Gibbet Collection

Execution Scene, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1475. Creator: Unknown
Execution Scene, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1475

Russia's Traetment of her Prisoners; Notes at Kharsakov, Saghalien, Eastern Siberia; Pour Encourag Creator: Unknown
Russia's Traetment of her Prisoners; Notes at Kharsakov, Saghalien, Eastern Siberia; Pour Encourager Les Autres'-The Gallows Kharsakov, 1890. From "The Graphic

Sheet 14 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 14 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

A Fair - A Group of Gypsies - Men and Women in Rustic Clothes in Front of Two Makeshift Tents, 1786

Plate 14 from "The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra): It s
Plate 14 from " The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra): Its a hard step! (Duro es el paso!), 1810 (published 1863)

The First Stage of Cruelty, ca. 1800. Creator: Dent
The First Stage of Cruelty, ca. 1800

Two New Slides for the State Magic Lantern, December 29, 1783. December 29, 1783
Two New Slides for the State Magic Lantern, December 29, 1783

Bloody Boney the Carcass Butcher Left of Trade and Retiring to Scarecrow Island, April 12, 1814

Guys of the Period, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Guys of the Period, 1897. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed assassination attempt against King James I. The plan was to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with gunpowder stored in

Cavalier and Roundhead, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Cavalier and Roundhead, 1897. Satire on the English Civil War (1642-1648) - sword fight between King Charles I, ( Cavalier ) and Oliver Cromwell, ( Roundhead )

Interior view of St Pauls Cathedral when Richard Hunne was hanged, London, 1514
Interior view of St Pauls Cathedral when Richard Hunne was hanged as a heretic, London, 1514

Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1696
Scene at Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1696; showing crowds gathered to watch a hanging. The triple gibbet and cart used for hanging can be seen in the centre

Gibbet at Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1825. A gibbet for public hangings on a quay overlooking the River Thames

First Stage of Cruelty, plate I from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1751. Tom Nero is torturing a dog with an arrow, whilst another young man attempts to prevent the torment, in vain

The Cats let out of the bag or the Rats in Dismay, 1811
The Cats let out of the bag or the Rats in Dismay, pub March 1811 (hand coloured etching). The cats and rats faces are several famous political figures

The Place de Greve in the 15th century, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) doing penance at Tyburn. Henrietta Maria was the queen consort of King Charles I (1600-1649). They were married in 1625

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

Punch cartoon on the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. Artist: Bernard Partridge
Punch cartoon on the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. A German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915. Although unarmed, she was carrying munitions

Le Duel a Mort, 1869. Artist: George du Maurier
Le Duel a Mort, 1869. In an effort to stem the rising tide of his unpopularity, Napoleon III had relaxed press censorship in France

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