Death Penalty Collection

The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. Creator: Jan August Hendrik Leys
The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. This scene is set in the artist's native Antwerp, identifiable because of the famous church spire in the distance

Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614. Creator: Pieter Lastman
Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614. Other Title(s): Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar (Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris)

Je compte sur vous pour signer, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je compte sur vous pour signer, 19th century. Philanthropists of the Day - I'm counting on you to sign my petition for the abolition of the death penalty

Le chatiment des denonciateurs de Laon; quadruple execution capitale a Vincennes...1920. Creator: Unknown
Le chatiment des denonciateurs de Laon; quadruple execution capitale a Vincennes, le 15 mai 1920: la mise en joue, 1920. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Execution of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793. Creator: Charles Benazech
Execution of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793

Portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the temple, c1815. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the temple, c1815

Farewell from Louis XVI to his family, January 20, 1793. Creator: Unknown
Farewell from Louis XVI to his family, January 20, 1793

Portrait of a man, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a man, c1800

Le dernier jour d'un condamne, 1833. Creator: Célestin Nanteuil
Le dernier jour d'un condamne, 1833

Farewell of Louis XVI to his family, January 20, 1793, between 1788 and 1798. Creator: Unknown
Farewell of Louis XVI to his family, January 20, 1793, between 1788 and 1798

Execution of Marie-Antoinette, October 16, 1793, between 1793 and 1798. Creator: Unknown
Execution of Marie-Antoinette, October 16, 1793, between 1793 and 1798

Execution of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793, between 1793 and 1798. Creator: Unknown
Execution of Louis XVI, January 21, 1793, between 1793 and 1798

Portrait of Marguerite-Élie Guadet (1758-1793), member of the Convention, 1789. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Marguerite-Elie Guadet (1758-1793), member of the Convention, 1789

Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) at the temple, c1793. Creator: Unknown
Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) at the temple, c1793

Portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the temple, c1815. Creator: Alexander Kucharsky
Portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the temple, c1815

Louis XVI's farewell to his family, January 20, 1793, 1794. Creator: Jean-Jacques Hauer
Louis XVI's farewell to his family, January 20, 1793, 1794

Louis XVI at the temple, 1814. Creator: Jean-Franois Garnerey
Louis XVI at the temple, 1814

Capital execution, Place de la Revolution, c1793. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Capital execution, Place de la Revolution, c1793

Cimon and Pero, mid-17th century. Creator: Barthel Beham
Cimon and Pero, mid-17th century

They cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him, c1840. Creator: George Presbury
They cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him, c1840. Biblical scene, from John 19: 6: When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him

Incidents in Venners Rising and the execution of the rebel leaders, 1661 (1903). Thomas Venner (d1661) was a rebel who became the the last leader of the Fifth Monarchy Men

Portrait of Charles Julius Guiteau (1841-1882), July 4, 1881

Glimpses of Old Newgate - Exercise Ground for Condemned Men, c1900. Creator: Rotophot
Glimpses of Old Newgate - Exercise Ground for Condemned Men, c1900. Newgate Prison, dating back to the 12th century, was originally located at the site of Newgate

Glimpses of Old Newgate - Interior of Scaffold, c1900. Creator: Rotophot
Glimpses of Old Newgate - Interior of Scaffold, c1900. Newgate Prison, dating back to the 12th century, was originally located at the site of Newgate

Glimpses of Old Newgate - Burial Ground of Executed Prisoners, c1900. Creator: Rotophot
Glimpses of Old Newgate - Burial Ground of Executed Prisoners, c1900. Newgate Prison, dating back to the 12th century, was originally located at the site of Newgate

An execution on the Place de la Revolution, c. 1793. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The prisoners of Saint-Lazare, ca 1794. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)
The prisoners of Saint-Lazare, ca 1794. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Corridor of the Saint-Lazare Prison, c. 1793. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)
Corridor of the Saint-Lazare Prison, c. 1793. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Act of Justice, 1794. Creator: Anonymous
Act of Justice, 1794. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The arrest of Cecile Renault on May 22, 1794 at the apartment of Robespierre, c. 1798. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Titus Manlius, c. 1535. Creator: Pencz, Georg (1500 / 02-1550)
Titus Manlius, c.1535. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The execution of Alexander Kvyatkovsky und Andrey Presnyakov on November 16, 1880. From " Le Monde Illustre", 1880. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Death of Murat, (1815), 1816. Creator: Unknown
The Death of Murat, (1815), 1816. Joachim Murat (1767- 1815) Marshal of France under the reign of Napoleon, captured by King Ferdinand IV of Naples, imprisoned in the Castello di Pizzo

The execution of Robespierre on 28 July 1794, 1794. Private Collection

The Nihilists carried to Execution in St. Petersburg, ca 1881. Artist: Anonymous
The Nihilists carried to Execution in St. Petersburg, ca 1881. Private Collection

The execution of the Nihilists, ca 1881. Artist: Anonymous
The execution of the Nihilists, ca 1881. Private Collection

Robespierre and his accomplices being led to their execution, 1794. Artist: Demachy, Pierre-Antoine (1723-1807)
Robespierre and his accomplices being led to their execution, 1794. Private Collection

The distribution of milk at Saint-Lazare prison, ca 1794. Artist: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)
The distribution of milk at Saint-Lazare prison, ca 1794. Private Collection

The execution of Robespierre and his supporters on 28 July 1794. Artist: Anonymous
The execution of Robespierre and his supporters on 28 July 1794. Found in the collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Call for the Last Victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794). Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

Le Matin: At the Foot of the Scaffold, 1893. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Le Matin: At the Foot of the Scaffold, 1893. From a private collection

Lord Saye and Sele Brought Before Jack Cade, 1886. Artist: W Ridgway
Lord Saye and Sele Brought Before Jack Cade, 1886. Jack Cade (d1450) was leader of the Kentish Rebellion during the reign of Henry VI

Martyrs at Smithfield, London, c1600 (1904)
Martyrs at Smithfield, c1600, (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]. (Colorised black and white print)

A Pirate hanged at Execution Dock, c1795. Artist: Robert Dodd
A Pirate hanged at Execution Dock, c1795. Situated on the bank of the Thames at Wapping, London, Execution Dock was a place of execution for pirates

The execution of the Duke of Monmouth, Tower Hill, London, 15 July 1685 (1903). James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685), an illegitimate son of Charles II (1630-1685)

The execution of the Earl of Strafford on Tower Hill, London, 12 May 1641 (1903). Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641) was Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1632 until 1639

The execution of King Charles I, 30 January 1649, c1735 (1903). Charles I (1600-1649), was King of England, Scotland and Ireland

Execution of three Carthusian martyrs, Tyburn, London, 1535 (1904). Artist: Nicolas Beatrizet
Execution of three Carthusian martyrs, Tyburn, London, 1535 (1904). On 19 June 1535, three monks of the London Charterhouse were executed at Tyburn

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