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  • Rama fighting with his sons with the help of Hanuman over a horse sacrifice. Watercolour drawing.
  • Rama fighting his sons Lava and Kusa with Hanuman helping. Watercolour drawing.
  • A Ugandan soldier of the National Resistance Army dressed in combat uniform holding a rifle; a thought-bubble containing a semi-naked woman appears to his left and a condom below, warning about the importance of safe-sex to prevent AIDS; an advertisement by the Public Health, NRA. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon. Chromolithograph, 1883.
  • The fight between the Horatii and the Curiatii in an arena surrounded by spectators. Engraving after Giulio Romano, 1541.
  • People in a boxing club having a fist-fight: the chairman in the middle holds up a gavel, and a woman hits a man over the head with a tankard. Etching by J. Barlow, 1789, after S. Collings.
  • Prize wrestlers. Gouache drawing.
  • Two wretches fighting in mid-air being grabbed by monsters. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • Double picture: Shiva protecting his devotee from Yama, the God of Death (left), Khandoba as a Mahratta horseman spearing a demon. Transfer lithograph.
  • Abel Drugger, from Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist', in a posture of combat. Engraving by J. Thornthwaite, 1777, after Roberts.
  • A Nawab and his guest watching an elephant fight. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A furious cuckold rushes at his rival with a sword; representing vice as its own punishment. Engraving after O. van Veen (Vaenius), 1612.
  • A particularly savage wild boar (Sus scrofa) fighting with another over the females behind. Engraving.
  • A young knight in armour is about to stab his opponent with his sword and a king rejoices in the background. Line engraving.
  • A person of high rank watches an elephant fight along with other spectators. Gouache painting by an Indic artist.
  • Two men fighting while animals sit in pairs placidly watching; an allegory of man's ability to fight his own kind. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.
  • An elephant fight, with a few men holding spears with sparkling fires at one end. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Debauched monkeys revelling in a dingy tavern as two have a boxing match. Coloured lithograph by T. Fairland after E. Bristow.
  • Hanuman defeating demons in Sri Lanka while Sita sits under a tree; Bhima killing Jarasamdha watched by Krishna. Transfer lithograph.
  • An extremely detailed survey of the activities surrounding the building of the tower of Babel. Engraving, c. 1680.
  • Samson kills the lion with his bare hands. Etching by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.