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  • The mother of Manuel Vargas praying for his recovery from a "cerebral attack", March 1862. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1862.
  • The mother of Manuel Vargas praying for his recovery from a "cerebral attack", March 1862. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1862.
  • A man with a spear and a pack of dogs attack a wild boar emerging from the reeds in the swamps. Etching.
  • Two hunting dogs attack a stag, in a mountainous landscape. Etching by W.H. Simmons after a painting by R. Ansdell, 1840/1860?.
  • The skeletal structure of a cat and a dog, the cat is shown in fright, the dog is seen in attack mode.
  • The mother of Manuel Vargas praying for his recovery from a "cerebral attack", March 1862. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1862.
  • The mother of Manuel Vargas praying for his recovery from a "cerebral attack", March 1862. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1862.
  • The mother of Manuel Vargas praying for his recovery from a "cerebral attack", March 1862. Oil painting by a Spanish painter, 1862.
  • 'Migril' masters migraine : whatever their calling sufferers from migraine can, by carrying a supply of 'Migril', dispel all fear of an attack.
  • Diminutive humans attack a giant cat; a ghost-like figure sits in a flaming black boat in the top left. Colour woodcut, 1883.
  • 'Migril' masters migraine : whatever their calling sufferers from migraine can, by carrying a supply of 'Migril', dispel all fear of an attack.
  • A bull and a bulldog are about to attack each other in an enclosure while another bull is running away. Etching by F. Barlow.
  • The crusaders attack Jerusalem: Godfrey is wounded; an angel brings a medicinal herb to accomplish what the surgeon cannot. Etching by Antonio Tempesta, 16--.
  • The ministry of Spencer Perceval defending their government, represented as a citadel, against attack by Opposition politicians. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1811.
  • World War One: a large snake, symbolic of a gas attack, strikes at a sleeping soldier. Colour halftone after a crayon drawing by L. Raemaekers.
  • John Glaisyer a Quaker anointing a dog with burning vitriol oil; implying a satirical attack on the Quaker movement. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.
  • The dog Gelert guards the daughter of Prince Llewellyn after saving her from the attack of a wolf. Engraving by W.H. Mote after D. Maclise.
  • A mosquito attempting to attack a mosquito net under which a mother and child sleep: preventing malaria in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, 2003.
  • A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.
  • Boer War: soldiers erecting a marble memorial to men who died in the attack on Pieter's Hill. Halftone, 1900, after G. Soper after R. K. Hodgson.
  • Apollo: Romans sent to consult the priests of Apollo at Delphi about an attack of the plague. Etching by J. de Longueil, 1769, after J.M. Moreau.
  • Left, a woman is attacked by Renwick Williams with a knife; right, a man is making "copper bottoms" for women to prevent them from being injured in an attack. Coloured etching.
  • Left, a woman is attacked by Renwick Williams with a knife; right, a man is making "copper bottoms" for women to prevent them from being injured in an attack. Coloured etching.
  • Left, a woman is attacked by Renwick Williams with a knife; right, a man is making "copper bottoms" for women to prevent them from being injured in an attack. Coloured etching.
  • Left, a woman is attacked by Renwick Williams with a knife; right, a man is making "copper bottoms" for women to prevent them from being injured in an attack. Coloured etching.
  • Saint Christine: she is condemned to be bitten by snakes in a prison cell, but persuades them not to attack her. Engraving by Niccolò Mellini after V. Pizzoli.
  • A naked woman representing Truth is defended by Lord Holland against attack by politicians abusing a government privilege in libel cases. Coloured etching by Samuel De Wilde, 1811.
  • A mad dog on the run in a London street: citizens attack it as it approaches a woman who has fallen over. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.
  • A robber holding a cudgel is leaning against a wall waiting to attack and rob a man who is walking along a path under a full moon. Colour lithograph.
  • A pack of dogs attack a stag in a forest clearing by a river (?), tearing it to pieces. Etching attributed to J.E. Ridinger (?), ca. 1750 (?).