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  • Samson carries the gates of Gaza out of the city. Woodcut.
  • David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.
  • Sarawak: five Kenyah warriors in a warfare ritual. Photograph.
  • The resurrected Christ rises over terrified soldiers. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1512.
  • A woman being bled by one man while another holds her arm, two dogs lap up her blood; representing France in the grip of Louis XIV and Cardinal Richelieu, while the financiers drain her resources. Engraving.
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    The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving.

    | Reference: 18594i
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    The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

    Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811 | Date: 15 November 1792 | Reference: 10781i
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    Page 126: Durga with her arms on her mount being led by Hanuman. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27383i
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    Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

    Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660. | Date: 1695 | Reference: 23618i
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    A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614. | Reference: 22470i
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