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  • A mirror image of a man in a suit with a message in French about how he has never been faithful in love although he is to condoms; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph.
  • Boston, Massachusetts: John Malcolm, a customs official, is lowered by ropes from his house on to a cart and tarred and feathered by a crowd protesting against taxation. Engraving by F. Godefroy, 1784.
  • Saint Gregory the Great: he holds up before a heretic woman the Host in which Christ crucified appears. Engraving by F. Voyez, 1769, after C. van Loo.
  • Poisonous fungi: 24 species, including Agaricus, Hypophyllum and Amanita species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, c. 1827, after Prieur.
  • Stop AIDS campaign poster
  • A mirror image of a man wearing a denim shirt and a message in French about how he was faithful to the condom but not to his ex; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph.
  • Jean Fernel. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682.
  • Jean Fernel. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682.
  • Saint Jerome: he is ordained priest. Engraving by C.N. Cochin the elder, 1736, after B. de Boullogne.
  • A mirror image of a woman with short bobbed hair and a smart jacket with a message in French about how she is always faithful to the condom but was not to her last boyfriend; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph.
  • Stop AIDS campaign poster
  • Eudamidas dictating his will on his deathbed, leaving the care of his mother and daughter to two friends. Engraving by J. Pesne after N. Poussin.
  • François Joseph Victor Broussais. Line engraving by H. Bonvoisin, 1826, after C. Duchesne.
  • Edible fungi: 19 species, including horse and field mushrooms (Agaricus), morels (Morchella and Helvella) and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.
  • The funeral cortège of the Duke of Orleans in Paris in 1842. Lithograph after Grenier de Saint Martin and I-L. Deroy, 1842.
  • A message in pale red and turquoise lettering about being safe in new relationships with a condom within a pale red border; French version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA, in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas, Spain: the town and its surrounding places, its armaments factory, inscribed tabernacles describing them, and dedications to King Ferdinand VI and the Conde de Aranda. Engraving by J.F. Palomino after J. Zameza after F.J. de Lamot, 1756.
  • The death of Colonel Moorhouse at Bangalore. Engraving by E. Stalker, 1811, after R. Home, 1791.
  • The angel of the Annunciation. Engraving by H. Wierix after J. Stradanus.
  • Fungi: twenty species, including the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), death cap (Amanita phalloides) and Boletus and Agaricus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, c. 1827, after Prieur.
  • Pope Pius VII on the Saône near Lyons. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu.
  • Les Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees: people walk along the mountain paths to the hot spas. Lithograph by E. Ciceri, 1858.
  • Fifteen professors at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Colour process print after C. Miksch, 1923.
  • A cobbler purposely disturbing his beautiful wife and a rich merchant from beginning to repay his debt with sexual favours. Etching by P. Fillœul, 1736, after J.-B. Pater.
  • A naked woman reclining on a bed. Engraving by C.E. Gaucher, 1790, after Beaudoin after C. Netscher.
  • Jean Baptiste Verduc. Line engraving by P. Drevet after Charpentier.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Engraving by J. Boulanger after Raphael.
  • A vain man making extravagant charitable bequests. Engraving by N. Guérard, 1715/1719.
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by E. Ficquet after M. Q. de La Tour.
  • A message in lilac and pale blue lettering about being safe in new relationships with a condom within a lilac border; French version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA, in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.