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The Last Chance, between c1830 and c1840s. Creator: George CruikshankThe Last Chance, between c1830 and c1840s
The journey of Prince Maurits in Charon's ferry, 1710-1720. Creator: AnonThe journey of Prince Maurits in Charon's ferry, 1710-1720. Prince Willem II crosses the River Styx to the underworld; drowning people in the water, bodies hanging above
A hanged man, 1771/1783. Creator: Franz Xaver MesserschmidtA hanged man, 1771/1783
The Final Pacification of Europe!!, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving). CreatorThe Final Pacification of Europe!!, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving). Napole on Bonaparte (1769– 1821)
A Burgher of Calais (Jean d Aire), modeled 1889. Creator: Auguste RodinA Burgher of Calais (Jean d Aire), modeled 1889
Le Corbeau, 1859. Creator: Felix BracquemondLe Corbeau, 1859. [The Raven]
Hell Hounds Rallying Round the Idol of France, April 8, 1815. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonHell Hounds Rallying Round the Idol of France, April 8, 1815
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering, October 31, 1774
Gallows Bird, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race, 1851
A Friendly Visit, April 16, 1814. April 16, 1814. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonA Friendly Visit, April 16, 1814
David with His Foot in a Noose in an Initial O, ca. 1500. Creator: Domenico MoroneDavid with His Foot in a Noose in an Initial O, ca. 1500
A condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Creator: UnknownA condemned man escapes from the gallows, 1931. Un Condamne A Mort Parvient As Enfuir Au Pied De La Potence. A man with a noose round his neck flees from the scaffold, chased by police
Execution of Guy Fawkes, pub. 1841. Creator: George Cruikshank (1792-1878)Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from " Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance", by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)
Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)
Elephant Kraaling in Ceylon - Noosed, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus PlateElephant Kraaling in Ceylon - Noosed, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]
A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819 (1894). Artist: George CruikshankA satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819. Until 1832 the act of forgery in Britain and sometimes even the use of a forged banknote, was punishable by death
Consideration. A man contemplating various ways of committing suicide
Caricature against the Constituent Assembly 1921. Artist: Vladimir MayakovskyCaricature against the Constituent Assembly 1921
Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat, Boston Tea PartyBostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat. Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. In background tea is being dumped in the harbour. Protest against British rule
Le Duel a Mort, 1869. Artist: George du MaurierLe Duel a Mort, 1869. In an effort to stem the rising tide of his unpopularity, Napoleon III had relaxed press censorship in France