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  • Jupiter casting thunderbolts from the sky. Engraving by M. Küsel after S. Vouet.
  • Meteorology: atmospheric effects. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1846, after himself.
  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with flaming urns and figures with burning torches. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • The Copley medal of the Royal Society, as presented to Benjamin Franklin: left obverse, right reverse, with a decorative surround. Engraving, later than 1753.
  • Ezekiel has a vision of angels and spheres with eyes coasting along the thunderstruck sea. Etching by R. Pranker, 176-, after B. Picart.
  • The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.
  • God and his angels sit in judgment; they divide humanity into the elect and the damned. Mezzotint by J. Stephenson after J. Martin.
  • Episodes in the Pentateuch involving sacrifice, worship and idol-worshipping. Engraving.
  • Actors in formal dress in a courtly setting: the figure of Nakamura IV wears a long, red lion wig; the boy to the left plays a drum; the man to the right holds an offering tray with a petition on it. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1847/1850.
  • The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army. Mezzotint by J. Martin, 1831, after himself, 1819.
  • Actor Kataoka Nizaemon as the popular hero Umeno Ichirōbei, revealing his tattooed shoulder. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1859.
  • Zeus fighting the Giants. Photograpic postcard, 191-.
  • Zeus fighting the Giants. Photograpic postcard, 191-.
  • Doctors at work during a storm on a battlefield at Sinankeui, China. Wood engraving after W. Small.
  • An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engraving by Dalziel, 18--.
  • An actor as ruffian Tsuribune no Sabu, full face, revealing his tattoos. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1859.
  • Madame du Barry (?) and two servants demonstrate an experiment on electricity to a lady seated in a chair attended by two men. Engraving by J,F. Beauvarlet after C.A. Vanloo, ca. 1770 (?).
  • First aid for lay people before the doctor arrives. Colour lithograph, ca. 1920.
  • Raijin (or Raiden), the god of thunder, receiving medical treatment. Colour woodcut by Kunitoshi, ca. 1884.
  • The martyrdom of Saint Barbara. Engraving by Wierix after Jan van der Straet (Stradanus), 15--.
  • Dissection of the torso of a pregnant woman, showing the internal organs and the foetus. Colour engraving by J. Pass after D. Dodd, 1794.
  • 9 "Tabloid" medicine Cases used in Africa
  • A woman sits smiling between two men with an interview about how to deal with your friends getting AIDS; advertisement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Lithograph.
  • Veno's motor race round Great Britain / [Veno Drug Co.].
  • A withered tree bearing apples labelled with sins; representing the life of sin. Coloured lithograph, c. 1870, after J. Bakewell.
  • A prayer for the liberation from the plague with images of the wounds of Christ, the Instruments of the Passion and of interceding saints. Etching.
  • Bert Errol in drag, wearing a light dress. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Bert Errol, in character, wearing an elaborate white dress. Process print, 1925.
  • Bert Errol, in character, wearing an elaborate white dress. Process print, 1925.
  • Bert Errol, in drag, dressed as a bride. Photographic postcard by Apeda, 192-.