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  • Double picture: a person hanging from the gallows; a witch burning a sleeping couple while a demon figure carries off a child. Woodcut, 1790.
  • A crossbow maker (bowyer) is working at his workbench, with two finished crossbows and some bolts hanging in the window. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Dead birds: two figures, one showing a bird hanging from its foot, the other showing a bird lying on its back. Etching, ca. 17--?.
  • Textiles: dyeing, two workmen sponging cloth dry (top), two workmen hanging cloth out on a drying rack (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • The larva of a culicine mosquito hanging down from the surface of the water. Photograph of a drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca 1919.
  • A bucolic scene with hanging trees and racks outside a village where travellers and farmers go about their business. Etching with engraving after H. Bol.
  • A man smoking a hookah pipe and holding a branch with a red object hanging from it. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Punishments in camps during the Afghan wars, including flogging, hanging and the shooting of Afghans while tied to a rod. Wood engraving by G. Durand.
  • A boy washing his face beneath a leaky tin hanging from a tree: saving and use of water in Kenya. Colour lithograph by AMREF, ca. 2000.
  • A Chinese man's head after garrotting exposed in a wooden cage hanging from a pole; his four children standing in front of it. Wood engraving, 1857.
  • A man is sitting on a stage playing a keyboard instrument; a sheet of music and words is hanging from a line above his head. Etching, 16--.
  • Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.
  • Two surgeons treating two seated male patients in a surgery, many surgeons' dishes are hanging from the ceiling. Line engraving by W. Kilian, 1652, after C. Ortz.
  • Various forms of mutilation and torture including scourging, beheading, burning, hanging, drowning, quartering, the cutting off of hands and ears, and the breaking on the rack. Woodcut.
  • A seller of woollen materials for warmth in cold weather displays samples of his wares hanging from a bamboo pole. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • Three men are working at making metal objects such as bowls, spoons, goblets and jugs, some tools of their trade are hanging on the walls. Coloured etching.
  • The hanging of Saint Maximus of Salzburg; Roman soldiers and other figures in the foreground, an army in the background. Engraving by R. Sadeler after J.M. Kager.
  • A rake, Tom Rakewell, is measured for new clothes while a servant is hanging the room in black to show mourning. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Six men are working with combs, irons and brushes as they make hats of various descriptions, some tools of their trade are hanging on the walls. Coloured etching.
  • A large sheet is hanging over a series of rods suspended over a large steaming vat, one man turns a handle and others are using long sticks. Engraving.
  • A tea seller: a kettle and a basket containing teapot and bowls are hanging from a bamboo pole across his shoulders. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A steam locomotive is falling off the edge of a broken bridge, with a woman hanging on to the back. Coloured wood engraving by Yves et Barret, 1879.
  • A hand hanging over a chessboard has made its last move: white wins because the white king is protected by a condom; representing protection against AIDS. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • Two men are in a workshop making wooden objects such as rolling-pins, wooden balls and skittles, some tools of their trade are hanging on the walls. Coloured etching.
  • The flayed Marsyas is tied to a tree with his skin hanging over a branch of the tree. Line engraving with etching by R. Collin after J. von Sandrart.
  • A fully saddled horse with a coat hanging over its saddle and a dog are sniffing and catching the scent of each other. Engraving after J.F. Herring (?).
  • A dissertation on suspended respiration, from drowning, hanging, and suffocation: : in which is recommended a different mode of treatment to any hitherto pointed out. / By Edward Coleman, surgeon.
  • A dissertation on suspended respiration, from drowning, hanging, and suffocation: : in which is recommended a different mode of treatment to any hitherto pointed out. / By Edward Coleman, surgeon.
  • The former Monmouth Street in London: women and children playing and men sitting and standing while smoking pipes, with items for sale hanging outside shops. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1839.
  • Above, Governor Wall hanging on a gibbet with a cloth over his head; below, Governor Wall ordering the flogging of a naked man who is tied to a block. Etching.