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Background imageBeating Collection: Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos

Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Background imageBeating Collection: Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebroel Cantaro. ), 1799

Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebroel Cantaro. ), 1799
Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebro el Cantaro.), 1799

Background imageBeating Collection: Christ At The Column, c1578-80. Creator: Dionisio Calvaert

Christ At The Column, c1578-80. Creator: Dionisio Calvaert
Christ At The Column, c1578-80

Background imageBeating Collection: Embarking cattle at the port of Tamatave, Madagascar, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

Embarking cattle at the port of Tamatave, Madagascar, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Embarking cattle at the port of Tamatave, Madagascar, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant S. P. Oliver showing...the mode of putting cattle on shipboard in a port of Madagascar

Background imageBeating Collection: Cupid Chastised, 1613. Creator: Bartolomeo Manfredi

Cupid Chastised, 1613. Creator: Bartolomeo Manfredi
Cupid Chastised, 1613

Background imageBeating Collection: Saint Michael, ca. 1514-16. Creator: Agostino Veneziano

Saint Michael, ca. 1514-16. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
Saint Michael, ca. 1514-16

Background imageBeating Collection: By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Creator:s Freeman

By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Creator:s Freeman
By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Biblical scene, from 1 Peter 2: 24: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins

Background imageBeating Collection: Tableau... de l'empire de russie, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Tableau... de l'empire de russie, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Tableau... de l'empire de russie, 19th century. ... the Russian Empire

Background imageBeating Collection: Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India. The following telegram was published in London on Thursday: "Camp of Nepaul, Feb. 21

Background imageBeating Collection: Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Background imageBeating Collection: 'The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold', early 18th century. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pater

"The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold", early 18th century. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pater
"The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold", early 18th century

Background imageBeating Collection: Punished by order of the King; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875

Punished by order of the King; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Punished by order of the King; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageBeating Collection: The Muleteer, 17th century. Creator: Marcus de Bye

The Muleteer, 17th century. Creator: Marcus de Bye
The Muleteer, 17th century

Background imageBeating Collection: A man who had beaten his wife is punished by a group of women in the Vinkestraat in Amsterdam, 1768

A man who had beaten his wife is punished by a group of women in the Vinkestraat in Amsterdam, 1768, 1768

Background imageBeating Collection: Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Engraving of a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist and Correspondent in China, who

Background imageBeating Collection: Two maids airing a mat in front of a town hall, 1874-1927. Creator: Johan Antonie de Jonge

Two maids airing a mat in front of a town hall, 1874-1927. Creator: Johan Antonie de Jonge
Two maids airing a mat in front of a town hall, 1874-1927

Background imageBeating Collection: Surrender of the Neapolitan troops at Soveria, Calabria... 1860. Creator: Unknown

Surrender of the Neapolitan troops at Soveria, Calabria... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Surrender of the Neapolitan troops at Soveria, Calabria - from a sketch by our special artist in Italy, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Background imageBeating Collection: Membres de la société de secours du Dix-Décembre... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Membres de la société de secours du Dix-Décembre... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Membres de la societe de secours du Dix-Decembre... 19th century. Members of the Relief Society of December Tenth

Background imageBeating Collection: Le Toucher, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le Toucher, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Toucher, 19th century. Parisian characters. Touch

Background imageBeating Collection: A Turkish Court of Justice; The Bastinado, 1854. Creator: Unknown

A Turkish Court of Justice; The Bastinado, 1854. Creator: Unknown
A Turkish Court of Justice; The Bastinado, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageBeating Collection: Symbolic Figure Carvings, c. 1938. Creator: Joseph L. Boyd

Symbolic Figure Carvings, c. 1938. Creator: Joseph L. Boyd
Symbolic Figure Carvings, c. 1938

Background imageBeating Collection: Cupid Punishing a Satyr, n.d. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera

Cupid Punishing a Satyr, n.d. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera
Cupid Punishing a Satyr, n.d

Background imageBeating Collection: Hunting the Wren at Christmas, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Hunting the Wren at Christmas, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Hunting the Wren at Christmas, 1850. Annual tradition during the festive season, where a wren was chased and caught. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Background imageBeating Collection: Shaman and shamanka, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns

Shaman and shamanka, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Shaman and shamanka, 1862. Sheet 54 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageBeating Collection: Beating the Bounderies; Bumping the Vicar against a Barn Door, Bisley, Woking Surrey, 1888

Beating the Bounderies; Bumping the Vicar against a Barn Door, Bisley, Woking Surrey, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Beating the Bounderies; Bumping the Vicar against a Barn Door, Bisley, Woking Surrey, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageBeating Collection: Ariwara no Narihira, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems, Japan

Ariwara no Narihira, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems, Japan, c. 1830

Background imageBeating Collection: Demon Woman Beating a Samurai, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku

Demon Woman Beating a Samurai, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
Demon Woman Beating a Samurai, 1794

Background imageBeating Collection: Fulling Cloth, c. 1765. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu

Fulling Cloth, c. 1765. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Fulling Cloth, c. 1765

Background imageBeating Collection: Cloth-fulling Jewel River, from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers, c. 1767

Cloth-fulling Jewel River, from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers, c. 1767

Background imageBeating Collection: Christ Carrying the Cross, 1500 / 15. Creator: Hans Maler

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1500 / 15. Creator: Hans Maler
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1500/15. Attributed to Hans Maler

Background imageBeating Collection: The Dream of Saint Jerome, 1476. Creator: Matteo di Giovanni

The Dream of Saint Jerome, 1476. Creator: Matteo di Giovanni
The Dream of Saint Jerome, 1476

Background imageBeating Collection: Venus Whipping Cupid with Roses, early 17th century. early 17th century

Venus Whipping Cupid with Roses, early 17th century. early 17th century
Venus Whipping Cupid with Roses, early 17th century

Background imageBeating Collection: The Taskmaster of the Pharaoh Beating the Israelites, c. 1585. Creator: Johann Sadeler I

The Taskmaster of the Pharaoh Beating the Israelites, c. 1585. Creator: Johann Sadeler I
The Taskmaster of the Pharaoh Beating the Israelites, c.1585

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation, c. 1480. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem

The Flagellation, c. 1480. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
The Flagellation, c. 1480

Background imageBeating Collection: The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, 1549. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, 1549. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, 1549

Background imageBeating Collection: Virtue Triumphing over Vices, 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Virtue Triumphing over Vices, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Virtue Triumphing over Vices, 16th century

Background imageBeating Collection: Peasant Whipping his Donkey, 1628. Creator: Jacques Callot

Peasant Whipping his Donkey, 1628. Creator: Jacques Callot
Peasant Whipping his Donkey, 1628

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation, c. 1624 / 1625. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Flagellation, c. 1624 / 1625. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Flagellation, c. 1624/1625

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation. Creator: Ludwig of Ulm

The Flagellation. Creator: Ludwig of Ulm
The Flagellation

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation, c. 1631. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Flagellation, c. 1631. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Flagellation, c. 1631

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation. Creator: Unknown

The Flagellation. Creator: Unknown
The Flagellation. [Probably French 16th century, restrike 1968]

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation of Christ, c. 1512 / 1515. Creator: Bacchiacca

The Flagellation of Christ, c. 1512 / 1515. Creator: Bacchiacca
The Flagellation of Christ, c. 1512/1515

Background imageBeating Collection: Fustigatio (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725), after 1725

Fustigatio (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725), after 1725

Background imageBeating Collection: Carrying the cross, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Carrying the cross, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Carrying the cross, 1625-77

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation of Christ, from The Passion of Christ, mid 17th century

The Flagellation of Christ, from The Passion of Christ, mid 17th century

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation, from The Passion of Christ, ca. 1623. Creator: Ludovicus Siceram

The Flagellation, from The Passion of Christ, ca. 1623. Creator: Ludovicus Siceram
The Flagellation, from The Passion of Christ, ca. 1623

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation, from the Circular Passion, 1509. Creator: Lucas van Leyden

The Flagellation, from the Circular Passion, 1509. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Flagellation, from the Circular Passion, 1509

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer

The Flagellation, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Flagellation, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation, from The Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer

The Flagellation, from The Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Flagellation, from The Passion, 1512

Background imageBeating Collection: Six Jewel Rivers from Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu-Tamagawa), 1857. 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Six Jewel Rivers from Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu-Tamagawa), 1857. 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Six Jewel Rivers from Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu-Tamagawa), 1857

Background imageBeating Collection: Fulling Cloth at the Jewel River (Kinuta no Tamagawa), ca. 1768. ca. 1768

Fulling Cloth at the Jewel River (Kinuta no Tamagawa), ca. 1768. ca. 1768
Fulling Cloth at the Jewel River (Kinuta no Tamagawa), ca. 1768

Background imageBeating Collection: The Husband Beats his Wifes Lover, Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century

The Husband Beats his Wifes Lover, Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation; (reverse) The Madonna of Mercy, ca. 1540. Creator: Romanino

The Flagellation; (reverse) The Madonna of Mercy, ca. 1540. Creator: Romanino
The Flagellation; (reverse) The Madonna of Mercy, ca. 1540

Background imageBeating Collection: The Death of Tiberius Gracchus, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Death of Tiberius Gracchus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Death of Tiberius Gracchus, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Background imageBeating Collection: And beat the Knave full sore, 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott

And beat the Knave full sore, 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
And beat the Knave full sore, 1880. The Queen of Hearts dances with the King of Clubs as the tart-stealing knave is given a beating in the background

Background imageBeating Collection: Tragical Death of Jacob Van Ardevelt, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Tragical Death of Jacob Van Ardevelt, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Tragical Death of Jacob Van Ardevelt, 1773. Jacob Van Ardevelt murdered in Ghent, for supporting the cause of Edward III, King of England, against Philip of France. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Background imageBeating Collection: October - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard

October - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
October - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). A peasant couple practice pannage - the releasing of domestic pigs into woodland to feed on acorns or beechnuts

Background imageBeating Collection: The Miller, ca. 1435-1491. Creator: Martin Schongauer

The Miller, ca. 1435-1491. Creator: Martin Schongauer
The Miller, ca. 1435-1491

Background imageBeating Collection: A peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!, 1815. Artist

A peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!, 1815. Artist
A peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!, 1815. Showing a pig in military uniform (General Sir Eyre Coote) standing on its hind legs and being birched by three Christs Hospital boys

Background imageBeating Collection: Westminster School, or Dr Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his Playmates

Westminster School, or Dr Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his Playmates... 1785. Charles James Fox as Dr Busby birching his bitter political rival William Pitt

Background imageBeating Collection: Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. Artist

Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. Artist
Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. The interior of a prison with three prisoners beating hemp.This is a satire on the secession of the leaders of the Whig Opposition in

Background imageBeating Collection: Stick seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby

Stick seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby
Stick seller, 1760. A ragged stick seller and two background views; to the left a woman is holding a stick over her kneeling husband and twisting his nose

Background imageBeating Collection: Drakes Drum, illustration from Drakes Drum and Other Songs of the Sea, 1905

Drakes Drum, illustration from Drakes Drum and Other Songs of the Sea, 1905
Drakes Drum - Drake he was a Devon man, an ruled the Devon seas. Illustration from Drakes Drum and Other Songs of the Sea by Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) pub. 1905 (colour litho)

Background imageBeating Collection: Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. Artist

Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. Artist
Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Background imageBeating Collection: Mime writhes under the lashes he receives, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham

Mime writhes under the lashes he receives, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime writhes under the lashes he receives, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Alberich puts on the Tarnhelm and becomes invisible, beating Mime to taunt him. From Das Rheingold

Background imageBeating Collection: Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham

Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Alberich beats his brother Mime for taking too long working on the Tarnhelm. From Das Rheingold

Background imageBeating Collection: Beating hot garden forks, Ward & Payne Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Beating hot garden forks, Ward & Payne Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Red hot garden forks are beaten into shape on an anvil before being finished

Background imageBeating Collection: Slave-Driving in Central Africa, 1924

Slave-Driving in Central Africa, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Background imageBeating Collection: Punishment of Abyssinian Captives, c1880

Punishment of Abyssinian Captives, c1880. Episode of the British Expedition to Abyssinia (1867-1868). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

Background imageBeating Collection: School-boys flogging the Schoolmaster, 1852. Artist: John Leech

School-boys flogging the Schoolmaster, 1852. Artist: John Leech
School-boys flogging the Schoolmaster, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A. A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Background imageBeating Collection: The Hunger Marchers, 1932, (1938)

The Hunger Marchers, 1932, (1938). The National Hunger March of September to October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain

Background imageBeating Collection: Village Blacksmiths, 1883

Village Blacksmiths, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

Background imageBeating Collection: The fracas at the Ship Tavern, 17th century (c1880). Artist: Whymper

The fracas at the Ship Tavern, 17th century (c1880). Artist: Whymper
The fracas at the Ship Tavern, 17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Background imageBeating Collection: Scene from slave life, 1965

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

Background imageBeating Collection: Pilgrim beggars beating little gongs, near Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, 1904

Pilgrim beggars beating little gongs, near Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Pilgrim beggars beating little gongs, near Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, 1904. The house in the background is covered with drying corn. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageBeating Collection: The election riot at Hawick, Scottish Borders, 1837 (c1895)

The election riot at Hawick, Scottish Borders, 1837 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Background imageBeating Collection: The Mocking of Christ, 16th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson

The Mocking of Christ, 16th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson
The Mocking of Christ, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on a 16th century original found in the collection of M Quedeville, Paris

Background imageBeating Collection: Choirboys of St Clement Danes beating the boundary-marks on the Thames, London, 1926-1927

Choirboys of St Clement Danes beating the boundary-marks on the Thames, London, 1926-1927. Boys in mortarboards take part in the old custom of beating the parish bounds

Background imageBeating Collection: Goldbeater, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman

Goldbeater, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Goldbeater, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Background imageBeating Collection: The Scourging of Christ, 1568, (1937). Artist: Martino Rota

The Scourging of Christ, 1568, (1937). Artist: Martino Rota
The Scourging of Christ, 1568, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Background imageBeating Collection: The Flagellation of Christ, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer

The Flagellation of Christ, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Flagellation of Christ, 1498 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Background imageBeating Collection: Gold-beating in a London workshop, 1926-1927

Gold-beating in a London workshop, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageBeating Collection: Scutching mill, c1880

Scutching mill, c1880. Preparing flax fibres by beating them. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageBeating Collection: Hand-scutchers at work, c1880

Hand-scutchers at work, c1880. The dressing of flax fibres by beating them. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)



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