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  • Two young people and an old monk in prayer. Etching by V. Ferreri after B. Pinelli.
  • An elderly member of a royal family, holding prayer beads. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A female role actor with strong male features, holding prayer beads. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1852.
  • Dona Mercedes Velasco's recovery from nosebleed after prayer to the Lord of the Abandoned. Oil painting, 1854.
  • Dona Mercedes Velasco's recovery from nosebleed after prayer to the Lord of the Abandoned. Oil painting, 1854.
  • Two women in prayer before an open shrine. Engraving by W. Holl and F. Holl after J. Browne.
  • Saint Benedict exorcising through prayer a man possessed by demons. Etching by G.M. Giovannini after L. Carracci.
  • Cure of a child by prayer to the Virgin and Child, February 1869. Oil painting by Romea (?).
  • The invasion of Jerusalem; Hezekiah's prayer for Jerusalem's deliverance is answered. Mezzotint by G. Sanders, 1845, after E. Taylor.
  • Jacob's ladder; Moses' exhausting prayer; Elijah addressing God at a sacrifice. Mezzotint by G. Sanders, 1845, after E. Taylor.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in prayer, holding a skull. Engraving by Alphonse Charles Masson, 1849, after Francisco Zurbarán.
  • A dying man folds his hands in prayer while an angel points towards an image of the crucifixion. Etching.
  • A Hindu ascetic man (sadhu) with beads around his neck is carrying a begging jar and prayer beads. Watercolour.
  • A religious man wearing a red cap and prayer beads around his neck. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A kneeling figure in a monk's habit, with hands clasped in prayer. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.
  • A man carrying a model of a tomb (?), decorated with prayer beads. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Wild countryside with a stormy sky; two men in prayer before a cross. Engraving by J. Roberts after R. Wilson.
  • Saint Faith, holding a gridiron, being addressed in prayer by a monk; the Crucifixion below. Etching after J. Schnebbelie, 1821.
  • The widow's son, empty-eyed, returns to life at the prayer of Elijah. Engraving by W. Holl after B. West.
  • A pilgrim discovers a monk at night who kneels in prayer before the Cross. Etching by C. Heath after R. Westall.
  • The widow's son, empty-eyed, returns to life at the prayer of Elijah. Coloured mezzotint by V. Green, 1799, after B. West.
  • A recumbent Chinese man surrounded by women in prayer and other attendants burning incense etc. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • Saint Gregory the Great, wearing ecclesiastical dress, is kneeling in prayer; angels above him. Etching by S. Watts after Annibale Carracci, 1766.
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), seated on a rock, holding prayer beads. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • A family group in their drawing room at evening prayer with the father reading from a large volume. Engraving by W. Holl after E. Prentis.
  • The painter and monk Fra Angelico kneels in prayer next to an easel painting of the Virgin. Engraving by John Le Conte after Peter Graham.
  • A prayer for the liberation from the plague with images of the wounds of Christ, the Instruments of the Passion and of interceding saints. Etching.
  • A rishi with seven heads standing on one foot, wearing a tiger skin and holding prayer beadsin his hand. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Three means to gain God's mercy: fasting, prayer and alms, which cause the heart of man to fly towards God. Engraving attributed to T. Galle, 1601.
  • A woman in bed, a second woman kneeling beside her in prayer to the Virgin and Child. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 19th century.