Major after D. Teniers the younger.

An alchemist using bellows at a furnace in his laboratory. Etching by T. Major, 1750, after D. Teniers the younger.

Five Flemish men, old and young alike, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by T. Jorma (T. Major), 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.

A man sits at a barrel-table to light his pipe, others in the room smoke and drink. Engraving by T. Major, 1746, after D. Teniers.

Dissection of the pregnant female abdomen, showing the skin peeled away to reveal the swollen uterus, the diaphragm and the intestines, side view. Copperplate engraving by T. Major after I.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.

A swineherd tends his flock by the river and a goatherd looks after his flock on the hillside. Engraving by T. Major after P. Potter.

Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Lebanon: the remains of the hexagonal court. Engraving by T. Major after G.B. Borra.

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Fishermen going off to fish by the light of the moon. Engraving by T. Major, 1753, after A. van der Neer.

Five Flemish men, old and young alike, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by T. Jorma (T. Major), 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.

Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Lebanon: the remains of the hexagonal court. Engraving by T. Major after G.B. Borra.

A rural surgeon treating a male patient's foot, in the background an assistant is mixing a concoction with a pestle and mortar in a surgery. Engraving by T. Major, 1747, after D. Teniers, the younger.

The draught of fishes. Etching by T. Major after D. Teniers the younger.