Aggression Collection (page 2)

Casualties of London street walking: a strong impression, London, 1826
Casualties of London street walking:a strong impression, London, 1826; scene showing a sweep and an errand boy or street seller fighting in a fashionable street outside print shop; they are watched

Walking the streets of London, 1818. Artist: George Cruikshank
Walking the streets of London, 1818; four views: top left, How to stop up the passage, top right How to make the most of the mud, bottom left How to carry a stick, bottom right

Siege at the Tower of London, 1830
Tower of London under siege during the riots of November 1830. A mob of men, women and children armed with pea shooters, bad eggs, rotten fruit and kitchen and bedroom slops are attacking the Tower

Fracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Fracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. The Duke of York punching King George IV in the face, watched by Queen Caroline, Alderman Matthew Wood and others. With satirical verses beneath

Queen Caroline and Mrs Wood, 1820. Brandenburgh House theatricals, a Wood scene in a new farce now performing with the greatest eclat at the Hammersmith theatre

Billingsgate: Tom and Bob taking a survey after a nights spree, London, 1820
Billingsgate: Tom and Bob taking a survey after a nights spree, 1820; satirical print showing a market scene at Billingsgate fish market, London with two women fighting

The Bruiser Bruis d, 1750; showing James Broughton and another fighter at Marylebone Fields, which were notorious for violence at this time. The lower margin contains verse

The stoning of St Stephen, 1801. Artist: Valentine Green
The stoning of St Stephen, 1801; from the original picture in St Stephen Walbrook, London

Assassination attempt on King George III, 1786. Artist: Francis Jukes
Scene depicting the attempt made by Margaret Nicholson to assassinate King George III at the entrance to St Jamess Palace, London, on August 2, 1786; showing the assassin approaching the King

The idle prentice betray d by his whore... plate IX of Industry and Idleness, 1747
The idle prentice betray d by his whore and taken in a night cellar with his accomplice, plate IX of Industry and Idleness

Marriage a la Mode, 1745; plate III. Artist: Bernard Baron
Marriage a la Mode, 1745; plate III. The nobleman is in the house of Dr Misaubin, no 96 St Martins Lane. He threatens the quack with his cane for having prescribed pills which proved ineffective in

The idle prentice at play in the church yard... plate III of Industry and Idleness 1747
The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service, plate III of Industry and Idleness, 1747; The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets

Chairing the Members, 1758. Artist: F Aviline
Chairing the Members, 1758; the victorious members are being borne by their constituents on chairs through the streets. The scene is chaotic

Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: Charles Grignion
Canvassing for votes, 1757; scene with two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder

Second Stage of Cruelty, plate II from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1751. Tom Nero, as a coachman, is beating his disabled horse savagely

First Stage of Cruelty, plate I from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1751. Tom Nero is torturing a dog with an arrow, whilst another young man attempts to prevent the torment, in vain

Before, 1736. Artist: William Hogarth
Before, 1736; a man (probably Sir John Willes) draws a reluctant and distressed woman toward the bed he is sitting on. A dog barks excitedly. Second of three states of the plate

The Guards Charging the Guns at Kassassin, c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Warlike spirit of youthful Japanese Schoolboys in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1904]

Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. Artist: William Hogarth
Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. The nobleman is in the house of Dr Misaubin, no 96 St Martins Lane. He threatens the quack with his cane for having prescribed pills which proved

Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

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

United Defence Against Aggression, c1917. Artist: Francis Ernest Jackson
Defence Against Aggression, 1917. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

Horses Fighting, c18th century, (1902). Artist: George Townley Stubbs
Horses Fighting, c18th century. After George Stubbs (1724-1806). From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Theseus and the Centaur, Plutarch: Vitae Parallelae, 1491, (1917)
Theseus and the Centaur, Plutarch: Vitae Parallelae, 1491. An illustration of Theseus and the Centaur from Plutarchs (c46-120) Vitae Parallelae

The Knight and Death, 1538, (1917). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Knight and Death, 1538. The Knight and Death from Holbeins Dance of Death. The Dance of Death is the most famous series of woodcuts designed by Hans Holbein the Younger (c1497-1543)

Looting of a church, (17th century ), 1920s
Looting of a church. Pirates or demons of the seas, came suddenly on villages, went into houses and inferred the greatest offense to families; looting and burning even the church bells

Detail from Chairing the Member, by William Hogarth, 1755 (1956). The painting, one of a series of four depicting the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

Randolph threatened, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

The warlike spirit of the Japanese youth, Tokyo, Japan, 1896. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The warlike spirit of the Japanese youth, Tokyo, Japan, 1896. Schoolboys fencing with wooden sticks. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Canvassing for votes, 1757. Two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder

The bruising match, 1730. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Natives opposing Captain Cooks landing, Australia, 1770 (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Natives opposing Captain Cooks landing, Australia, 1770 (1886). Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Over the Top, 16 Febuary 1915, (1926). Artist: Lucien Jonas
Over the Top, 16 Febuary 1915, (1926). French infantry leave their trench to attack the German lines

Fighting Horses, c1550-1600. Old Master
Fighting Horses, c1550-1600. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Stand Up for Petrograd!, poster, 1919. Artist: Alexander Apsit
Stand Up for Petrograd!, poster, 1919. Propaganda poster exhorting workers and soldiers to defend the city of Petrograd (St Petersburg)

Two women fighting with sandbags, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st November 1903

Excesses of British soldiers in a railway station, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th October 1902

A German Prisoner Dares to Attack an Officer, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 26th August 1915

Horseman, 1480-1481. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Horseman, 1480-1481. Study for The Adoration of the Kings, from the collection of Captain Colville, London, England; top right: Horseman, 1480-1481, Study for The Adoration of the Kings

The pilgrim attacked by thieves, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1205-1215. Detail from the Good Samaritan and Adam and Eve window in the south aisle

Battle, from the series 47 Faithful Samurai, 1850-1880. Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora
Battle, from the series 47 Faithful Samurai, 1850-1880. From a private collection

Samurai fighting against monkeys, 19th century. From a private collection

Theatre Scene, 1844. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Theatre Scene, 1844. From a private collection

A bronze statuette of a Greek hoplite warrior, missing his spear

Ivory panel showing the stoning of St Paul, 4th century
Ivory panel showing the stoning of St Paul, from a casket. Possibly from Rome, from the British Museums collection, 4th century

Detail from an ivory diptych of men fighting lions, 6th century
Detail from an ivory diptych of men fighting lions at the games. From Constantinople, and currently at the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, 6th century

Defence of Petrograd by all our Forces, 1919. Artist: Alexander Apsit
Defence of St Petersburg by all our Forces, 1919. Propaganda poster exhorting workers and soldiers to defend the city of Petrograd (St Petersburg)

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