Decapitation Collection (page 5)

Vishnu as Varaha, the Boar Avatar, Slays Banasur, A Demon General... ca.1800. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu as Varaha, the Boar Avatar, Slays Banasur, A Demon General: Page from an Unknown Manuscript, ca.1800. Varaha rides on Garuda and has just used his discus to behead a general riding in a chariot

Manuscript Illumination with the Beheading of Saint Paul in an Initial S, from a Gradual, ca. 1278

The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, ca. 1330-35. Creator: Giovanni Baronzio
The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, ca. 1330-35

Chiang Tzu-Ya at K un-lun, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Chiang Tzu-Ya at K un-lun, 1922. Chiang Tzu-Ya (c11th century) Chinese noble who helped kings Wen and Wu of Zhou overthrow the Shang in ancient China

Laud, (1573-1645), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Laud, (1573-1645), 1830. William Laud (1573-1645) English churchman, appointed Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 during the rule of Charles I

Devereux, Earl of Essex, (1565-1601), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Devereux, Earl of Essex, (1565-1601), 1830. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601) English nobleman and favourite of Elizabeth I

His head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel, mid 19th century. Creator
His head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel, mid 19th century. Biblical scene, from Matthew 14: 11: And his head was brought in a charger

Cinq-Mars, (1620-1642), c1830. Creator: Francois-Seraphin Delpech
Cinq-Mars, (1620-1642), c1830. Henri Coiffier de Ruze, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (1620-1642) favourite of King Louis XIII of France

King John at Poitiers, (1356), 1890. Creator: Unknown
King John at Poitiers, (1356), 1890. John II of France (1319-1364), surrounded and captured by the French army of Edward the Black Prince at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 during the Hundred Years

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c19th century, (1920). Creator: Peter Lely
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c19th century, (1920). Judith enters the tent of Holofernes, an Assyrian general and decapitate him. From " The Connoisseur Vol

Crusaders and Saracens in Battle, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Crusaders and Saracens in Battle, c1930. The European crusaders, on the left, wear chainmail and carry standards with the symbol of the crucifix. The Saracens carry bows and arrows

They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Decapitated heads of Russians are displayed on poles in front of the Sher-dor Madrasah in Registan, Samarkand

Beheading of a Saint, mid 18th century, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Beheading of a Saint, mid 18th century, (1928). Pen with wash on paper. At one time known to have been in the collection of Herr FW Boehler, Lucerne, Switzerland

Execution in Villalar in 1521 of the three Comuneros leaders: Juan de Padilla, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado accused of treason to King Charles V

Execution of judge of Aragon, Juan de Lanuza, by order of King Philip II in 1591

The enemy executes the prisoner in the presence of Imam imprisoned and chained to the back of a camel, wall paintings inside the Imam Zadeh Chah Zaid, 17th century

Execution in Villalar in 1521 of the three commoner leaders: Juan de Padilla, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, accused of treason to King Charles V

Execution on Tower Hill, London, 1746. Scene showing William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, and Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch

Trial and execution of Viscount Stafford, London, 1680. Two views; at the top is an interior view of Westminster Hall showing the trial of William Howard, Viscount Stafford

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, c1810-c1844. Artist: Henry Corbould
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, c1810-c1844

After the execution, Canton Prison, China, c. 1901
After the execution, Canton Prison, China, published c.1901 (b/w photo)

Chiang Tzu-ya at K un-lun, 1922. Shen Kung-Pao cuts off his head and the white crane fetches it. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922

How the Serpent that guarded the Gold Fleece was slain, 1926. Orpheus sings the serpent to sleep before Jason cuts off its head. A print from Tales of the Greek Seas by Andrew Lang, 1926

Beowulf finds the head of Aschere, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Beowulf finds the head of Aschere, 1910. Aschere is Hrothgars most trusted warrior who is killed by the monster Grendels mother

Piers Gavestons head shown to the Earl of Lancaster, 1312 (1864). Piers Gaveston (1284-1312) was a favourite, and possibly the lover, of King Edward II of England, who made him Earl of Cornwall

Headless statue, the gymnasium, Salamis, North Cyprus. Archaeologists have found remains at Salamis dating back to the 11th century BC

The gymnasium, Salamis, North Cyprus. Archaeologists have found remains at Salamis dating back to the 11th century BC. Evidence of Phoenician and Assyrian settlement has been found

Headless statue, Roman gymnasium, Salamis, North Cyprus. Archaeologists have found remains at Salamis dating back to the 11th century BC

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1495-1500. Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1495-1500. The painting is part of the Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Gavestons head shown to the Earl of Lancaster, 1312 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Gavestons head shown to the Earl of Lancaster, 1864. Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c1284-1312) was an English nobleman and a favourite of King Edward II of England

The Royal Martyrdom, from a ballad of 1648 (1964). A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964. (Colorised black and white print)

Execution of Louis XVI of France, Paris, 21st January 1793 (1882-1884). After the monarchy was overthrown by the French Revolution in 1789, Louis, his Queen, Marie Antoinette

The Death of Bohun, 16 March 1322, (c1880). Humphrey (VI) de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1276-1322) was a member of a powerful Anglo-Norman family of the Welsh Marches

The execution of Anne Boleyn, 1536. Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in 1533 after divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon

Queens Who Cut the Bogs of Glanna, Judith of Scripture, and Glorianna, 1910. Artist: Harry Clarke
Queens Who Cut the Bogs of Glanna, Judith of Scripture, and Glorianna, 1910. One of the Queens? Panels designed for the library of Laurence Waldrons library in Marino, Ballybrack, Killiney, Co

Herodias with the head of John the Baptist, 1488 (1964). From Leven ons Heeren, a Dutch translation of Vita Christi (Life of Christ) by the 14th century theologian Ludolph of Saxony

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

Indians of the Putumayo River with a decapitated head, Amazonia. Possibly members of the Shuar people, who practised headhunting

Arrest of Sir John Fenwick, 1696 (late 19th century)
Arrest of Sir John Fenwick, 1696 (19th century). Sir John Fenwick (1645-1697) was an English Jacobite conspirator who was beheaded in 1697

The execution of Lord Derwentwater (1689-1716) on Tower Hill, London, 1716 (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Grand avenue approaching the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Grand avenue approaching the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The soldiers of Assyria in plundering bands have marched down this avenue. Persian hordes have swarmed through it

Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Murder of the Princess de Lamballe, 1816. Princess Marie Therese Louise of Savoy-Carignan, Princess of Lamballe (1749-1792) was an Italian-French courtier, aristocrat of the House of Savoy

St John the Baptist, 1886. Published in Butlers Lives of the Saints, DIV 2, by the Rev Alban Butler, London & Dublin, 1886

Salome Presenting the Head of St John the Baptist to Herodias, 1511 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Salome Presenting the Head of St John the Baptist to Herodias, 1511 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig

The Beheading of St John the Baptist, 1510 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Beheading of St John the Baptist, 1510 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Herodias, 1896, (1898). Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Herodias, 1896. This unusual depiction of the murder of Saint John the Baptist shows Salomes mother Herodias (c15BC- after 39AD), rather than the more usual depiction of her daughter Salome

The Destruction of Kieff, c19th century

Perseus, 1929 (1930). Artist: William EC Morgan
Perseus, 1929 (1930). Perseus with the head of the Medusa. From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 71 (November 1930)

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