Captivity Collection (page 7)

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Close-up of a great battle. The Australians are bringing in a wounded prisoner, 1942 (1944). The Battle of El Alamein, Egypt, 1942. From The Eighth Army [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1944]

Arrival of General Cronje at Modder River as a prisoner of war, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Escorted by the City Imperial Volunteers Mounted Infantry

Boer prisoners of war, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boer prisoners of war, South Africa, 2nd Boer War, 1900. Cronjes men at Modder River waiting to be assigned to tents in the British prison camp

A Spanish spy in camp, Spanish-American War, 1898. Scene showing a captured Spanish spy being brought before two US Army officers

The slave trade in Africa: a gang on the march, c1875

Comanches carrying off a captive girl, c1860

The death of the Marquis de Condorcet, 1794 (1882-1884). Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794) was a French Enlightenment philosopher and sociologist

Michael O Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). A former Confederate soldier, O Laughlen (1840-1867) was an old friend of John Wilkes Booth

Dr Samuel Mudd, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Mudd (1833-1883) was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Also known as Lewis Payne, Powell (1844-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate

Vercingetorix imprisoned in the Tullianum in Rome, c52-46 BC (1882-1884). The Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix was chosen as king by the Arverni

German prisoners of war beside the ruins of the basilica of Albert, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

German prisoners of war, Sambre, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German prisoners of war, Sambre, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Cronjes Captive Warriors, the Docks, Paardeberg, South Africa, 1900. Soldiers of Piet Cronjes Boer Army after surrendering to Field Marshal Lord Roberts after the Battle of Paardeberg

Gypsies and dancing bears on the road. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gypsies and dancing bears on the road. Stereoscopic card detail

General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
General Cronjes principal commanders after surrendering, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Roberts

Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, South Africa, 1900-1902. Stereoscopic card details

Captive Cupid, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

At Jamrachs, London, 1887
At Jamrach s, London, 1887. Charles Jamrach was a dealer in wild animals, whose premises were on The Highway in East London. A print from The Illustrated London News, 19th Febuary 1887

Captain John Smith taken prisoner by the Indians, Virgina, 1607 (c1880). John Smith, a member of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, was captured by Native Americans and brought before their chief

Pocahontas saves Captain Smiths life, 1607 (c1880). John Smith, a member of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, after being captured by Native Americans and brought before their chief, Powhatan

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

The selling and branding of slaves before being put aboard a ship, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Chained and yoked slaves on the march to the trading station, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Mud Hall, the last prison occupied by the British officers at Pretoria, South Africa, 1901
Interior of Mud Hall, the last prison occupied by the British officers at Pretoria, South Africa, 1901. Prison for British officers captured by the Boers. Stereoscopic card

The overpowered Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The overpowered Boer prisoners resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, 1900. General Piet Cronjes men, captured by the British at the Battle of Paardeberg. Stereoscopic card

Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower through Traitors Gate, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII

Capture of the King of Delhi by Captain Hodson, 1858, (c1860). Bahadur Shah II, last Mughal emperor of India, in the custody of a British cavalry officer, Hodson of Hodsons Horses

The Dying Gaul, Capitol, Rome, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Dying Gaul, (1893). An ancient Roman marble copy of a lost ancient Greek statue. From the collection of the Capitoline Museums, Rome

Richard II delivered by Bolingbroke to the citizens of London, 1399, (c1400-c1425). Henry of Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, takes the captive King Richard to London

Saxon raiders, (1921). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Saxon raiders, (1921). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Boxer prisoners captured and brought in by the US 6th Cavalry, Tientsin, China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boxer prisoners captured and brought in by the US 6th Cavalry, Tientsin, China, 1901. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

St Margaret, 1886. St Margaret or Marina of Antioch was an early 4th century virgin Christian martyr. She is depicted standing on the Devil in the form of a dragon

Christ Taken Captive, 1510 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Christ Taken Captive, 1510 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Captured man-eating tiger blamed for 200 deaths, Calcutta, India, c1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Captured man-eating tiger blamed for 200 deaths, Calcutta, India, 1903. Stereoscopic card

Painting in the left transept of the Pantheon, Paris, c1880-1882. Artist: Alexandre Cabanel
Painting in the left transept of the Pantheon, Paris, c1880-1882. Left: Blanche of Castille presiding over the education of St Louis; middle: the life and works of St Louis; right

The hot iron torture, 1898. Artist: FA Brockhaus
The hot iron torture, 1898. Plate taken from In The Forbidden Land (an account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture, and ultimate release), volume II

Charles, Duke of Orleans, (1806). Artist: Gerimia
Charles, Duke of Orleans, (1806). Charles (1394-1465) was wounded and captured by the English at the Battle of Agincourt. He was held hostage

Joan of Arc examined by the Bishop of Winchester, 1431. Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc persuaded Charles VII to declare himself King of France

The Capture of Richard the Lion, 1192, (1909). Richard I of England was made prisoner by Leopold, Duke of Austria in 1192 while on his way back from the Third Crusade

Dancing Bear, 1785. Artist: C Knight
Dancing Bear, 1785. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Death Of Richard The First, 1199, (c1850). King Richard I, also referred to as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), on his deathbed

Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Artist: J Jackson
Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

German prisoners of war with their ration of bread, 1915

Sale of a Negro Slave, (1885). Artist: Eisen
Sale of a Negro Slave, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

German prisoners captured by the 3rd and 4th British Armies, Somme, France, 21-22 August, 1918. Soldiers captured by the British at the Battle of Bapaume

Christopher Columbus in chains on board the Gorda, 1490s, (c1872). Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) was sent back to Spain in chains aboard a ship called the Gorda

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