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  • A man in bed with vegetables sprouting from all parts of his body; as a result of taking an overdose of James Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1831.
  • A man in bed with vegetables sprouting from all parts of his body; as a result of taking an overdose of James Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1831.
  • Sri Lankan Mask
  • A mother looks forlornly at her new baby in her husband's arms: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Family Planning Council of Nigeria , ca. 1993.
  • Athenians wearing masks celebrate the vintage by dancing around a statue of Bacchus and sacrificing a goat to him. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654, after F. Cleyn.
  • A girl sitting wrapped in a white sheet representing a message about community committment to the fight against AIDS; a Japanese Foundation for AIDS Prevention advertisement for World AIDS Day, 1992.
  • Nutrition education through a theatre performance, Zambia
  • Buildings and plant for producing saltpetre. Watercolour by A. Kroll, 1806.
  • Buildings and plant for producing saltpetre. Watercolour by A. Kroll, 1806.
  • Louise Chevalier in the role of Virginie is feeding water from her hands into the mouth of a black man in a loin-cloth. Mezzotint by J. Ward, 1799, after C. Henard.
  • A man discusses the care of his 3 children below with his brother: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Family Planning Council of Nigeria , ca. 1993.
  • A mother looks forlornly at her new baby in her husband's arms: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Family Planning Council of Nigeria , ca. 1993.
  • The transfiguration of Christ. Etching by C. Procaccini, ca. 1590.
  • In a room hung with black drapes to show mourning, Ramble Gripe, in the company of a pregnant woman holding out a ring, and her mother with a letter, is measured by a tailor; a coffin lid leans against the fireplace. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.
  • Baron Donderdronkdickdorff and Miss Quoltz: after their wedding, they quarrel and are surprised by a servant. Etching, 1810, attributed to I. Cruikshank and/or G. Cruikshank.
  • Sheridan presented as Francisco Pizarro presented as a physician; representing his loyalty to the British Crown against the Franch Revolution and Bonaparte. Coloured aquatint, 1799.
  • Episodes in the life of Prince Dri-med-kun-Idan. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Episodes in the life of Prince Dri-med-kun-Idan. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Japanese masks: six masks, including two representing a dog and a demon, with an old man shown to their left. Colour woodcut with pop-up flaps on strings, 1860/1920?.
  • Japanese masks: six masks, including two representing a dog and a demon, with an old man shown to their left. Colour woodcut with pop-up flaps on strings, 1860/1920?.
  • A white angel-like figure with wings being embraced by a black demon-like creature with ears with a quote from Friedrich Dürrenmatt stating that love is a miracle but evil is never very far away; a warning about AIDS by the AIDS-Hilfe Vorarlberg. Colour lithograph by Kurt Dornig.
  • Sarah Bernhardt in the role of La Tosca. Colour lithograph by A. Mucha, 1899.
  • A character in the play "The widdow Ranter": Semernia, a Native American queen, with two pageboys. Mezzotint by W. Vincent.
  • Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).
  • Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).
  • A nun, traditionally identified as Suor Maria Celeste, daughter of Galileo Galilei. Oil painting.
  • A nun, traditionally identified as Suor Maria Celeste, daughter of Galileo Galilei. Oil painting.
  • A nun, traditionally identified as Suor Maria Celeste, daughter of Galileo Galilei. Oil painting.
  • A nun, traditionally identified as Suor Maria Celeste, daughter of Galileo Galilei. Oil painting.
  • People using advanced materials and modes of transport in the year 2000, some travelling in hot-air balloons, some with their own wings, and some in carriages running on steam. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.