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  • People stand under a freestanding green umbrella which protects them from the rain; representing the protection conferred by the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Cure Law (Revised) in China in 2004. Colour lithograph, 2004.
  • An embracing Asian gay couple sheltering from the rain beneath a tree against which stands a discarded sword and a deer; advertisement for The Naz Project to support Asian communities with AIDS/HIV. Colour lithograph.
  • The prophet Elisha, inspired by the music of a minstrel, tells the kings of Israel, Judah and Edom that their lands will be irrigated without the aid of rain or wind. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.
  • A man and woman standing beneath an umbrella protecting them from rain pouring down from the word 'AIDS; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the STD/AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda. Colour lithograph, 1996.
  • A man and woman standing beneath an umbrella protecting them from rain pouring down from the word 'AIDS; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the STD/AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda with the assistance of USAID. Colour lithograph, 1996.
  • Antelope Altar, Walpi. The alter in the Antelope Kiva is a mosaic of sand, ceremonially made, in brown, red, white, yellow, green and black. The zigzag lines typifying lightening which brings rain. Around it stand clan emblems, fetishes, priests' jugs and bahos, or paryer-sticks made of two sticks tied together with a bundle of feathers; also bowls of sacred cornmeal and rattles.
  • We do not mind if it rains and wets us through- we are not afraid of anything as we have in our basket the genuine "Fer Bravais" which will preserve us from all illnesses.
  • Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Actors on a bridge at night: two heavily armed warriors (Yoroku and Usumaru) confront a youth (Saraka-maru). Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.
  • A girl looking through a window on a rainy day, disappointed that her walk outside will be cancelled. Photoengraving, 1857, after S. Anderson.
  • A man is standing on the banks of a river with a fishing line in the water, he is hunched against the very wet and windy weather. Coloured process print after J. Leech.
  • Meteorology: a double rainbow. Colour lithograph by R.H. Digeon, 1868, after E. Ronjat.
  • Boer War: removing the wounded after the Battle of Elandslaagte. Process print after W. Devar.
  • A storm at sea, with a sailing ship being wrecked on rocks. Etching by Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-1640.
  • Meteorology: atmospheric effects. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1846, after himself.
  • Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.
  • Meteorology: various effects of the weather, from summer calm (left) to winter storms (right). Mixed method engraving after A.M. Perrot.
  • Wind charm, figure made of lead painted in red
  • Tropical rainforests : the facts / McDonald's Restaurants Limited, Public Relations Department.
  • Malaya: a ship and many small boats off the coast of Penang Island. Watercolour by J. Taylor, 1879.
  • The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone runs to relieve an old woman of her burden; representing his intention to relieve Midlothian of the burden caused by fraudulent voting and land laws. Wood engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
  • Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti, symbolising the element air. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
  • Jupiter orders Notus (the south wind) to flood the Earth: as the water rises, people try to escape. Engraving by L. Garreau after A. van Diepenbeeck.
  • Aeolus, at the request of Juno, opens a door in a mountainside, releasing the winds that will wreck the fleet of Aeneas; representing the element air. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
  • A man visiting a health resort is seated in a cubicle and is being sprayed with water coming from the walls. Etching, May 1869.
  • A man visiting a health resort is seated in a cubicle and is being sprayed with water coming from the walls. Etching, May 1869.
  • Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to protect the village. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.