\starttext

    \useMPlibrary[dum]

    \bTABLE
        \bTR
            \bTD
                \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm]}%
            \eTD
        \eTR
    \eTABLE

    \bTABLE[split=yes]
        \dorecurse{10}{
            \bTR
                \bTD \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm]} \eTD
                \bTD \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm]} \eTD
            \eTR
            \bTR
                \bTD[nx=2] \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[dummy][width=12cm,height=3cm]} \eTD
            \eTR
            \bTR
                \bTD       \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm]} \eTD
                \bTD[ny=2] \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm,height=8cm]} \eTD
            \eTR
            \bTR
                \bTD       \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[dummy][width=4cm]} \eTD
            \eTR
        }
    \eTABLE

\stoptext
