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  • Christ heals a man possessed by demons. Woodcut, 16th century.
  • Joan of Arc conjures demons in Shakespeare's 'Henry VI'; but the demons are uncompliant; one hangs his head on the left. Engraving by C. Warren, 1805, after J. Thurston.
  • One hundred demons stirring by night. Colour woodcut by Gyokuen, 1860s.
  • The torments of hell in Buddhism: two bearded demons burning six men alive. Lithograph.
  • Durga seated on the goddess Kali, both fighting demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Three demons (?) torturing three men with spikes and burning them alive. Lithograph, ca. 1920.
  • Dental operations with five demons: one being operated on, another about to be. Coloured etching.
  • Devi riding on a white elephant tramples over two demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Dragons, faces of queens, kings, demons, witches and monsters. Wood engraving by Alfred Crowquill after himself.
  • Scorpion-like creature, incorporating human faces: charm image designed to protect against demons. Ink drawing, Tibet, 1850/1910?.
  • Demons and witches arrive at the sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.
  • Protection against witchcraft and demons through the name and attributes of Jesus Christ. Woodcuts and letterpress, 159-.
  • An actor as a hero who grapples with two demons. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.
  • A dying man in bed being approached by demons, with house exterior below. Collotype after a woodcut.
  • Devi Durga seated on a tiger prepares to battle the demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Kali Ma, a ferocious form of Durga Devi fighting the demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Khanderao warrior on horseback with a woman seated behind, defeating two demons assisted by two dogs. Chromolithograph.
  • A goddess (Bellona?) surrounded by stags, rabbits or hares, demons and owls. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • Saint Benedict exorcising through prayer a man possessed by demons. Etching by G.M. Giovannini after L. Carracci.
  • Cupid leading a lame boy through a forest, watched by demons and animals. Watercolour by H.M. Brock, 1907.
  • A patient being bled by a surgeon with three dismayed onlookers; represented by five faun-like demons. Coloured etching.
  • A gouty man suffering with a painfully enlarged foot; presented by demons prodding it with arrows. Coloured etching, 1814.
  • A patient being bled by a surgeon with three dismayed onlookers; represented by five faun-like demons. Coloured etching.
  • A manifestation of Devi seated on a peacock, facing a group of demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The infernal legion of demons, in Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after Lecurieux, ca. 1838.
  • Five demons: one performs dental surgery on another, while another with a swollen mouth waits for attention. Coloured etching.
  • Durga in her manifestation as Chamunda prepares to battle the demons Chand and Mund. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The ghost of a girl appearing to an old man surrounded by demons of conscience (?). Etching by A. Ashley.
  • Two divs in golden chains (demons) trying to escape from a well. Gouache painting by a Persian artist, possibly Indian.
  • The Christ Child appearing in triumph, with threatening animals and demons. Stipple engraving by J.-P. Simon after R. Westall.