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A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained and taunted by her family. Coloured mezzotint.

A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained by her family. Etching.

Two naked witches riding on a broomstick accompanied by an owl. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

Two Scotsmen flying on a witch's broomstick from Edinburgh to London; representing Scots usurping the positions of southerners under the government of Lord Bute. Etching by P. Sandby, 1762.

Witches meeting and performing spell. Etching by J.A.A. Pastelot.

Textiles: lace making, fabricating horse-hair brushes (top), and details (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Domestic violence: a husband holding his wife by the hair about to strike her with a shoe, while she tries to defend herself with a broom. Watercolour drawing.

A man making brushes at his work bench. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A witch. Etching by G. Petrini after D. Teniers.

Dr. Scott's electric hair brush : an honest remedy. Recommended by the best physicians / Pall Mall Electric Association.

Halex for Christmas... : means satisfaction for certain / Halex.

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Brooms and brushes

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Dr. Scott's electric hair brush : an honest remedy. Recommended by the best physicians / Pall Mall Electric Association.

Two naked witches riding on a broomstick accompanied by an owl. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained and taunted by her family. Coloured mezzotint.

Halex for Christmas... : means satisfaction for certain / Halex.

Domestic violence: a husband holding his wife by the hair about to strike her with a shoe, while she tries to defend herself with a broom. Watercolour drawing.

Brooms and brushes

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Images referencing Brooms and brushes

Works from the collections

Dr. Scott's electric hair brush : an honest remedy. Recommended by the best physicians / Pall Mall Electric Association.

Two naked witches riding on a broomstick accompanied by an owl. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

A country blacksmith in his forge extracting a tooth from a woman who is being restrained and taunted by her family. Coloured mezzotint.

Halex for Christmas... : means satisfaction for certain / Halex.

Domestic violence: a husband holding his wife by the hair about to strike her with a shoe, while she tries to defend herself with a broom. Watercolour drawing.

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