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The Absinthe Drinker, c. 1890. Creator: Albert Emmanuel BertrandThe Absinthe Drinker, c. 1890
Skid Row, Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSkid Row. Howard Street, San Francisco, California
A Hopeless Mésalliance, from Puck, published January 4, 1893. Creator: Charles Jay TaylorA Hopeless Mesalliance, from Puck, published January 4, 1893
A Hopeless Dawn, 1888, (c1915). Artist: Frank BramleyA Hopeless Dawn, 1888, (c1915). Held by the Tate, London. From Famous Pictures of the World, c1900
The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul LaurensThe Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Nicknamed the Pious, Robert II (972-1031) was King of France from 996. He was temporarily excommunicated by Pope Gregory V
Le Ramasseur de Bouts de Cigares, 1841. Creator: Honore DaumierLe Ramasseur de Bouts de Cigares, 1841. 'Ils n'en finiront pas ces oiseaux la! c'est des clercs d'huissiers, ca fume jusqu' a la cendre
Pictures of the Year- VII, "A Hopeless Dawn", 1888. Creator: Frank BramleyPictures of the Year- VII, " A Hopeless Dawn", 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888
Factory worker, 1926. Creator: Hoerle, Heinrich (1895-1936)Factory worker, 1926. Private Collection
The Madelonnettes Prison, c. 1810. Creator: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)The Madelonnettes Prison, c. 1810. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris
The prisoners of Saint-Lazare, ca 1794. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)The prisoners of Saint-Lazare, ca 1794. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris
Corridor of the Saint-Lazare Prison, c. 1793. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)Corridor of the Saint-Lazare Prison, c. 1793. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris
Yearnings (Wünsche), 1878 / 1880. Creator: Max KlingerYearnings (Wunsche), 1878/1880
Plate 54 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra): Appeals are in vain. (Clamores en vano.), 1811-12 (published 1863)
A Questioning of a Prisoner, c. 1630. Creator: Codde, Pieter (1599-1678)A Questioning of a Prisoner, c.1630. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava
The Zindan (Prison), 1930s. Creator: Bure, Leon (Lev) Leonardovich (1887-1943)The Zindan (Prison), 1930s. Found in the Collection of Regional I. Savitsky Art Museum, Nukus
Cossacks convoying deportees, 1831. Artist: AnonymousCossacks convoying deportees, 1831. From a private collection
Only so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréOnly so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréAll hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil enter Hell. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
The Morning before the Execution, 1881, (1965). Creator: Vasily SurikovThe Morning before the Execution, 1881, (1965). Detail, showing groups of the condemned during the Moscow Streltsy uprising of 1698. (The Streltsy were units of Russian firearm infantry)
A citizen of the world searching for a wise prince, 1771. A blindfolded man walks an empty street carrying a lantern and wearing a long, furred civic gown
Interior view of the premises of Nathaniel Bentley, Leadenhall Street, City of London, 1804. People inspecting one of the rooms inside the house that Bentley allowed to decay into squalor after his
Old Bailey, Newgate Prison, London, c1760View of a line of chained convicts from Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, London, being taken to Blackfriars for transportation, c1760
Unemployed (Day Laborers at the Port of Hamburg), 1908-1909. Found in the Collection of Kunsthalle, Hamburg
From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d Invenzione). Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Tasso in the Prison, 1853. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Workless, c. 1890. Artist: Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918)Workless, c. 1890. Private Collection
The Prisoner of Chillon. Artist: Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863)The Prisoner of Chillon. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris
The Drawbridge. From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d Invenzione). Private Collection
Before the Confession, 1879-1885. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)Before the Confession, 1879-1885. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
An Arrant Knave (Arrested person), 1873. Artist: Perov, Vasili Grigoryevich (1834-1882)An Arrant Knave (Arrested person), 1873. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow
A Resting Place of Prisoners, 1878-1879. Artist: Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilyevich (1842-1904)A Resting Place of Prisoners, 1878-1879. Found in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York
Here, sheltered by steep cliffs, he sat down to rest, c1912 (1912). In a state of desperation Brutus sheltered in the cliffs, unable to defeat Mark Antony with dwindling men and minimal supplies
Napoleon Bonaparte at the end of the battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. Napoleon (1769-1821) French soldier and emperor, fleeing from the battlefield of Waterloo after his defeat by the British
After the Seizure, 1925. Artist: Jean Louis ForainAfter the Seizure, 1925. An etching from Modern Masters of Etching, by JL Forain, (The Studio, London, 1925)
Charity or The Indigent Family, 1865, (1912). Artist: William-Adolphe BouguereauCharity or The Indigent Family, 1865, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)
Attempts at Rescue, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901
The Poverty-Stricken Family, or The Suicide, 1849, (1897). An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st January 1897
Study, 1843-1927. Artist: Luke FildesStudy, 1843-1927
Vagabond, c1880-1891 Artist: Georges-Pierre SeuratVagabond, c1880-1891
Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchioDescent from the Cross, 16th century. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal
Christ Drives the Money-Changers from the Temple, 1626. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnChrist Drives the Money-Changers from the Temple, 1626. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow
John Howard (1726-1790), 1883. Howard, English philanthropist and prison reformer, visiting a prison during his investigation of prison conditions