Cruel Collection (page 5)

A Gentoo Woman burning herself on the Funeral Pile of her Husband, 18th century. Artist: Samuel Wale
A Gentoo Woman burning herself on the Funeral Pile of her Husband, 18th century. The practice of Sati or widow-burning was finally banned in India in 1846. (Gentoo is a corruption of Telugu)

Bear and Monkey, 13th century, (1833). Dancing bears and monkeys would peform in the public streets. Illustration after a book of prayers in the Harleian Collection of the British Library

A bear standing on his head, 14th century, (1833). An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London, 1833)

Tutored Bear, 14th century, (1833). The teaching of bears to imitate the actions of men. An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London, 1833)

Sir Matthew Hale, 17th century Lord Chief Justice of England, (1808). Artist: J Chapman
Sir Matthew Hale, 17th century Lord Chief Justice of England, (1808). It was Hales (1609-1676) opinion that The husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife

Prisoner Receives Torture, (1885). Based on a popular print from Details of true historical crimes and atrocities, c18th century

Jesus Crowned with Thorns, (1870). A wood engraving after a work by Durer of c1512. Illustration from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

Sir Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England, (1829). Artist: H Robinson
Sir Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England, (1829). It was Hales (1609-1676) opinion that The husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife

The Mode of training Blood Hounds in St Domingo and of exercising them by Chasseurs, 1805. Artist: John Barlow
The Mode of training Blood Hounds in St Domingo and of exercising them by Chasseurs, 1805. A French soldier showing a negro slave to a pack of caged bloodhounds

Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Marble bust of the Emperor Caligula. Caligula (12-41 AD) was the third Roman Emperor, ruling from 37 until he was assassinated in 41

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

The Crucifixion of St Denis, 1317. St Eleutherius and St Rusticus look on as St Denis is crucified on the orders of Sisinnius

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius, 1317
Flagellation of St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius, on the orders of Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, 1317
Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, on the orders of Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves

Massacre of the inhabitants of Paris, May 1413, (1484). Episode during the civil war between the Armagnacs and the Bourguignons

Massacre of the Armagnacs by the Bourguignons, Paris, 1418, (1484)
Massacre of the Armagnacs by the Bourguignons, Paris, May-June 1418, (1484). Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

All will fall, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
All will fall, 1799. Plate 19 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Bacchus, 1560. Artist: Valerio di Simone Cioli
Bacchus, 1560. Statue in the Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy. It shows Pietro Barbino, Cosimo Is court dwarf, as Bacchus, riding a tortoise

A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

Tetradrachm of King Gotarzes II of Parthia (ruled 40-51BC)
Tetradrachm of King Gotarzes II (ruled 40-51 BC): obverse. He was known for being especially cruel, and had a troubled reign

British prison life, 1907. Treadmill for hard labour, and punishment with the cat-o-nine-tails. France was suffering from gangs of thugs called the Apaches at this time

February - Cutting Weather, 1839. Artist: George Cruikshank
February - Cutting Weather, 1839. A typical day at Dr Swishtails Academy. Boys at their desks look on as the schoolmaster punishes a boy by flogging him with the birch

Torturing a prisoner on the rack, Middle Ages. A 19th-century representation of a medieval torture device in use, from World of Wonders, published by Cassell and Co, (London, 1894)

The Little Red Man from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Cruelty in Perfection, 1790. Creator: J Bell
Cruelty in Perfection, 1790

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