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  • A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • An ancient priest killing a lamb as a sacrifice amidst a crowd of people. Etching by J. van den Aveele, 1681.
  • Hindu priest, or brahmin, and assistants, singing to a seated audience, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
  • A priest decorating the Shivalingam which also has a statue of Lord Shiva behind it. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Maimed, diseased and dying former soldiers lie by the roadside with a priest attending to them. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.
  • The good Samaritan helping a wounded man while a priest and Levite walk on. Line engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Japanese funeral customs: a kneeling, red-robed Buddhist chief priest chants before the picture of a family ancestor. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?).
  • A victim of torture is about to have its hand plunged into an open flame while a priest is looking on. Woodcut.
  • A priest performing a ceremony in a temporary chapel on a ship housing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lithograph by J. Arnout.
  • The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and Levite walk away. Line engraving by L. Masson after G. Freman.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • A priest in Russia admitting to a woman from his congregation that his real religion is alcohol rather than the church. Watercolour, 195-.
  • A priest in Russia admitting to a woman from his congregation that his real religion is alcohol rather than the church. Watercolour, 195-.
  • A priest in Russia admitting to a woman from his congregation that his real religion is alcohol rather than the church. Watercolour, 195-.
  • Surrounded by ghoulish apparitions, a manic priest carries an enema towards a wretchedly praying man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, c. 1797.
  • A sick person is being blessed by a priest while a beam of light from the sun shines through the clouds. Line engraving.
  • The good Samaritan helping a stranger who has been ignored by a priest and Levite. Line engraving by S. Smith after C.L. Eastlake.
  • Mummy-cases for Queen Hathor Hont-Taui, King Thothmes II and the priest Nebseni and their mummified contents. Wood engraving after E. Brugsch, 1882.
  • A priest taking morning tea with a lady in her boudoir: a maidservant stands in the background. Engraving by Remi Parr after N. Lancret.
  • An Inca priest makes a sacrifice to the sun; representing the continent of America. Stipple engraving by J.D. Nargeot after C.A. Chasselat.
  • The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and a Levite walk on by. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • A priest (the Catholic church) has tied a young woman (Ireland) with a rope and is admonishing her. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, July 1891.
  • The child Samuel tells the priest Eli of the fate God has in store for him. Engraving by H. Moses, 1829, after J.S. Copley.