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Man with expression of horror, 18th century? Creator: UnknownMan with expression of horror, 18th century? Horrour causes the eye brows to be knit, & sinks a great deal more; the eye balls placed at the bottom of the eyes are half cover d by the lower eye lids
Lon Chaney in The Unknown, c1928. Creator: UnknownLon Chaney in " The Unknown", c1928. American actor Lon Chaney (1883-1930) as Alonzo the Armless in a 1927 silent horror film directed by Tod Browning
A Usurper Stoned to Death?, pub. 1672. Creator: Philip Baldaeus (1632-1672)A Usurper Stoned to Death?, The Rajah of Kandy presides over a punishment: death by stoning of a half buried prisoner; from Beschreibung der Ost-Indischen Kusten Malabar und Coromandel
Hangings and torture, pub. 1672. Creator: Philip Baldaeus (1632-1672)Hangings and torture from Beschreibung der Ost-Indischem Kusten Malabar und Coromandel... als auch der Insel Zeylon... pub. 1672 (engraving). possibly a religious conflict between Dutch and Spanish
The Impaling of Some rebells?, Punishment: Massacre by impalement, pub. 1672. CreatorThe Impaling of Some rebells?, Punishment: Massacre by impalement, from Beschreibung der Ost Indischen Kusten Malabar und Coromandel... als auch der Insel Zeylon... pub. 1672 (engraving)
The Murder of Mr. Koster by the Cingalese, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), pub. 1672. CreatorThe Murder of Mr. Koster by the Cingalese, Ceylon (Sri Lanka): battle between Negumbo tribesmen & Dutch troops of Don Philippo Mascarenas
Macbeth, c1870. Artists: Alexander Keith Johnston, Charles W SharpeMacbeth, c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]
Interior of the Bloody Tower in the Tower of London, 1884. View showing the staircase in the Bloody Tower leading to the room where the Princes in the Tower were supposedly killed
Loyal Addresss & Radical Petitions... 1819. ArtistLoyal Addresss & Radical Petitions, or the R-ts most gracious answer to both sides of the question at once, 1819. The Prince Regent standing on a dais
The Doom of all Papers that Slander Bethnal Green, 1872. Two journalists, from the Daily Telegraph and the Daily News, hanging from a lamp-post as a punishment for slandering Bethnal Green
Sinking of the Princess Alice on the River Thames, 1878. Scene showing the paddle steamer sinking, surrounded by drowning figures
The Unexpected Visit or more free than welcome, 1820. George IV, seated on a cushion in the Brighton Royal Pavilion, throwing up his arms in horror at the entry of the Queen closely followed by
Ghost as seen in the Hamlet of St Stephens Chapel, 1820. A scene in the House of Lords at the trial of Queen Caroline; the Queen throws up her arms in terror at the appearance of the first witness
Alderman Sir Matthew Wood and King George IVThe Modern Belshazzers Feast; Alderman Sir Matthew Wood presents an envelope marked the Queens letter to the Prince Regents dinner table which falls into disarray
Frequently see strange sights, and hear music and voices in the air.. from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)
Bursting forth like a legion of young imps, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928Bursting forth like a legion of young imps, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)
Ichabod Crane escaping from the Headless Horseman, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928Ichabod Crane escaping from the Headless Horseman, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)
Sauntering along in the Twilight from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, 1928Sauntering along in the Twilight.. from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)
Marvellous tales of Haunted Fields, and Haunted Brooks, and Haunted Houses, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)
Reciting for their amusement all the Epitaphs on the Tombstones.. from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)
Striding along the profile of a hill on a windy day from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928Striding along the profile of a hill on a windy day.. from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)
The German airship Hindenburg blows up, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, 6 May 1937. The passenger airship Hindenburg was destroyed when it caught fire while mooring
The Adventure with Scylla, 1926. Artist: Henry Justice FordThe Adventure with Scylla, 1926. Scylla, the female six-headed monster who seizes crew from all vessels that pass the cliff where she dwells, including six men from Odysseus ship
Beowulf finds the head of Aschere, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick BaconBeowulf finds the head of Aschere, 1910. Aschere is Hrothgars most trusted warrior who is killed by the monster Grendels mother
Two white men stoning an African American to death, 1919, USA. Between 1910 and 1930, 4.1 million African Americans moved from the Southern states to the cities of the North
John Warde, out on a ledge on the 17th floor of the Hotel Gotham, New York, USA, 1938. He remained on the ledge for eleven hours before finally jumping
Casualties of the Red and White Armies in Siberia, Russian Civil War, c1918-c1923. The Russian Civil War, fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and a loose coalition of anti-Bolshevik (White)
The end of the Romanovs, Russia, c1918. The room in the palace at Yekaterinburg in which Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolseviks after the Rusian Revolution
Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC StadlerThird Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is stripped and an iron chain pulled against his chest until it breaks through the flesh to his bones; One of four scenes of Inquisition
Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC StadlerSecond Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is tied to a contrivance which winds a rope more and more tightly until his ribs are crushed; One of four scenes of Inquisition torture
Miss Cavell, 1915: The Execution of Edith Cavell, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersMiss Cavell, 1915: The Execution of Edith Cavell, 1916. Plate 88 from from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers
Is it you, Mother?, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersIs it you, Mother?, 1916. Plate 75 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
To Your Health, Civilisation!, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersTo Your Health, Civilisation!, 1916. Plate 72 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersSlow Asphyxiation, 1916. Plate 69 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
The Sea Mine, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersThe Sea Mine, 1916. Plate 66 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
Barbed Wire, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersBarbed Wire, 1916. Plate 67 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
The Lusitania: Herods Nightmare, 1915 Are They Crying Mother or Murder ?, 1916. Plate 60 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers
The Year 1914, We are on our way to Calais, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersThe Year 1914, We are on our way to Calais, 1916. Plate 31 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
A Letter from the German Trenches, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersA Letter from the German Trenches, 1916. We have gained a good bit: our cemeteries now extend as far as the sea. Plate 30 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers
Kreuzland, Kreuzland uber Alles, 1916. Artist: Louis RaemaekersKreuzland, Kreuzland uber Alles, 1916. Plate 22 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
From Liege to Aix-la-Chapelle, 1914 (1916) Artist: Louis RaemaekersFrom Liege to Aix-la-Chapelle, 1914 (1916). Plate 6 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers, 1916. The cartoons of the Dutch artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)
Witches roasting and boiling infants, 1608 (19th century). Copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius, Milan 1608, used in History of Magic, published late 19th century
The Great Plague: scenes in the streets of London, 1665-1666 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. III, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]
The Evil Conscience of Tarquin, 1852. Artist: John LeechThe Evil Conscience of Tarquin, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. 1923. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in a suspended hypnotic state at
Escenas Del 3 De Mayo De 1808, (May 3, 1808 in Madrid), 1814, (c1934). Artist: Francisco GoyaEscenas Del 3 De Mayo De 1808, (May 3, 1808 in Madrid), 1814, (c1934). The executions of patriots in Madrid, illustrating the capture
Martyrs at Smithfield, London, c1600 (1904)Martyrs at Smithfield, c1600, (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]. (Colorised black and white print)
The Shipwreck, c1805. Artist: JMW TurnerThe Shipwreck, 1805. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]