Criminal Collection (page 23)

Russian convicts under military escort waiting to be ferried across the river Yenisei, Siberia, 1882. From a supplement to The Illustrated London News (11 February 1882)

The Triumph of Culture, 1914, (c1920). Artist: Bernard Partridge
The Triumph of Culture, 1914, (c1920). The German threat at the beginning of the First World War. Cartoon that originally appeared in Punch

Al Capone, 2007. Artist: Karen Humpage
Al Capone, 2007. American gangster Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899-1947) led a crime syndicate dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcohol during the time of their prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s

The Sultan of Turkey, c1880. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
The Sultan of Turkey, c1880. Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918), the last Sultan of Turkey. Called the Great Assassin, he was a despotic ruler who was deposed and exiled in 1909

Eliza Canning from the Life, c1753
A True Draught of Eliza Canning. Eliza Canning from the Life, c1753. In 1753, a young woman called Elizabeth Canning claimed to have been kidnapped and held against her will at a house in Enfield

The Cock-pit, 1759. Artist: William Hogarth
The Cock-pit, 1759. Cockfighting enthusiasts from a cross-section of society gamble and squabble. The blind Lord Albemarle Bertie (centre)

Les Galeries de Bois during the reign of Louis XIII, 17th century, c1870-1950. Artist: Ferdinand Sigismund Bac
Les Galeries de Bois during the reign of Louis XIII, 17th century, c1870-1950. French shoppers in the Galeries de Bois shopping arcade next to the Palais-Royal in Paris

Pates Assault on the Queen, 1850, (c1888). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
Pates Assault on the Queen, 1850, (c1888). Queen Victoria was assaulted by an ex-Army officer, Robert Pate, who struck her with his gun, injuring her slightly

The Modern Cains Lament, 1798. Artist: J Kay
The Modern Cains Lament, 1798. O Harrie whether shall I fly. I am this day, A Murderer of thousands, Every one that finds me will count me his Enemy and slay me

Oliver Twist, c1838. Artist: George Cruikshank
Oliver Twist, c1838. Oliver introduced to the respectable old gentleman. Fagin (cooking sausages) and the Artful Dodger welcome Oliver to their den of pickpockets

Smugglers Alarmed, 18th century. Artist: W Clerk
Smugglers Alarmed, 18th century. One man watches through the keyhole, another loads a pistol and a third hides contraband. High customs duties meant that smuggling was rife

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, late 19th century. The 35th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) was the last Sultan of Turkey

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, 19th century. Called the Great Assassin, Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) was a despotic ruler who was deposed and exiled in 1909

Edward Goldenberg Robinson, American stage and film actor, of Romanian origin, 1933
Edward Goldenberg Robinson, American stage and film actor of Romanian origin, 1933. Edward G Robinson (1893-1973) was one of Hollywoods top box office draws in the 1930s and 40s

Recognized Innocence, 1786, (1885). Artist: Binet
Recognized Innocence, 1786, (1885). The meeting of parliament between Paris and Rouen in 1786 to declare victory for wrongly condemned crimes

Henry II, King of England, 1860. Henry II (1138-1189), the first Plantagenet king of England reigned from 1154. He is seen here holding a sceptre, and below is the Murder in the Cathedral

Richard II, King of England, 1860. Portrait of the king (1367-1400) with orb and sceptre, and below, a scene showing Richard defending himself against assassins in Pontefract Castle

Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Artist: J Hall
Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 15th century. Artist: Sano di Pietro
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 15th century. Sano di Pietro (1406-1481). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Artist: Apollonio di Giovanni di Tommaso
The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 15th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Tarquinius and Lucretia, 16th or early 17th century. Artist: Jacopo Palma
Tarquinius and Lucretia, 16th or early 17th century. Sextus Tarquinius raping Lucretia, a married noblewoman. According to both Ovid and Livy, this act, and Lucretias subsequent suicide

Members of the organization Narodnaya Volya (Peoples Will), Russia, c1870s-c1880s. Narodnaya Volya was a Russian left-wing terrorist organisation

Portrait of the Vice-chancellor Nikita Panin, (1770-1837), 1792. Artist: Jean Louis Voille
Portrait of the Vice-chancellor Nikita Panin, (1770-1837), 1792. Voille, Jean Louis (1744-after 1803). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1630s. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1630s. Rubens, Peter Paul, (School). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Charlotte Corday after the murder of Marat, 1861. Artist: Paul-Jacques-Aime Baudry
Charlotte Corday after the murder of Marat, 1861. Charlotte Corday (1768-1793), a Girondin, stabbed Jean-Paul Marat, a radical Jacobin, to death in the bath at his home on 13 July 1793

The Prison Courtyard, 1890. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
The Prison Courtyard, 1890. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Baku Police form of the political criminal J Jugashvili (Stalin), 1910. Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) joined the Bolshevik movement in 1903

Portrait of the family of Princess Zinaida Yusupova, c1900. Artist: A Pasetti
Portrait of the family of Count Felix Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston, c1900. Family portrait of Princess Zinaida Yusupova (1861-1939), Felix Yusupov

Henry Morgan, 17th century Welsh buccaneer, (1873). Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

A buccaneer, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Embarkation of convicts for French Guiana, 1904. France began transporting convicts to its colony of French Guiana in 1852

Armed criminals fighting with the police, Place de la Bastille, Paris, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th August 1904

Bandits attacking a mail coach on the Moroccan frontier, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th November 1904

Audacious burglars, 1901. Illustration published in Le Petit Journal, 27th October 1901

Assassination of M. Pouzet, 1901
Assassination of M.Pouzet, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 28th April 1901

An odious communist attack, 1925. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th May 1925

Shooting of the gangster in the United States. The front cover of the L illustre Du Petit Journal, 2nd September 1934

Panic at King Humberts funeral, Rome, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th August 1900

A gun battle between a bandit and the gendarmerie, Corsica, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
A gun battle between a bandit and the gendarmerie, Corsica, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th July 1898

The assassins Albert and Marguerite Dubois, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The assassins Albert and Marguerite Dubois, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th November 1896

A revolver in the corridors of the chamber of deputies, Paris, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th November 1902

The arrest of Arton, 1895. Artist: Frederic Lix
The arrest of Arton, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st December 1895

Assassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. Artist: Lionel Noel Royer
Assassination of a Policeman by an Anarchist, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd March 1895

Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Auguste Theodore Paul de Broglie, (1834-1895), Professor of Apologetics at the Institut Cathilique in Paris, was murdered on 11th May 1895

Assassination of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic, 1894. Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio after delivering a

Trial of Sante Jeronimo Caserio, Italian anarchist and assassin, 1894. Artist: Frederic Lix
Trial of Sante Jeronimo Caserio, Italian anarchist and assassin, 1894. Caserio (1873-1894) assassinated Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic on 24th June 1894

A Knight of the Road, 1881. Artist: John Sturgess
A Knight of the Road, 1881. A highwayman holding up a coach on a lonely road. A print from the Christmas number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, (10 December 1881)

The Corsican Bandit, Jacques Bellacoscia, Surrendering to the Police, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Corsican Bandit, Jacques Bellacoscia, Surrendering to the Police, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 16th July 1892

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