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La prostitution contemporaine : étude d'une question sociale

Taxil, Léo, 1854-1907.

Date: [1884]

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A man tugged one way by a prostitute and the other way by a religious lady. Mezzotint, 1773.

Date: 10 Nov.r 1773

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Prostitutes being led through the streets of Naples watched by men from the side and from a window. Engraving by Collyer after S. Wale.

Wale, Samuel, -1786.

Date: [1785]

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A young woman casting aside her virginity to become a prostitute. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.

Date: [1796/1798]

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A prostitute lighting a cigarette outside a bar; warning American servicemen against sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph after Ferree, 194-.

Ferree.

Date: between 1940 and 1949?

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Prostitutes in Bern (Berne) being punished by collecting night-soil in the streets. Engraving by Warren, ca. 1790.

Warren.

Date: 1790

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Two young men are approached by a prostitute: she is a clothed skeleton holding a made-up mask in front of her face, representing syphilis. Lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.

Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.

Date: [1830]

Ephemera

Prostitution : stop aux violences : action de santé communautaire en milieu prostitutionnel

ARAP Rubis

Date: [between 2000 and 2014?]

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The Blessed (subsequently Saint) Francisco Geronimo y Gravina addressing Caterina the prostitute; a crowd is watching. Etching by J. Bedetti, 1790/1830.

Bedetti, J.

Date: 1790-1830

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The rake carouses in a tavern full of prostitutes. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.

Bowles, Thomas, II, active 1712-1767.

Date: [1735]

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A man walks arm in arm with a woman while looking back at a prostitute in a check coat; representing the need for prostitutes to use condoms to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph after Ullstein Bilderdienst for Hydra, 199-.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

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A man walks arm in arm with a woman while looking back at a prostitute in a check coat; representing the need for prostitutes to use condoms to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph after Ullstein Bilderdienst for Hydra, 199-.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

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An American sailor looking at a prostitute with a warning to use a condom as a protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Lithographic match-book cover.

Date: [between 1940 and 1949?]

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A prostitute approaches a man in a car; advertisement by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

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A prostitute wearing a short tight skirt steps between a doorway into a corridor raising her arm with her bag and some tissues; advertisement for safe sex by the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC). Colour lithograph.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

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A prostitute dressed in white lingerie and tights and heels pulls the tie of a man who is seated and counting notes; an advertisement for safe sex by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by D.U.T.T.A. and Augenblitz.

Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

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The legs of a prostitute standing on a roadside representing a warning about the dangers of working on the street with a list of seven safe sex guidelines for prostitutes by the SOA Stichting, Utrecht. Colour lithograph, 1995.

Date: 1995

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A prostitute leading an old man into the bedroom and taking money from him; implying that her services will act like a tonic and preserve his state of health. Coloured etching, 18--, after T. Rowlandson, 1811.

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.

Date: 1800-1899

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A soldier eyes a prostitute; the same soldier later suffers from syphilis or another sexually transmitted disease. Colour lithograph by Blas, 1936/1939.

Blas, active 1936-1939.

Date: [1936/1939]

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Two prostitutes stand on a street waiting for clients; advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of AIDS by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.

Date: [between 1900 and 1999]

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Skull of a prostitute who accompanied the army and was reputed to be cruel and violent: frontal view. Lithograph.

Hollander, Bernard, 1864-1934.

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Two figures lying down having a blood transfusion, a penis with and without a purple condom, a bearded man offering another a syringe and a prostitute accepting money from a customer who sits on a bike; cartoons advertising the dangers of infection and AIDS. Colour lithograph by the AIDS-Hilfe Krefeld e.V.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

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Three London scenes: a man being cajoled by two prostitutes, a young man being accosted by two debt-collectors, and a physician attending a patient. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank after J. Sheringham, 1821.

Sheringham, John, Lieutenant.

Date: Augt 28 1821

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A man with an arm band and a dripping syringe, a woman looks out with a cigarette hanging from her mouth (a prostitute?), a man with handcuffs and a woman (also a prostitute?) bending over in a graphic setting; with a broken syringe and the words "Safer use safer sex. Jetzt [now]" an advertisement by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe de. Colour lithograph by Peter Knoch.

Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V.

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

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The Magdalen Hospital, St George's Fields, Southwark. Engraving by J. Taylor after Winton.

Winton.

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La prostitution contemporaine : étude d'une question sociale

A man tugged one way by a prostitute and the other way by a religious lady. Mezzotint, 1773.

Prostitutes being led through the streets of Naples watched by men from the side and from a window. Engraving by Collyer after S. Wale.

A young woman casting aside her virginity to become a prostitute. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

A prostitute lighting a cigarette outside a bar; warning American servicemen against sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph after Ferree, 194-.

Prostitutes in Bern (Berne) being punished by collecting night-soil in the streets. Engraving by Warren, ca. 1790.

Two young men are approached by a prostitute: she is a clothed skeleton holding a made-up mask in front of her face, representing syphilis. Lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.

Prostitution : stop aux violences : action de santé communautaire en milieu prostitutionnel

The Blessed (subsequently Saint) Francisco Geronimo y Gravina addressing Caterina the prostitute; a crowd is watching. Etching by J. Bedetti, 1790/1830.

The rake carouses in a tavern full of prostitutes. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.

A man walks arm in arm with a woman while looking back at a prostitute in a check coat; representing the need for prostitutes to use condoms to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph after Ullstein Bilderdienst for Hydra, 199-.

A man walks arm in arm with a woman while looking back at a prostitute in a check coat; representing the need for prostitutes to use condoms to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph after Ullstein Bilderdienst for Hydra, 199-.

An American sailor looking at a prostitute with a warning to use a condom as a protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Lithographic match-book cover.

A prostitute approaches a man in a car; advertisement by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.

A prostitute wearing a short tight skirt steps between a doorway into a corridor raising her arm with her bag and some tissues; advertisement for safe sex by the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC). Colour lithograph.

A prostitute dressed in white lingerie and tights and heels pulls the tie of a man who is seated and counting notes; an advertisement for safe sex by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by D.U.T.T.A. and Augenblitz.

The legs of a prostitute standing on a roadside representing a warning about the dangers of working on the street with a list of seven safe sex guidelines for prostitutes by the SOA Stichting, Utrecht. Colour lithograph, 1995.

A prostitute leading an old man into the bedroom and taking money from him; implying that her services will act like a tonic and preserve his state of health. Coloured etching, 18--, after T. Rowlandson, 1811.

A soldier eyes a prostitute; the same soldier later suffers from syphilis or another sexually transmitted disease. Colour lithograph by Blas, 1936/1939.

Two prostitutes stand on a street waiting for clients; advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of AIDS by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.

Skull of a prostitute who accompanied the army and was reputed to be cruel and violent: frontal view. Lithograph.

Three London scenes: a man being cajoled by two prostitutes, a young man being accosted by two debt-collectors, and a physician attending a patient. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank after J. Sheringham, 1821.

The Magdalen Hospital, St George's Fields, Southwark. Engraving by J. Taylor after Winton.

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La prostitution contemporaine : étude d'une question sociale

A man tugged one way by a prostitute and the other way by a religious lady. Mezzotint, 1773.

Prostitutes being led through the streets of Naples watched by men from the side and from a window. Engraving by Collyer after S. Wale.

A young woman casting aside her virginity to become a prostitute. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

A prostitute lighting a cigarette outside a bar; warning American servicemen against sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph after Ferree, 194-.

Prostitutes in Bern (Berne) being punished by collecting night-soil in the streets. Engraving by Warren, ca. 1790.

Two young men are approached by a prostitute: she is a clothed skeleton holding a made-up mask in front of her face, representing syphilis. Lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.

Prostitution : stop aux violences : action de santé communautaire en milieu prostitutionnel

The Blessed (subsequently Saint) Francisco Geronimo y Gravina addressing Caterina the prostitute; a crowd is watching. Etching by J. Bedetti, 1790/1830.

The rake carouses in a tavern full of prostitutes. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.

A man walks arm in arm with a woman while looking back at a prostitute in a check coat; representing the need for prostitutes to use condoms to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph after Ullstein Bilderdienst for Hydra, 199-.

A man walks arm in arm with a woman while looking back at a prostitute in a check coat; representing the need for prostitutes to use condoms to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph after Ullstein Bilderdienst for Hydra, 199-.

An American sailor looking at a prostitute with a warning to use a condom as a protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Lithographic match-book cover.

A prostitute approaches a man in a car; advertisement by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.

A prostitute wearing a short tight skirt steps between a doorway into a corridor raising her arm with her bag and some tissues; advertisement for safe sex by the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC). Colour lithograph.

A prostitute dressed in white lingerie and tights and heels pulls the tie of a man who is seated and counting notes; an advertisement for safe sex by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by D.U.T.T.A. and Augenblitz.

The legs of a prostitute standing on a roadside representing a warning about the dangers of working on the street with a list of seven safe sex guidelines for prostitutes by the SOA Stichting, Utrecht. Colour lithograph, 1995.

A prostitute leading an old man into the bedroom and taking money from him; implying that her services will act like a tonic and preserve his state of health. Coloured etching, 18--, after T. Rowlandson, 1811.

A soldier eyes a prostitute; the same soldier later suffers from syphilis or another sexually transmitted disease. Colour lithograph by Blas, 1936/1939.

Two prostitutes stand on a street waiting for clients; advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of AIDS by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.

Skull of a prostitute who accompanied the army and was reputed to be cruel and violent: frontal view. Lithograph.

Three London scenes: a man being cajoled by two prostitutes, a young man being accosted by two debt-collectors, and a physician attending a patient. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank after J. Sheringham, 1821.

The Magdalen Hospital, St George's Fields, Southwark. Engraving by J. Taylor after Winton.

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