The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.

A man influenced by the devil to deprive his three daughters of an adequate dowry so that they must stay at home clothmaking. Engraving by T. Galle after J. Stradanus (Van der Straet), ca. 1600.

Protection against witchcraft and demons through the name and attributes of Jesus Christ. Woodcuts and letterpress, 159-.

An army of demons armed with clysters, one of which is a huge cannon, attack a man tied to a tree; suggesting the awful experience of having an enema. Pen drawing.

A woman suffering the pain of colic; illustrated by demons tugging on a rope wound around her stomach. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1819, after Captain F. Marryat.

A devil buggering a man. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

Witchcraft: Robert Hunt, with two other men, surmounted by a devil. Woodcut, 1720.

Witchcraft: a witch and a devil in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.

A white angel-like figure with wings being embraced by a black demon-like creature with ears with a quote from Friedrich Dürrenmatt stating that love is a miracle but evil is never very far away; a warning about AIDS by the AIDS-Hilfe Vorarlberg. Colour lithograph by Kurt Dornig.

Tropium Chlordiazepoxide B P : 'turns' the emotional and behavioural effects of anxiety and stress to normality / DDSA Pharmaceuticals.

Witchcraft: witches giving babies to the devil. Woodcut, 1720.

The distillery of Deacon Giles seen as the work of the Devil. Coloured wood-engraving after G. B. Cheever, ca. 1835.

The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

The Italian social fabric symbolised by a chain of social types, with all relations of dependence ultimately relating back to the devil. Etching by G.M. Mitelli, 1691.

The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

Witchcraft: a bewitched woman vomiting. Woodcut, 1720.

A man in prison praying to the devil to have him released. Etching by D. Stoop.

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Devil

Images from the collections

Images featuring Devil

Works from the collections

The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

The Italian social fabric symbolised by a chain of social types, with all relations of dependence ultimately relating back to the devil. Etching by G.M. Mitelli, 1691.

The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

Witchcraft: a bewitched woman vomiting. Woodcut, 1720.

A man in prison praying to the devil to have him released. Etching by D. Stoop.

Devil

Images from the collections

Images featuring Devil

Works from the collections

The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

The Italian social fabric symbolised by a chain of social types, with all relations of dependence ultimately relating back to the devil. Etching by G.M. Mitelli, 1691.

The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

Witchcraft: a bewitched woman vomiting. Woodcut, 1720.

A man in prison praying to the devil to have him released. Etching by D. Stoop.

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