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  • A pair of arms thrown up in despair at the thought that there is no God. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1975.
  • A prisoner is sitting on straw in a cave with his feet chained to the wall, there are a few provisions on a small shelf in the rock. Etching by R. Blyth after J.H. Mortimer.
  • A poor London street strewn with hopeless drunkards and lined with gin shops and a flourishing pawnbroker. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
  • One of two scenes from the Naya-nayika set of lovers' quarrels. Chromolithograph.
  • A couple in animal skins (Adam and Eve?) journeying with three children after the expulsion. Coloured stipple engraving.
  • The maze of trees, emotional cancer journey, artwork
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Death looms above a group of people inflicted with various physical and mental diseases - a lazar house. Stipple engraving by M. Haughton, 1813, after H. Fuseli.
  • Two faces: one expressing extreme despair (left), the other anger mixed with rage (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.
  • A woman raising her hands to her face in despair. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1970.
  • A woman raising her hands to her face in despair. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1970.
  • A man lying dead on the ground with a broken bottle; a woman sits crying at his side. Lithograph by C. Schacher, c. 1845, after J. Faed.
  • A drunken man returns home to his despairing wife and children. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • Head of a man with hair raised, expressing despair. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
  • Syphilis and gonorrhoea: graphs showing their increased incidence in Bavaria, and a woman in despair. Colour lithograph by H. Ehlers, 1946.
  • The massacre of the innocents. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.
  • A desperately unhappy woman cradling her sick child. Etching by T.A. Steinlen, 1902.
  • A sick man lamenting the uselessness of his physicians. Engraving by J.D. Hertz, 17--.
  • The agony in the garden; the apostles slumber while the soldiers and priests approach. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.
  • A drunken man at home with his starving and ruined family. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • A face expressing hatred or jealousy (left); a face with hair on end expressing despair. Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
  • A woman in green falling headlong in purple and cerise lines. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A provocative naked young woman lying on a bed, death (a cloaked skeleton) sits at her side, a naked man walks away from the bed with his head bowed, towards a throng of diseased and dying people; representing syphilis. Watercolour by R. Cooper.
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Loss, emotional cancer journey, artwork
  • A poor London street strewn with hopeless drunkards and lined with gin shops and a flourishing pawnbroker. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
  • A pair of arms thrown up in despair at the thought that there is no God. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1975.
  • A hopeless drunkard lying on his bed watched by his poor wife and son. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1842, after himself.
  • The evil effects of intemperance on a man and his family. Lithograph by Alvey, c. 1840, after T.C. Wilson.