Executioner Collection (page 2)

Execution of protestants at Smithfield, 1557, (c1720). The execution of T Loseby, H Ramsey, T Thirtell, Margaret Hide and Agnes Stanley

The execution of John Cardmaker and John Warne at Smithfield, 1555, (c1725). Artist
The execution of John Cardmaker and John Warne at Smithfield, 1555, (c1725). The execution took place during the Protestants persecution in the reign of Mary I

Protestant bishops being burnt at Smithfield, during the reign of Mary I, 16th century, (c1760)
Protestant bishops being burnt at Smithfield, during the reign of Mary I in the 16th century, (c1760)

Execution of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot in Old Palace Yard, Westminster, 1606, (1795). In the foreground two conspirators are being dragged towards the gallows

The idle prentice executed at Tyburn, plate XI of Industry and Idleness, 1747; The crowds gather at Tyburn to watch Idles execution

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1834. Artist: Paul Delaroche
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1834. Scene at the Tower of London showing the impending execution of Lady Jane Grey in 1554

Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

Yakov Yurovsky, chief executioner of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, early 20th century. A watchmaker from Perm, Yurovsky (1878-1938)

Three men and a woman hanged for the assassination of Lincoln, c1865, (1938). Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt hanged for the assassination of Lincoln

Espolio (Entkleidung Christi. ), (Disrobing of Christ), c1577-1579, (1938). Artist: El Greco
Espolio (Entkleidung Christi.), (Disrobing of Christ), c1580-1595, (1938). The Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio was begun in the summer of 1577

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

Tragic Dignity, 1926. Artist: John Francis Smith
Tragic Dignity, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

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

The Execution of Dudley Earl of Leicester, 1859. English nobleman and close friend and suitor of Elizabeth I. Patron of the Puritan movement and a Protestant condemned to death on the scaffold

Sketch for plate XI of Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for plate XI of Industry and Idleness, 1747. The idle prentice executed at Tyburn. The crowds gather at Tyburn to watch Tom Idles execution

The parting of Sir Thomas More and his daughter, 1535 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

The Martyrdom of St Catherine, 1497 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Martyrdom of St Catherine, 1497 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Queen Mary receiving the prisoners on the Tower Green, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Mary receiving the prisoners on the Tower Green, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant

The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Jane was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession

An executioner, Rewah (Rewa), India, 1922. Artist: Bourne and Shepherd
An executioner, Rewah (Rewa), India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

German costumes, 15th-16th century (1849). Artist: Edward May
German costumes, 15th-16th century (1849). Featured are a chief magistrate of Cologne in his official garments (1572), an executioner of Cologne (16th century)

The Execution Of Lord Strafford, 1641, (c1850). Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was imprisoned at the Tower of London before being executed before a crowd of about 200, 000, on Tower Hill

Execution Of Mary, Queen Of Scots, 1587, (c1850). The beheading of Mary I of Scotland, (1542-1587), Queen of Scots. Colour plate from Pictures of English History published by George Routledge & Sons

Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554, (c1850). Jane was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession

Death Of Piers Gaveston, 1312, (c1850). Piers, alleged lover of King Edward II of England, was executed on the 19 June, 1312, at Warwick Castle

Execution Of Charles I, 1649, (c1850). Charles was convicted of treason and executed outside Whitehall. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York)

Mary I (1516-1558), also known as Mary Tudor, 1860
Mary I, also known as Mary Tudor, 1860. Portrait of Mary (1516-1558) surrounded by references to the execution of Lady Jane Grey

Centenary of the birth of Alexandre Dumas, 1902. Artist: Yrondy
Centenary of the birth of Alexandre Dumas, 1902. Alexandre Dumas, (1802-1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure such as The Three Musketeers

Execution of members of Tsong-Li-Yamen, China, Boxer Rebellion, 13 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

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

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

The Beheading of John the Baptist, c1630. The executioner holds up St Johns bleeding head for Salome to receive on a golden platter. From a Private collection

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

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

St Nicholas saving three innocents from execution, c1888. Artist: Il ya Repin
St Nicholas saving three innocents from execution, c1888. The model for Santa Claus due to his reputation for secret gift-giving, St Nicholas (300-399) was Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor

George Wishart, 16th century Scottish Protestant reformer, c1860. Wishart, having been tried before Cardinal Beaton and condemned to death, being urged to deny his faith and accept Rome

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 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

Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Incident reported by war correspondent in Moukden. Japanese beheading Chinese functionaries suspected of Russian sympathies

Japanese spies being hanged, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Japanese spies being hanged by Russian military command. Russo-Japanese War 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 13 March 1904

Beheading of Saint Catherine (?). Creator: Unknown
Beheading of Saint Catherine (?)

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine.n.d

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