Criminal Collection (page 18)

Whitechapel - A Shady Place, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Whitechapel-A Shady Place, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Bull s-Eye, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Bull s-Eye, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Thieves Gambling, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Thieves Gambling, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Former Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham stands in the dock, as Sir Robert Peel explains his crime of incendiarism to judge King William IV

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Ahmed Agha, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Ahmed Agha, c1906-1913, (1915). Kurdish men with rifles and bullet belts, Shirwan, (eastern Turkey). A little further on we met Ahmed Agha and fifty gunmen

Otho, (32-69AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Otho, (32-69AD), 1830. Otho (32-69AD) Roman emperor for three months, from 15 January to 16 April 69, a noble from the Etruscan family, friend and courtier of Nero

T. Blood, (1618-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
T. Blood, (1618-1680), 1830. Colonel Thomas Blood (1618-1680) Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in

Ankerstrom, (1762-1792), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ankerstrom, (1762-1792), 1830. Jacob Johan Anckarstrom (1762-1792) Swedish military officer who assassinated Gustav III, king of Sweden. He was convicted and executed for regicide

Aram, (1704-1759), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Aram, (1704-1759), 1830. Eugene Aram (1704-1759) English philologist, infamous for the murder of Daniel Clark who may have been having an affair with his wife

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

The ship Montrose - Wireless Telegraphy Used To Catch A Murderer, 1910, (1933). Creator
The ship Montrose - Wireless Telegraphy Used To Catch A Murderer, 1910, (1933). Murderer Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen and his lover, Ethel le Neve, were arrested on board the Atlantic liner Montrose

Arrest of Gavrilo Princip... Sarajevo, 28 June 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Arrest of Gavrilo Princip, assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, 28 June 1914, (c1920). " The Crime of Serajevo" - the Ostensible Cause of the War

To his unspeakable horror... the moonlight reveals the head of Kesa - his love!, 1919
To his unspeakable horror and amazement the moonlight reveals the head of Kesa - his love!, 1919. The murderer is seen coming out upon the top of the steps into the moonlight

The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1881, (c1930). Creator: James Elder Christie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1881, (c1930). Illustration to a folk tale: a rat-catcher, dressed in multicoloured ( pied ) clothing

Assassination of the Emperor Leo V, (820 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Assassination of the Emperor Leo V, (820 AD)1890. Leo V the Armenian (775-820) Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820

Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise, (December 1588), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise, (December 1588), 1890. Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550-1588) founded the Catholic League and was a key figure in the French Wars of Religion

Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, (1792), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, (1792), 1816. Marie-Louise, Princesse de Lamballe )1749-1792) of the House of Savoy, Lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette was killed in a massacre of September 1792

The assassination of President Paul Doumer, 1932. Creator: Unknown
The assassination of President Paul Doumer, 1932. Reconstitution de l abominable attentat perpetre le 6 Mai 1932 contre M. le President Paul Doumer

An audacious burglary, 1932. Creator: Unknown
An audacious burglary, 1932. Un Audacieux Cambriolage. Masked robbers make a daring raid on a Paris bank in broad daylight, breaking into the safe

Shocking robbery by bandits in New York, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Shocking robbery by bandits in New York, 1932. Une Stupefiante Agression des Bandits de New-York. Rich society couple Mr and Mrs Olemberg are tied up and robbed in New York, USA

Claude Duvals House, in 1825, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Claude Duvals House, in 1825, (c1876). Claude Duval (1643-1670), French highwayman noted for his chivalry, had a house in the northern suburbs of Holloway

Mysterious affair in Beziers, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Mysterious affair in Beziers, 1930. La Mysterieuse Affaire De Beziers. Dr Laget, accused of attempting to poison his sister, is brought face-to-face with her

Police raid on an illicit distillery, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Police raid on an illicit distillery, 1930. La Police Fait Irruption Dans Une Distillerie Clandestine. Officers arrest men at an illegal alcohol distilling operation in Lille, France

Another attack in Marseille!, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Another attack in Marseille!, 1929. Encore Un Attentat A Marseille!. Three masked bandits rob a bank cashier. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 29 December 1929]

The Armenian Massacres, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Armenian Massacres, 1915. Les Massacres D Armenie. Depiction of killings during the Armenian Genocide (also known as the Armenian Holocaust)

A condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Creator: Unknown
A condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Un Condamne A Mort Parvient As Enfuir Au Pied De La Potence. A man with a noose round his neck flees from the scaffold, chased by police

Thief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Thief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Detail from crucifixion scene. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatlichen Museen, Berlin

Judith with the head of Holofernes, 1490-1495, (1943). Creator: Andrea Mantegna
Judith with the head of Holofernes, 1490-1495, (1943). Biblical story of the widow Judith who cut off the head of the Assyrian general Holofernes. Drawing in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Slaughter off the Pisistratidae, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Slaughter off the Pisistratidae, 1890. Attack of Hipparchus and Hippias sons of Pisistratus by the Tyrannicides, Harmodius and Aristogeiton at the 514 BC Panathenaic Festival

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

Elizabeth Brownrigg, Executed for Cruelty & Murder, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
Elizabeth Brownrigg, Executed for Cruelty & Murder, 1822. Portrait of Elizabeth Brownrigg (1720-1767) who was convicted of murder and hanged at Tyburn (in London) in 1767

Bampfylde Moore Carew - King of the Beggars, 1821. Creator: R Page
Bampfylde Moore Carew - King of the Beggars, 1821. Portrait of Bampfylde Moore Carew (1693-1759), English rogue, vagabond and impostor

And He That Was of Mildest Mood Did Slaye The Other There, c1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
And He That Was of Mildest Mood Did Slaye The Other There, c1880. The Babes uncle had paid two ruffians to murder them. One of the villains had a change of heart

The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, And vowed he d steal no more, 1880. From " The Queen of Hearts", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [George Routledge & Sons, London, 1880]

Away They Went The Pretty Babes, Rejoycing At That Tide c1878. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Away They Went The Pretty Babes, Rejoycing At That Tide c1878. The orphaned Babes have been told they are to be brought up in London

Edward I. while Prince of Wales, killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poison d Dagger in the Holy Land, 1773. Edward Prince of Wales (1239-1307) kills the Saracen Assassin

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)

Edmund I stabbed by Leolf the Robber, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edmund I stabbed by Leolf the Robber, 1773. Edmund I (921-46), was assassinated after six-and-a-half years as king, while attending Mass in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire

Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham, 1773. John Felton (c1595-1628) lieutenant in the English Army, stabbed George Villiers

A Questioning of a Prisoner, c. 1630. Creator: Codde, Pieter (1599-1678)
A Questioning of a Prisoner, c.1630. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

all-searching Justice, dooms to punishment the forgers, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Then my sight was livelier to explore the depth, wherein the minister of the most mighty Lord, all-searching Justice, dooms to punishment the forgers noted on her dread record, c1890

The other two look d on, exclaiming, Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!, c1890
The other two look d on, exclaiming, " Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!", c1890. The Florentine thief Agnello Brunelleschi and Cianfa Donati the serpent merging into a single body

Crippens Life at Sea, front page of the News of the World, 31 July 1910
Crippens Life at Sea, front page of the " News of the World", 31 July 1910. Headline story about murderer Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen and his lover, Ethel le Neve

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581, 1885, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581, 1885, (1965). Detail. Ivan the Terrible of Russia (1530-1584) killed his son Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich (1554-1581) in a fit of rage

Beatrice Cenci (After the Painting by Guido Reni), 1882. Creator: Unknown
Beatrice Cenci (After the Painting by Guido Reni), 1882. Beatrice Cenci (1577-1599), was a young Roman noblewoman who murdered her father, Count Francesco Cenci

John Donellan Esq. c1780. Creator: Unknown
John Donellan Esq. c1780. Portrait of Captain John Donellan who was executed for murder. In 1780, Sir Theodosius Boughton was suffering from syphilis and was being treated with mercury

Marriage A La Mode - Death of the Earl, 1745, (1830s). Creator: TE Nicholson
Marriage A La Mode - Death of the Earl, 1745, (1830s). Silvertongue has escorted the countess to the Turks Head bagnio. Her husband the Earl follows

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