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  • A woman faints and is supported by a man nearby. Engraving by J. Heath after W. Hamilton.
  • A young woman dressed in white faints after hearing the predictions of a fortune-teller. Engraving by L.S. (?) L'Empereur after H. van Gorp, 1800/1810.
  • A girl fainting and collapsing into the arms of a woman, in the background is a similar scene of a fainting man. Engraving by W. Sedgwick after E. Penny.
  • A girl fainting and collapsing into the arms of a woman, in the background is a similar scene of a fainting man. Engraving by W. Sedgwick after E. Penny.
  • Saint Augustine of Hippo. Line engraving by P. de Jode after Sir A. van Dyck.
  • A group of women gather around a fainted woman, while a concerned man looks on, with an ornate border. Line engraving by W. Angus, 1782, after T. Stothard.
  • A young woman feigns illness in a chair, two men take her pulse while a physician is consulted. Line engraving by A. Baratti after P. A. Novelli.
  • Crimean War: a soldier collapses during a roll-call in snowy weather. Mezzotint by W.T. Hulland, 1882, after E. Thompson, 1874.
  • Dandies at the opera, one of them swooning, overcome with emotion. Coloured etching by I.R. Cruikshank, 1818.
  • Dandies at the opera, one of them swooning, overcome with emotion. Etching by I.R. Cruikshank, 1835.
  • Bacon's rebellion, Virginia, 1676-1677: Lydia, the wife of the rebel Edmund Cheeseman, faints as he is condemned for treason by the governor of Virgina, William Berkeley; a toothless old lady is restrained from attacking her. Coloured etching by A. Bobbet after F. Darley.
  • A fashionable young woman fainting into the arms of a young man at the bedside of an invalid. Engraving.
  • The crucifixion of Christ ('The Great Crucifixion'). Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1589, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • The crucifixion of Christ ('The Great Crucifixion'). Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1589, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • Esther fainting before Ahasuerus. Etching by L.J. Le Lorrain after J.F. de Troy.
  • 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.
  • A lady fainting after bloodletting. Oil painting after Eglon Hendrick van der Neer.
  • The agony of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane; an angel descends to strengthen him while cherubs hover with the instruments of the Passion. Engraving by C. Bouzonnet Stella after J. Stella.
  • A lady fainting after bloodletting. Oil painting after Eglon Hendrick van der Neer.
  • A surgeon tending a woman who has just fainted after bloodletting; she is supported by female members of her family. Engraving by Garlieb after Eglon Hendrik van der Neer.
  • Esther faints before King Ahasuerus. Engraving, by R. Strange, 1767, after R. Strange, 1762, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • Esther faints before the fierceness of Ahasuerus. Engraving by J. Frey after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, ca. 1628.
  • Christ carrying the cross amidst a long procession. Engraving by N. Larmessin after Raphael.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; Mary faints in grief. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1585, after R. Motta da Reggio.
  • Jesus is exhibited to the people wearing a crown of thorns. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1587, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.
  • The crucifixion of Christ; Saint John and the four women lament. Engraving by Wierix after A. Dürer, 1509.
  • Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb. Engraving by L. Kilian after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • Esther swoons before Ahasuerus. Engraving by J. Audran after A. Coypel.
  • The dead Christ is taken down from the cross. Line engraving by D. Falcini after F. Barocci.