Cruel Collection (#5)

The Stages of Cruelty, 1890 (watercolour and bodycolour with pen and black ink)
1216889 The Stages of Cruelty, 1890 (watercolour and bodycolour with pen and black ink) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 35.5x29.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Cinderella (oil on panel)
989955 Cinderella (oil on panel) by Pecrus, Charles Francois (1826-1907); 40.6x31.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cinderella. Charles Francois Pecrus (1826-1907). Oil on panel

The Recalcitrant Donkey, 1798 (pen and grey ink and watercolour)
652084 The Recalcitrant Donkey, 1798 (pen and grey ink and watercolour) by Ibbetson, Julius Caesar (1759-1817); 21.5x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recalcitrant Donkey)

Mr. Murdstone, from David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465770 Mr. Murdstone, from David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Davids cruel stepfather)

Edward the Confessor Stripping his Mother of Her Effects, c. 1763 (oil on canvas)
HEH416422 Edward the Confessor Stripping his Mother of Her Effects, c.1763 (oil on canvas) by Mortimer, John Hamilton (1741-79); 61.6x50.2 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Nicholas astonishes Mr. Squeers and family, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70)
KW259144 Nicholas astonishes Mr. Squeers and family, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70) published 1839 (litho) (see also 259145) by Browne

Studies for a Flagellation: A Man Scourging and the Head of Christ, (black and white chalk, pastel)
990011 Studies for a Flagellation: A Man Scourging and the Head of Christ, (black and white chalk, pastel) by Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte) (1510-92); 38x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bear baiting, Manchester, 1819 (pen & ink and wash on paper)
CHL404792 Bear baiting, Manchester, 1819 (pen & ink and wash on paper) by Barritt, Thomas (d.1820); 14.8x19 cm; Chethams Library, Manchester

A Cock Fight (oil on canvas)
CH401584 A Cock Fight (oil on canvas) by Snyders, Frans (1579-1657) (follower of); Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489640 The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

Cruel Chinese punishment with bound bamboo sticks, illustration from Atlas Chinensis by Arnoldus Montanus
489307 Cruel Chinese punishment with bound bamboo sticks, illustration from Atlas Chinensis by Arnoldus Montanus, 1669 (engraving) by Dutch School

Animal Baiting at the Venetian Festival of the Hunt, illustration from the series Habiti d Huomini e Donne Venetiane
661032 Animal Baiting at the Venetian Festival of the Hunt, illustration from the series Habiti d Huomini e Donne Venetiane, published c.1610 (engraving) by Franco

Saint Sebastian prepared for Martydom, c. 1622 (oil on canvas)
827727 Saint Sebastian prepared for Martydom, c.1622 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 142x194 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Sebastian prepared for Martydom)

Dotheboys Hall, frontispiece from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (colour litho)
KW392573 Dotheboys Hall, frontispiece from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (colour litho) by Shepperson, Claude (1867-1921); Private Collection

An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil)
651822 An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil, pen and brown ink, grey wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

Nicholas astonishes Mr. Squeers and family, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70)
KW259145 Nicholas astonishes Mr. Squeers and family, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70) published 1839 (litho) (see also 259144) by Browne

Portrait of Francois de Beaumont, Baron des Adrets (engraving)
884311 Portrait of Francois de Beaumont, Baron des Adrets (engraving) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: 1512/13-1587) was a Huguenot leader

Cinderella and her Wicked Sisters, 1892 (oil on canvas)
827470 Cinderella and her Wicked Sisters, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Meyer, Emile (1823-1910); 113x125.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cinderella and her Wicked Sisters. Emile Meyer (1823-1910)

Bear Baiting in Saxon Times, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c. 1920 (litho)
STC292414 Bear Baiting in Saxon Times, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Woodville

The feet of Chinese women, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario
CHT265549 The feet of Chinese women, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published in Milan in 1819 (colour litho) by Bigatti

Mother Abbess Strangling the Infant, illustration from an Anti-Catholic pamphlet (litho)
AQS256895 Mother Abbess Strangling the Infant, illustration from an Anti-Catholic pamphlet (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Madame de Merteuil seducing Cecile Volange, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
CHT239749 Madame de Merteuil seducing Cecile Volange, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) engraved by Romain Girard (b.c.1751) 1782 (engraving)

Ring Master, illustration from Voyage aux Pyrenees by Hippolyte Taine (1828-93), Hachette, Paris
CHT207870 Ring Master, illustration from Voyage aux Pyrenees by Hippolyte Taine (1828-93), Hachette, Paris, published 1860 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489646 Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

The Fight between the Lion Wallace and the Dogs Tinker and Ball in the Factory Yard in the Town of Warwick
STC203628 The Fight between the Lion Wallace and the Dogs Tinker and Ball in the Factory Yard in the Town of Warwick, from Anecdotes, Original and Selected, Of The Turf, The Chase, The Ring

Mr Wackford Squeers and the New Pupil, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B. W
IL193489 Mr Wackford Squeers and the New Pupil, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection

He Doesn t know it. Terrible. interrupted Miss Murdstone, from Chapter IV of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
PER248009 He Doesn t know it. Terrible. interrupted Miss Murdstone, from Chapter IV of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1812-70) (colour litho) by French School

Valmont and Emilie, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
XIR239751 Valmont and Emilie, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) engraved by Romain Girard (b.c.1751) 1782 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lafrensen

Christ Carrying the Cross, (oil on panel)
827921 Christ Carrying the Cross, (oil on panel) by Palmezzano, Marco (1458-1539); 65.2x49.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Carrying the Cross. Marco Palmezzano (1460-c.1539)

Valmont seducing Madame de Tourvel, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
XIR239750 Valmont seducing Madame de Tourvel, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) engraved by Romain Girard (b.c.1751) 1782 (engraving) (b/w photo)

Bajan Rinendo (They Go Down Quarreling) (brush & grey wash on paper)
CH438388 Bajan Rinendo (They Go Down Quarreling) (brush & grey wash on paper) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 23.4x14.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bank Holiday at the British Museum (engraving)
1594802 Bank Holiday at the British Museum (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank Holiday at the British Museum)

La Fontaines Fables - Eye of the Master
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Eye of the Master

La Fontaines Fables - Dog whose ears were cut
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Dog whose ears were cut

The enchantment of Don Quixote
" The enchantment of Don Quixote. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

A Robber Knight exacting Tribute, 1882 (litho)
446528 A Robber Knight exacting Tribute, 1882 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: scene set in the Swabian Alps in the late 15th)

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"Cruel: A Glimpse into the Dark Side of Humanity" "Christmas Day in the Workhouse: An Unforgiving Reality" "Kettle Cat's Silent Suffering: Cruelty Behind Closed Doors" "Angry Gorilla Illustration: The Ferocity of Captivity" "Man Being Bit By Rats: A Gruesome Encounter with Desperation" "Performing Bear in a Russian Village, 1877: Exploitation for Entertainment" "Start of a Cock Fight: Bloodsport and Brutality Unveiled" "Pyrenean Woman Force-Feeding a Goose: Tradition or Torture?" "The Crickhowell Hunt, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales: Chasing Thrills at the Expense of Innocent Lives" "MOVE ON POLICE SATIRE: Exposing Cruelty Disguised as Authority and Control" "Mouse or Rat Trap? Late 19th or Early 20th Century: Instruments of Pain in the Name of Pest Control" "The Bullfight at Algeciras (w/c with bodycolour on paper): Spectacle or Savagery?" "Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebro el Cantaro. ), 1799.