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Bonapartes Flight in Disguise from Russia, 1811, 1814. Artist: SutherlandBonapartes Flight in Disguise from Russia, 1811, 1814
Aristotle and Phyllis, 1513 (1964). Aristotle seduced and humiliated by Phyllis after he objected to her distracting his pupil, Alexander, from his studies
Punishment of the Tcha, China, 1796. Artist: HallPunishment of the Tcha, China, 1796. A criminal with his head in a tcha, or cangue, a type of portable pillory
Napoleon receives the keys of Vienna, Schloss Schonbrunn, 13th November 1805 (1882-1884). Vienna fell to the French during the War of the Third Coalition
Now, Freshie, Ride the Goat and Make it Pretty. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyNow, Freshie, Ride the Goat and Make it Pretty. Stereoscopic card detail
The Last Days of a Condemned Prisoner, 1870 (1900). Artist: JonnardThe Last Days of a Condemned Prisoner, 1870 (1900). A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1900
Captain Bainbridge and the Dey of Algiers, 1800 (c1880) Artist: HooperCaptain Bainbridge and the Dey of Algiers, 1800 (c1880). William Bainbridge was the commander of the George Washington, sent to carry the tribute that the United States paid to the Dey of Algiers so
A countryman tarred and feathered, America, c1770s (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880
A Ruined Devotee of the Turf, c1880-1882. Artist: John Everett MillaisA Ruined Devotee of the Turf, c1880-1882. Facsimile of the original drawing by John Everett Millais. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London
Plaiting the Crown of Thorns, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 20th March 1875
The Governor of Kinburn surrendering to the allies, Crimean War, 17 October 1855, (1857). Artist: G GreatbachThe Governor of Kinburn surrendering to the allies, Crimean War, 17 October 1855, (1857). Forts of Kinburn (Ukraine) bombarded by a combined British Royal Navy and French Navy
William Prynne (1600-1669) in the pillory, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)
German troops as prisoners in Antwerp, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)
The scourging of Boadicea, 60 AD, (c1920). Artist: JR SkeltonThe scourging of Boadicea, 60 AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)
Discussing the surrender of France after the Battle of Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1900). Artist: Georg BleibtreuDiscussing the surrender of France after the Battle of Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1900). General Faure, General de Wimpffen, Moltke and Bismarck
The Surrender of Calais, (19th century). Artist: JC ArmytageThe Surrender of Calais, 19th century. A scene from the 100 Years War, in which Edward III of England, having finally taken Calais in 1346, asks for six citizens to be sent to him
Dancing Bear, 1785. Artist: C KnightDancing Bear, 1785. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)
Exaltation of Faros daughters, 1796. Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire (left) and Lady Archer are ridiculed in the stocks, as the mob throw rotten vegetables at them
The adieux at Fontainebleau, France, 20 April 1814 (1900). The defeat at the Battle of Leipzig and the subsequent invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleons abdication on 11 April
Christ Stripped of His Clothing, 1925. Artist: Jean Louis ForainChrist Stripped of His Clothing, 1925. An etching from Modern Masters of Etching, by JL Forain, (The Studio, London, 1925)
Richard II of England surrenders his crown, 1399. The reign of Richard II (1367-1400) was characterised by intermittent periods of tension between the king and the barons
Wallace Executed, 1305, (c1850). After his trial, Scottish patriot William Wallace (1270-1305) was stripped naked and dragged through the City of London at the heels of a horse
Pillory In The Market, (1885). Based on a popular print. The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation
Jesus Crowned with Thorns, (1870). A wood engraving after a work by Durer of c1512. Illustration from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)
Christopher Columbus in chains on board the Gorda, 1490s, (c1872). Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) was sent back to Spain in chains aboard a ship called the Gorda
Crown of Thorns (Ecce Homo), 17th century. Artist: Peter Paul RubensCrown of Thorns (Ecce Homo), 17th century. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
The Journey of a Modern Hero, to the Island of Elba, 1814. Cartoon depicting Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French
Alms, c1870-c1875. Artist: Andrei Osipovich KarelinAlms, c1870-c1875. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow
Strasbourg statue, Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1904. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, when Alsace-Lorraine was lost to Germany
Caricature of Francesco Crispi, Italian politician, 1896. Artist: Henri MeyerCaricature of Francesco Crispi, Italian politician, 1896. Satirical cartoon on the defeat of the invading Italian army at the siege of Mek ele, Ethiopia
The Jacket of Crispi, 1896. Artist: Henri MeyerThe Jacket of Crispi, 1896. Defeat at the hands of King Menilek IIs army at Adwa brought the Italian invasion of Ethiopia to a humiliating end and led to the resignation of the prime minister
Chinese prisoners in cangues, 1910. Postcard
The cangue, China, 1907. Postcard
Children in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard
A coolie in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard
Two female French collaborators, Chartres, France, 1944. The two, a mother and her daughter, both have shaven heads, the usual punishment meted out to women believed to be guilty of collaborating
Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns), c1490-1500. Artist: Hieronymus BoschChrist Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns), c1490-1500
Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Michael SittowJesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns carrying his cross, urged on by a soldier. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow
Carnaval de 1871; Wilhelm I of Prussia entering Paris, February 1871Carnaval de 1871 ; Wilhelm I of Prussia entering Paris, February 1871. Wilhelm I of Prussia was proclaimed the first Emperor of a united Germany in a ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Prussian prisoners, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). Artist: Auguste BryPrussian prisoners, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). From a private collection
Allegorical cartoon, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. France suffering the hardships and deprivations of Prussian occupation, a severe winter and famine. From a private collection
Allegory of France of 1870, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. France, seated and surrounded by the chaos and destruction of the Franco-Prussian War. From a private collection
Le Sou de la Delivrance caricature and song sheet, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Marianne sweeping up coins leaking from a split sack
Grand procession of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition of Lisbon, 18th centuryGrand procession to the auto-da-fe of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition of Lisbon, 18th century
Depiction of the flagellation of Christ on a Swedish chest, 18th centuryDepiction of the flagellation of Christ, as a detail from a carved and painted Swedish wooden chest, in the collection of the Nordika Museum in Stockholm, 18th century
Richard II surrendering the crown, 1399. Richard II (1367-1400) became King of England in 1377. In 1399, while he was away in Ireland, his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke
King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede, Surrey, 15 June 1215 (c1860). John (1167?-1216) became King of England in 1199
Russians trimming Napoleons beard, 1812. In 1812 Napoleon I invaded Russia and reached Moscow, only to find it burning. His campaign a failure