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  • Two pairs of men fighting in combat, watched by a crowd, on the island of Lifuka, Tonga, May 1777, in honour of Captain Cook. Engraving by J. Heath, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Two condoms with a message that only fools don't use condoms to combat the spread of AIDS; a safer-sex advertisement by the State of Connecticut Department of Health Services. Lithograph.
  • C.S. Parnell and John Walter, dressed as ancient Greek warriors, are engaged in single combat under the eyes of two judges and a barrister. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 27 October 1888.
  • The statement 'Combat AIDS not people with AIDS' with a list of associations receiving donations for people with HIV and AIDS including Association Lebensfreude People and AIDS Association (Club Plus), Z 665-102-406; AIDS-Hilfe Vienna AIDS / HIV Unit; an advertisement by the action group Act Up Vienna. Colour lithograph.
  • Queen Gunhilda, consort of King Henry III of Germany, receives from her page the severed head of the man who had accused her of adultery, after he had been defeated by the page in combat, but Gunhilda renounces her victory. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after A. Casali.
  • À l'occasion de la Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre le Sida, rejoignez les acteurs de ce combat le 1er décembre de 12h à 18h, Place de la République : zéro nouvelle infection à VIH, zéro discrimination, zéro décès lié au sida / Actions Traitements [and 26 others].
  • À l'occasion de la Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre le Sida, rejoignez les acteurs de ce combat le 1er décembre de 12h à 18h, Place de la République : zéro nouvelle infection à VIH, zéro discrimination, zéro décès lié au sida / Actions Traitements [and 26 others].
  • À l'occasion de la Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre le Sida, rejoignez les acteurs de ce combat le 1er décembre de 12h à 18h, Place de la République : zéro nouvelle infection à VIH, zéro discrimination, zéro décès lié au sida / Actions Traitements [and 26 others].
  • À l'occasion de la Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre le Sida, rejoignez les acteurs de ce combat le 1er décembre de 12h à 18h, Place de la République : zéro nouvelle infection à VIH, zéro discrimination, zéro décès lié au sida / Actions Traitements [and 26 others].
  • A Ugandan soldier of the National Resistance Army dressed in combat uniform holding a rifle; a thought-bubble containing a semi-naked woman appears to his left and a condom below, warning about the importance of safe-sex to prevent AIDS; an advertisement by the Public Health, NRA. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A red balloon with a red label attached floats above a group of further balloons with the message in French: "Sponsor a balloon. Send a message"; an advertisement for a fundraising balloon event at Paris Champs de Mars on Saturday 28 October1995 to help combat AIDS by VLS (Vaincre le SIDA). Colour lithograph.
  • A human body is consumed by a furnace; a woman holds a small red limbless effigy bearing a crown; a man holds a sheaf, and another a stick; below, by another furnace, a green and red dragon face each other, poised for combat; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.
  • A battle between frogs and mice (Batrachomyomachia): a kite descends and kills the combatants. Etching.
  • A warning about AIDS in Moldovan and Russian with a table highlighting methods of precaution; an advertisement by the Centrul Republican de Profilaxie şi combatere SIDA. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A warning about AIDS in Moldovan and Russian with a table highlighting methods of precaution; an advertisement by the Centrul Republican de Profilaxie ¸si combatere SIDA. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • Foreign prescriptions : hormone therapy incorporating fresh glands, homeopathic body minerals, multiple vitamins for the restoration and preservation of health, youth and physical perfection in both sexes. Dispensed according to the research of the most noted European & foreign specialists, physicians, dermatologists and beauty culturists, forming the most successful methods yet devised for combating ill health, premature age and loss of atractiveness / [Hancock & Co. Ltd].
  • A young knight in armour is about to stab his opponent with his sword and a king rejoices in the background. Line engraving.
  • People in a boxing club having a fist-fight: the chairman in the middle holds up a gavel, and a woman hits a man over the head with a tankard. Etching by J. Barlow, 1789, after S. Collings.
  • War neuroses and shell shock / by Fredk. W. Mott.
  • A particularly savage wild boar (Sus scrofa) fighting with another over the females behind. Engraving.
  • An elephant fight, with a few men holding spears with sparkling fires at one end. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Two wretches fighting in mid-air being grabbed by monsters. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • A Nawab and his guest watching an elephant fight. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A person of high rank watches an elephant fight along with other spectators. Gouache painting by an Indic artist.
  • Prize wrestlers. Gouache drawing.
  • A furious cuckold rushes at his rival with a sword; representing vice as its own punishment. Engraving after O. van Veen (Vaenius), 1612.
  • Debauched monkeys revelling in a dingy tavern as two have a boxing match. Coloured lithograph by T. Fairland after E. Bristow.
  • The fight between the Horatii and the Curiatii in an arena surrounded by spectators. Engraving after Giulio Romano, 1541.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Samson kills the lion with his bare hands. Etching by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.