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An American serviceman clutching the letters "VD" like prison-bars from which he yearns to be released. Colour lithograph, ca. 1950 (?).

Edward Jenner's surname made out of letters representing Aesculapius sending Hygieia to the four continents to disseminate Jenner's discovery of vaccination against smallpox. Watercolour by Miss Paytherus.

The Duke of Wellington, portrayed in words. Lithograph.

A man trapped in the letters VD (venereal disease), representing untreated sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph, 195- (?).

Genealogical table of the Franconian line of the Hohenzollern arranged in circular writing in the shape of the Prussian royal crown surrounding the complete set of coats of arms of the line. Engraving by M. Buchinger.

A camel forming the first sura of the Koran. Woodcut by Muhammad Ibrahim.

Vignettes of daily life, forming decorated letters spelling the name of William Davies. Painting attributed to Stephen Jenner, December 1817.

A silk handkerchief printed with a description of an erotic encounter with the words in the form of breasts. Mixed media, 1802, after E. Parny.

A workman lifting a metal bar and placing strain on his body. Colour lithograph.

A message from Mister Cool: smoking is lethal. Colour lithograph for Stichting Voorkom!, ca. 199-.

An American soldier running to escape a thunderbolt in the form of the letters VD, representing venereal disease. Colour lithograph by F.O. Schiffers, 1946.

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Letter pictures

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Images of Letter pictures

Works from the collections

A message from Mister Cool: smoking is lethal. Colour lithograph for Stichting Voorkom!, ca. 199-.

An American serviceman clutching the letters "VD" like prison-bars from which he yearns to be released. Colour lithograph, ca. 1950 (?).

An American soldier running to escape a thunderbolt in the form of the letters VD, representing venereal disease. Colour lithograph by F.O. Schiffers, 1946.

A silk handkerchief printed with a description of an erotic encounter with the words in the form of breasts. Mixed media, 1802, after E. Parny.

Edward Jenner's surname made out of letters representing Aesculapius sending Hygieia to the four continents to disseminate Jenner's discovery of vaccination against smallpox. Watercolour by Miss Paytherus.

Letter pictures

Images from the collections

Images of Letter pictures

Works from the collections

A message from Mister Cool: smoking is lethal. Colour lithograph for Stichting Voorkom!, ca. 199-.

An American serviceman clutching the letters "VD" like prison-bars from which he yearns to be released. Colour lithograph, ca. 1950 (?).

An American soldier running to escape a thunderbolt in the form of the letters VD, representing venereal disease. Colour lithograph by F.O. Schiffers, 1946.

A silk handkerchief printed with a description of an erotic encounter with the words in the form of breasts. Mixed media, 1802, after E. Parny.

Edward Jenner's surname made out of letters representing Aesculapius sending Hygieia to the four continents to disseminate Jenner's discovery of vaccination against smallpox. Watercolour by Miss Paytherus.

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