Killing Collection (page 18)

St George, mounted on a spotted horse, killing the dragon, 19th century. St George was a half legendary Christian soldier from Cappadocia

The martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (19th century). St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, having been found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews

Page from Le Livre de Lancelot du Lac (The Book of Sir Lancelot of the Lake), 15th century. At top right Lancelot holds the decapitated head of Sir Agravain, Knight of the round table

The Women of Gaul, c1827-1893. Artist: Auguste Barthelemy Glaize
The Women of Gaul, c1827-1893. An episode during the Roman invasion of Gaul. Women and children look on in anguish as the Gaulish men are slaughtered by the Romans on the battlefield

Scenes from the First Crusade, 1096-1099 (c1490). Artist: Sebastian Marmoret
Scenes from the First Crusade, 1096-1099 (c1490). In the foreground of the main image, mounted knights unhorsed and killed in a melee of hand-to-hand fighting with (left)

Battle during First Crusade (Peoples Crusade), 1096-1099, (c1490). Artist: Sebastian Marmoret French
Battle during First Crusade (Peoples Crusade), 1096-1099, (c1490). Foreground: mounted knights unhorsed and killed. Centre: melee of hand-to-hand fighting with, on left

David and Goliath, c1130. Artist: Master of the Last Judgement
David and Goliath, c1130. David removing Goliaths head from his body

St George and the Dragon, c1500. St George (dc303) was an early Christian martyr and is the Patron Saint of England. Here he is depicted in a suit of black armour standing on a dragon he has killed

St George Killing the Dragon, Russian icon. St George (dc303) is the Patron Saint of England and Portugal

The death of Warwick the Kingmaker, 1471 (c1880). Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), English soldier and statesman was killed at the Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471

Mithras, ancient Persian god of light and ruler of the Universe, slaying the bull, 100-150. Roman marble sculpture. From the Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna

Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier. Montgomery (1737-1775) fought in the British army in the Seven Years War. In 1772 he sold his commission and moved to America

The Treaty of Amiens, March 25, 1802, 19th century

Bear attack, Russia, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Bear attack, Russia, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 26th November 1892

The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1864)
The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

The murder of Thomas a Becket, 1170 (1825). Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence of the Church from

Defeat of the Sakalava, Madagascar, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Defeat of the Sakalava, Madagascar, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd April 1898

Fountain, grotto design, 1664. Artist: Georg Andreas Bockler
Fountain, grotto design, 1664. Elaborate designs for Baroque fountains for public squares and private country house gardens in the French, German

Assassination of Julius Caesar, c1749-1821. Artist: Laurent Pecheux
Assassination of Julius Caesar, c1749-1821

Bull of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC (16th century). Phalaris commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to execute criminals who were shut up in it then baked

Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes

Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Rizpah stopping the birds and beasts devouring the bodies of her sons and five others killed by the Gibeonites as a harvest sacrifice after a famine

Jewesses Suffering Martyrdom, c1804
Jewish women being tortured and put to death for having their sons circumcised. From the Bible (1 Maccabees 1.60)

Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th/early 20th century). Jean Desmartes and eleven notables are decapitated after the revolt of the maillotins in Paris. From the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France

Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (1508-1582), Spanish general and statesman. As governor of the Netherlands from 1567-1573, he enforced brutal anti-Protestant rule, executing some 18

The assassination of Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia, Marseilles, France, 9 October 1934. Alexander I (1888-1934) ruled as King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1921-1929

William McNaghten (1793-1841), captured and killed, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842
William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat, orientalist and colonial administrator, instigated interventionist policy in Afghanistan

American War of Independence, 1770, (1883)
Boston Massacre, 5 March 1770, (1883). Skirmish between British troops and crowd in Boston Massachusetts. Five protesters killed, the first being Crispus Attucks, a black sailor and former slave

Page of Biblia Pauperum (Poor Peoples Bible), 15th century. Left, David slaying Goliath and, right, Christ descending into Limbo to release the souls of the Patriarchs

Aztec stone carving of Jaguar killing a Vulture, Hacha, Veracruz state: Mexico, 400-700
Aztec stone carving of Jaguar killing a Vulture, Hacha; Veracruz state, Mexico, 400-700. Associated with the Ritual Ball-Game of Central America

Roman Mosaic of Performer killing leopards in Spectacle, Tunisia, 3rd century

Stoning and burial of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, c36 (c1394-1424). Artist: Mariotto di Nardo
Stoning and burial of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, c36 (c1394-1424)

English Druids being massacred by Roman soldiers, c50 AD (c1820). Druids were priests, teachers and judges of the Celtic peoples. They were suppressed by the Romans in around 50 AD

Assassination of Elisabeth of Bavaria by Luigi Lucheni, 1898. Elisabeth (1837-1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as consort of Franz Joseph I whom she married in 1854

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Decapitation of a victim tied to a stake in front of the image of a Voodoo god during a Voodoo ceremony

Laocoonte, 1789. Artist: Paolo Andrea Triscornia
Laocoonte, 1789. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Monster Slain, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Monster Slain, 1872. The monster of perjury and injustice lies dead, slain with the trusty sword of truth and justice

The Status Quo, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Status Quo, 1876. Turkey holds out the hands of friendship to Britannia. However, just as the sword hanging from his wrist is dripping with the blood of his victims

Neutrality Under Difficulties, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Neutrality Under Difficulties, 1876. The Conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, sits comfortably in a chair, whilst Britannia urges him to look up from his book at the fighting in

The American Juggernaut, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
The American Juggernaut, 1864.This cartoon depicts the horror of war. The old definition of juggernaut is a huge, unstoppable object

Birds of a Feather, 1859. In 1859, there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers

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