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  • The entrance to hell guarded by Sin and Death. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1792, after T. Stothard.
  • Sri Lanka: Kandy, the fifteen different kinds of hell at maligawa's wall. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist.
  • A triumphal procession: the devil leads the Pope as his captive towards hell. Engraving attributed to F. Barlow, 1680.
  • A star falls into the pit of hell as locusts torture those unelected to heaven. Woodcut, c. 16th century.
  • Dante and Virgil watching heretics in hell ripping their bodies apart as punishment for schism. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.
  • Saint Anthony Abbot is tormented by seven hell-born creatures; representing the temptation of Saint Anthony. Process print after M. Schongauer.
  • Saint Anthony Abbot is tormented by seven hell-born creatures; representing the temptation of Saint Anthony. Process print after M. Schongauer.
  • The torture of Roman Catholics by monsters in hell, with Charon ferrying more departed souls over the river Styx. Engraving with etching.
  • The council in hell: the fallen angels, persuaded by Satan, decide to pursue the battle against God. Etching by J. Ireland after W. Hogarth.
  • The circles of hell and limbo (containing Abraham and Lazarus) beneath the earth; snakes appear at the surface of the earth. Engraving by J. Wierix, 1595.
  • Ahasuerus (the Wandering Jew) man sits in hell among the shades, decrepit and tormented by Satan. Wood engraving by F.J. Gauchard after G. Doré, 1856.
  • The Last Judgment: the world lies in ruins and sinners in hell are tortured by monstrous devils. Engraving by Petrus de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger.
  • Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
  • The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised land, but really to hell. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1806.
  • The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised land, but really to hell. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1806.
  • The Christ Child painting pictures (the Last Judgment, the Assumption of the Virgin and a scene from hell) on the inner wall of the believer's heart. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • The monk Phra Malai receives a lotus bouquet from a poor woodcutter (left) and receives alms offerings from lay people (right). This manuscript depicts the visits to heaven and hell by Phra Malai
  • The Last Judgment: sinners in hell are tortured by monstrous devils as a ferry carries new arrivals to the same fate. Line engraving by Petrus de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger.
  • Thorn tree for punishment of adultry (top left) and ghouls in hell with Phra Malai above them (top right), the poor woodcutter picks lotus flowers in a pond (bottom right) and presents them to Phra Malai (bottom left)
  • Thorn tree for punishment of adultry (top left) and ghouls in hell with Phra Malai above them (top right), the poor woodcutter picks lotus flowers in a pond (bottom right) and presents them to Phra Malai (bottom left)
  • A glowing yellow and red fire and with figures tumbling into a pit as though hell in the foreground; an advertisement for a torchlight march entitled 'Fire and Tears' for World AIDS Day on 1 December 95 in the pedestrian area Mont-Blanc, Geneva sponsored by Groupe SIDA Genève, PVA Genève, Dialogai and AIDES Annemasse. Colour lithograph.
  • A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
  • A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
  • Dr Robert Heller, in profile. Drawing, 1939.
  • J. Florian Heller. Lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1856.
  • Smart arse : hello I'm ... call me / CHAPS, Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Hello, 'Oh no, not another one!' / Sharley McLean, The Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Clever dick : hello I'm ... call me / CHAPS, Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Clever dick : hello I'm ... call me / CHAPS, Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Clever dick : hello I'm ... call me / CHAPS, Terrence Higgins Trust.