Capital Punishment Collection

The Execution of Philotas; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475

Orsines Presenting a Gift to Alexander and the Execution of Orsines; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475

The late Mr. William Ewart, M.P. 1869. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. William Ewart, M.P. 1869. Engraving from a photograph by John Watkins of the... M.P

Le chatiment des denonciateurs de Laon; quadruple execution capitale a Vincennes, le 15 mai 1920: la mise en joue, 1920

Execution of Marie-Antoinette, October 16, 1793, between 1793 and 1798. Creator: Unknown
Execution of Marie-Antoinette, October 16, 1793, between 1793 and 1798

Execution of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793, between 1793 and 1798. Creator: Unknown
Execution of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793, between 1793 and 1798

Capital execution, Place de la Revolution, c1793. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Capital execution, Place de la Revolution, c1793

Ward for Condemned Male Prisoners, Newgate Prison, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ward for Condemned Male Prisoners, Newgate Prison, [London], 1850. Those sentenced capitally are taken to the condemned cells, not to leave them again until their last moment, except for chapel

Titus Manlius, from Roman Heroes, 1535. Creator: Georg Pencz
Titus Manlius, from Roman Heroes, 1535

The Firing Squad, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Firing Squad, c. 1633

The Hanging, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Hanging, c. 1633

The Stake, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Stake, c. 1633

Headsmans Axe, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen &
Headsmans Axe, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

The execution of Alexander Kvyatkovsky und Andrey Presnyakov on November 16, 1880. From " Le Monde Illustre", 1880. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Execution of Lord Ferrers at Tyburn, 1760, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Execution of Lord Ferrers at Tyburn, 1760, (c1876). Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (1720 - 1760) hung at Tyburn on convistion of murdering his steward John Johnson

The Place of Execution, Tyburn, in 1790, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Place of Execution, Tyburn, in 1790, (c1876)

Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Execution of Guy Fawkes, pub. 1841. Creator: George Cruikshank (1792-1878)
Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from " Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance", by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

An execution by an elephant, pub. 1681. Creator: Robert Knox (1641-1720)
An execution by an elephant, from An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, pub. 1681 (engraving)

A Usurper Stoned to Death?, pub. 1672. Creator: Philip Baldaeus (1632-1672)
A Usurper Stoned to Death?, The Rajah of Kandy presides over a punishment: death by stoning of a half buried prisoner; from Beschreibung der Ost-Indischen Kusten Malabar und Coromandel

The Impaling of Some rebells?, Punishment: Massacre by impalement, pub. 1672. Creator
The Impaling of Some rebells?, Punishment: Massacre by impalement, from Beschreibung der Ost Indischen Kusten Malabar und Coromandel... als auch der Insel Zeylon... pub. 1672 (engraving)

Incidents in Venners Rising and the execution of the rebel leaders, 1661 (1903)

Execution of the Duke of Monmouth, 15th July 1685 (etching)

Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

The Nihilists carried to Execution in St. Petersburg, ca 1881. Artist: Anonymous
The Nihilists carried to Execution in St. Petersburg, ca 1881. Private Collection

The execution of the Nihilists, ca 1881. Artist: Anonymous
The execution of the Nihilists, ca 1881. Private Collection

Newgate - The Gallows, 1891. Artist: William Luker
Newgate - The Gallows, 1891. Newgate Prison was a prison in London, at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City of London

Martyrs at Smithfield, London, c1600 (1904)
Martyrs at Smithfield, c1600, (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]. (Colorised black and white print)

A Pirate hanged at Execution Dock, c1795. Artist: Robert Dodd
A Pirate hanged at Execution Dock, c1795

The execution of Anne Boleyn, 1536. Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in 1533 after divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon

The execution of the Duke of Monmouth, Tower Hill, London, 15 July 1685 (1903)

The execution of the Earl of Strafford on Tower Hill, London, 12 May 1641 (1903)

The execution of King Charles I, 30 January 1649, c1735 (1903). Charles I (1600-1649), was King of England, Scotland and Ireland

Execution of three Carthusian martyrs, Tyburn, London, 1535 (1904). On 19 June 1535, three monks of the London Charterhouse were executed at Tyburn

The burning of Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian, 1546 (1904)
The burning of Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian at Smithfield, London, 1546 (1904). Anne Askew (1521-1546) an English poet and Protestant who was condemned as a heretic

Perillus condemned to the bronze bull by Phalaris, 16th century, (1870)

The execution of the terrorists in Russia, 1884-1885. From a private collection

The Punishment of Russian Robbers on the River Volga, 1778. Artist: Anonymous
The Punishment of Russian Robbers on the River Volga, 1778. From a private collection

Court session. Illustration from the book Phisicke Against Fortune by Petrarch, 1532. From a private collection

A Boyars Execution During the Reign of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, 1906. Found in the collection of the State Regional I Pozhalostin Art Museum, Ryazan, Russia

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1660. Artist: Pietro da Cortona
The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1660. St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews, and was stoned to death in 36 AD

The Crucifixion. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Crucifixion. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State M. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas

French Penalty, between 1824 and 1828. Artist: Francisco Goya
French Penalty, between 1824 and 1828. Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

St Stephen, first Christian martyr c36 (1493). Stephen was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death. From the Bible (Acts 7:57)

Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). Artist: Gustave Dore
Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, having been found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews, being stoned to death

The martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (19th century)

Tom, Jerry and Logic in the Press Yard, Newgate prison, London, 1821

Bull of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC (16th century)

The Confession of Richard Brandon, 1649. Richard Brandon (d1649) was the executioner who beheaded King Charles I of England in 1649, as well as a number of other Royalists

Charles I (1600-1649) King of England, 1824. The execution of Charles for treason at Whitehall, London, on 30 January 1649. He is kneeling in prayer, watched by the executioner, Richard Brandon

Protestants burned at the stake for refusing to deny their faith, Smithfield, London, 1556
A priest, 4 laymen and 2 women burned at the stake at Smithfield, London, 27 January 1556, for refusing to deny their Protestant belief. Reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary). Wood engraving 1848

John Oldcastle, Lollard leader
John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, Lollard leader, condemned as heretic for denying transubstaniation and hung and burnt hanging in St Giless Fields, London, 1417

Burning of John Badby for heresy, 1410 (1848)
Burning of John Badby (d.1410) at Smithfield, London, for heresy. A tailor from Worcester, he was a Lollard and follower of Wycliffe. Denied transubstantiation. Wood engraving, 1848

Spanish Execution of Huguenots, c1565. Spanish tyranny in Nertherlands

Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn at Brussels during Spanish tyranny in Netherlands, 1568

Protestants in the Netherlands executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73)
Protestants in the Netherlands being executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73). Copperplate engraving

Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Incident reported by war correspondent in Moukden. Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries suspected of Russian sympathies

Japanese spies being hanged, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Japanese spies being hanged by Russian military command. Russo-Japanese War 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 13 March 1904

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