Criminal Collection

The Death of General Gordon, Khartoum, 26 January 1885, 1893 (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Revelling with Harlots, plate III of A Rakes Progress, 1735. Tom Rakewell and a companion consorting with harlots in a tavern

The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Artist: William Morris
The Strawberry Thief, 1883

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). English highwayman Richard Turpin (1706-1739) whose exploits were romanticised following his execution for horse theft

Bill Sykes, 1939. William Bill Sikes is a character from the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). From the Dickens Character Series produced by Copes Cigarettes, 1939

Misanthrope, 1568. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Misanthrope, 1568. From the collection of the Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy

Le Coup de Lance, 1620. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Le Coup de Lance, 1620. At the Crucifixion the soldier pierces Christs side to make sure he is dead. At bottom right, the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle turn aside in despair

Tableau synoptic des traits physionomiques: pour servir a l etude du " portrait parle", ca. 1909

The Youngers, American outlaws, c1868-1876 (1954). Left to right: Bob, Rhetta, James and Cole. The brothers formed part of the notorious James-Younger gang, with Jesse and Frank James

Brixton purgatory, 1822. Prisoners Theodore Hook, William Cobbett, Henry Hunt and Thomas Wooler on the treadmill at Brixton Prison

The Crucifixion; Spinola Hours, about 1510-1520. Creator: Master of James IV of Scotland
The Crucifixion; Spinola Hours, about 1510-1520

Assassination scene - miniature from a manuscript, about 1420

Judith Slaying Holofernes (Jael Slaying Sisera); Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469. Illustration from "Barlaam und Josaphat", a romance in verse, by Rudolf von Ems

The Crucifixion; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, about 1471. Creator: Lieven van Lathem
The Crucifixion; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, about 1471

The Crucifixion; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf Master
The Crucifixion; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440

The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Assassination of the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. Soldiers slice off the top of Becket's head before killing him

The King of Cyprus Killed by his Brothers Persecutors, c1360s; Chroniques (Book Three), about 1480-1483

A Horseman and Two Robbers; Fables, third quarter of 15th century. Creator: Unknown
A Horseman and Two Robbers; Fables: Exemplum de Tribus Latronibus: Defensio Curatorum Adversus Fratres Mendicantes, 1357: De Balsamo (Ch)

Phyllis Hanging Herself from a Tree and Medea Killing her Children; Roman de la Rose, about 1405

June Calendar Page with Junius Brutus (?) and Zodiacal Sign of Gemini; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s

The Hanging of Ishbosheth's Murderers; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown
The Hanging of Ishbosheth's Murderers; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410

A Robber, about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I
A Robber, about 1873-1883. A masked man, wearing only rags, with an assortment of odd bundles

Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime, about 1805-1806

The Ransom, 1860-1862. Creator: John Everett Millais
The Ransom, 1860-1862

Death of Messalina, about 1704/1712. Creator: Francesco Solimena
Death of Messalina, about 1704/1712. Additional Info: Solimena here represents the murder of Messalina, third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, who had a reputation for promiscuity

The Crucifixion, before 1450. Creator: Dreux Bude Master
The Crucifixion, before 1450. This crowded and colourful panel displays the story of Christ's Crucifixion along with episodes of damnation and salvation

Japanese Criminals Crucified and Beheaded, 1863-1868. Creator: Felice Beato
Japanese Criminals Crucified and Beheaded, 1863-1868. A row of three decapitated heads sit on a wooden pole. In the background is the crucified body of the servant Sokichi

Crucifixion and Gokumon, 1863-1868. Creator: Felice Beato
Crucifixion and Gokumon, 1863-1868. A row of three decapitated heads sit on a wooden pole. In the background is the crucified body of the servant Sokichi

Protesters looting shops in Piccadilly, London, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Protesters looting shops in Piccadilly, London, 1886. Men encouraged to loot shops during a meeting of the Socialist leader John Burns in Trafalgar Square on 8 February 1886

Mob of Paris rioters drowning a police agent, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Mob of Paris rioters drowning a police agent, 1871

"Brigands and Captives" by Layraud, in the French Gallery, International Exhibition, 1871. Engraving of a painting

Burned Village, study, 1878-1879. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Burned Village, study, 1878-1879

Les voleurs et l'âne (The Thieves and the Donkey)
Les voleurs et l'ane (The Thieves and the Donkey), 1869-1870. Found in the Collection of the Galleria d'arte moderna, Milano

A Salteador in Town; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown
A " Salteador" in Town; A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. [Figure in a poncho, possibly a highwayman]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

The Parable of the Good Shepherd, 1565. Creator: Philip Galle
The Parable of the Good Shepherd, 1565

Berson. Samuel. 28 ans, ne le 3 / ? / 65 a Dinabourg (Russie). Tailleur d habits
Berson. Samuel. 28 ans, ne le 3/?/65 a Dinabourg (Russie). Tailleur d habits. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. 1894

Auvin. Henri. 37 ans, ne a St-Meme (Charente-Inferieure). Chaudronnier. Anarchiste. 1/3/94. 1894

Arrest of Beaury for the assassination plot in Paris, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Arrest of Beaury for the assassination plot in Paris, 1870

Church at Oropos, attended by the Greek brigands and their prisoners, 1870

House at Oropos where the Englishmen were confined, 1870. Creator: Unknown
House at Oropos where the Englishmen were confined, 1870. Engraving of a sketch by John Ellis of...the schoolmaster's house in the village, where...the English gentlemen, Messrs

Trial of the Greek brigands at Athens, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Trial of the Greek brigands at Athens, 1870

Greek brigands brought prisoners to Athens, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Greek brigands brought prisoners to Athens, 1870. The murder of the English gentlemen, Messrs

Burglars in the suburbs of Peking: the thieves caught in the act, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Burglars in the suburbs of Peking: the thieves caught in the act, 1909

Gunmen Jury, [N.Y.], 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunmen Jury, [N.Y.], 1912

Lieut. Chas. Becker at Sing-Sing, Sheriff Harburger, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Chas. Becker at Sing-Sing, Sheriff Harburger, 1912

Political Assassination in England!: the Murder of Sir Curzon Wyllie
Political Assassination in England: the Murder of Sir Curzon Wyllie... 1909....drawn...by our special artist, Cyrus Cuneo...From Material Supplied By Mr. D. W

Jack Rose, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Jack Rose, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Jacob Rosenzweig (1875-1947) an American gambler and who was a witness in the Becker-Rosenthal murder trial in New York City

Jack Rose -- the Bronx - 7th Insp. Dist. between c1910 and c1915. Shows Jacob Rosenzweig (1875-1947) an American gambler and who was a witness in the Becker-Rosenthal murder trial in New York City

Harry Vallon, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry Vallon, between c1910 and c1915

Caron, between c1910 and 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Caron, between c1910 and 1914

Body of Dago Frank being carried to hearse, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Body of Dago Frank being carried to hearse, 1914

J.P. Farrell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.P. Farrell, between c1910 and c1915. Probably shows John Paul Farrell, a tenement janitor and burglar, who built bombs which killed two women and wounded others

J.P. Farrell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.P. Farrell, between c1910 and c1915. Probably shows John Paul Farrell, a tenement janitor and burglar, who built bombs which killed two women and wounded others

(Man accused of killing Benton) Maj. Rodolfo Fierro & Villa, 1914. Shows General Francisco "Pancho" Villa (1878-1923) during the Mexican Revolution

Two women being abducted by three masked men, 1639. Creator: Abraham Bosse
Two women being abducted by three masked men, 1639

A rake's progress. Plate 3. The tavern scene, 1735. Creator: William Hogarth
A rake's progress. Plate 3. The tavern scene, 1735

"The Rape Of Polyxena", by Professor Pio Fedi, in the Loggia at Florence, 1868

Harry K. Thaw, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry K. Thaw, between c1910 and c1915

John N. Anhut, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
John N. Anhut, between c1910 and c1915

"The Massacre Of The Innocents" (Royal Academy Gold Medal)
"The Massacre Of The Innocents" (Royal Academy Gold Medal, Sculpture), By Mr. Henry Wiles, 1868

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Donald Trump, 2010s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Donald Trump, 2010s, (2023). American politician and media personality Donald Trump (born 1946) served as the 45th US president from 2017 to 2021

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Crucifixion [middle panel], 1380s

Circle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent, from Dan... ca
Circle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent, from Dantes Inferno, Canto XXVV, ca. 1825-27

Everyman, ca. 1558. Creators: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Pieter van der Heyden
Everyman, ca.1558

Cain Killing Abel, 1511. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Cain Killing Abel, 1511

Ricois. Charles-Victor. 48 ans, ne le 21 / 3 / 46 a Orleans
Ricois. Charles-Victor. 48 ans, ne le 21/3/46 a Orleans. Employe au Journal Officiel. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. 1894

The Thieves on the Roof Awaken the Merchant, Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
The Thieves on the Roof Awaken the Merchant", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of His Fellow Prisoners

Landru - Bluebeard of France!, 1921, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Landru - Bluebeard of France!, 1921, (1933). French serial killer Henri Desire Landru (1869-1922), nicknamed The Bluebeard of Gambais, killed at least ten women (and one man) between 1915 and 1919

Assassination of Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Budapest, Hungary, 1848 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581, 1885, (1965). Detail

Two men in thieving... 1855. Creator: Karl Anders Ekman
Two men in thieving... 1855

Italian bandit, 1870. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Italian bandit, 1870

Police dogs, policeman, and thief, New York City, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Police dogs, policeman, and thief, New York City, 1912

Policeman, police dog treeing tramp, New York City, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Policeman, police dog treeing tramp, New York City, 1912

Policeman, police dog, waiting for thief, New York City, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Policeman, police dog, waiting for thief, New York City, 1912

The dentist, 1523. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The dentist, 1523. A dentist, clad in a large, fanciful hat and an ornate robe, probing the teeth of a clearly agonised, impoverished peasant

Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Gunmen convicted of killing Herman Rosenthal; en route to Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York

Schrank under arrest, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Schrank under arrest, 1912. John F. Schrank's attempted assassination of U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt in Oct. 1912

White House Hotel, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
White House Hotel, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the building where John F. Schrank lived before his attempted assassination of U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt in 1912

Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810

Taking Becker to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taking Becker to Sing Sing, 1912

John Schrank in Milwaukee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
John Schrank in Milwaukee, between c1910 and c1915. John F. Schrank's attempted assassination of U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt in Oct. 1912

The robber Giuseppe De Cesaris, c.1833. Creator: Podesti, Francesco (1800-1895)
The robber Giuseppe De Cesaris, c.1833. Private Collection

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