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  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Prince Vessantara and his family live as hermits in separate temples. Watercolour.
  • Ravana, the demon king on his Veeman, a mythological plane or chariot. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Prince Vessantara leaves the life of a hermit and returns to the city. Watercolour.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Prince Vessantara offers an elephant to the seven brahmins from Kalinga. Watercolour.
  • The representative of the people of Jetuttara gives alms to the poor in the victualling rooms. Watercolour.
  • A drunken man beating his wife while the children try to stop him; a warning against the effects of alcohol. Lithograph.
  • A couple hovering off the ground being observed by a huge goat with two cats. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • An Indian woman poses in front of a table on which is placed a vase of roses. Chromolithograph by an Indian artist,18--.
  • A man and a woman seated in a wood. Etching, unfinished.
  • A seated Indian woman looks at her pocket watch, with a book on her knee. Chromolithograph by an Indian artist,1800s.
  • A drunken man beating his wife while the children try to stop him; a warning against the effects of alcohol. Lithograph.
  • A drunken man beating his wife while the children try to stop him; a warning against the effects of alcohol. Lithograph.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Vishnu in a mandala with Lakshmi sitting on either side. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Buddha, resisting the demons of Mara, who are attempting to prevent him from attaining enlightenment, as angels watch from above. Lithograph.
  • Recto: a woman holds up a condom to a man in bed as cupid aims to shoot a heart arrow towards them; verso: numerous cupids with condoms attached to his arrow with four cartoon vignettes and text relating to safe sex, STI's and condoms; an advertisement by SOA Stichting. Colour lithograph by Gerrit de Jager, January 1992.
  • Recto: a woman holds up a condom to a man in bed as cupid aims to shoot a heart arrow towards them; verso: numerous cupids with condoms attached to his arrow with four cartoon vignettes and text relating to safe sex, STI's and condoms; an advertisement by SOA Stichting. Colour lithograph by Gerrit de Jager, January 1992.
  • The globe of the Earth as an AIDS virus (HIV), which people of various races disable by clearing away the glycoproteins; representing the disablement of HIV by safe sex . Colour lithograph by C. Luyet for the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS.
  • The globe of the Earth as an AIDS virus (HIV), which people of various races disable by clearing away the glycoproteins; representing the disablement of HIV by safe sex . Colour lithograph by C. Luyet for the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS.
  • A contented mother breastfeeds her baby in a hospital bed tended by a nurse: promoting benefits of breastfeeding in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Wellstart International and Johns Hopkins University/Population Communication Services, ca. 1994.
  • A woman in a green chunni (scarf) sitting and pointing to the ground. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Two naked witches riding on a broomstick accompanied by an owl. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Padmasambhava as Guru Dragmar: Padmasambhava takes the form of the mystic ritual dagger (phurba). Gouache painting by a Tibetan artist.
  • Sir James Boniface Leighton. Line engraving by N.I. Utkin after G. Dawe.
  • Kings and other devotees paying homage to Guru Nanak, as food and drinks are organised and served to a number of people. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Shri Rama shooting an arrow at Ravana, the ten-headed demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shri Rama shooting an arrow at Ravana, the ten-headed demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.