Killing Collection (page 13)

Fafner kills Fasolt, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Fafner kills Fasolt, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Showing Alberichs curse. The giants Fafner and Fasolt begin to fight over the ring of the Nibelungen

The Death of Siegfried, 1906. From The Ring Cycle of operas by German composer Richard Wagner

How the Serpent that guarded the Gold Fleece was slain, 1926. Orpheus sings the serpent to sleep before Jason cuts off its head. A print from Tales of the Greek Seas by Andrew Lang, 1926

Ulysses Shoots the First Arrow at the Wooers, 1926. Artist: Henry Justice Ford
Ulysses Shoots the First Arrow at the Wooers, 1926. Ulysses (Odysseus) killing the suitors of his wife Penelope after returning to Ithaca after his long absence at the Trojan War and on his Odyssey

The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Byama threw a spear with all his strength, 1923. Artist: Raymond Wenban
Byama threw a spear with all his strength, 1923. The Legend of the Sacred Bullroarer; Thoorkook fighting Byama. Thoorkook is an evil character who killed Byamas sons

Thorolf slays Earl Hring at Brunanburgh, 1913. Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
Thorolf slays Earl Hring at Brunanburgh, 937 (1913). Thorolf Skallagrimsson was an Icelandic Norse warrior who fought in the Battle of Brunanburh in 937

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

The Assassination of Comrade Georg Hirschmann in Munich, 26th May 1927 (1938). Hirschmann was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary arm of the Nazi party

Death of Warwick the Kingmaker, Battle of Barnet, 1471 (1864). Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), English soldier and statesman

Murder of Prince Edward after his capture by King Edward IV, 1471 (1864). Artist
Murder of Prince Edward after his capture by King Edward IV, 1471 (1864). Edward of Westminster (1453-1471), Prince of Wales, the son of the Lancastrian King Henry VI (1421-1471)

Robert the Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, Battle of Bannockburn, Scotland, 1314 (1864)
Robert the Bruce kills Sir Henry de Bohun, Battle of Bannockburn, Scotland, 1314 (1864). Sir Henry de Bohun (d1314), an English knight, spotted the Scottish king on the battlefield

Death of Simon de Montfort, Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, 1265 (1864). Artist
Death of Simon de Montfort, Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, 1265 (1864). Simon de Montfort (1208-1265), 6th Earl of Leicester

Murder of Thomas Becket, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, 1170 (1864). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket (1120-1170) clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of

Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Harold II (c1022-1066) was nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor

William Barents Arctic expedition, 1596-1597 (1598). Members of the crew killing and skinning bears outside the cabin in which the expedition wintered

The Courage of Pepin, 1789. Artist: Jean Baptiste Morret
The Courage of Pepin, 1789. Pepin (714-768), known as the Short, King of the Franks from 751, fighting a lion and a bull. Pepin was the father of Charlemagne

The assassination of Henry III of France, 1589. King from 1574, Henry (1551-1589) was assassinated by a Dominican friar, Jacques Clement, for his opposition to the Catholic Holy League

The Sea Mine, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
The Sea Mine, 1916. Plate 66 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

The Spanish capture Fort Caroline, 1565 (1631). Fort Caroline was a settlement established by the Franch near present day Jacksonville, Florida, in 1564

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

2 Kings 19: 35-37: Gods vengance on Assyria
2 Kings 19:35-37: Gods vengance on Assyria. The angel killing the soldiers of the Assyrian army besieging Jerusalem. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Judges 14: 5-9: Samson slaying the lion
Judges 14:5-9: Samson slaying the lion. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

The death of Crazy Horse, Fort Robinson, Nebraska, USA, 1877 (c1900). Crazy (c1840-1877). Horse was a Lakota Indian war leader

The End of Julius Caesar, 1852. Artist: John Leech
The End of Julius Caesar, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]. (Colorised black and white print)

Edward, Prince of Wales, Son of Henry III, killing the Saracen Assassin, c1787
Edward, Prince of Wales, Son of Henry III, killing the Saracen Assassin, who had wounded him with a poisons dagger in Palestine, c1787

Melancholy End of Tib Gracchus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Melancholy End of Tib Gracchus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Assassination of Viriathus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Assassination of Viriathus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Once More The Guards Returned, And With Irresistible Energy Drove Them Out, 1902. The Battle of Inkerman, (5 November 1854), part of the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Battle of Flodden, (1513), c1910
The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was a conflict between England and Scotland. The battle was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513

The Royal Martyrdom, from a ballad of 1648 (1964). A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964. (Colorised black and white print)

The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645, (c1880). The Battle of Naseby was a decisive engagement of the English Civil War, fought on 14 June 1645 between the main Royalist army of King Charles I

Murder of Prince Edward at Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471, (c1880). Edward of Westminster (13 October 1453 - 4 May 1471) known as Edward of Lancaster

The 3rd Light Dragoons at Chillienwallah, 1849, 1849 (1909). Artist: John Harris Junior
The 3rd Light Dragoons at Chillienwallah, 1849, 1849 (1909). After Henry Martens (c1790-1868). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

The Assault and Taking of Seringapatam, 1801 (1909). Artist: Anthony Cardon
The Assault and Taking of Seringapatam, 1801 (1909). After Henry Singleton (1766-1839). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Battle of Bunkers Hill, 1859. Artist: JC Armytage
Battle of Bunkers Hill, 1859. During the Siege of Boston in the early stages of American Revolutionary War, the battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown

The Death of Wat Tyler, 1859. Artist: John Rogers
The Death of Wat Tyler, 1859. Walter Wat Tyler (died 15 June 1381). Leader of the 1381 Peasants Revolt in England, marched with a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to oppose the institution

Killing Seals, 1911, (1928). Originally from The South Pole by Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928). From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G

Leofa the robber stabbing Edmund I at a festival at Pucklekirk, Gloucestershire 946 (1793)
Leofa the robber (after returning from banishment) stabbing Edmund I at a festival at Pucklekirk in Gloucestershire, 946 (1793). From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W

Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake, 1930. Artist: John Steuart Curry
Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake, 1930. Painting held at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. From The Studio Volume 113. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1937]

Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812 (1906). Perceval was shot and killed in the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a merchant who had been wrongly imprisoned in Russia

The assassination of Cardinal Beaton, 1546 (1905). David Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Catholic cardinal in Scotland before the Reformation

Murder of Prince Arthur, 1203 (1905). A grandson of Henry II of England, Arthur, Duke of Brittany was designated heir to the English throne by King Richard I in preference to Richards brother, John

The Butcher and the Sheep, c1916. Artist: William Strang
The Butcher and the Sheep, c1916. An illustration from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer

The Four Avenging Angels, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Four Avenging Angels, 1498 (1906). Scene from the Apocalypse. From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

The Martyrdom of St John, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Martyrdom of St John, 1498 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Hercules, 1497 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Hercules, 1497 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Samson Rending the Lion, 1497 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Samson Rending the Lion, 1497 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

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