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  • Fakir belonging to a sect known for occasional nudity, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
  • A woman covers her nudity; but in vain, because her facial features, marked with numbered dots, allow us to interpret the hidden contours and shapes of her body (according a method attributed to Lavater). Coloured lithograph.
  • A half-naked nymph flying towards the heavens. Chromolithograph.
  • A naked lady covered in floral tattoos standing in an open landscape. Etching.
  • Body shapes, female
  • Body shapes, female
  • Body shapes, female
  • Body shapes, female, hands and feet
  • A nude woman and child with proportional markings, seen from the front. Etching by J. García Hidalgo, ca. 1691.
  • Body shapes, female, overlaid with writing
  • Body shapes, female, hands and feet
  • A nude woman and child with proportional markings, seen from the front. Etching by J. García Hidalgo, ca. 1691.
  • Two wretches fighting in mid-air being grabbed by monsters. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Half-clothed Tilottama flying in the sky playing with a red ball. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Two male nudes in the same pose, with a raised right arm, seen from the front and the back. Engraving.
  • A bath-house in which the attendant bathes his customers and applies cupping glasses to their backs. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A bath-house in which the attendant bathes his customers and applies cupping glasses to their backs. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A male nude, seen from the front, holding an apple. Engraving by F. Boitard after a woodcut.
  • A male nude, seen from the front, holding an apple. Engraving by F. Boitard after a woodcut.
  • A French liqueur label illustrated with Pan piping to a maiden by a forest pool. Lithograph by E. Goy, 19th century, after G. Brunner.
  • A giant claw pierces the breast of a sleeping naked woman, another naked woman swoops down and stabs the claw with a knife; representing the surgical treatment of breast cancer. Watercolour by R. Cooper.
  • A winged couple holding a crutch, accompanied by a cat and snake. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • A winged couple holding a crutch, accompanied by a cat and snake. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Two naked men embracing at an Amsterdam "jack off party". Lithograph, 1988.
  • Zon sun bathing oil makes you a glorious brown : prevents sunburn blistering & is anti-midge bite : 1/6 & 2/9.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Dress the naked. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • Top, three bandaged heads; centre, a naked surgeon sets the arm of a naked patient both flanked by bandaged women; bottom, bandaged bodies and limbs. Engraving.
  • Four gay men embracing; representing solidarity with the Berliner AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph by Michael Taubenheim and Jason R. Engelbart for the Berliner AIDS-Hilfe e.V.
  • Top, three bandaged heads; centre, a naked surgeon sets the arm of a naked patient both flanked by bandaged women; bottom, bandaged bodies and limbs. Engraving.
  • A voyeur watches women taking a bath while above a monk is martyred; representing the sense of sight. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.