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Engraving of a man in profile, wearing laurels. He has a large eye and a beak-like nose. In the background is a classical column.

Engraving of a tall, slender man with a wig, crossed eyes and an overbite who sits grinning in a chair, holding a stick which has a cap labelled LIBERTY on top of it. He wears a coat with large cuffs and sits with quill and ink next to news sheets titled North Briton number 17 and 45.

Coloured print. A cruel looking bald man, Tom Nero, is held by a crowd carrying pitchforks. A murdered woman lies on the ground with a bundle of stolen items. Members of the crowd hold up a knife and letter from the murdered woman which incriminate Nero.

Coloured print. A female model poses among classical style statues. A small old man grins at her lecherously as he creates a small sculpture of the model as a goddess.

Page of a book with recipes for A water to take away pimples, Powder for taking freckles off, Red pomatum for the lips, Hungary water.

Silhouette of face in profile. Lines are drawn between various points such as the tip of the nose and chin, and the nose and highest part of the forehead. Points where lines meet at an angle are marked.

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A colourful humanoid face with a huge nose and grinning mouth. Three cobras painted with black, yellow, red, white and blue patterns emerge from its forehead.

Leopard mask with bulging eyes, black and red spots, and enormous sharp teeth.

A grinning brass humanoid face with fangs sticking its tongue out. It has large eyebrows and moustaches, a third eye on its forehead, pierced ears with long drooping lobes, and a headdress of five flaming skulls.

Samurai helmet and face armour composed of black lacquered metal with articulated plates connected with blue cord. The helmet has a clan symbol lacquered on its rim and a crest of a sun behind a cloud. The face guard, composed of a single sculpted plate, has a fearsome snarling expression.

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