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Sexual attraction

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  • Persian couple copulating
  • Persian couple copulating
  • A young physician taking the pulse of a woman with whom he is flirting, a young man passing by raises his hat. Colour stipple engraving by J. Parker, 1783, after J. Northcote.
  • Persian couple copulating
  • A Persian prince with a young woman
  • Persian couple copulating
  • Persian couple copulating
  • Three vignettes of phrenological heads and two phrenological propensities, amativeness and self love. Wood engraving by Dellagana after G. Cruikshank.
  • Persian couple copulating
  • Six vignettes on a design for a fan illustrating how to lead a moral and happy life. Stipple engraving, 1797.

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    Persian couple copulating

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    Persian couple copulating

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    Persian couple copulating

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    Bagnigge Wells, London: two alluring, fashionably-dressed women, one plucking rosebuds. Mezzotint, 1780.

    | Date: 24 June 1780 | Reference: 38741i
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    Sexology season Manchester : 5 February-30 March 2015 / Wellcome Collection.

    | Date: 2015

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