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  • A conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.
  • Medea draining the blood of Aeson in order to rejuvenate him with her special brew. Engraving.
  • Magicians leaving the wood where they successfully performed incantations. Etching by P.Sandby and E. Rooker, 1763, after J. Collins.
  • A witch at her cauldron surrounded by monsters. Etching by Jan van de Velde II, 1626.
  • Saint Antony Abbot. Engraving after J. Callot.
  • Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.
  • Saint Michael stands upon the defeated devil; Saint Peter and Saint Benedict flank him; above the Virgin and child sit among angelic musicians. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after I. Francucci da Imola.
  • Christ heals a demoniac; a demon is expelled into the air. Etching by J.D. de Montalegre and M.H. Rentz.
  • The certainty of the world of spirits. Fully evinced by unquestionable histories of apparitions and witchcrafts, operations, voices, etc. Proving the immortality of souls, the malice and miseries of the devils and the damned, and the blessedness of the justified / Written for the conviction of sadduces & infidels. By Richard Baxter.
  • Witches meeting and performing spell. Etching by J.A.A. Pastelot.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon on a stand within a torana surrounded by deities. Chromolithograph.
  • Events in Krishna's life. Gouache drawing.
  • Cupid leading a lame boy through a forest, watched by demons and animals. Watercolour by H.M. Brock, 1907.
  • Varāha raising the earth from the bottom of the ocean and trampling on the demon Hiranyāksha. Gouache drawing.
  • Khandoba alias Mantri avatar on horseback with a woman spearing the demon Malla daitya, another woman Murali approaches towards them while behind the couple, Vaghoba with an arrow and bell stands before the fallen demon Mangi. Transfer lithograph by Kusha Buvra Ramji.
  • Saint Antony Abbot: he is followed in the street by demonic persecutors. Colour etching by A. Pond, 1736, after L. Cambiaso.
  • Job tormented by demons; his wife urges him to curse God. Line engraving by L. Vorsterman after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola as tamer of evil spirits. Coloured engraving by J. Everaerts.
  • Philip Thicknesse writing at a table, surrounded by demonic apparitions representing aspects of his life. Aquatint by J. Gillray after himself, 1790.
  • Devils attack a man's head; symbolising headache. Lithograph by C. Ramelet after H. Daumier, c. 1833.
  • Two men in the midst of the orgies of a witches' sabbath. Wood engraving.
  • Surrounded by ghoulish apparitions, a manic priest carries an enema towards a wretchedly praying man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, c. 1797.
  • The Duke of Clarence is assailed by demons and taunted by a blood-soaked angel in a dream; an episode in Shakespeare's 'Richard III'. Engraving by J. Neagle, 1804, after T. Stothard.
  • The certainty of the world of spirits. Fully evinced by unquestionable histories of apparitions and witchcrafts, operations, voices, etc. Proving the immortality of souls, the malice and miseries of the devils and the damned, and the blessedness of the justified / Written for the conviction of sadduces & infidels. By Richard Baxter.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
  • The archangel Michael, holding a flaming sword and the scales of justice; in heaven the angels kneel before Christ; representing the Day of Judgement. Woodcut.
  • The ghost of a girl appearing to an old man surrounded by demons of conscience (?). Etching by A. Ashley.
  • Donde vá mamà?.
  • A wizard casting spells from his magic circle by the light of his cauldron surrounded by creatures. Engraving by J. Wood, 1763, after J. Collins..
  • Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Etching by D. Vivant-Denon after D. Teniers the younger.