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A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.
Richard WestallReference: 18362i
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The shorn Samson is rebuffed by Delilah. Engraving by C. Simonneau after F. Verdier, 1698.
François-Alexandre VerdierDate: 1698Reference: 18455i
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Samson releases himself from his bonds; Delilah and the Philistines are astonished. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.
François-Alexandre VerdierDate: 1698Reference: 18453i
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The presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Zuccaro.
Federico ZuccariReference: 21163i
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Saint Andrew holding his cross with another saint seated on a cloud behind him. Etching by G. Bonasone after Michelangelo, 1541.
MichelangeloReference: 23011i
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Baby Krishna tied to a mortar which is caught in between two trees resulting in their uprooting, surrounded by a decorative border. Wood engraving (?).
Reference: 26253i
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Samson, victorious over the combined powers of the Philistines, holds the jaw of the ass up high. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Reni.
Guido ReniReference: 25555i
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How to acquire muscular strength and development / by Alfred J. Briton, 8 The Broadway, London, W.6.
Briton, Alfred James.Date: [approximately 1930?]
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As Samson breaks his bonds, Delilah pulls back the curtain to reveal her soldiers. Engraving after J.F. Rigaud.
John Francis RigaudReference: 20550i
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Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655.
Adriaen van de VenneDate: 1655Reference: 26260i
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Samson stands over vanquished Philistines, a lion's pelt over his shoulders and his ass's jaw at his feet. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877.
Frederic ShieldsDate: 1877Reference: 20637i
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Bovril: advertisement. Lithograph.
Date: [between 1930 and 1939?]
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Jacob's ladder; Moses' exhausting prayer; Elijah addressing God at a sacrifice. Mezzotint by G. Sanders, 1845, after E. Taylor.
Taylor, Elizabeth, -approximately 1840.Date: 18 September 1845Reference: 20822i
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Mechanische Leistung, Wärmeentwicklung und Stoffumsatz bei der Muskelthätigkeit : ein Beitrag zur Theorie der Muskelkräfte / von Rudolf Heidenhain.
Rudolf HeidenhainDate: 1864
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Samson brings the house down upon himself and the Philistines. Engraving by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.
François-Alexandre VerdierDate: 1698Reference: 18460i
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The nocturnal adoration of the shepherds. Mezzotint by E. Kirkall, 1724, after P. Buonaccorsi.
Perino del VagaDate: 1724Reference: 21926i
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Delilah caresses the sleeping Samson as she sets her barber to work. Engraving by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.
François-Alexandre VerdierDate: 1698Reference: 18454i
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A bust of Hercules: profile. Drawing, c. 1792.
Date: 1792?Reference: 30031i
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Samson carries the gates of Gaza up to the mount of Hebron. Etching by J. Taylor after F. Verdier, 1698.
François-Alexandre VerdierReference: 18357i
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The battle between the Jews and the Amalekites. Etching by A. Tempesta, 1609.
Antonio TempestaDate: [between 1609 and 1613]Reference: 3044073i
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Head of a man endowed, according to Lavater, with the capacity for profound thought. Drawing, c. 1792.
Date: 1792?Reference: 30047i
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Samson, victorious over the combined powers of the Philistines, holds the jaw of the ass up high. Engraving by G. Tomba after F. Rosaspina after G. Reni.
Guido ReniReference: 18360i
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Strength, and how to obtain it / by Eugen Sandow ; with anatomical chart, illustrating the exercises for physical development ; illustrated with several full page portraits of the author.
Eugen SandowDate: 1897
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Samson kills the lion with his bare hands. Etching by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.
François-Alexandre VerdierDate: 1698Reference: 18451i
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A mouse nibbles through a net in which a lion is caught; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Christoph MurerDate: 1622Reference: 26698i