Assassination Collection (page 7)

The Queens Reception in Hyde Park, London, c1840s, (1900). A reception for Queen Victoria after the news of Oxfords attempt on her life

Her Majesty Queen Caroline as she appeared a few hours after her decease, c1821. Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1768-1821)

Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, 19th century. Artist: Currier and Ives
Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, 19th century. Lincoln (1809-1865) joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later

Henry IV of France, (1553-1610). Artist: Delpech
Henry IV of France, (1553-1610). Henry became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594. A Protestant, he fought in the French Wars of Religion

Henry IV, King of France, (1805). Artist: J Chapman
Henry IV, King of France, (1805). Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Henry IV, King of France, (1812). Artist: Bromley
Henry IV, King of France, (1812). Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family before abdication, 1917. Nicholas and his family were assassinated by the Bolsheviks less than a year later

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, 1914, (1926)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, 1914. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austrian throne

The Death-bed of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865, (1872). Lincoln (1809-1865) was assassinated while at the theatre. Engraving from A Childs History of the United States by John Gilmary Shea

Edward V, King of England, 1860. Portrait of Edward (1470-1483), and below, the murder of the princes in the Tower. Edward and his brother, Richard, Duke of York

The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, c. 1795. Artist: Berthault, Pierre Gabriel (1748-1819)
The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, c. 1795. Private Collection

The execution of the terrorists in Russia, 1884-1885. Artist: Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilyevich (1842-1904)
The execution of the terrorists in Russia, 1884-1885. From a private collection

The assassination of the Duke of Guise at the chateau of Blois in 1588, 1834. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 15th century. Artist: Sano di Pietro
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 15th century. Sano di Pietro (1406-1481). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Artist: Apollonio di Giovanni di Tommaso
The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Marble portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Balbinus, 3rd century. Balbinus (c165-238) was emperor together with Pupienus for three months in 238, which was known as the Year of the Six Emperors

Marble portrait bust of Gaius Julius Caesar, 1st half of 1st century. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals, as demonstrated by his conquest of Gaul in the 50s BC

Police photograph of Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, 1898. Trotsky (1879-1940) became involved in revolutionary activities in 1896

Members of the organization Narodnaya Volya (Peoples Will), Russia, c1870s-c1880s. Narodnaya Volya was a Russian left-wing terrorist organisation

Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 19th century. Artist: Franz Hanfstaengl
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 19th century. Elisabeth of Bavaria (1837-1898) married the Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria on 24 April 1854

Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1857. Artist: Franz Hanfstaengl
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1857. Elisabeth of Bavaria (1837-1898) married the Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria on 24 April 1854

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1630s. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1630s. Rubens, Peter Paul, (School). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Soviet politician Sergei Kirov, 17th Congress of the Communist Party, Moscow, USSR, 1934. Kirov (1886-1934) rose through the Bolshevik ranks after the Russian Revolution to become head of

Equestrian portrait of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1861-c1865. Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Tsar Alexander II of Russia with his daughter Maria and son Alexei, 1863. Artist: Ivan Fyodorovich Alexandrovsky
Tsar Alexander II of Russia with his daughter Maria and son Alexei, 1863. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich (1850-1908) and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna (1853-1920)

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1861-c1865(?)
Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1861-c1865. Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, 1860s. Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, late 19th or early 20th century. Sergei Alexandrovich (1857-1905) was the fifth son of Tsar Alexander II

Childhood portrait of Sophia Perovskaya, 1860s. Sophia Perovskaya (1853-1881) was a Russian revolutionary and a member of Narodnaya Volya (Peoples Will)

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Artist: Manuel Lopez
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Dessalines joined the 1791 slave uprising that began the Haitian Revolution, going on to become one of its leaders

Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806. Artist: Manuel Lopez
Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806. After Haiti declared its independence from France, Dessalines became its first ruler

Assassination of M. Pouzet, 1901
Assassination of M.Pouzet, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 28th April 1901

Attempted attack on Edward, Prince of Wales in Brussels, 1900. Jean Baptiste Sipido, the 16 year old anarchist, being held back after trying to assassinate Edward, Prince of Wales in Brussels

The Lynching in a prison of a black man and the assassination of a white woman tied to him, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th December 1902

Assassination of the european consuls, Djeddah, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assassination of the european consuls, Djeddah, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th June 1895

Assassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. Artist: Lionel Noel Royer
Assassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd March 1895

Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Auguste Theodore Paul de Broglie, (1834-1895), Professor of Apologetics at the Institut Cathilique in Paris, was murdered on 11th May 1895

Explosion of a letter bomb sent to Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Explosion of a letter bomb sent to Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, 1895. In August 1895 the chief clerk of Rothschild Freres bank was seriously injured when he opened a latter bomb intended to

Death of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic, 1894. Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio after delivering a speech

Assassination of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic, 1894. Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio after delivering a

Failed assassination of Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The failed assassination attempt on Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891. The Otsu Scandal was a failed assassination attempt on Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia

Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 18th April 1891

Assassination of a French collaborator, Morocco, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assassination of a French collaborator, Morocco, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 24th October 1891

King George III of Great Britain, c1850. Portrait of George William Frederick (1738-1820), King of Great Britain, and below, a vignette of an attempt to shoot the king in Hyde Park

Assassination of the German Ambassador in Peking, Boxer Rebellion, China, 16 June 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Artist: Loyset Liedet
The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Marcel was about to open the gates of Paris to the king of Navarres armed bands, but Jean Maillart prevented him

The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr, c1507. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr, c1507. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Explosive Device, 24 December, 1800, 19th century
The Explosive Device, 19th century. The portrayal of the attempted assassination of Napoleon while his coach passed the Rue Nicaise on December 24, 1800

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