Execution Collection (page 9)

Execution of Louis XVI, 1793. Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, making a final speech from the scaffold before his execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution

Christ on the Cross, c1480. The Virgin Mary and her supporters cluster drooping in grief to the left of the cross, while the soldiers and executioners stand up straight on the right

Cleopatra testing poisons on those condemned to death, late 19th century. Artist: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Cleopatra testing poisons on those condemned to death, late 19th century. The Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, which ended with Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC)

The Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
The Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

The Descent from the Cross, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260

Christ on the Cross, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260

Christ Nailed to the Cross, c1481. Artist: Gerard David
Christ Nailed to the Cross, c1481. From the National Gallery, London

Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Cornelius Engebrechtsz
Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Golgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck
Golgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. At the Crucifixion, the soldier pierces Christs side with a lance. In the right foreground the soldiers cast lots for Christs cloak

Calvary, late 16th century. Artist: Pieter Piertsz the Elder
Calvary, late 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Republic of Latvia Museum of Foreign Art, Riga

The King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut
The King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271

La Prise de Paris, 24 May 1871. The execution of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cure of La Madeleine and four other clergymen by the Paris Communards. From a private collection

Death of Monseigneur Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, 24th May 1871. As the government forces sent to suppress the Paris Commune closed in, the Communards executed hostages they had taken

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. St Laurence (d258) saint and martyr, Deacon of the Christian church in Rome. Under the persecution of Valerian he was condemned to death by being broiled

Arrest and Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Arrest and Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, USA, 6 August 1890
Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, Auburn Prison, USA, 6 August 1890. William Kemmler, a brute who chopped a woman to bits with an axe

Electric chair, 1898. The Death Chair. In reality it is a simple, though exceedingly strongly made, ordinary chair, the electric apparatus being entirely separate

Execution by guillotine of Louis XVI of France, Paris, 21 January 1793 (1790s). Louis (1754-1793) lying bound on the guillotine waiting for the blade to fall and decapitate him

Burning of heretics sentenced by the Inquisition, 1759. From Histoire des Inquisitions (History of the Inquisitions). (Cologne, 1759)

Stained glass window of St Edmund being martyred by Danes, 9th century
Stained glass window of St Edmund being martyred by Danes in 870 AD, from Greenstead Saxon Church in Essex, 9th century

Twelfth century illustration of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket (1118-1170) from a psalter
Illustration, from a late 12th century psalter, of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket on the 29th of December 1170. The leader of the murderers is Reginald Fitzurse - note the bear on his shield

Execution of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Oxford, 1556 (mid 19th century)
Execution of Thomas Cranmer, Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, Oxford, 1556 (mid 19th century). Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)

St Stephen, first Christian martyr c36 (1493). Stephen was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death. From the Bible (Acts 7:57)

The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Painted in 1814 for King Ferdinand VII of Spain, this is a forceful, sobering condemnation of the horrors of war

Execution of conspirators at Amboise, French Religious Wars, March 1560 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Execution of conspirators at Amboise, French Religious Wars, March 1560 (1570). Execution by hanging or decapitation by the sword of conspirators in the Amboise Enterprise

Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, 1493. Hus (1369-1415) was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John Wycliffe

Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). Artist: Gustave Dore
Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, having been found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews, being stoned to death

The martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (19th century). St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, having been found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews

Arrest and Execution of Thomas More Chancellor to Henry VIII of England c1541-1599. Artist: Antoine Caron
Arrest and Execution of Thomas More Chancellor to Henry VIII of England c1541-1599. Henry VIII (1491-1547), dressed in red, rides through the archway on the left

St Sebastian 17th century. Artist: Perugino
St Sebastian 17th century. (c290). St Sebastian was an early Christian martyr, condemned to death by shooting with arrows by the Emperor Diocletian (284-313) in c290

Execution by Guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution, 1790s (1793-1807). Artist: Pierre Antoine de Machy
Execution by Guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution, 1790s (1793-1807). A crowd of citizens gathered in the Place de la Revolution to watch the execution

The Entombment, c1497-c1500. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Entombment, c1497-c1500. Christs body is being carried towards the tomb, centre left, surrounded by mourners. At top left is Calvary, with a ladder leaning against the empty cross

Joan of Arc, (1892). Nineteenth century representation of the 15th century French patriot and martyr St Joan (1412-1431), summoned to her execution at the stake

Execution of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 19 June 1867. The younger brother of Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria, Maximilian (1863-1867)

Victims of the Terror, French Revolution, 1794. The last victims of the Reign of Terror being taken to the guillotine in a tumbril

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, King and Queen of France, 1795. Nativitys of birth charts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, showing a profile portrait of each, the Palace of the Tuileries

Bull of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC (16th century). Phalaris commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to execute criminals who were shut up in it then baked

Joan of Arc executed by the English, 30 May 1431 (20th century). Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc persuaded Charles VII to declare himself King of France

The Confession of Richard Brandon, 1649. Richard Brandon (d1649) was the executioner who beheaded King Charles I of England in 1649, as well as a number of other Royalists

Charles I (1600-1649) King of England, 1824. The execution of Charles for treason at Whitehall, London, on 30 January 1649. He is kneeling in prayer, watched by the executioner, Richard Brandon

Execution of Robespierre and his accomplices, 1794. Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary

Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Rizpah stopping the birds and beasts devouring the bodies of her sons and five others killed by the Gibeonites as a harvest sacrifice after a famine

Jewesses Suffering Martyrdom, c1804
Jewish women being tortured and put to death for having their sons circumcised. From the Bible (1 Maccabees 1.60)

Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th/early 20th century). Jean Desmartes and eleven notables are decapitated after the revolt of the maillotins in Paris. From the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France

Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn at Brussels during Spanish tyranny in Netherlands, 1568. Duke of Alva, mounted centre right

St Sebastian, Christian martyr, mid 19th century. Sebastian (dc288) was a Captain of the Praetorian Guard. The Emperor Diocletian ordered his execution but the archers ordered to carry out the task

Guillotine set up under the Arch of Marius at Orange, France, French Revolution, 1793-1794
Guillotine set up under the Arch of Marius at Orange, France, French Revolution, during the Reign of Terror, 1793-1794. The Terror was imposed by the revolutionary authorities with the objective of

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping