Captive Collection (page 6)

The slave trade in Africa: a gang on the march, c1875

Comanches carrying off a captive girl, c1860

Michael O Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). A former Confederate soldier, O Laughlen (1840-1867) was an old friend of John Wilkes Booth

Dr Samuel Mudd, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Mudd (1833-1883) was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Also known as Lewis Payne, Powell (1844-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate

Vercingetorix imprisoned in the Tullianum in Rome, c52-46 BC (1882-1884). The Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix was chosen as king by the Arverni

German prisoners of war beside the ruins of the basilica of Albert, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

German prisoners of war, Sambre, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German prisoners of war, Sambre, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Cronjes Captive Warriors, the Docks, Paardeberg, South Africa, 1900. Soldiers of Piet Cronjes Boer Army after surrendering to Field Marshal Lord Roberts after the Battle of Paardeberg

Gypsies and dancing bears on the road. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gypsies and dancing bears on the road. Stereoscopic card detail

General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Roberts

Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, South Africa, 1900-1902. Stereoscopic card details

Captive Cupid, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

At Jamrachs, London, 1887
At Jamrach s, London, 1887. Charles Jamrach was a dealer in wild animals, whose premises were on The Highway in East London. A print from The Illustrated London News, 19th Febuary 1887

Captain John Smith taken prisoner by the Indians, Virgina, 1607 (c1880). John Smith, a member of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, was captured by Native Americans and brought before their chief

Pocahontas saves Captain Smiths life, 1607 (c1880). John Smith, a member of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, after being captured by Native Americans and brought before their chief, Powhatan

Scene from slave life, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

The selling and branding of slaves before being put aboard a ship, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Chained and yoked slaves on the march to the trading station, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

The overpowered Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The overpowered Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, 1900. General Piet Cronjes men, captured by the British at the Battle of Paardeberg. Stereoscopic card

Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower through Traitors Gate, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII

Capture of the King of Delhi by Captain Hodson, 1858, (c1860). Bahadur Shah II, last Mughal emperor of India, in the custody of a British cavalry officer, Hodson of Hodsons Horses

The Dying Gaul, Capitol, Rome, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Dying Gaul, (1893). An ancient Roman marble copy of a lost ancient Greek statue. From the collection of the Capitoline Museums, Rome

Richard II delivered by Bolingbroke to the citizens of London, 1399, (c1400-c1425). Henry of Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, takes the captive King Richard to London

Saxon raiders, (1921). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Saxon raiders, (1921). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Boxer prisoners captured and brought in by the US 6th Cavalry, Tientsin, China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boxer prisoners captured and brought in by the US 6th Cavalry, Tientsin, China, 1901. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

St Margaret, 1886. St Margaret or Marina of Antioch was an early 4th century virgin Christian martyr. She is depicted standing on the Devil in the form of a dragon

Christ Taken Captive, 1510 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Christ Taken Captive, 1510 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Captured man-eating tiger blamed for 200 deaths, Calcutta, India, c1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Captured man-eating tiger blamed for 200 deaths, Calcutta, India, 1903. Stereoscopic card

The hot iron torture, 1898. Artist: FA Brockhaus
The hot iron torture, 1898. Plate taken from In The Forbidden Land (an account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture, and ultimate release), volume II

Charles, Duke of Orleans, (1806). Artist: Gerimia
Charles, Duke of Orleans, (1806). Charles (1394-1465) was wounded and captured by the English at the Battle of Agincourt. He was held hostage

Joan of Arc examined by the Bishop of Winchester, 1431. Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc persuaded Charles VII to declare himself King of France

Dancing Bear, 1785. Artist: C Knight
Dancing Bear, 1785. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Death Of Richard The First, 1199, (c1850). King Richard I, also referred to as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), on his deathbed

Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Artist: J Jackson
Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Sale of a Negro Slave, (1885). Artist: Eisen
Sale of a Negro Slave, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

German prisoners captured by the 3rd and 4th British Armies, Somme, France, 21-22 August, 1918. Soldiers captured by the British at the Battle of Bapaume

Christopher Columbus in chains on board the Gorda, 1490s, (c1872). Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) was sent back to Spain in chains aboard a ship called the Gorda

Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war near a barracks, Karelia, Russia, WWI, 1915. The Russians captured some 500, 000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers during the First World War

St Margaret, late 15th century. St Margaret or Marina of Antioch was an early 4th century virgin Christian martyr. She is depicted escaping from the Devil in the form of a dragon

Russian nurse taken prisoner by the Manchus being handed over to the Japanese, Manchuria, 1904
Russian nurse taken prisoner by the Manchus being handed over to the Japanese, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th December 1904

Miss Stone with the Macedonians, 1901. Ellen Stone was an American Protestant missionary abducted in the mountains of Macedonia in September 1901, together with her companion, Katarina Tsilka

Column of insurgent Moroccans taken prisoner at Tadla by Sultan Abdul-Hafizs army, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Column of insurgent Moroccans taken prisoner at Tadla by Sultan Abdul-Hafizs army, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th November 1897

French victory in southern Algeria, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
French victory in southern Algeria, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th March 1897

Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Lion attack, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Lion attack, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th September 1895

The new wildcat house at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The new wildcat house at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1895. People queuing to look at captive tigers. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st March 1895

A French captive, Tonkin, Vietnam, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
A French captive, Tonkin, Vietnam, 1895. France assumed control of Vietnam after the Franco-Chinese War of 1884-1885 and divided the territiory into three sections, Tonkin bein gthe northernmost

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