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  • A woman (Juno?) with a staff encircled by a snake and a peacock. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • Two demonic physiognomies, expressive of malignity. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • The infernal legion of demons, in Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after Lecurieux, ca. 1838.
  • Khanderao warrior on horseback with a woman seated behind, defeating two demons assisted by two dogs. Chromolithograph.
  • A woman holding a compass and a square rule; representing architecture. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.
  • Vishnu fighting with the conch shell demon with Kurma's help. Gouache drawing.
  • The god Vishnu in his fish avatar, Matsya, vanquishing the demon Hayagriva (left), who had stolen the sacred scriptures (Vedas) from the god Brahma. Gouache drawing.
  • Philip Thicknesse writing at a table, surrounded by demonic apparitions representing aspects of his life. Aquatint by J. Gillray after himself, 1790.
  • Durga mounted on her lion fighting a demon army. Gouache drawing.
  • Malleus maleficarum / [Heinrich Institoris].
  • Sins and subsequent punishment in Hell. Chromolithograph.
  • Two devils in a laboratory produce statutes with the help of a genie; showing the repressive nature of the government of France under Louis-Philippe, especially concerning the freedom of the press. Lithograph by E. Le Poittevin, 1831.