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![[Alchemical scene showing two putti holding philosopher's stone containing image of Hermes, below which are a man and a woman kneeling before furnace where transmutation is to take place]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3MDIvMDEvMDEvYWxjaGVtaWNhbC1zY2VuZS1zaG93aW5nLXR3by1wdXR0aS1ob2xkaW5nLXBoaWxvc29waGVycy1zdG9uZS1jb250YWluaW5nLWltYWdlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/419/jpg "[Alchemical scene showing two putti holding philosopher's stone containing image of Hermes, below which are a man and a woman kneeling before furnace where transmutation is to take place]")
![[Allegorical image of a king surrounded by skulls, a woman surrounded by a garland, with three men below]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvYWxsZWdvcmljYWwtaW1hZ2Utb2YtYS1raW5nLXN1cnJvdW5kZWQtYnktc2t1bGxzLWEtd29tYW4tc3Vycm91bmRlZC1ieS1hLWdhcmxhbmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Allegorical image of a king surrounded by skulls, a woman surrounded by a garland, with three men below]")
![[Three women and a man in western attire, seated on camels, several local men stand before the camels holding the reins, a pyramid and the sphinx in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvdGhyZWUtd29tZW4tYW5kLWEtbWFuLWluLXdlc3Rlcm4tYXR0aXJlLXNlYXRlZC1vbi1jYW1lbHMtc2V2ZXJhbC1sb2NhbC1tZW4tMjBiOTJiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Three women and a man in western attire, seated on camels, several local men stand before the camels holding the reins, a pyramid and the sphinx in background]")
![[Two men standing in front of stone gate decorated with lion relief sculptures]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjUvMDEvMDEvdHdvLW1lbi1zdGFuZGluZy1pbi1mcm9udC1vZi1zdG9uZS1nYXRlLWRlY29yYXRlZC13aXRoLWxpb24tcmVsaWVmLXNjdWxwdHVyZXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Two men standing in front of stone gate decorated with lion relief sculptures]")
![[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDIvbHVjeS1zdG9uZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1hLXdvbWFuLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtODQ0NDA1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front]")
![[Allegorical cartouche showing a Native man with harpoon and a European man with two Natives in a tropical setting]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODIvMDEvMDEvYWxsZWdvcmljYWwtY2FydG91Y2hlLXNob3dpbmctYS1uYXRpdmUtbWFuLXdpdGgtaGFycG9vbi1hbmQtYS1ldXJvcGVhbi1tYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Allegorical cartouche showing a Native man with harpoon and a European man with two Natives in a tropical setting]")
![[Lucy Stone, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvbHVjeS1zdG9uZS1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS13b21hbi1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[Lucy Stone, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front]")
