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The Crucifixion, 1922. Creator: Henry TrautThe Crucifixion, 1922. Players in the Oberammergau Passion Play. The play is performed every 10 years, on open-air stages, by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany
Head Masters Room, Eton College, 19th century. Creator: UnknownHead Masters Room, Eton College, 19th century. Interior at Eton College near Windsor in Berkshire. The bundle of twigs resting on the chair is a birch rod
Titus Oates in the Pillory, 1685, (1890). Creator: UnknownTitus Oates in the Pillory, 1685, (1890). Titus Oates (1649-1705) English perjurer who fabricated the " Popish Plot", a Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II
How, in Morocco, one chastens a scavenger, 1929. Creator: UnknownHow, in Morocco, one chastens a scavenger, 1929. Comment, Au Maroc, On Chatie Un " Charognard". An unfortunate (and probably hungry)
Execution of Lord Ferrers at Tyburn, 1760, (c1876). Creator: UnknownExecution of Lord Ferrers at Tyburn, 1760, (c1876). Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (1720 - 1760) hung at Tyburn on convistion of murdering his steward John Johnson
The Idle Apprentice Executed at Tyburn. (After Hogarths Print. ), 1747, (c1876)The Idle Apprentice Executed at Tyburn. (After Hogarths Print.), 1747, (c1876). Plate 11 of Industry and Idleness, a series of 12 plot-linked engravings by William Hogarth in 1747
The Place of Execution, Tyburn, in 1790, (c1876). Creator: UnknownThe Place of Execution, Tyburn, in 1790, (c1876). Tyburn village close to the current location of Marble Arch in present-day London
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
Israelites and Their Taskmasters, 1890. Creator: UnknownIsraelites and Their Taskmasters, 1890. (Exodus 1:11) The Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves and forced them to build Pithom and Pi-Ramesses as store cities for the Pharaoh
The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Creator: UnknownThe Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Cyrus II (c600-530BC), founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol
The great Panjandrum himself, c1885, (1934). Creator: Randolph CaldecottThe great Panjandrum himself, c1885, (1934)....and the great Panjandrum himself, with the little round button at the top. From " The Panjandrum Picture Book"
Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Creator: UnknownSocrates 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
The Flagellation of Christ, 1482-1485, (1930). Creator: Luca SignorelliThe Flagellation of Christ, 1482-1485, (1930). Christ, tied to a column, is whipped by his persecutors. Painting in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy
Those Who Swim In Sin Must Sink In Sorrow, 1895, (1906). Creator: Frank DaddThose Who Swim In Sin Must Sink In Sorrow, 1895, (1906). Watercolour by Frank Dadd (1851-1929). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme
Condamne Condamne Marchant Au Supplice, ( The Condemned Walking in Punishment), 1900Condamne Marchant Au Supplice, ( The Condemned Walking in Punishment), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]
Westminster School, or Dr Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his Playmates... 1785. Charles James Fox as Dr Busby birching his bitter political rival William Pitt
Mime writhes under the lashes he receives, 1910. Artist: Arthur RackhamMime writhes under the lashes he receives, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Alberich puts on the Tarnhelm and becomes invisible, beating Mime to taunt him. From Das Rheingold
Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, 1910. Artist: Arthur RackhamMime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Alberich beats his brother Mime for taking too long working on the Tarnhelm. From Das Rheingold
School-boys flogging the Schoolmaster, 1852. Artist: John LeechSchool-boys flogging the Schoolmaster, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A. A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Saint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy, 1882-1884. Artist: A GusmanSaint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy, 1256 (1882-1884). In 1256, King Louis IX of France had Enguerrand IV, Lord of Coucy
Scene from slave life, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
Cupid Chastised, (1912). Artist: EberleinCupid Chastised, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)
Punishment of Negroes, Santo Domingo, 1873Punishment of Negroes, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873
The Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. Artist: W WalkerThe Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1777
The Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty, 1564-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the YoungerThe Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty, 1564-1638. From a private collection
The favorite object of his studies is the collection of Idylles by Madame DeshoulièThe favorite object of his studies is the collection of Idylles by Madame Deshoulieres from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47
Cimon and Pero, ca. 1631. Creator: Willem PanneelsCimon and Pero, ca. 1631