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  • A young woman in love clasps her hands against her heart; representing the sense of touch. Mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds, 1830, after C.-M. Dubufe.
  • Jets of water spray naked young women on a bed; suggesting the connection between enemas and eroticism. Process print after an engraving by P.L. Auvray after J.H. Fragonard.
  • Jets of water spray naked young women on a bed; suggesting the connection between enemas and eroticism. Process print after an engraving by P.L. Auvray after J.H. Fragonard.
  • A male dwarf sexually aroused by a sleeping female dwarf. Coloured etching by M. Engelbrecht, after 1715.
  • A cap in which is slotted a condom packet bearing the logo 'The Hot Rubber Black' with the words in German: 'bizarre, erotic: the new black'; a safe sex advertisement for condoms produced by The Hot Rubber Company (Zürich). Colour lithograph.
  • A lady buys some black garters to cheer up her sick husband. Wood engraving, c. 1900.
  • A man caresses a woman; representing the sense of touch. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, c. 1650.
  • An old gallant is hosed down by two interfering young men; thus preventing any over-heating of the old lecher's heart. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Bach.
  • Two naked men taking penis toys out of a dishwasher; advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of HIV by the Core Program. Lithograph by Charles R. Moniz.
  • List of sexual practices and risk of HIV infection; ninth of sixteen advertisement posters by the American Red Cross promoting education about AIDS. Colour lithograph, 1990.
  • A man wearing a devil's horned mask and a condom prepares to have anal sex with another man dressed up as an angel with wings who lies down on draped materials; with the message: "Put a condom on and dive into pleasure without playing with fire"; an advertisement for World AIDS Day, 1 December 1992 by ARIS (Association of gays and lesbians in Lyon). Lithograph by Félix [?].
  • Two naked men holding penis models standing by the door of a shower with a warning not to share sex toys; advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of HIV by the Core Program. Lithograph by Charles R. Moniz.
  • Rules for safe, potentially unsafe and unsafe sex to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • A group of men dressed in leather and S/M outfits advertising an information brochure: 'Safer Sex: From Tops to Bottoms' by AIDS Vancouver for gay and bisexual men. Colour lithograph by Jane Weitzl.