Repression Collection (page 2)

The Duke of Alva, 16th century, (1896). Portrait of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, (1507-1582), Spanish general and governor of the Spanish Netherlands

What one does to another, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
What one does to another, 1799. Plate 77 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Repression at Brazzaville, August 1896. Scene during a trade mission in Africa in the period of European colonisation. A European is chased by Africans at Brazzaville which was under French rule

The Arrest of Councillor Broussel, 26th August, 1648 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Arrest of Councillor Broussel, 26th August, 1648 (19th/early 20th century). Pierre Broussel (c1575-1654) was a councillor in the Parlement of Paris

Le Baiser de Judas, Paris Commune, 1871. Cartoon comparing the downfall of the Paris Commune to the betrayal of Christ by Judas kiss. An allegory of the Commune fills the place of Jesus

La Nouvelle Cene, Paris Commune, 1871. Cartoon comparing the downfall of the Paris Commune to the betrayal of Christ at the Last Supper

Suppression of religious orders during the French Revolution, late 18th century. A Capuchin Friar disposing of his habit to a Jewish second-hand clothes dealer

Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian actor, theatre director and producer, 1930s. Meyerhold (1874-1930) established his own theatre in Moscow in 1922

Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th/early 20th century). Jean Desmartes and eleven notables are decapitated after the revolt of the maillotins in Paris. From the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France

Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (1508-1582), Spanish general and statesman. As governor of the Netherlands from 1567-1573, he enforced brutal anti-Protestant rule, executing some 18

Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, 16 August 1819. On 16th August 1819, soldiers of the 15th Hussars charging an unarmed crowd gathered on St Peters Field in Manchester to hear speeches supporting

Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 16 August 1819. On 16th August 1819, soldiers of the 15th Hussars charging an unarmed crowd gathered on St Peters Field in Manchester to hear speeches

Spanish troops torching buildings and massacring during Spanish rule in Netherlands, 1567-73
Spanish troops torching buildings and massacring civilians during the Duke of Alvas repressive Spanish Roman Catholic rule in the Protestant Netherlands (1567-73). Copperplate engraving

Protestants in the Netherlands executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73)
Protestants in the Netherlands being executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73). Copperplate engraving

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