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Men and women are gathered outside a prison in Cairo as prisoners look out from behind the bars, and a child stands on ledge to look through the window. Wood engraving after J.C. Horsley, 1876.

Saint Peter in prison visited by Saint Paul. Colour lithograph by C. Mariannecci, 1862, after Filippino Lippi.

Newgate Prison, London: visitors talking to prisoners through a grill. Wood engraving by W.B. Gardner, 1873, after M. Fitzgerald.

Saint Peter in prison visited by Saint Paul. Etching by T. Patch, 1770, after Filippino Lippi.

A parson accompanied by two constables on his way to visit prisoners in a parish lockup. Etching, 1778.

Prisoners behind bars opening on to a yard in Moscow being visited by men and women at Easter. Wood engraving, 1890.

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Saint Peter in prison visited by Saint Paul. Etching by T. Patch, 1770, after Filippino Lippi.

Saint Peter in prison visited by Saint Paul. Colour lithograph by C. Mariannecci, 1862, after Filippino Lippi.

Prisoners behind bars opening on to a yard in Moscow being visited by men and women at Easter. Wood engraving, 1890.

A parson accompanied by two constables on his way to visit prisoners in a parish lockup. Etching, 1778.

Newgate Prison, London: visitors talking to prisoners through a grill. Wood engraving by W.B. Gardner, 1873, after M. Fitzgerald.