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A man taking the pulse of another man. Albumen print.

Oscar Sabo dressed as a woman with Josefine Dora dressed as a man, as flamenco dancers. Photographic postcard by L. Willinger, 192-.

The world turned upside down: oxen drive men, women serenade men and give them roses, a horse sits in a carriage drawn by men, a horse rides on the back of a man, the sheep chases the lion, everything is reversed. Coloured etching.

Hercules and Omphale: Omphale uses a knife to cut off the male garments of Hercules in order to replace them with female clothing. Engraving by L. Davent, 154-, after Primaticcio.

Hercules and Omphale: Omphale teaches Hercules to spin thread from a distaff to a spindle. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1643, after S. Vouet.

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Hercules and Omphale: Omphale uses a knife to cut off the male garments of Hercules in order to replace them with female clothing. Engraving by L. Davent, 154-, after Primaticcio.

The world turned upside down: oxen drive men, women serenade men and give them roses, a horse sits in a carriage drawn by men, a horse rides on the back of a man, the sheep chases the lion, everything is reversed. Coloured etching.

Oscar Sabo dressed as a woman with Josefine Dora dressed as a man, as flamenco dancers. Photographic postcard by L. Willinger, 192-.

A man taking the pulse of another man. Albumen print.

Hercules and Omphale: Omphale teaches Hercules to spin thread from a distaff to a spindle. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1643, after S. Vouet.