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  • A hand holding 3 playing cards bearing the numbers '14', '12' and '5' within a horizontal chequered border representing an advertisement for an AIDS Helpline in Mexico. Colour lithograph by Carlos Gayou, ca. 1997.
  • A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • The Sheffield election of 1868: (left) two men play cards and drink in a warm pub; (right) two women (one with a baby) beg and cower in a snowy street. Transfer lithograph, 1868.
  • A hand holding 3 playing cards bearing the numbers '14', '12' and '5' within a horizontal chequered border on white; with a warning not to be frightened by false rumours about AIDS; an advertisement for an AIDS Helpline in Mexico. Colour lithograph by Carlos Gayou, ca. 1997.
  • An army officer lectures his bored class on the effects of gas, one student is made to wear a gas mask while another wickedly tries to set light to it. Pen and ink drawing by H. Bury, 1916.
  • A row of Illustrated alphabet cards spelling out the word 'protection' representing a safe-sex advertisement by AIDS Concern, Hong Kong. Colour lithograph by John Clang Photography, ca. 1997.
  • A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • Pictorial cards bearing the symbols of each of the four suits. Coloured stipple engraving, 1818.
  • Interior of a posada with men smoking and playing cards as others and a mule rest nearby. Coloured lithograph after J. F. Lewis, 1836.
  • Five men sit indoors smoking and drinking, others play cards. Engraving, mid-19th century, by W. French after D. Teniers.
  • Two men play cards at a table as others watch, smoke and drink in a dingy smoke den. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1771, after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Four men sit at a table playing cards, others watch as they stand around a fire. Engraving by J.B. Michel after J. Boydell after D. Teniers.
  • Leuk Baths, Leuk, Switzerland: interior. Coloured etching by P.C. Geissler after himself.
  • Leuk Baths, Leuk, Switzerland: interior. Coloured etching by P.C. Geissler after himself.
  • The King, Queen and Ace of hearts and a blank black card surrounding a condom against a green background; advertising the danger of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Luis Camnitzer, ca. 1993-5.
  • A family playing cards: the husband is looking over his wife's shoulder at her cards, the child is smiling but the old lady seems to have fallen asleep. Engraving by John Burnet after himself.