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 history of the Devil, ancient and modern, in two parts . Part I. Containing a state of the devil's circumstances, from his expulsion out of heaven to the creation; with remarks on the several mistakes concerning his fall. Part II. Containing his more private conduct down to the present times: his Government, his apperances, his manner of working, and the tools he works with in which is included, a description of the devil's dwelling.

1 print : etching ; platemark 24.1 x 34.8 cm

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

Satan strip'd of his angelick robe  being the substance of several sermons preach'd at Philadelphia, January 1742-3 from 2 Thessalonians 2. 11,12. Shewing, the strength, nature, and symptons [sic] of delusion. With an application to the Moravians. By Samuel Finley, Ministe of the Gospel. [Five lines of Scripture texts].

1 print : etching ; platemark 29.5 x 43.8 cm

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.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 29.8 x 37 cm

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

The appearance, predictions and advice of the Devil, to the National Convention of France, in the month of Nov. 1793, taken from the Sans Cullotes Gazette

Hell-Gates open to all men: or, an invitation to persons of every age, sex and quality, to a residence in the infernal regions. By Lucifer. Illustrated with various diverting stories and Anecdotes; and embellished with Cuts, representing many Scenes in the Practice of Vice and Iniquity. The whole design'd to lash the Vices of the Age, and to preserve Youth from falling into the Snares of the Devil

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Devil

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The appearance, predictions and advice of the Devil, to the National Convention of France, in the month of Nov. 1793, taken from the Sans Cullotes Gazette

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.

Devil

Images from the collections

Images featuring Devil

Works from the collections

The appearance, predictions and advice of the Devil, to the National Convention of France, in the month of Nov. 1793, taken from the Sans Cullotes Gazette

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.

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