Punishment Collection (#14)

The favorite object of his studies is the collection of Idylles by Madame Deshouliè
The favorite object of his studies is the collection of Idylles by Madame Deshoulieres from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47

Amulet in the form of miniature shackles, 17th century-18th century. Creator: Unknown
A miniature pair of shackles used as a protective amulet by the Lobi tribe of West Africa in what is now Ghana. The bronze shackles consist of a pair of loops linked to a single bolt

A Harlots Progress, Plate 4, April 1732. Creator: William Hogarth
A Harlots Progress, Plate 4, April 1732

Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand.n.d

Cimon and Pero, ca. 1631. Creator: Willem Panneels
Cimon and Pero, ca. 1631

Corporal Punishment, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
Corporal Punishment, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

Adulterers being whipped in public, France, 8th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Burning the houses of evicted tenants at Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland, 1887. Artist: A Forestier
Burning the houses of evicted tenants at Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland, 1887. Scene during the Land War, the dispute between Irish tenant farmers

Louis XI of France visiting Cardinal Balue in his iron cage, 1469-1480 (1882-1884). Artist: Tamisier
Louis XI of France visiting Cardinal Balue in his iron cage, 1469-1480 (1882-1884). Jean Balue (c1421-1491) was a cardinal and minister of Louis XI

The Flagellants at Doornik in 1349, (1903). Christians flagellating themselves in Tournai (or Doornik) in Belgium. A miniature from the Chronicle of Aegidius Li Muisis in the library at Brussels

Dante and Virgil in Hell, 1850. Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Dante and Virgil in Hell, 1850. Scene from Italian poet Dante Alighieris Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy. Dante (1265-1321) was a great admirer of the Roman poet Virgil, and in his Divine Comedy

The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Nicknamed the Pious, Robert II (972-1031) was King of France from 996. He was temporarily excommunicated by Pope Gregory V

Late Roman ivory casket, Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, 5th century
Late Roman ivory casket; one of four panels; depicting the Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, c420-430. From the British Museums collection

Dante and Virgil in the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil in the inferno, 1863. Dante, guided by Virgil, in the third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning

Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Prisoners playing fives and skittles, and socialising. Fleet Prison was a prison for debt and contempt of court

Adam and Eve with their sons, Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness, c1860
Adam and Eve with their sons Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness, c1860. Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden after being tempted by the Serpent to eat the forbidden fruit of

Seven Plagues of Egypt, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Seven Plagues of Egypt, 1866. The Angel of the Lord, sword in hand, leaving mothers lamenting the death of their first born. From the Bible (Exodus)

An Unthankful Fellow, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
An Unthankful Fellow, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

A Rakes Progress - 7: Fleet Prison, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 7: Fleet Prison, 1733. Tom Rakewell is confined to Fleet Prison, London, for debt, and being harangued by his wife

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate X, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate X, 1747. The industrious prentice alderman of London, the idle one brought before him and impeach d by his accomplice, plate X of Industry and Idleness

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service. The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets

Sketch for plate XI of Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for plate XI of Industry and Idleness, 1747. The idle prentice executed at Tyburn. The crowds gather at Tyburn to watch Tom Idles execution

These Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
These Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Henry Hudson (c1560-1611), English Sea Explorer and navigator of the early 17th century

In the kitchen of Holloway Prison, London, c1901 (1901). Holloway Prison opened as a mixed-sex prison in 1852 but became female only in 1903. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

Exercise yard at Holloway Prison, London, c1901 (1901). Holloway Prison opened as a mixed-sex prison in 1852 but became female only in 1903. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

Chinese Criminals in Death Cages, c1900. [M. Sternberg, Hong Kong, c1900]

Prisoners making Hemp Rope at Billbid Prison, Manila, Philippines, c1900. The Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippines known as Carcel y Presidio Correccional (Correctional Jail and Military Prison)

Torments of Hell, c1185 (1906). Hortus deliciarum (Garden of Delights) is a medieval manuscript compiled by Herrad of Landsberg at the Hohenburg Abbey in Alsace

Lists of those who were doomed were hung up in the Forum, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
Lists of those who were doomed were hung up in the Forum, c1912 (1912). After his victory over the Samnites, Lucius Cornelius Sulla met the Senate in the temple of Bellona

The youth laid the arms he had taken from his foe at his fathers feet, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
The youth laid the arms he had taken from his foe at his fathers feet, c1912 (1912). Titus Manlius Torquatus, a Consul of Rome, had given strict orders that no soldier was to engage in single combat

The Burning of John Huss by the Council of Constance, July 6, 1415, (1907). Jan Huss (1369-1415), Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer and Master at Charles University in Prague

Christ on the Way to Calvary, c1530, (1907). Artist: Matthias Gerung
Christ on the Way to Calvary, c1530, (1907). From a German Translation of the New Testament. From The Worlds History, Volume VI. Edited by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1907]

Queens Bench Prison - The Prisoners Yard, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1879 (1926) Artist: John Crowther
Queens Bench Prison - The Prisoners Yard, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1879 (1926). The prison, formerly a debtors prison, closed in 1880. From Lost London described by E

Old cage and pond, Lingfield, Surrey, c1905. The cage was built in 1773 to hold a poacher. It was last used in 1882

Execution of the Conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606, 1795 (1897). Reproduced for Old and New London Vol 111 by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

John Lilburne on the pillory at Westminster, 1638 (1905). Lilburne (1614-1657) was an English Leveller who campaigned for what he described as `freeborn rights` which every human being was born with

The Place de Greve in the 15th century, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

The Martyrdom of St Catherine, 1497 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Martyrdom of St Catherine, 1497 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Christ at the Column, c1476. Artist: Antonello da Messina
Christ at the Column, c1476. Painting housed in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXVII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1931]

Drawings of Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli hanged, and emblems, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Drawings of Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli hanged, and emblems, c1472-c1519 (1883). Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli was one of the Pazzi conspirators who tried to displace the de` Medicii family as

Calvary with the Three Crosses, 1504 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Calvary with the Three Crosses, 1504 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Woodcut showing Geuders Iron Maiden in a torture chamber Setting, c1870. From The Connoisseur, 1941 edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co. Ltd, London, 1941]

The Iron Maiden of Nuremburg, 1941. The iron maiden is a presumed, though likely fictional, torture device. The most famous iron maiden was that of Nuremberg

The Crucifixion: with Virgin, Mary Magdalene & St John, (c1500), 1937
The Crucifixion: with The Virgin, Mary Magdalene & St John, c1500. Crucifixion from a 16th century manuscript. From The Connoisseur, 1937

The brine bath, (1834), 1934
The brine bath - administered to prisoners who had been flogged, to prevent infection. From The Book of The Martyrs of Tolpuddle: 1834-1934, published by The Trades Union Congress General Council

Branding of a Convict, (1829), 1934
Branding of a Convict on board a convict ship. Branding become obsolete, and it was abolished in 1829 except in the case of deserters

Scolds Bridle, 1894
Scolds Bridle, 19th century. This unpleasant instrument of punishment reserved for women prisoners originated in medieval Scotland. It consisted of a metal head cage with a built in gag

A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819 (1894). Artist: George Cruikshank
A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819. Until 1832 the act of forgery in Britain and sometimes even the use of a forged banknote, was punishable by death

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