Criminals Collection (page 8)

Poachers using a car (colour litho)
3097634 Poachers using a car (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poachers using a car. Le Braconnage, Les Panneauteurs Operent En Automobile)

A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite (colour litho)
3097538 A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite)

Arrest of poachers by the police boat La Mouette on the River Seine in Paris (colour litho)
3097347 Arrest of poachers by the police boat La Mouette on the River Seine in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shipment of the Prisoners, pub. 1856 (woodcut)
3105567 Shipment of the Prisoners, pub. 1856 (woodcut) by Boyd, Theodore C. (fl.1840s); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Prisoners on a treadmill (engraving)
3101389 Prisoners on a treadmill (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prisoners on a treadmill)

Ned Kelly reward poster, 1880 (litho)
2654917 Ned Kelly reward poster, 1880 (litho) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Ned Kelly (December 1854 - 11 November 1880)

Highwayman robs a stagecoach (litho)
2654239 Highwayman robs a stagecoach (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

Dick Turpin jumping Hornsey toll bar gate on his horse Black Bess (coloured engraving)
2654238 Dick Turpin jumping Hornsey toll bar gate on his horse Black Bess (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stand and Deliver, highwayman holds up stagecoach in the early 19th century
2654230 Stand and Deliver, highwayman holds up stagecoach in the early 19th century (litho) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

The Good Old Times! (litho)
1107916 The Good Old Times! (litho) by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Good Old Times)

Sketches in Scotland-Yard (engraving)
1107207 Sketches in Scotland-Yard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Scotland-Yard)

Irish gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821
Irish gentleman Brian Boru and Naval officer Tarpaulin fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821. Seconds and members of the Duelling Society of Dublin attending

Repelling Pirates with a blast of the Swivel Gun (litho)
PNP269023 Repelling Pirates with a blast of the Swivel Gun (litho) by Hardy, Paul (19th Century) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Sacking of Panama by Henry Morgans Pirates, 1887 (engraving)
PNP269020 The Sacking of Panama by Henry Morgans Pirates, 1887 (engraving) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Walking the plank, engraved by Anderson (engraving)
PNP270211 Walking the plank, engraved by Anderson (engraving) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Owlers (litho)
PNP270191 The Owlers (litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: wool smugglers of Romney Marsh; ); Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

The Convicts, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825)
CHT163572 The Convicts, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825), first half 19th century (litho) (b/w photo) by Vernet

Front cover of The Jesse James Stories printed 1898 (litho)
PNP245806 Front cover of The Jesse James Stories printed 1898 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Bob and Grat Dalton with law officers, 1892 (b / w photo)
PNP252366 Bob and Grat Dalton with law officers, 1892 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rob Dalton (1869-92); Grat Dalton (1861-92); Dalton Gang

Bonnie and Clydes bullet-riddled car, 1934 (b / w photo)
PNP252331 Bonnie and Clydes bullet-riddled car, 1934 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Convicts pulling a boat along the Volga River, Russia, 1873 (colour litho)
CHT195296 Convicts pulling a boat along the Volga River, Russia, 1873 (colour litho) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Burning and Plundering of Newgate and Setting the Felons at Liberty by the Mob
6202343 The Burning and Plundering of Newgate and Setting the Felons at Liberty by the Mob, 1780 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Arrest of a notorious gang of burglars in Montmartre, Paris (engraving)
6000510 Arrest of a notorious gang of burglars in Montmartre, Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrest of a notorious gang of burglars in Montmartre)

Madame Kavalefskaya (litho)
5198513 Madame Kavalefskaya (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Kavalefskaya)

Brixton Purgatory, 1822 (hand-coloured etching)
483058 Brixton Purgatory, 1822 (hand-coloured etching) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Shows the prisoners Theodore Hook, William Cobbett)

A thief ambushing a passer-by, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478559 A thief ambushing a passer-by, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caller, Caste de Voleurs, illustration from L Inde Francaise)

Benediction in Georgia, 1916 (litho)
874661 Benediction in Georgia, 1916 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 40.96 x50.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; American, out of copyright

The Hold-Up, 1921 (litho)
874632 The Hold-Up, 1921 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 28.26 x21.91 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; American, out of copyright

Chinese Prisoners, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
498638 Chinese Prisoners, c.1880 (b/w photo) by Saunders, William (1832-1892); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men in the cangue.); British, out of copyright

Punishment for Light Crimes, China, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
498543 Punishment for Light Crimes, China, c.1880 (b/w photo) by Saunders, William (1832-1892); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment device called a cangue. ); British, out of copyright

Two prisoners in shackles and a guard behind them, Russian Empire
698962 Two prisoners in shackles and a guard behind them, Russian Empire, between 1905 and 1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Russian, out of copyright

The Crucifixion, c. 1507 (tempera on wood)
BFM286558 The Crucifixion, c.1507 (tempera on wood) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); 35.7x40.4 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany; Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Captain Morgan defeats Spanish warships blocking the mouth of Lake Maracaibo in 1669
PNP268186 Captain Morgan defeats Spanish warships blocking the mouth of Lake Maracaibo in 1669 (coloured engraving) by English School

Various Flags used by Famous Pirates (colour litho)
PNP269035 Various Flags used by Famous Pirates (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L-R:Walter Kennedy, Christopher Moody, Edward England, Henry Every)

Titlepage of The Tryals of Captain John Rackham and other Pirates
PNP269033 Titlepage of The Tryals of Captain John Rackham and other Pirates, published in 1721 (litho) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calico Jack)

Pirates capturing a ship (engraving)
PNP269029 Pirates capturing a ship (engraving) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Smugglers Cave (litho)
PNP270189 The Smugglers Cave (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: drawn for the Boys Own Paper ; ); Peter Newark Historical Pictures; British

Bow Street Office, from Ackermanns Microcosm of London (colour litho)
GHL22976 Bow Street Office, from Ackermanns Microcosm of London (colour litho) by Rowlandson, T. (1756-1827) & Pugin, A.C

Water Engine, Coldbath Fields Prison, from Ackermanns Repository of Arts
810293 Water Engine, Coldbath Fields Prison, from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 1808 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

The Stage Medley representing the polite taste of the town & the matchless merits of poet
DEC418502 The Stage Medley representing the polite taste of the town & the matchless merits of poet G. Polly Peachum and Captain Macheath, c.1728 (engraving) by English School

Burglars arrested by women in Paris (colour litho)
2807656 Burglars arrested by women in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burglars arrested by women in Paris. Cambrioleurs arretes par des femmes)

Deux Vagabonds De Nuit (engraving)
3650251 Deux Vagabonds De Nuit (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deux Vagabonds De Nuit)

Our Hereditary Legislators; or, What it May Come to (colour litho)
3648264 Our Hereditary Legislators; or, What it May Come to (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Hereditary Legislators; or)

Patrol of carabinieri on horseback that arrests surprised natives in the Gebel, in Cyrenaica... (colour litho)
2815646 Patrol of carabinieri on horseback that arrests surprised natives in the Gebel, in Cyrenaica... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho)
2815636 Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A very modern life)

A gang of girls attacking and robbing an antique dealer in his shop in Warsaw (colour litho)
2815411 A gang of girls attacking and robbing an antique dealer in his shop in Warsaw (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Criminals: A Glimpse into the Wild Bunch of Humanity" In a world filled with complexities, criminals emerge as enigmatic figures, challenging societal norms and leaving an indelible mark on history. Like The Wild Bunch, they defy expectations and blur the lines between right and wrong. Just as Jesus on the Cross symbolizes redemption, criminals too possess multifaceted narratives that often delve into their pasts. Nicolai A. Yaroshenko's belief that life is everywhere reminds us that even within these outlaws lies a story waiting to be understood. From smugglers navigating treacherous paths to Dick Turpin meeting his fellow highwayman Tom King, we witness alliances forged in the shadows of society. Cover design for Popular Aviation Magazine captures the allure of those who live outside the law, soaring through skies untouched by conventional rules. Yet amidst this captivating underworld lurks betrayal and violence. As Dick Turpin shoots Tom King, we are reminded of how loyalty can crumble under pressure. L'Apache est la plaie de Paris serves as a vivid reminder of crime's impact on urban landscapes - its scars etched upon every corner. Ned Kelly's capture by Police Constable Kelly and railwayman Jesse Dowsett showcases both sides of justice clashing head-on. Tableau synoptic des traits physionomiques reveals how studying criminal features became an attempt at understanding their motives - an intricate puzzle waiting to be solved. Illustrations depicting crime scenes evoke fear but also curiosity about what drives individuals down such dark paths. The image of a man being fired at from a car window while two men in suits observe raises questions about power dynamics and hidden motivations lurking beneath polished facades. Lastly, convict transportation to Australia unveils another chapter in criminal history - exile serving as punishment for transgressions committed across oceans. Intriguing yet unsettling, criminals force us to confront our own moral compasses.