Criminal Collection (page 22)

French popular woodcut used for illustrating murders, c1840 (1964). A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964

ES Willard, British actor, as Jim the Penman, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
ES Willard, British actor, as Jim the Penman, 1887. Jim the Penman is a play by Sir Charles Young, 7th Baronet, first performed in 1886

Indian scalping his dead enemy, 19th century

Punishment of the Tcha, China, 1796. Artist: Hall
Punishment of the Tcha, China, 1796. A criminal with his head in a tcha, or cangue, a type of portable pillory

A Sergeant at Arms to the king arrests a militia looter, 1290-1330 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume II, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine

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

John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1866 (1955)
John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Surratt (1844-1916), pictured here in Papal Zouave uniform, was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln

Samuel Arnold, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865(1955). Arnold (1834-1906) was involved in two unsuccessful attempts to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln with the intention of holding him for

Edward Spangler, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Spangler (1825-1875) worked at Fords Theatre in Washington DC at the time when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated there by John

George Atzerodt, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Atzerodt (1835-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham

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

Judith and Holofernes, 1870. After the painting of c1495 by Andrea Mantegna in the collection of the Louvre, Paris. The Jewish heroine Judith was living in Bethulia when it was besieged by

Matamore captain, hired killer, Spanish type, 17th century (1882-1884). Cyrano de Bergerac. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel

The murder of Tsar Paul I of Russia, March 1801 (1882-1884). Paul I (1754-1801) became Emperor of Russia in 1796. He was determined to turn the Russian nobility, which he saw as decadent and corrupt

The Marquise de Brinvilliers before execution, 1676 (1956). Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (1630-1676)

Keep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Keep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Stereoscopic card detail

Fannins atrocity: murder of an American planter, c late 18th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Sack of Puerto Principe, Hispaniola, by Captain Morgan, 1667 (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who

Captain Morgans defeat of the Spanish fleet, 1660s (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

Francois l Ollonois, 17th century French buccaneer, c1880. L Ollonois was a notorious pirate noted for his brutality. Operating mainly in the West Indies he progressed from slave to Pirate King

Attack on the captain of the Rose, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Butch Cassidy, American outlaw, 1894-1896 (1954). Born Robert Leroy Parker in Beaver, Utah, in 1866, Butch Cassidy was a notorious train robber

A disputed photograph of the train robber and outlaw Sam Bass, c1877-1878 (1954). Bass is alleged to be the seated figure in the centre

Billy the Kid, American gunman and outlaw, c1877-1881 (1954). Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid became on of the Wests most notorious figures. He also went by the alias William H Bonney

The blotter on the man who killed Robert Ford, c1892 (1954). Robert Ford was the man who killed the famous outlaw Jesse James in 1882. He was himself murdered in 1892, shot by Edward O Kelley

Robert Ford, the killer of the outlaw Jesse James, c1880s (1954). By 1882, with his gang depleted through deaths, arrests, defections and retirements

Wanted poster, c1868-1882 (1954). Poster offering a $25, 000 reward from the St Louis Midland Railroad for the arrest and conviction of the outlaw Jesse James

The children of Jesse James, c1881-1883 (1954). Jesse Jr and Mary, the children of American outlaw Jesse James and his wife Zerelda

James Younger, American outlaw, c1869-1876 (1954). Together with his brothers Cole, John and Bob, James Younger formed part of the notorious James-Younger gang, with Jesse and Frank James

Bob Younger, American outlaw, 1876 (1954). From a photograph taken at the time of his capture. Together with his brothers Cole, John and Jim

Jesse James, American outlaw, c1869-1882 (1954). A leading member of the James-Younger gang, Jesse James was one of the most notorious outlaws of the American West, robbing banks

The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954). Joseph Hetherington and Philander Brace were executed for four murders by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco

Gold escort attacked by bushrangers, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Gold escort attacked by bushrangers, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

The Murder of the actor William Mountford, 1692, (19th century)

The pillory in Japan before the revolution, 1895. Artist: Hildibrand
The pillory in Japan before the revolution, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XIV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

An executioner, Rewah (Rewa), India, 1922. Artist: Bourne and Shepherd
An executioner, Rewah (Rewa), India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

The Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century. Artist: W Small
The Murder of Cenulph (d821), King of Mercia, 19th century

A scene from Macbeth, c17th century

Bransby Williams (1870-1961), actor, 1911-1912. Artist: Reinhold Thiele
Bransby Williams (1870-1961), actor, 1911-1912. Seen here as Fagin from Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1911-1912, The Process Year Book, volume 17

A Rakes Progress - 4: The Arrest, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 4: The Arrest, 1733 (1904). Tom Rakewell heads for a royal levee at St Jamess Palace, London, in his sedan chair. He is stopped by two bailiffs, who arrest him for debt

A Rakes Progress - 3: The The Orgy, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 3: The The Orgy, 1733. Tom Rakewell is in the Rose Tavern, on Drury Lane, London, being relieved of his pocket watch by two women

Cain slaying Abel, 1511 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Cain slaying Abel, 1511 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Spanish Contrabandistas, c1860s. Artist: W Ridgway
Spanish Contrabandistas, c1860s. From the picture in the collection of the Queen at Osborne

Henry VIII Monk Hunting, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Henry VIII Monk Hunting, 1850. A satirical illustration on the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Dissolution of the Monasteries was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536

The garrotte of an inmate, (1888), 1920s
The garrotte of an inmate in 1888. Due to the development of banditry, General Marin declared the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and Santa Clara under siege in 1888

The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Artist: W Hecht
The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Bohemian general Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Assassination of President Lincoln, Washington DC, 1865 (c1880). On Good Friday, 14th April 1865, while at Fords Theatre, Washington

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