A terrified patient misunderstanding his doctor. Reproduction of a drawing after G.S. Dixon, 1924.

Six faces expressing the passions: (clockwise from top left) joy, fear, pity, scorn, anger, and grief. Engraving by Silvester, 1807.

The resurrected Christ rises over terrified soldiers. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1512.

Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.

A boy angel appears as Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son. Lithograph by G. Sensi y Baldachi after A. del Sarto, 1529.

Victory of Indrajit. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

An unsympathetic doctor trying to get rid of a poor patient by frightening her. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

The resurrected Christ appears before terrified soldiers. Etching by B. Bartoccini after F. Overbeck, 1848.

Patients waiting to see the doctor, with figures representing their fears. Oil painting by Rosemary Carson, 1997.

A collage directed by downward arrows of a photograph of a man, a woman, a drawing of a bed and a condom interpersed with lettering relating to a couple who meet but then come into contact with AIDS; one of a series of posters representing an advertisement for a competition for posters of images against AIDS. Colour lithograph by Delphine Chanet.

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Your child's fears / Ross Laboratories.

Dialogue includes: "I suppose I needn't tell you the excruciating agony this one's going to give you."

1 photomechanical reproduction ; image 13.9 x 10.7 cm

A dentist scaring a patient by telling how painful the drill he is going to use is. Reproduction of a drawing after A. Yeoman, 1940.

Le Brun's depiction of the passions is supported by his theory of the passions, which is delineated in the 'Conférence'. In Cartesian style, each compound passion is an organisation of the six simple passions of admiration, love, hatred, desire, joy and sadness. For instance, jealousy is a composite of love and hate; despair "is a strong persuasion of not being able to obtain what we desire"

2 prints : etching ; platemark (L): 9.7 x 5.9 cm

Face of a frightened soldier (left); the human face in an animal state of fear (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

In their haste the crowd has left an infant on the roadside; the person with leprosy walks by, ringing a bell

1 painting : watercolour, with gouache and pencil ; image 52 x 37.2 cm

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Your child's fears / Ross Laboratories.

A dentist scaring a patient by telling how painful the drill he is going to use is. Reproduction of a drawing after A. Yeoman, 1940.

Face of a frightened soldier (left); the human face in an animal state of fear (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

People scrambling to get away from a person with leprosy. Watercolour by R. Cooper.

Panic disorder in the medical setting / Wayne Katon.

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Fear

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Your child's fears / Ross Laboratories.

A dentist scaring a patient by telling how painful the drill he is going to use is. Reproduction of a drawing after A. Yeoman, 1940.

Face of a frightened soldier (left); the human face in an animal state of fear (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

People scrambling to get away from a person with leprosy. Watercolour by R. Cooper.

Panic disorder in the medical setting / Wayne Katon.

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