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Background imagePrison Collection: Clerkenwell Close, London, 1883. Artist: John Crowther

Clerkenwell Close, London, 1883. Artist: John Crowther
View of Clerkenwell Close, London, 1883; with the House of Detention in the distance

Background imagePrison Collection: The Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. Artist: John Everett Millais

The Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. Artist: John Everett Millais
The Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853

Background imagePrison Collection: A view of the West Gate in Newcastle upon Tyne, from the West, c1780, (1905). Creator

A view of the West Gate in Newcastle upon Tyne, from the West, c1780, (1905). Creator
A view of the West Gate in Newcastle upon Tyne, from the West, c1780 (1905)

Background imagePrison Collection: Christian and Hopeful in the Dungeon, c1916. Artist: William Strang

Christian and Hopeful in the Dungeon, c1916. Artist: William Strang
Christian and Hopeful in the Dungeon, c1916. An illustration from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress

Background imagePrison Collection: Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, c19th century

Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, c19th century

Background imagePrison Collection: Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Creator: Unknown

Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 39 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Background imagePrison Collection: Playing rackets, Fleet Prison, London, c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane

Playing rackets, Fleet Prison, London, c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
Playing rackets, Fleet Prison, London, c1825

Background imagePrison Collection: Lochleven Castle, Scotland, the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1840. Artist: C J Smith

Lochleven Castle, Scotland, the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1840. Artist: C J Smith
Lochleven Castle, Scotland, the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1840. Mary was imprisoned here between 1567 and 1568

Background imagePrison Collection: Brixton purgatory, 1822

Brixton purgatory, 1822. Prisoners Theodore Hook, William Cobbett, Henry Hunt and Thomas Wooler on the treadmill at Brixton Prison

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Sebastian in Prison, 1575. Creator: Ambrosius Francken I

Saint Sebastian in Prison, 1575. Creator: Ambrosius Francken I
Saint Sebastian in Prison, 1575.

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Eligius of Noyon Visits the Prisoners, 1588. Creator: Ambrosius Francken I

Saint Eligius of Noyon Visits the Prisoners, 1588. Creator: Ambrosius Francken I
Saint Eligius of Noyon Visits the Prisoners, 1588.

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Leonard Liberating Captives, 1475-1499. Creator: Anon

Saint Leonard Liberating Captives, 1475-1499. Creator: Anon
Saint Leonard Liberating Captives, 1475-1499.

Background imagePrison Collection: Crowning with Thorns, 1565. Creator: Lambert van Noort

Crowning with Thorns, 1565. Creator: Lambert van Noort
Crowning with Thorns, 1565.

Background imagePrison Collection: 'The Two Men Were Felled Simultaneously', 1932. Creator: Howard Davie

'The Two Men Were Felled Simultaneously', 1932. Creator: Howard Davie
'The Two Men Were Felled Simultaneously', 1932. 'The friar opened the door just sufficiently to permit his stalwart frame to slip through, and disappeared into the darkness of the cell

Background imagePrison Collection: The Flagellation; Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg

The Flagellation; Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, about 1525-1530. Additional Info:Stripped of his clothing, Christ stands bound to a marble column in the center of this miniature

Background imagePrison Collection: Initial R: Saint Avia in Prison Receiving Communion from the Virgin; Book of Hours

Initial R: Saint Avia in Prison Receiving Communion from the Virgin; Book of Hours, about 1480-1490

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Avia in Prison Receiving Communion from the Virgin; Katherine Hours

Saint Avia in Prison Receiving Communion from the Virgin; Katherine Hours, about 1480-1485

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Margaret; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, 1469. Creator: Lieven van Lathem

Saint Margaret; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, 1469. Creator: Lieven van Lathem
Saint Margaret; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, 1469

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Leonard Liberating a Child from Prison; Book of Hours, about 1460. Creator: Unknown

Saint Leonard Liberating a Child from Prison; Book of Hours, about 1460. Creator: Unknown
Saint Leonard Liberating a Child from Prison; Book of Hours, about 1460

Background imagePrison Collection: The Lover in the Castle's Garden where Good Reception is Imprisoned; Roman de la Rose

The Lover in the Castle's Garden where Good Reception is Imprisoned; Roman de la Rose, about 1405

Background imagePrison Collection: The Lover Seized by the Personifications of Shame

The Lover Seized by the Personifications of Shame, Anxiety, and Resistance; Roman de la Rose, about 1405

Background imagePrison Collection: The Flagellation; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold

The Flagellation; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, about 1471

Background imagePrison Collection: Outside the prison of La Roquette

Outside the prison of La Roquette, Paris: letters for the prisoners, 1871

Background imagePrison Collection: Inside the prison of La Roquette, Paris, 1871. Creator: William Simpson

Inside the prison of La Roquette, Paris, 1871. Creator: William Simpson
Inside the prison of La Roquette, Paris, 1871....it is our painful task to represent the wholesale acts of vengeance which followed the conquest of different quarters of the city...Our own Artist

Background imagePrison Collection: Bridge of Sighs, Venice, about 1865. Creator: Unknown

Bridge of Sighs, Venice, about 1865. Creator: Unknown
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, about 1865

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Twelve Scenes from Her Life

Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Twelve Scenes from Her Life, about 1330

Background imagePrison Collection: Cimon and Pero: Roman Charity, about 1767. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Cimon and Pero: Roman Charity, about 1767. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Cimon and Pero: Roman Charity, about 1767

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Marcelino and Saint Peter, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Saint Marcelino and Saint Peter, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Saint Marcelino and Saint Peter, 19th century. Biblical scene. Little is known about the actual lives of these two men

Background imagePrison Collection: Joseph in Prison with a Butler and a Baker; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown

Joseph in Prison with a Butler and a Baker; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown
Joseph in Prison with a Butler and a Baker; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410

Background imagePrison Collection: Saint Vincent Liberating a Man from Prison; Book of Hours, about 1460. Creator: Unknown

Saint Vincent Liberating a Man from Prison; Book of Hours, about 1460. Creator: Unknown
Saint Vincent Liberating a Man from Prison; Book of Hours, about 1460

Background imagePrison Collection: The last moments of Emperor Maximilian I, 1885. Creator: L Babbage

The last moments of Emperor Maximilian I, 1885. Creator: L Babbage
The last moments of Emperor Maximilian I, 1885. Second Mexican Empire. Maximilian I of Mexico (1832-1867) was executed by a Republican firing squad

Background imagePrison Collection: M. Flourens released from prison by the insurgents in Paris, 1871. Creator: JML Ralston

M. Flourens released from prison by the insurgents in Paris, 1871. Creator: JML Ralston
M. Flourens released from prison by the insurgents in Paris, 1871. Franco-Prussian War. The insurgents...assembled on the Saturday evening, and thronged to the prison of Mazas, where M

Background imagePrison Collection: Hope, c1870s, (1900). Creator: Unknown

Hope, c1870s, (1900). Creator: Unknown
Hope, c1870s, (1900)

Background imagePrison Collection: 'Lady Jane Grey's Victory over Bishop Gardiner'

"Lady Jane Grey's Victory over Bishop Gardiner", by G. F. Folingsby, 1871. Engraving of a painting

Background imagePrison Collection: Danae and the Brazen Tower, c1883, (1900). Creator: Unknown

Danae and the Brazen Tower, c1883, (1900). Creator: Unknown
Danae and the Brazen Tower, c1883, (1900)

Background imagePrison Collection: Cimon and Pero, mid-17th century. Creator: Barthel Beham

Cimon and Pero, mid-17th century. Creator: Barthel Beham
Cimon and Pero, mid-17th century

Background imagePrison Collection: Prison Camp, Irkutsk, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Prison Camp, Irkutsk, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Prison Camp, Irkutsk, between c1915 and c1920

Background imagePrison Collection: The Alipore Gaol, Calcutta, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Alipore Gaol, Calcutta, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Alipore Gaol, Calcutta, 1870. This institution...is the great industrial prison of Lower Bengal, [containing] 2300 inmates

Background imagePrison Collection: 'Dinah Consoling Hetty in Prison, ' by F. J. Williamson, 1870. Creator: Unknown

"Dinah Consoling Hetty in Prison, " by F. J. Williamson, 1870. Creator: Unknown
"Dinah Consoling Hetty in Prison, " by F. J. Williamson, 1870

Background imagePrison Collection: Sketches from Ireland: Rory of the Hills taken

Sketches from Ireland: Rory of the Hills taken from the police barrack at Edgeworthstown to Longford Gaol, 1870

Background imagePrison Collection: The Prison, after Giulio Romano

The Prison, after Giulio Romano, c1536-1543. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

Background imagePrison Collection: Warden Osborne & prisoners, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Warden Osborne & prisoners, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Warden Osborne & prisoners, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: George W. Benhem, Warden, Auburn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

George W. Benhem, Warden, Auburn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
George W. Benhem, Warden, Auburn, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: 'An Incident in the Revolution of 1792

"An Incident in the Revolution of 1792, " by W. W. Ouless, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1871. Engraving of a painting

Background imagePrison Collection: Lieut. Chas. Becker at Sing-Sing, Sheriff Harburger, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Lieut. Chas. Becker at Sing-Sing, Sheriff Harburger, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Chas. Becker at Sing-Sing, Sheriff Harburger, 1912

Background imagePrison Collection: Warden T.M. Osborne, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Warden T.M. Osborne, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Warden T.M. Osborne, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926), a prison administrator and reformer who was appointed warden of Sing Sing prison, Ossinsing, New York in 1914

Background imagePrison Collection: Becky Edelson [i.e. Edelsohn] under arrest -- Tarrytown, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Becky Edelson [i.e. Edelsohn] under arrest -- Tarrytown, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Becky Edelson [i.e. Edelsohn] under arrest -- Tarrytown, 1914. Shows Rebecca Edelsohn (c)

Background imagePrison Collection: Becky Edelson [i.e. Edelsohn] taken from jail, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Becky Edelson [i.e. Edelsohn] taken from jail, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Becky Edelson [i.e. Edelsohn] taken from jail, 1914. Shows Rebecca Edelsohn (c)

Background imagePrison Collection: Warden Clancy, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Warden Clancy, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Warden Clancy, 1913. Shows Warden James M. Clancy of Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York

Background imagePrison Collection: Sing Sing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sing Sing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sing Sing, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York. Aftermath of an arson fire, set by disgruntled inmates, which destroyed several workshop buildings in July, 1913

Background imagePrison Collection: Sing Sing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sing Sing, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sing Sing, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York

Background imagePrison Collection: Offices & prison, Ossining, N.Y. 1910s. Creator: Bain News Service

Offices & prison, Ossining, N.Y. 1910s. Creator: Bain News Service
Offices & prison, Ossining, N.Y. 1910s. Shows Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York

Background imagePrison Collection: Gun on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Gun on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gun on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Leg irons etc. on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Leg irons etc. on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Leg irons etc. on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Iron Jacket on SUCCESS worn by Bush Ranger

Iron Jacket on SUCCESS worn by Bush Ranger, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Wooden maiden - SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Wooden maiden - SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wooden maiden - SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Capt. H.D. Smith of SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. H.D. Smith of SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. H.D. Smith of SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: SUCCESS, Convict ship, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

SUCCESS, Convict ship, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
SUCCESS, Convict ship, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: The last of the old Fleet Prison, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The last of the old Fleet Prison, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The last of the old Fleet Prison, [London], 1868

Background imagePrison Collection: B.G. Lewis, Dr. Kath. Davis, Dr

B.G. Lewis, Dr. Kath. Davis, Dr. J.A. Campbell, Warden P.A. Mallon, between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Execution of political prisoners in Cuba, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Execution of political prisoners in Cuba, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Execution of political prisoners in Havannah, Cuba, 1869. Francisco Leon and Augustin Medina were charged with...aiding the insurrection by secreting arms and resisting their seizure

Background imagePrison Collection: Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson, the new Chief Commissioner of Metropolitan Police

Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson, the new Chief Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, 1869. Engraving from a photograph by John Watkins. The appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Y. W

Background imagePrison Collection: T.M. Osborne, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

T.M. Osborne, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
T.M. Osborne, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926), a prison administrator and reformer who was appointed warden of Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York in 1914

Background imagePrison Collection: Arch in the Old Fort, Calcutta, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Arch in the Old Fort, Calcutta, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Arch in the Old Fort, Calcutta, 1869. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Baker

Background imagePrison Collection: Abyssinian Expedition: house at Magdala where Consul Cameron and Rev

Abyssinian Expedition: house at Magdala where Consul Cameron and Rev. Dr. Stern were first imprisoned, 1868

Background imagePrison Collection: J.C. Garrison and Keeper, Simon. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.C. Garrison and Keeper, Simon. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.C. Garrison and Keeper, Simon. between c1910 and c1915

Background imagePrison Collection: Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High... 1860 / 69

Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High... 1860 / 69
Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High, and Contains 600 Cells, 1860/69. Albumen print, stereocard, no. 4318 from the series " Sing Sing Prison Views"

Background imagePrison Collection: Hope (Spes) from the series The Virtues, 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle

Hope (Spes) from the series The Virtues, 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle
Hope (Spes) from the series The Virtues, 1559-60

Background imagePrison Collection: Satan bound for a Thousand Years, from the Apocalypse. n. d. Creator: Jean Duvet

Satan bound for a Thousand Years, from the Apocalypse. n. d. Creator: Jean Duvet
Satan bound for a Thousand Years, from the Apocalypse.n.d

Background imagePrison Collection: The Prison; a group of men in a dungeon bound in chains and shackles

The Prison; a group of men in a dungeon bound in chains and shackles; to the right a figure hanging from his arms, tied to a boulder.n.d. Formerly attributed to Giorgio Ghisi, After Giulio Romano

Background imagePrison Collection: Cimon and Pero, ca. 1650-90. ca. 1650-90. Creator: Alexander Voet

Cimon and Pero, ca. 1650-90. ca. 1650-90. Creator: Alexander Voet
Cimon and Pero, ca. 1650-90

Background imagePrison Collection: Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of His Fellow Prisoners

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of His Fellow Prisoners

Background imagePrison Collection: Tower of London. St. Thomass and the Bell Tower, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Tower of London. St. Thomass and the Bell Tower, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Tower of London. St. Thomass and the Bell Tower, c1910. View of part of the Tower of London - historic palace, prison, fortress and armoury - which dates from the 11th century

Background imagePrison Collection: Louis XI Visiting Cardinal Balue in the Iron Cage, (1469-1481), 1890. Creator: Unknown

Louis XI Visiting Cardinal Balue in the Iron Cage, (1469-1481), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Louis XI. Visiting Cardinal Balue in the Iron Cage, (1469-1481), 1890

Background imagePrison Collection: He was very thin, 1930. Creator: Unknown

He was very thin, 1930. Creator: Unknown
He was very thin, 1930. Il Etait Tres Maigre. Skinny man escaping through the bars of the prison at Loos near Lille, France. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Background imagePrison Collection: Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Socrates (c470-399 BC), the first moral philosopher, sentenced to death by drinking a cup of poison hemlock at his own hand

Background imagePrison Collection: The Death of Mortimer. (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers

The Death of Mortimer. (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers
The Death of Mortimer. (mid 19th century). Scene from Shakespeares " Henry VI", (act II scene V)

Background imagePrison Collection: Delegates to the Prison Congress, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Delegates to the Prison Congress, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Delegates to the Prison Congress, 1910

Background imagePrison Collection: Gunmen arriving at Sing Sing, Whitey Lewis, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Gunmen arriving at Sing Sing, Whitey Lewis, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunmen arriving at Sing Sing, Whitey Lewis, 1912. Gunmen convicted of killing Herman Rosenthal; en route to Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York

Background imagePrison Collection: Le Preson V (The Prison). From: Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio

Le Preson V (The Prison). From: Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal, 1735-1746

Background imagePrison Collection: Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Gunmen convicted of killing Herman Rosenthal; en route to Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York

Background imagePrison Collection: Taking Becker to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taking Becker to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taking Becker to Sing Sing, 1912



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