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Gaoler Collection

Background imageGaoler Collection: 'John Bunyan Reciting 'The Pilgrim's Progress'...in Bedford Gaol,...by G. F. Folingsby..., 1864

"John Bunyan Reciting 'The Pilgrim's Progress'...in Bedford Gaol,...by G. F. Folingsby..., 1864
"John Bunyan Reciting 'The Pilgrim's Progress' to his friends in Bedford Gaol", by G. F. Folingsby, of Munich, in the exhibition of Fine Arts at Melbourne, Australia, 1864

Background imageGaoler Collection: Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Background imageGaoler Collection: Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Background imageGaoler Collection: Jailer, 1837-1895. Creator: David van der Kellen

Jailer, 1837-1895. Creator: David van der Kellen
Jailer, 1837-1895

Background imageGaoler Collection: View of the interior of the Mamertine prison in Rome, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of the interior of the Mamertine prison in Rome, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the interior of the Mamertine prison in Rome, 1700-1799. An angel leads Saint Peter past the sleeping guards and frees him from prison

Background imageGaoler Collection: Saint Paul and the Jailer, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Saint Paul and the Jailer, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Saint Paul and the Jailer, n.d

Background imageGaoler Collection: Christ before Annas, c. 1480. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem

Christ before Annas, c. 1480. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
Christ before Annas, c. 1480

Background imageGaoler Collection: Prison Scene, 1854. Creator: John Adams Elder

Prison Scene, 1854. Creator: John Adams Elder
Prison Scene, 1854

Background imageGaoler Collection: Joseph interpreting the dreams of Pharoahs chief butler and baker, 1766

Joseph interpreting the dreams of Pharoahs chief butler and baker, 1766. Formerly said to be after Jusepe de Ribera

Background imageGaoler Collection: The Flagellation, ca. 1552-61. Creator: Battista Franco Veneziano

The Flagellation, ca. 1552-61. Creator: Battista Franco Veneziano
The Flagellation, ca. 1552-61

Background imageGaoler Collection: La Toilette des Morts, from 'Illustrated London News', July 25, 1863

La Toilette des Morts, from "Illustrated London News", July 25, 1863
La Toilette des Morts, from " Illustrated London News", July 25, 1863

Background imageGaoler Collection: The Turnkey, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Turnkey, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Turnkey, 1872. Jailer stainding between prison bars at at Newgate prison. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Background imageGaoler Collection: Sir Hudson Lowe, c1815, (1896). Artist: RA Muller

Sir Hudson Lowe, c1815, (1896). Artist: RA Muller
Sir Hudson Lowe, c1815, (1896). Sir Hudson Lowe (1769-1844) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who is best known for his time as Governor of St Helena

Background imageGaoler Collection: La Romaine - Au Nom Inconnu, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres Femmes

La Romaine - Au Nom Inconnu, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres Femmes
La Romaine - Au Nom Inconnu, 1403, (1939). The illustration is part of the manuscript De Claris mulieribus, traduction anonyme en francais (Livre des femmes nobles et renommees)

Background imageGaoler Collection: Arthur speaks in King John: Act IV, Scene I, c1875. Artist: Sir John Gilbert

Arthur speaks in King John: Act IV, Scene I, c1875. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Arthur speaks in King John: Act IV, Scene I. Or Hubert, if you will, cut out my tongue, So I may keep...King John, c1875. From The Illustrated Library Shakespeare

Background imageGaoler Collection: Prince Arthur and Hubert, 1882. Artist: William Frederick Yeames

Prince Arthur and Hubert, 1882. Artist: William Frederick Yeames
Prince Arthur and Hubert, 1882. Painting housed in the Manchester Art Gallery. From The Worlds Greatest Paintings, edited by T. Leman Hare. [Odhams Press Ltd, London, 1934]

Background imageGaoler Collection: Conversion of the gaoler, 1815

Conversion of the gaoler, 1815. St Paul converting the Philippian jailer. From the Bible, Acts 16

Background imageGaoler Collection: Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower, 1840

Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Background imageGaoler Collection: St Denis taken to Sisinnius, 1317

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

Background imageGaoler Collection: The Chinchillas, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

The Chinchillas, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Chinchillas, 1799. Plate 50 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Background imageGaoler Collection: St Laurence converting his gaoler, early 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico

St Laurence converting his gaoler, early 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Laurence converting his jailer, early 15th century. St Laurence converting Hippolytus. St Laurence (d258), saint and martyr, was Deacon of the Christian church in Rome

Background imageGaoler Collection: The Judgement of St Laurence (detail), mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico

The Judgement of St Laurence (detail), mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
The Judgement of St Laurence (detail), mid 15th century. St Laurence converting Hippolytus. St Laurence (d258), saint and martyr, was Deacon of the Christian church in Rome


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