Murdering Collection (#16)

Armenians have their throats cut at Ak-Hissar, 1895. Armenians suffer bloody attacks at Akhisar in Turkey. Scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at

Pillage of Trebizond, 8 October 1895. Carnage in Trebizond or Trabzon, Turkey. Scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle

La Prise de Paris, 24 May 1871. The execution of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cure of La Madeleine and four other clergymen by the Paris Communards. From a private collection

Death of Monseigneur Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, 24th May 1871. As the government forces sent to suppress the Paris Commune closed in, the Communards executed hostages they had taken

Les Infames, Paris Commune, April 1871. Anti-government cartoon portraying the leaders of the French government exiled to Versailles after the establishment of the Paris Commune being burnt at

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. St Laurence (d258) saint and martyr, Deacon of the Christian church in Rome. Under the persecution of Valerian he was condemned to death by being broiled

Heroic wireless operators, 1912. Top: sending SOS signals from the wireless room of the Titanic as the water rises. Bottom: the last minutes of the wireless operators during the Fez massacre

Natives of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, slaughtering swine before Captain Cook, c1778. Captain James Cook, the famed navigator and hydrographer, transformed our knowledge of the Pacific region

Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh

Devadattas attempt to murder the Buddha, c2nd-3rd century. Devadettas Men are stricken with remorse when Buddha touches the wall. British Museum

Detail from a Psalter, Massacre of the Children, c1140. Probably illuminated at Canterbury c.1140 AD

The Pig Slaughterers, 1844. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
The Pig Slaughterers, 1844

The author of this attack is a delicate little wolf from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47

Letter D. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Letter D

Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand.n.d

He smothers her: plate 13 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2), etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, . n. d. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, .n.d

A Rotation Office, [June 8, 1774] 1779 reissue (?). [June 8, 1774] 1779 reissue (?)
A Rotation Office, [June 8, 1774] 1779 reissue (?)

Prince Michael of Chernigov at the camp of Batu Khan, 1246 (1883). Artist: Vasily Smirnov
Prince Michael of Chernigov at the camp of Batu Khan, 1246 (1883). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Stained glass depiction of the murder of Thomas A Becket, 12th century
Stained glass depiction of the murder of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170

The murder of Thomas A Becket, 12th century
Stained glass image of the murder of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170

Italian earthenware plate showing Pelias being killed by his daughters, 16th century. Artist: Francesco Durantino
Italian earthenware plate showing Pelias being killed by his daughters on the instructions of Medea, made in Urbino and from the V&As collection, Francesco Durantino, 16th century

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1860s(?) Artist: Count Ivan Grigorievich Nostitz
Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1860s(?). Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, 1863. Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Lindow Man, found in a peat moss bog in Ireland, c2nd century BC
A Celtic iron age man, approximately twenty, found in 1984 in Lindow Moss peat bog, Cheshire. It is likely that he was ritually killed before being deposited in the bog, c2nd century BC

Twelfth century illustration of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket (1118-1170) from a psalter
Illustration, from a late 12th century psalter, of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket on the 29th of December 1170. The leader of the murderers is Reginald Fitzurse - note the bear on his shield

Relief of the Pharoah in chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, c14th century BC. The reliefs appear on the Third Pylon built by Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

Detail of relief of Pharaoh in chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, c1400 BC
Detail of a relief of the Pharaoh in his chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c14th century BC. The reliefs appear on the Third Pylon built by Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Gustav III, King of Sweden, 1771-1792. Gustav III (1746-1792) was assassinated during a masked ball. Verdis 1859 opera Un ballo in maschera originally was based on a romanticised version of episode

St Stephen, first Christian martyr c36 (1493). Stephen was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death. From the Bible (Acts 7:57)

Assassination of Henry III, King of France, 1589 (1589-1590). King from 1574, Henry (1551-1589) was assassinated by friar Jacques Clement for his opposition to the Catholic Holy League

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1830. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Gaspard de Coligny, 16th century French Huguenot admiral, 1851. Already wounded by a previous attempt on his life, Coligny (1517-1572)

Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Macbeth about to murder the sleeping Duncan (Act 2 Scene 2). The play was first performed in c1606

Edward the Martyr, 10th century English king, c1860. Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867. On 18 September 1867, Colonel Thomas J Kelly and Captain Deasy

St Bartholomews Day Massacre, Paris, 24 August 1572
St Bartholomews Day Massacre, Paris, August 1572. The massacre occurred after a failed attempt by the powerful Catholic Guise family to murder the Huguenot (Protestant)

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