Penitentiary Collection (page 14)

The king relieving the prisoners in Dorchester jail, 1820. Artist: Cooper
The king relieving the prisoners in Dorchester jail, 1820

Workroom at Saint Lazare womens prison, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Workroom at Saint Lazare womens prison, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Courtyard of Saint Lazare womens prison, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Courtyard of Saint Lazare womens prison, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Blondel At Richards Prison, 12th century, (c1850). Blondel was King Richard Is favourite musician. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Richard The First And A Lion, 12th century, (c1850).King Richard the Lionheart fights the lion whilst trapped in a dungeon

Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, c19th century

The Tower of London, England, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Tower of London, England, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1855. A print from the History and Topography of the United States of North America, by John Howard Hinton, Volume 2, Samuel Walker, Boston, 1855

A Committee of the House of Commons at the Fleet Street Prison, London, 1729 (c1905). Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Attack on the Bastille, 1789, (1845). The Bastille was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine. On the morning of 14 July 1789, a crowd advanced on the Bastille

Green Hasteds, Newgate, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis

Cardinal Beaufort, 1860. Artist: J White
Cardinal Beaufort, 1860. A 19th-century engraving after the painting Joan of Arc before Cardinal Beaufort. Joan, in chains, is interrogated by Henry Beaufort, Cardinal of Winchester in Rouen Prison

Garden-Front of the Luxembourg, Paris, France, 1875. Artist: E Radclyffe
Garden-Front of the Luxembourg, Paris, France, 1875. View of the 17th century Palais du Luxembourg with visitors in the foreground

The Flagellation of Christ, before 1457. Artist: Johann Koerbecke
The Flagellation of Christ, before 1457. Koerbecke, Johann (ca. 1415-1491). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Danish prison-ships Dronning Maria and Waldemar, Copenhagen, 1848-1849. From a private collection

Illustration from the book Lenins Life, 1936. Artist: Piotr Nicholaevich Staronosov
Illustration from the book Lenins Life, 1936. Found in the colletion of the State Museum of Revolution, Moscow

The Prison Courtyard, 1890. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
The Prison Courtyard, 1890. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Death of Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary leader, 27th April 1803. Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture led the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution

One Sunday evening at Saint Lazare Station, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 11th August 1901

Confirmation at the prison de petite roquette for children, Paris, 1896. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Confirmation at the prison de petite roquette for children, Paris, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st November 1896

The assassins Albert and Marguerite Dubois, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The assassins Albert and Marguerite Dubois, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th November 1896

The Lynching in a prison of a black man and the assassination of a white woman tied to him, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th December 1902

Lord Strafford, 18th century, (1860). Artist: W Ridgway
Lord Strafford, 18th century, (1860). Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, (1672-1739), was a diplomat and First Lord of the Admiralty

The Death of Charles Pichegru, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Death of Charles Pichegru, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th April 1891

Claudio and Isabella, 1850. Artist: William Holman Hunt
Claudio and Isabella, 1850. From the The Makins Collection

Tower of London, 20th Century. On its completion in 1097 the tower provided accommodation for the king, but in later centuries was used as a prison, armoury and military store

The Liberation of St Peter, 1514. Artist: Raphael
The Liberation of St Peter, 1514. The story in the New Testament says that King Herod took Peter prisoner and intended to have him killed

St Denis in chains, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus are taken to prison on the orders of Sisinnius. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD)

St Denis taken to Sisinnius, 1317
St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius taken by the gaoler to Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves

St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius in prison, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis

The Dauphin returns to Paris, June 1418, (1484). The future King Charles VII of France enters the Bastille. Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris

The Chinchillas, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Chinchillas, 1799. Plate 50 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Joan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Artist: Paul Delaroche
Joan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Joan, in chains, is interrogated by a prelate in scarlet. Behind his chair a secretary stands recording the interrogation in a book

St Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Artist: Raphael
St Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Behind an iron grille, an angel in a blaze of heavenly light touches St Paul who is chained to his sleeping guards. The angel releases him

Winged Putto Playing a Lute, 16th century. Artist: Fiorentino Rossi
Winged Putto Playing a Lute, 16th century. From the Ufizzi Gallery, Florence

Legend of Saint Roch, 16th century. Artist: Bernaert van Orley
Legend of Saint Roch, 16th century

The Interdict, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Interdict, 1875. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Le Havre, France

St Laurence converting his gaoler, early 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Laurence converting his jailer, early 15th century. St Laurence converting Hippolytus. St Laurence (d258), saint and martyr, was Deacon of the Christian church in Rome

The Judgement of St Laurence (detail), mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
The Judgement of St Laurence (detail), mid 15th century. St Laurence converting Hippolytus. St Laurence (d258), saint and martyr, was Deacon of the Christian church in Rome

Prison ships (hulks or tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Prison ships (hulks or tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London, 1805. Hulks were usually old naval vessels no longer considered seaworthy

Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, USA, 6 August 1890
Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, Auburn Prison, USA, 6 August 1890. William Kemmler, a brute who chopped a woman to bits with an axe

Elizabeth Fry, 1844. Artist: J Cochran
Elizabeth Fry, 1844. Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker minister and prison reformer, who was also famous for introducing more humane conditions for the voyage of convicts to New South Wales

Joseph and Potiphars wife andJoseph in prison interpreting dreams, 14th century
Joseph and Potiphars wife and, below, Joseph in prison interpreting the dreams of the baker and the butler, from the Golden Haggadah, a medieval Jewish manuscript from Spain

John Howard (1726-1790), 1883. Howard, English philanthropist and prison reformer, visiting a prison during his investigation of prison conditions

John Howard (1726-1790), 1880. Howard, English philanthropist and prison reformer, visiting a prison during his investigation of prison conditions

Splendid Jem amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, Kent, 1821. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Splendid Jem, once a dashing hero in the Metropolis, recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821

Prison hulk at Deptford, London, c1826. These convict hulks were an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

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