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  • The prior of the Abbaye Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris, aided by a young monk, attempts to persuade Sister Marie Héroët give him sexual gratification at the convent of Gif. Etching by L. Halbou after S. Freudenberg.
  • Susanna molested by the elders. Engraving after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • Philip Thicknesse writing at a table, surrounded by demonic apparitions representing aspects of his life. Aquatint by J. Gillray after himself, 1790.
  • Philip Thicknesse writing at a table, surrounded by demonic apparitions representing aspects of his life. Aquatint by J. Gillray after himself, 1790.
  • Philip Thicknesse writing at a table, surrounded by demonic apparitions representing aspects of his life. Aquatint by J. Gillray after himself, 1790.
  • A naked woman lies stretched out on the doctor's couch; she has swallowed a two sou piece; with two other scenes. Photomechanical reproduction, 1910.
  • A family doctor, an obstetrician, a sensationalist author-doctor and a hypnotist; all pruriently satirised under the guise of moralism, as promoted by James Morison and his pharmaceutical company. Lithograph, 1852.
  • A family doctor, an obstetrician, a sensationalist author-doctor and a hypnotist; all pruriently satirised under the guise of moralism, as promoted by James Morison and his pharmaceutical company. Lithograph, 1852.
  • Susanna's innocence is proven by the young prophet Daniel. Engraving by E.G. Krüger after J-H. Fragonard after Valentin de Boulogne.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by J-F. Beauvarlet after J-M. Vien.
  • A warning to men who don't use condoms; part of the Alberta HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns for young adults. Lithograph.
  • Vicky White in drag (?). Process print, 197-.
  • Vicky White in drag (?). Process print, 197-.
  • Potiphar's wife denouncing Joseph to Potiphar. Tempera painting by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 146- (?).
  • Potiphar's wife denouncing Joseph to Potiphar. Tempera painting by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 146- (?).
  • Potiphar's wife denouncing Joseph to Potiphar. Tempera painting by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 146- (?).
  • Potiphar's wife denouncing Joseph to Potiphar. Tempera painting by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 146- (?).
  • May Prinsep as Christabel. Photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1866.
  • May Prinsep as Christabel. Photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1866.
  • A sailor from HMS Dreadnought, clenching his fist. Process print, 1915.
  • A sailor from HMS Dreadnought, clenching his fist. Process print, 1915.
  • Qigong exercise to treat illness due to sexual overindulgence
  • Nine posters promoting the benefits of sexual abstinence and warnings about the importance of condoms and safe sex by the National AIDS Stategy, Health Canada. Lithograph.
  • Nine posters promoting the benefits of sexual abstinence and warnings about the importance of condoms and safe sex by the National AIDS Stategy, Health Canada. Lithograph.
  • Vitex agnus-castus var. latifolia
  • Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot, Pucoon or Indian paint)
  • Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot, Pucoon or Indian paint)
  • Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot, Pucoon or Indian paint)
  • The words 'Yo' and 'Tu' either side of a heart to spell 'I love you' with the same words between a condom below; a safe sex advertisement by the SIDA Campaña para la Prevención and the Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo. Colour lithograph by Tapsa/NWAyer, ca. 1995.
  • AIDS prevention advert from Seychelles