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  • A dentist encounters a large, violent patient. Reproduction of a drawing by A. Wallis Mills, 1920.
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • The mocking and flagellation of Christ. Line engraving by G. Sadeler after J. Palma the elder.
  • Innocence attacked from four corners by "Iudex", "Persequutiō", "Avaritia" and "Invidia"; Justice looks down from above. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • The massacre of the innocents. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.
  • An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • John 'Buckhorse' Smith, a man who allowed people to hit him in exchange for a small sum of money. Etching.
  • Roman soldiers beat Christ before the high priest. Line engraving by J. Sadeler, 1589, after C. Schwartz.
  • A little dog attacking the ear of a blood-hound; representing doctor-patient relationships. Lithograph after E.H. Moore.
  • Scull of a public woman, remarkable for the depravity of her morals, her great propensity to steal and cruellty.
  • Judas kisses Christ and he is arrested; Peter cuts off Malchus's ear. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1508.
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Judas kisses Jesus under a forest of flags, spears and lanterns; Peter cuts off the ear of Malchus. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after B. Tisi, il Garofalo.
  • Women eject a drunk and publican from a bar in a crusade against drunkenness. Wood-engraving by A. Joliet, c. 1875, after Castelli.
  • The Virgin Mary with the Christ child, saints and martyrs (known as the 'Madonna del Rosario') Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1619-21.
  • Christ bound and beaten by Jews. Etching by Heinrich Nüsser after J.F. Overbeck, 1850.
  • Two young women chasing and sweeping bird figures with mens' heads out of a door, encouraged by two old men in religious habits. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.
  • The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • Dr Richard Price kneeling on a large crown (with a demon on his back) to look through a peep-hole at a group of ruffians ransacking Marie Antoinette's bedroom; representing a speech by Price which allegedly advocated the French Revolution. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1790 (?).
  • Doctor Saltinbanco, a medicine vendor, attacking one of his clients for non-payment. Coloured etching.
  • Head of an intoxicated man raging against his wife, showing a reason for a week of opposition to alcohol. Lithograph by K. Kollwitz, 1923.
  • The binding and flagellation of Christ. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.
  • A fiery demon representing the chaos of the Paris Commune and more generally, the infernal results of the ideals of the French Revolution. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1871.
  • Christ lies on the ground, beaten and mocked. Etching by L. Simonneau after himself.
  • Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betrayal and violence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • A man with a shovel attempting to hit a hair-dresser (who is also being attacked by a small dog); a maid-servant tries to restrain him; an extravagantly dressed woman looks on. Engraving, 1778.
  • The massacre of the innocents. Chiaroscuro woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1745, after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • The flagellation of Christ. Etching by H. Nüsser after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.