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  • Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.
  • The beginning of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Etching.
  • Egypt: ceremonies of the cult of Isis. Coloured engraving, ca. 1804-1811.
  • Judaic rituals in the Old Testament. Engraving.
  • Three scenes: a woman undergoing a trial for adultery, a Jewish burial and circumcision ceremony. Etching after a woodcut, 1682.
  • The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop, with a border showing headwear of different groups. Engraving by R. Smith.
  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing to invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
  • A doctor of physic of Oxford in his ceremonial robes, Oxford. Watercolour after T. Uwins.
  • A Brahman after his ritual puja. Watercolour drawing.
  • Joseph and Mary hold the Christ child before his circumcision. Lithograph by Pablo Guglielmi after L. Costa.
  • The circumcision of Christ. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • Simeon takes the infant Christ in his arms. Etching by A. Smith.
  • A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by early frivolity. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • Seamen Orphan Institution, Liverpool, Merseyside: Lord Derby laying the first stone. Wood engraving.
  • Christ being circumcised in a crowded temple; God is visible with the angels in the sky heralding the start of the Passion. Etching by BM, 1793, after Titian (?).
  • Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.
  • The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop . Engraving by R. Smith.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: pilgrims praying in front of the grotto and portrait of Bernadette Soubirous. Wood engraving.
  • Bacchus carried on a chariot pulled by leopards, accompanied by a drunken procession of bacchants and satyrs, with Silenus and two elephants. Etching by P. Aquila after P. Berrettini da Cortona, 16--.
  • Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speckaert.
  • The marriage of Mary and Joseph. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • St. Mary's College, Oscott, Staffordshire. Etching by W. Radclyffe.
  • A coffin layed out on a bier in a chapel surrounded by a choir. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • The presentation of the infant Christ at the temple. Etching by V. Lefebvre after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • A corpse is dressed in grave clothes and layed out for mourners to visit. Etching with engraving.
  • Chaos in the aftermath of battle with the dead and wounded being attended to as the armies retreat. Engraving by J. J. Kleinschmidt after G. P. Rugendas I.
  • Regensburg (Ratisbon), Bavaria, Germany: bird's eye view of the town with an ornamental frame showing scenes from the plague. Etching by J.A. Fridrich with printed text.
  • A ceremony in honour of the king's son, on the island of Tongatapu. Engraving by J. Hall and S. Middiman, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The newly born Virgin Mary is washed by maids; her mother lies in white on the bed. Coloured engraving by P. Bouttats.
  • The newly born Virgin Mary is washed by maids; her mother lies in white on the bed. Coloured engraving by P. Bouttats.