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  • Innocence attacked from four corners by "Iudex", "Persequutiō", "Avaritia" and "Invidia"; Justice looks down from above. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A doctor asking his patients husband how she is, he replies (amidst a devasted room) that he's not sure but she certainly has a temper. Wood engraving by H ..., 1904.
  • Five men beating three women with sticks in Ethiopia. Wood engraving by É. Bayard after G. Lejean, 1867.
  • A man stabbing a woman with a stiletto. Oil painting, 18--.
  • A man stabbing a woman with a stiletto. Oil painting, 18--.
  • Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.
  • Scull of a public woman, remarkable for the depravity of her morals, her great propensity to steal and cruellty.
  • Women eject a drunk and publican from a bar in a crusade against drunkenness. Wood-engraving by A. Joliet, c. 1875, after Castelli.
  • A fiery demon representing the chaos of the Paris Commune and more generally, the infernal results of the ideals of the French Revolution. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1871.
  • Christ lies on the ground, beaten and mocked. Etching by L. Simonneau after himself.
  • Two men fighting while animals sit in pairs placidly watching; an allegory of man's ability to fight his own kind. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.
  • Little white people being threatened by huge black spikes representing global threats to the earth anticipated in 2001 (war, poverty, drugs etc.). Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.
  • Little white people being threatened by huge black spikes representing global threats to the earth anticipated in 2001 (war, poverty, drugs etc.). Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.
  • An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • Christ bound and beaten by Jews. Etching by Heinrich Nüsser after J.F. Overbeck, 1850.
  • An episode in 'Rookwood', a novel by W. Harrison Ainsworth: Luke Bradley, who is threatening Eleanor Mowbray with a dagger, is himself threatened by Ranulph Rookwood with a sword, but Ranulph is suddenly restrained by Dick Turpin. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after J. Cawse, 1837.
  • Doctor Saltinbanco, a medicine vendor, attacking one of his clients for non-payment. Coloured etching.
  • The binding and flagellation of Christ. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • The flagellation of Christ. Etching by H. Nüsser after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.
  • The massacre of the innocents. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Reni.
  • A boy of nine years is scourged in the marketplace and more atrocities are commited to the followers of the House of Orange by the cavalry. Etching by J. Luyken.
  • The massacre of the innocents. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.
  • The massacre of the innocents. Chiaroscuro woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1745, after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • An episode in The merry wives of Windsor: Ford raises a stick to beat Falstaff disguised as Mrs Ford's maid's aunt. Etching by W. Krauskopf after W. Lindenschmit the younger.
  • Roman soldiers beat Christ before the high priest. Line engraving by J. Sadeler, 1589, after C. Schwartz.
  • God appears at Babel to disperse the people into different tongues. Process print, 1894, after W. von Kaulbach.
  • The mocking and flagellation of Christ. Line engraving by G. Sadeler after J. Palma the elder.
  • The Virgin Mary with the Christ child, saints and martyrs (known as the 'Madonna del Rosario') Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1619-21.