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  • A man sitting down for his prayers. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk: private prayers. Etching by B. Winkles, 1837, after H.K. Browne.
  • Two women performing ablution before going for their prayers. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Women at evening prayers in a private home. Engraving by Charles Heath, 1826, after H. Singleton.
  • Christ Church, Oxford: prayers in the chapel. Coloured aquatint by F.C. Lewis, 1813, after F. Nash.
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins, dressed for bed, kneeling to say their prayers. Photograph, c. 1927.
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • A priest interrupted at his prayers by an elderly and a young woman. Engraving by N. Bart.
  • Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895
  • A young child and its mother sit together saying prayers. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after T.M. Joy.
  • Don Jose de la Trinidad Oliva being cured by his parents' prayers. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1846.
  • Manuel Estevan Perez de los Rios cured of fever by prayers to Christ, 1770. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1770.
  • Manuel Estevan Perez de los Rios cured of fever by prayers to Christ, 1770. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1770.
  • The cure of Innocentius of Carthage: the prayers of Saint Augustine of Hippo and others save Innocentius from painful surgery. Oil painting after Schelte Bolswert.
  • The cure of Innocentius of Carthage: the prayers of Saint Augustine of Hippo and others save Innocentius from painful surgery. Oil painting after Schelte Bolswert.
  • Antonio Gutierrez being cured of pneumonia and pain in the side after the prayers of his wife, December 1853. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1853/4.
  • Maria de las Mercedes Palomino y Moyano being cured by the prayers of her sister Manuela, 15 August 1855. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, c.1855.
  • Maria de las Mercedes Palomino y Moyano being cured by the prayers of her sister Manuela, 15 August 1855. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, c.1855.
  • Maria de las Mercedes Palomino y Moyano being cured by the prayers of her sister Manuela, 15 August 1855. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, c.1855.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin): she receives the prayers of the Swiss who ask for her help in ending the Sonderbund War (?). Engraving by La Richardière after Bader.
  • Two prayers to the three magi for protection from disease; with pictures of the adoration of the magi and the magi with the holy family in heaven. Engraving on red silk.
  • Ethiopian Scroll comprising prayers against various ailments, including chest pains, the expulsion of evil spirits causing sickness and the protection of suckling infants. This illustration shows Susenyos spearing the demon, a popular motif in Ethiopean art similar to St George slaying the dragon.
  • Saint Carlo Borromeo in prayer. Engraving.
  • A prayer for protection from cattle plague.