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  • Three grotesque old men with missing teeth grimacing and pointing at each other. Engraving by T. Sandars after J. Collier, 1773.
  • Two old men attempt to force their attentions on a young woman. Engraving by B.A. Nicollet after J.B. Deshaÿes.
  • Two old men attempt to force their attentions on a young woman. Engraving by B.A. Nicollet after J.B. Deshaÿes.
  • An old man sits with tankard and pipe at a tavern table, three men converse behind him. Lithograph after D. Teniers (?).
  • An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. van Ostade.
  • A young man is carrying a letter towards a group of old men who are gathered around a fireplace. Engraving by N. Varin after David Teniers.
  • An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Mezzotint by R. Purcell, late 18th century, after A. Brouwer.
  • An old woman raises her glass to two men, one with a jug and pipe. Etching by D. Deuchar (?), 18th century, after A. van Ostade (?).
  • An old sailor with wooden leg relates his adventures to a family as both men smoke and drink. Reproduction of an etching by G. Cruikshank, 1818, after J. Sheringham.
  • Two old men in conversation: the man on the left holding a basket has a wooden leg, the other one leans with both hands on a stick. Watercolour by S.G. (?).
  • A young woman attempts to get hold of a letter which an old man is reading out to the apparent amusement of the other men. Aquatint by Domenico Landini after John Burnet.
  • An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.
  • Five Flemish men, old and young alike, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by T. Jorma (T. Major), 18th century, after a painting by D. Teniers, the younger.
  • A captain talks to two soldiers, a man is hiding behind a tree from approaching soldiers, two old men stand talking, an artist is sketching, and an elderly couple are laughing together. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé.
  • Medicina gerocomica: or, the Galenic art of preserving old men's healths. Explained in twenty chapters. To which is added an appendix, concerning the use of oyls and unction, in the prevention and cure of some diseases. As also a method ... of curing convulsions and epilepsies, by external operation / By Sir John Floyer.
  • An old man has fallen asleep leaning against the table, while his dog keeps a watchful eye. Etching by F. Londonio, 1759.
  • A man with crutches is going down the steps of a swimming pool; men wearing top hats in the background. Etching, ca. 1870.
  • A man with crutches is going down the steps of a swimming pool; men wearing top hats in the background. Etching, ca. 1870.
  • (Left) an old woman sitting on a stool with a cat and warming her hands at a brazier; (right) an old man playing the hurdy-gurdy. Etching by E. Russell after J. Callot.
  • An old man of Simla, holding a stick, standing with a sack on his shoulder. Watercolour by R. Clint, 1866.
  • A patient at home. Oil painting by D. Mary Barber, ca. 1953.
  • HIV is ageless : get tested / GMHC.
  • HIV is ageless : get tested / GMHC.
  • A man in bedclothes prising insects (?) off his bed-curtains with a fork into a saucepan. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
  • Einer Trage des anderen Lust / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe ; Foto Friedrich Baumhauer ; Gestaltung Wolfgang Mudra.
  • Einer Trage des anderen Lust / Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe ; Foto Friedrich Baumhauer ; Gestaltung Wolfgang Mudra.
  • Thinking of testing for HIV? : if you are positive, the sooner you know the more you can do / Camden & Islington Community Health Servies NHS Trust, Crusaid, C.L.A.S.H.
  • Thinking of testing for HIV? : if you are positive, the sooner you know the more you can do / Camden & Islington Community Health Servies NHS Trust, Crusaid, C.L.A.S.H.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by Lucas Vorsterman junior after Cornelis Schut.
  • Family sharing a meal in Thailand