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  • Viande et charcuterie : no. ... : la loi punit des peines les plus graves, notamment des travaux forcés à perpetuité, la contrefaçon, le trafic et la mise en circulation irrégulière des titres d'alimentation.
  • 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.
  • Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 1842, after J.P. Thenot.
  • François Fénelon as archbishop of Cambrai bandaging a soldier wounded in the War of Spanish Succession. Engraving by P.C. Baquoy after H. Fragonard.
  • (Recto) a man is cut by the sharp nails of his female companion who has AIDS; (verso) information on how to deal with serious accidents when HIV positive. Colour lithograph by Oliver Koss, 1995, for the Programme National de Lutte contre le SIDA in Togo.
  • (Recto) a man is cut by the sharp nails of his female companion who has AIDS; (verso) information on how to deal with serious accidents when HIV positive. Colour lithograph by Oliver Koss, 1995, for the Programme National de Lutte contre le SIDA in Togo.
  • A deathbed: a man breathes his last, the devil flies down and grabs his soul (in the form of a baby) from his mouth. Engraving, 16--.
  • A personified condom with a large speech bubble containing text, interpersed with hearts, based on the idea that 'love' is the answer to combating the scourge of AIDS; surrounded by blue graphic symbols including a serpent, two eyes and a snake; an advertisement for an exhibition of images about the fight against AIDS by Artis. Colour lithograph by Robert Combas, 1993.
  • A personified condom with a large speech bubble containing messages, interspersed with hearts, based on the idea that love is the solution to AIDS; surrounded by blue graphic symbols of Adam and Eve. Colour silk screen print after R. Combas, 1993.
  • A distressed young woman protests her innocence and prays before the judge and the counsel of the Spanish inquisition. Aquatint by J.P.M. Jazet, 1839, after S.J.E. Jones.
  • A beloved pet dog receives an enema. Line engraving by de Launay the younger after Lavrinet.
  • White linen embroidered with a flower and the initials 'SC' with a letterpress narrative describing its role in protecting the artist from AIDS. Colour silk screen print after S. Calle, 1993.
  • White linen embroidered with a flower and the initials 'SC' with a letterpress narrative describing its role in protecting the artist from AIDS. Colour silk screen print after S. Calle, 1993.
  • A syringe with red markings and a red arrow pointing up representing an advertisement for a self-retractable needle for single use only by Le Centre Didro.
  • A syringe with red markings and a red arrow pointing up representing an advertisement for a self-retractable needle for single use only by Le Centre Didro. Colour lithograph.
  • Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by P. A. Le Beau after P. Marin after J. S. Duplessis, 1778.