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O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret, c1890. Creator" O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret: therewith vent thy rage, if rage or other passion wring thee", c1890
St. Nicolas... saves the lives of..Innocent People... 1888, (1965). Creator: Il ya RepinSt. Nicolas, the Miracle-worker, saves the lives of Three Innocent People wrongly condemned to be executed in Mira in Lykia, 1888, (1965). St Nicholas saving three innocents from execution
Captain Cameron and the other Abyssinian Captives, c1864. Creator: UnknownCaptain Cameron and the other Abyssinian Captives, c1864. Captain Charles Cameron, British Consul in Ethiopia, (far right)
Souls condemned to Hell, second half of the 15th century, (1849). Creator: KellerhovenSouls condemned to Hell, second half of the 15th century, (1849). The dead are brought naked in chains, before being cooked in a fire by devils. Below is Satan on his throne
Il Ballo dell Orso, 1815. Creator: Bartolomeo PinelliIl Ballo dell Orso, 1815. A bear, chained and muzzled, is forced to dance to earn coins for its master. Dogs in miniature outfits walk on their hind legs as the crowd looks on
Ere the horn at the Gate of the Barbican Tower, was blown with a loud twenty-trumpeter power, from The Ingoldsby Legends, pub. 1907 (colour lithograph), 1907. Scene from The Lay of St
St Paul before the Governor of Caesarea, Felix, and his Wife, Drusilla, c1810-1844
The Punishment of Loki, 1925. Loki is a giant in Norse mythology, who is bound to a rock by the other gods and forced to have poison from a snake dropped on his face
Chained bull
The Madonna with the Monkey, c1498, (1906). Artist: Albrecht DurerThe Madonna with the Monkey, c1498, (1906). From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co. Limited, London, 1906]
Mrs. Judson Takes Her Child To Her Chained Husband, c1912. Adoniram Judson, Jr. (1788-1850), American Congregationalist and later Baptist missionary
Vercingetorix imprisoned in the Tullianum in Rome, c52-46 BC (1882-1884). The Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix was chosen as king by the Arverni
The Bathos, 18th century. Artist: Thomas ClerkThe Bathos, 18th century. Time expiring, collapsed against a broken column, with the blade of his scythe snapped and his hour glass smashed, blowing out smoke from his broken pipe
Paul Before Felix, 18th century. Artist: DB PyetPaul Before Felix, 18th century. Paul, with his hands chained, stands before the governor Felix, defending himself. A Roman soldier to the left of Paul leans against his spear looking very bored
The Helplessness of Man Against Destiny, 1899. Artist: JF WeberThe Helplessness of Man Against Destiny, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899
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
A Kingdom, 19th century. Artist: Alfred CrowquillA Kingdom, 19th century. Cartoon depicting the king (either George IV or his successor William IV) chained by his duties and burdened with the political issues of the day
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
Cardinal Beaufort, 1860. Artist: J WhiteCardinal Beaufort, 1860. A 19th-century engraving after the painting Joan of Arc before Cardinal Beaufort. Joan, in chains, is interrogated by Henry Beaufort, Cardinal of Winchester in Rouen Prison
Perseus and Andromeda, 17th century. Artist: Carle van LooPerseus and Andromeda, 17th century. The hero Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
The chaining of prisoners, Sakhalin, Russia, 1890s. Artist: Innokenty Ignatievich PavlovskyThe chaining of prisoners, Sakhalin, Russia, 1890s. A large island off the Pacific coast of Siberia, Sakhalin became the site of prison labour camps known as katorga from 1857
Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. Artist: Michel de MarollesPerseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
Claudio and Isabella, 1850. Artist: William Holman HuntClaudio and Isabella, 1850. From the The Makins Collection
Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. Artist: W WalkerPerseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775
Cerberus, chained by Hercules, infects the Earth with his foam, 1774. Artist: W WalkerCerberus, chained by Hercules, infects the Earth with his foam, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774
Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1733. Artist: Bernard PicartPerseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
St Denis in chains before Sisinnius, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus stand before Sisinnius in chains. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD)
The martyrdom of St Denis, 1317. On the orders of Sisinnius, St Denis is martyred on a brazier, watched by St Eleutherius and St Rusticus
Sisinnius exhorts St Denis to renounce his faith, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus, in chains, stand before Sisinnius who attempts to order them to repudiate Christianity
The Crucifixion of St Denis, 1317. St Eleutherius and St Rusticus look on as St Denis is crucified on the orders of Sisinnius
St Denis before Sissinius, 1317. The saint and his companions St Eleutherius and St Rusticus, are brought before Sisinnius in chains
St Denis is thrown into the furnace, 1317. St Eleutherius and St Rusticus, in chains, look on as their companion is tortured on the orders of Sisinnius
St Denis in chains, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus are taken to prison on the orders of Sisinnius. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD)
St Denis taken to Sisinnius, 1317St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius taken by the gaoler to Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves
Two Monkeys, 1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the ElderTwo Monkeys, 1562. From the collection of the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin
Prometheus Bound, c1640. Artist: Jacob JordaensPrometheus Bound, 1640. Hermes, messenger of the gods, watches as the eagle swoops down to peck out the liver of the chained Prometheus. Each night the liver regenerated
Joan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Artist: Paul DelarocheJoan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Joan, in chains, is interrogated by a prelate in scarlet. Behind his chair a secretary stands recording the interrogation in a book
St Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Artist: RaphaelSt Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Behind an iron grille, an angel in a blaze of heavenly light touches St Paul who is chained to his sleeping guards. The angel releases him
Bronze matrix for making decorative plaques for helmets, 8th centuryViking bronze matrix for making decorative plaques for helmets, showing a man with an axe holding a chained bear, from Torslunda, Bjornhovda, Sweden
John Howard (1726-1790), 1880. Howard, English philanthropist and prison reformer, visiting a prison during his investigation of prison conditions
Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, 1493. Hus (1369-1415) was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John Wycliffe
Jumbo the African elephant, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus
St Nicholas saving three innocents from execution, c1888. Artist: Il ya RepinSt Nicholas saving three innocents from execution, c1888. The model for Santa Claus due to his reputation for secret gift-giving, St Nicholas (300-399) was Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor
Transportation to Australia, c1830. A convict in chains bidding farewell, perhaps for ever, before being rowed out to join the convict ship bound for Australia
The Senator, 19th century
Constellations of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Artist: Sidney HallConstellation of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Andromeda shown chained to the rock as told in the Greek legend. From Uranias Mirror. (London, c1820)
Constellation of Andromeda, 1723. Andromeda chained to rocks waiting for rescue by Perseus. German astronomer and lawyer Johannes Bayer (1572-1625)