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  • Abraham has a nightmarish vision of fire in the darkness. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • Two elderly women in bed, disturbed from sleep by a nightmare vision of "The monster" (R. Williams), 1790. Drawing.
  • A boat sails towards a floating vision of Ganesh as a child. Engraving by an Indian artist, 1800s.
  • Fr. Antonius à Sancto Petro praying before a vision of Christ's passion. Engraving by A. Clouwet after B. Baldovini.
  • The Blessed Gonçalo de Amarante kneeling in front of an altar and having a vision of Christ's Passion. Engraving, 16--.
  • Saint Peregrinus Laziosi: a vision of Christ heals his leg by the ministration of an angel. Engraving on yellow silk.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi having a vision of an angel playing the violin. Etching by A. Baratti after L. Lorenzi, 17--.
  • Caesar Nostradamus reveals to Marie de' Medici a vision of King Henri IV as her future husband. Etching by N. Ransonnette, 1782.
  • An angel showing a vision of the Virgin and Child to Saint Francis Xavier. Engraving by S. Bolswert after G. Seghers, 16--.
  • Ezekiel has a vision of angels and spheres with eyes coasting along the thunderstruck sea. Etching by R. Pranker, 176-, after B. Picart.
  • Saint John Nepomucen: at the door of a building he has a vision of the Virgin and Christ Child. Engraving on red silk.
  • Saint Peregrinus Laziosi: a vision of Christ heals his leg by the ministration of an angel. Engraving on yellow silk by P. Bohacz.
  • Isaiah's vision of the Lord's glory (Isaiah 6.1) and other scenes from the book of Isaiah. Etching by J. and J. Klauber.
  • Mesentery: Four figures of the lacteals, the aorta & mesenterica inferior, the urinary bladder and a demonstration of vision. Line engraving by Campbell, 1816/1821.
  • A mother suffocates her baby; above, her vision of demons torturing her as punishment after her own death. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki Utagawa, 1868.
  • A vision of the first Mayor of London appears to the feasting Aldermen and warns them against luxury. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1809.
  • Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: he kneels before a vision of the Virgin and Christ Child. Line engraving by M. Brandi, 1788, after J. Camaron.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi having a vision of a winged seraph on mount La Verna. Etching by R. Sciaminossi after J. Ligozzi, ca. 1612.
  • First World War: two soldiers, one badly wounded, being comforted on the battlefield by a vision of Christ. Colour halftone after G. Hillyard Swinstead, 1915.
  • Florence Nightingale: a nurse looking up at a vision of Florence Nightingale as 'the lady of the lamp'. Colour process print after R. Kirchner, 1917.
  • A futuristic vision: the advance of technology leads to rapid transport, sophisticated tastes among the masses, mechanization, and extravagant building projects. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and a vision of the instruments of the Passion. Coloured etching by J. Adam after A.D. Gabbiani.
  • A futuristic vision: the advance of technology leads to rapid transport, sophisticated tastes among the masses, mechanization, and extravagant building projects. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • Profile : from sloane to regent : Rohit Mehta's Nutri Centre may parallel a royal wedding but this enterprise marries vision with practical nutritional help / Auriel Mott.
  • Profile : from sloane to regent : Rohit Mehta's Nutri Centre may parallel a royal wedding but this enterprise marries vision with practical nutritional help / Auriel Mott.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi in his cell having a vision of an angel playing the violin on a cloud. Engraving by R. Sadeler II after P. Piazza, 16--.
  • Napoleon leaps from his bed, terrified at a nightmarish vision of ghosts and devils, while Britannia and Liberty float on a cloud behind. Etching by the Caricaturist General, 1811.
  • Saint Peter and Saint John healing the lame at the temple gate, above the vision of Christ in heaven. Etching by N. Dorigny, 1691, after L. Cardi, il Cigoli, 1606.
  • Saint Rosa of Viterbo: at the age of ten, she has a vision of the Virgin, who instructs her to enter the Franciscan order. Photogravure, 1907, after B. Gozzoli, 1453.
  • A futuristic vision: technology is over-sophisticated, and the masses devote themselves to intellectual pursuits, while the basic needs of society are neglected. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828, after F.A.