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  • An illustration of a man and woman kissing representing an advertisement for an AIDS benefit music event featuring the Carlos Martins Quartet at the Esplanada Igreja da Graça on 8th September; issued by Abraco, an organisation providing services in the area of AIDS in Portugal. Colour lithograph, ca. 1990's.
  • Elizabeth kneels before Mary. Engraving by F. Keller after F. Overbeck.
  • Two men in the midst of the orgies of a witches' sabbath. Wood engraving.
  • East London Hospital for Children, Shadwell: a party in one of the wards on New Year's Eve. Wood engraving, 1870.
  • People are dancing to the music of the bagpipes and eating and drinking in the streets of the village. Engraving by E. Thelot after David Teniers.
  • A satyr on a pedestal kicks out at a magician while a priestess attempts to insert a clyster-pipe; depicting a play called 'The Golden Rump' representing King George II with his wife and Sir Robert Walpole. Engraving, 1737.
  • An actor as Danshichi Kurōbei at a well. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1860.
  • Troops attending a muster in Scotland play the game of popinjay, watched by crowds of local people. Engraving by J. Carter, 1836, after R.B. Davis.
  • Reflexology zones on sole of the foot. Colour lithograph by Robert Paul, 1998.
  • Rubberstuffers condoms and lubricant : Summer Rites 97 / RS Health Ltd.
  • Rubberstuffers condoms and lubricant : Summer Rites 97 / RS Health Ltd.
  • Dr Bernardo's annual tea party, Burdett Road, London, 1879
  • The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. Collected into one entire volume / By John Gadbury.
  • The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. Collected into one entire volume / By John Gadbury.
  • The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. Collected into one entire volume / By John Gadbury.
  • Young children are being given food and drink. Wood engraving.
  • Fools carved on the finial of the staff of the Compagnie Mère-Folle (Mère-Folie) at Dijon, 1482. Line engraving by or after B. Picart.
  • Henry, a man in drag, wearing a white fur stole. Photograph, 1933.
  • Henry, a man in drag, wearing a white fur stole. Photograph, 1933.
  • Rome: people praying at a catafalque in a church for the souls in purgatory. Coloured lithograph by F. Villain after A.J.-B. Thomas, 1823.
  • Bartholomew fair in London represented as a place where crowds of people watch entertainments inspired by the devil, and indulge in drunkenness and fighting; demons incite them to crime. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1832.
  • The sisterhood of Saint Anne de Fouesnant arriving at Concarneau. Photogravure after A. Guillou, 1887.
  • Two pairs of feet, indicating reflexology marks on the soles. Colour lithograph by Robert Paul, 1994.
  • Two pairs of feet, indicating reflexology marks on the soles. Colour lithograph by Robert Paul, 1994.
  • Fight back : condoms are crucial, use 'em with lube / Gay Men Fighting AIDS ; photo: Hywell Williams.
  • Fight back : condoms are crucial, use 'em with lube / Gay Men Fighting AIDS ; photo: Hywell Williams.
  • London seen from the dome of St Paul's Cathedral at the opening of New London Bridge. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1831.
  • A Hindu ascetic hanging from hooks through his back (called "cetil"). Line engraving, 1791.
  • A Hindu ascetic hanging from hooks through his back (called "cetil"). Line engraving, 1791.
  • Erigone, ensnared by Dionysus, reaching for grapes on a vine. Lithograph by B.-R. Julien, 1835, after L. Poyet.