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  • Bathers at the banks of the Jordan river, with Achmet Aga, the governor of Jerusalem, with his guards, looking on. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843.
  • Sulphur Baths, Uritzino, Japan: panoramic view. Coloured lithograph by Hanhart after C. Wirgman.
  • Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
  • Water tank, Srīperumbūdur, India. Coloured aquatint by C. Gold, 1799, after himself.
  • John baptises Christ in the Jordan. Engraving by P. Galle, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by J-F. Beauvarlet after J-M. Vien.
  • Baolee at Ramnagur, Benares, India: the public bath in the Ramnagur Palace. Coloured aquatint, 1813.
  • God appears radiantly behind a black cloud as Moses swings an incense burner; four people are washing their feet and hands in preparation. Etching.
  • A bath-house in which the attendant bathes his customers and applies cupping glasses to their backs. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • John baptises Christ. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1799, after F. Vieira after E. Le Sueur.
  • Bains Vigier, Pont Royal, Paris: the bathing house. Engraving by Fenner Sears & Co., 1837, after B. Ferrey.
  • Christ washes the feet of the apostles. Etching by R. Stang after J.F. Overbeck, 1847.
  • A voyeur watches women taking a bath while above a monk is martyred; representing the sense of sight. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.
  • A bath-house in which the attendant bathes his customers and applies cupping glasses to their backs. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Susanna molested by the elders. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1823, after P.F. Mola.
  • A girl by a river watched by three men. Etching after J. Vanderbank.
  • A king presiding over a massacre of infants; soldiers pour the blood of the infants into a boiling vat; probably representing the stage of 'putrefaction' in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
  • Water tank, Srīperumbūdur: overflowing of the tank. Coloured aquatint by H. Merke after J. Hunter.
  • Susanna molested by the elders. Engraving after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • A bathing room attendant applying the method of cupping to a male customer in an active bathing house. Engraving by J.C. Weigel.
  • A voyeur watches women taking a bath while above a monk is martyred; representing the sense of sight. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.
  • Mausoleum of Fateh Muhammad at Kolar, near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after A. Allan, 1794.
  • The presentation of Jesus to the high priest at the Temple. Engraving by C. Cort, 1568, after F. Zuccaro.
  • Susanna and the elders. Engraving by Lucas Vorsterman junior after Cornelis Schut.
  • An old man (Sardanapalus?) being bathed by young nude women - an attempt at rejuvenation. Process print after C. de la Passe, the elder, 1600, after M. de Vos.
  • Bathers in a lake; representing August. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.
  • Holy Lake, Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: pilgrims being lead to the lake in hope of a miracle. Watercolour drawing by F. Dadd, 1897.
  • People bathing in the river Jordan. Coloured lithograph after D. Roberts, 1839.