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  • A mother sits in despair surrounded by her children: family size in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Nigerian Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC), ca. 1990.
  • A mother sits in despair surrounded by her children: family size in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Nigerian Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC), ca. 1990.
  • A man at a dispensary counter raises his arms in despair before crowds of waiting people: importance of family planning in Ghana. Colour lithograph by the Ministry of Health Ghana, ca. 2000.
  • A young woman stands with her hand on the back of a chair, while a young man sitting at the table hides his face in despair. Process print after W.Q. Orchardson.
  • A woman holding a torch is dragging a woman by her hair, another woman is holding her head in despair at the sight of a one-legged man destroying books and instruments; a woman and a sea monster contemplate the scene. Etching, 16--.
  • A man and a woman with their hands on their heads in despair as 2 babies crawl below; with a map of the world highlighting the Seychelles and World AIDS Day; an advertisement for AIDS and the family for World AIDS Day, 1 December 1994 by the Ministry of Education and Culture. Colour lithograph by G. Luc, 1994.
  • Reflexion/Reaktion II by Salomé featuring a naked bald-headed man sitting on a red chair against a black backdrop as another man reaches out as if to comfort him with three other bald-headed men in different coloured shirts appearing to look up in despair; an advertisement for support for those affected by AIDS by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Salomé and Wolfgang Mudra, 1988.
  • A drunken man returns home to his despairing wife and children. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A drunken man returns home to his despairing wife and children. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • Three despairing women, one of whom looks disapprovingly at three quack medicine vendors concocting a mixture; representing Britain's economic depletion and distress at the hands of her politicians. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.
  • A woman in green falling headlong in purple and cerise lines. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Purple eyes weeping with a red mouth downturned. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1970.
  • A woman in green falling headlong in purple and cerise lines. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Purple eyes weeping with a red mouth downturned. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1970.
  • A prisoner is sitting on straw in a cave with his feet chained to the wall, there are a few provisions on a small shelf in the rock. Etching by R. Blyth after J.H. Mortimer.
  • Four strips of numbered positive photos of four different women with the words: "Frauen Positiv Power'; a message about HIV positive women by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph by Renate Altermath and Augenblitz.
  • A sick man lamenting the uselessness of his physicians. Engraving by J.D. Hertz, 17--.
  • The evil effects of intemperance on a man and his family. Lithograph by Alvey, c. 1840, after T.C. Wilson.
  • A female figure representing hope. Drawing, c. 1794, after A. Kauffman.
  • Sadness, hand drawn illustration
  • Sadness, hand drawn illustration
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Death looms above a group of people inflicted with various physical and mental diseases - a lazar house. Stipple engraving by M. Haughton, 1813, after H. Fuseli.
  • A drunken man at home with his starving and ruined family. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • A hopeless drunkard lying on his bed watched by his poor wife and son. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, c. 1842, after himself.
  • Deflated Idea, artwork of the brain
  • A man lying dead on the ground with a broken bottle; a woman sits crying at his side. Lithograph by C. Schacher, c. 1845, after J. Faed.
  • A drunken man is arrested for killing his wife. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • One of two scenes from the Naya-nayika set of lovers' quarrels. Chromolithograph.