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  • The giant Antaeus carries Virgil and Dante to the Ninth Circle of Hell. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.
  • Men are gathered around in a circle watching two cocks fight one another. Wood engraving after W. Hogarth.
  • Hanuman kneeling with tail encircling Rama and Sita in bed, while several monkeys circle around Ravana. Gouache drawing.
  • The Resolution, Captain Cook's ship, in the Antarctic circle. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1777, after W. Hodges, 1773.
  • A mathematician draws a semi-circle while Minerva watches over him. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1591, after M. de Vos.
  • Elevation of proposed winter garden to be erected in the Inner Circle Regents Park for the Royal Botanic Society 1845.
  • A young man holding flowers inset centrally within a circle, larger flowers are in opposing corners. Coloured photographic postcard, 1919.
  • Cupola of the Creation in the vestibule of St. Marks, Venice; detail of innermost circle, 2th day of creation.
  • Ludwig Anzengruber (Ansgruber?) drinking with his circle of friends. Process print, 1935, after a drawing by E. Juch, ca. 1880.
  • A young man holding flowers inset centrally within a circle, larger flowers are in opposing corners. Coloured photographic postcard, 1919.
  • God appears in a circle surrounded by images from the stories of the Creation, Adam and Eve, and Noah. Line Engraving.
  • Five gowned figures join hands to form a circle representing a strong community fighting against AIDS by Health Canada. Colour lithograph.
  • Cupola of the Creation in the vestibule of St. Marks, Venice; detail of 2nd circle, 4th day of creation.
  • Five naked male figures dance around in a circle joining hands with a verse below in Swedish. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A Chinese lucky charm representing a man in a circle with Chinese lettering above. Hand tinted woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • A grotto containing a magic circle, books and mythical creatures. Etching by J. Vezzani, 1728, after G. Rocchetti after P. Righini.
  • The Virgin looks up at the announcing angel; cherubs spin in a circle around the Holy Spirit. Engraving after J. Callot (?).
  • Cupola of the Creation in the vestibule of St. Marks, Venice; 1st circle from the centre, 1th day of creation.
  • Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.
  • A circle incorporating the words 'African American against AIDS'; advertisement by the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services. Colour lithograph.
  • A figure in green within a circle; advertisement for the self-help group Body Positive for people with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • The dream of a patient in Jungian analysis: a whorl with a black circle at the centre. Drawing by M.A.C.T., 1978-.
  • An old wizard sitting within a magic circle at his desk visited by a nobleman. Engraving by T. Engleheart after A. Fraser the elder.
  • A cross in a circle against a grid background with messages recommending an AIDS test. Colour lithograph for the Ministère de la Santé, Luxembourg, 1989.
  • A woman with her hair dressed in an enormously high chignon crowned with a circle of pink flowers. Coloured line block by R. Ravót (?).
  • A wizard casting spells from his magic circle by the light of his cauldron surrounded by creatures. Engraving by J. Wood, 1763, after J. Collins..
  • Africa: a medicine man sits with a circle of people including a sick child under a blanket. Photograph by N.J. Van Warmelo, ca. 1935.
  • Brazil: Tupinamba Indian shamans (caraibes) wearing feather head-dresses surrounded by men dancing in a circle. Engraving by T. de Bry after J. de Léry, 1592.
  • A horseman showing four different dressage exercises with his horse, including a basic gait, a circle to the right, and a piroutte. Etching by C. Parrocel.
  • A Breton wedding: village people in costume dance in a circle under trees as musicians play the bagpipes and flute. Lithograph by H. Lalaisse after himself.