Convict Collection (#9)

Convicts at work in one of the Kara gold placers (litho)
5198489 Convicts at work in one of the Kara gold placers (litho) by Sandham, Henry (1842-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convicts at work in one of the Kara gold placers)

Crime and punishment: prisoner holding a pickaxe (chromolitho)
5217396 Crime and punishment: prisoner holding a pickaxe (chromolitho) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crime and punishment: prisoner holding a pickaxe)

St Vincent de Paul takes the irons of a convict (chromolitho)
973946 St Vincent de Paul takes the irons of a convict (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Vincent de Paul takes the irons of a convict)

Prison Life in England, Part III (engraving)
1052760 Prison Life in England, Part III (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prison Life in England, Part III, the Career of a Convict)

Branding a convict (litho)
3099604 Branding a convict (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Branding a convict. Illustration for The Book of the Martyrs of Tolpuddle (TUC, 1934)

Illustration for Great Expectations (engraving)
3099595 Illustration for Great Expectations (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Great Expectations)

The Call for the last victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794)
PCT164363 The Call for the last victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794), after 1850 (oil on canvas) (see detail 164364) by Muller

Les forçats du soufre (Sulfur convicts)
Marc Pelissier

Blind Justice
Petri Damstén

Crime and Punishment
A scottish straight cat was convicted of stealing sausages.. Iryna Kuznetsova (Iridi)

Xmas is Cancelled
Model: Jake Mattila. Petri Damstén

Convict Ship at Woolwich 1846
Convict Ship, docked at Woolwich in London and capable of holding 600 men. Date: 1846

Onboard the prison ship The Warrior
Interior of the convict ship The Warrior in Woolwich, London. Date: 1846

Interior of St Marys Convict Prision 1861
Interior of St Marys Island Convict Prision in Chatham. Date: 1861

PRISON / MAT-MAKING / 1873
A convict in his cell, making mats. Date: 1873

Convict chain, France
A chain of convicts welcome a new arrival at La Tournelle: Jean-Francois Gruet, a tax collector condemned to the galleys for life for appropriating public money. Date: December 1716

Titus Oates in the Pillory, 1685, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Titus 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

Convicts mutinying, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Convicts mutinying, 1930. Une Mutinerie De Forcats. Prisoners on board the ship " La Martiniere" attempt to strangle a guard

Mutiny in an American prison, 1931. Creator: Unknown
Mutiny in an American prison, 1931. Une Mutinerie Dans Une Prison Americaine. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 29 March 1931]

Russian Convict Ship, 1881. Creator: Unknown
Russian Convict Ship, 1881. From " The Leisure Hour 1881", by. [The Religious Tract Society, London, 1881]

Humours of the Fleet Prison, 1749. Showing the Keeper of the Prison and new prisoners in the vicinity of the tennis ground while a game is in progress

Old Bailey, Newgate Prison, London, c1760
View of a line of chained convicts from Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, London, being taken to Blackfriars for transportation, c1760

A convict being flogged with a cat-o-nine-tails, (1834), 1984
A convict being flogged with a cat-o-nine-tails. In 1867 Parliament abolished flogging in the services. From The Book of The Martyrs of Tolpuddle: 1834-1934

Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Aquellos Polvos. Aquatint n 23 published in 1799

Polling Booth. Woman in mortar board stands beside a convict in his prison uniform. Captioned, Companions in Disgrace with an accompanying rhyme which begins, Convicts and Women kindly note

AUSTRALIA: CONVICTS, 1827. A chain gang at work in Australia. Watercolor, 1827

CHAIN GANG, 1910. A convict chain gang in a mobile prison wagon in North Carolina. The inmates live in the wagons and are moved to different places to work as needed. Photograph, 1910

CHAIN GANG, c1903. A group of juvenile convicts on a chain gang, at work in the fields. Photograph, c1903

GEORGIA: CHAIN GANG. African American man sitting against a tree with legs chained, Thomasville, Georgia. Photograph, c1890

GEORGIA: CHAIN GANG. The Chain Gang, Thomasville, Georgia. Photograph by Joseph John Kirkbride, c1884-1891

Zanzibar, Tanzania - Convicts
Zanzibar, Tanzania - Shackled convicts Date: circa 1910s

GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Pips first meeting with the convict, Abel Magwitch. Wood engraving from a 19th century American edition of Charles Dickenss Great Expectations

AUSTRALIA: CONVICTS, 1804. The arrival in Tasmania (or Van Diemens Land as it was known until 1853) of convict settlers from Britain, c1804. Wood engraving, 1853

WOMENs RIGHTS CARTOON. Afternoon Tea. American cartoon by Albert Levering, 1910, contrasting the conditions endured in prison by wealthy womens suffrage protesters with those of other inmates

Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880s
Russian convicts returning at night from the mines in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Australian Convict Ship Success
The Australian Convict Ship, Success, moored in Providence, Rhode Island, America

William Buckley
WILLIAM BUCKLEY, sent to Australia as a convict, who preferred to live with the aboriginals, becoming known as The Wild White Man

Convicts Richmond Penitentiary Returning Work
Convicts from Richmond Penitentiary returning from work, Virginia, United States of America, 19th century. From America Revisited: From The Bay of New York to The Gulf of Mexico, published 1886

Convicts Richmond Penitentiary Work Virginia
Convicts from Richmond Penitentiary at work, Virginia, United States of America, 19th century. From America Revisited: From The Bay of New York to The Gulf of Mexico, published 1886

The Gallery on board The HMS York, a British prison hulk used to house the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Prison hulks were decommissioned ships that authorities used as floating prisons in the 18th

The washing room on board The HMS York, a British prison hulk used to house the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Prison hulks were decommissioned ships that authorities used as floating prisons in the 18th

A group of chained prisoners boarding a prison ship in the 19th century. From The Martyrs of Tolpuddle, published 1934

The branding of a prisoner with a hot iron on board a prison hulk in the early 19th century. From The Martyrs of Tolpuddle, published 1934

A prisoner being lashed on board a prison hulk From The Martyrs of Tolpuddle, published 1934

Pips Struggle With The Escaped Convict. "the Man Took Me By Both Arms
Pips Struggle With The Escaped Convict. " the Man Took Me By Both Arms, And Tilted Me Back As Far As He Could Hold Me

Louis Xvi On His Way To The Temple Prison, During The French Revolution, Is Made To Wear A Green Bonnet, A Convicts Bonnet. From A Contemporary Print

Micronesia, Schooling Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus Triostegus) Above Reef; Yap

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"Behind Bars: A Glimpse into the World of Convicts" Step inside H. M. Prison, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and witness the harsh reality faced by those deemed unfit for society. Transport yourself to DORE: LONDON: 1872. Newgate - Exercise Yard, as depicted in a haunting wood engraving by Gustave Dore. Feel the weight of confinement and despair etched on every face. Explore Brixton Prison through Mayhew's eyes, delving into the depths of its walls where hope is scarce and desperation lingers. Observe a convict in his prison cell turning a hand-crank; an endless cycle symbolizing both punishment and redemption. Travel to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey – a place that once held convicts who sought solace within its confines while paying their dues to society. Unearth the stories transportation to Australia; tales of lives forever changed as they embarked on treacherous journeys across vast oceans. Enter Aylesbury Prison Laundry where monotonous labor becomes an escape from thoughts that haunt these lost souls day after day. Peer into the eerie halls Hulk Gallery; remnants of past lives now reduced to mere artifacts displayed for curious eyes seeking glimpses into history's dark corners. Witness justice unfold at the Trial of Detectives at Old Bailey; where guilt or innocence hangs in delicate balance amidst whispers and secrets untold. Experience Brixton purgatory in 1822 – a time when souls were trapped between freedom and captivity, yearning for redemption yet shackled by their own mistakes. Imagine life aboard a Convict Ship – cramped quarters filled with broken dreams but also flickers of resilience as each soul clings onto hope like young man holding onto a fence against raging tides. Convict - not just a word but an embodiment of struggle, remorse, survival, and ultimately transformation.