Cruelty Collection (#5)

The Mocking of Christ, 1633/35. Creator: Andries Dirksz Both
The Mocking of Christ, 1633/35

Woodcock Shooting, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Woodcock Shooting, 1850. A difference of opinion will be found to exist as to the best kind of dog for the pursuit of the woodcock

Death of the "Lion Queen", in Wombwell's Menagerie, at Chatham, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Death of the "Lion Queen", in Wombwell's Menagerie, at Chatham [in Kent], 1850. It was the business of the deceased [17-year-old Ellen Blight] to go into the dens

At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown. At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850
At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850. Kangaroo-hunting in Australia:.a party of men and dogs have come up with the kangaroo - or, as it is called

Full Cry, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Full Cry, 1850. Kangaroo-hunting:.the favourite colonial sport of Australia...the full chase, with its adventurous character across a half-cleared country; in which the flying leaps of the kangaroo

Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Upwards of 10, 000 persons paid for admission...to witness the ascent...It was a matter of considerable

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, c. 1500. Creator: Master MZ
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, c. 1500

The Damned in Hell, n.d. Creator: Unknown
The Damned in Hell, n.d

Christ on the Cross, 1500/25. Creator: Master S
Christ on the Cross, 1500/25

Min Ziqian (Bin Shiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

The Maniac, 1880. Creator: Fitz Hugh Lane
The Maniac, 1880

Christ Being Nailed to the Cross, n.d. Creator: Friedrich Sustris
Christ Being Nailed to the Cross, n.d

Shooting at Father's Corpse, 1584. Creator: Maerten van Heemskerck
Shooting at Father's Corpse, 1584

On lui Fait Toujours des Charges!!, 1827. Creator: Auguste Raffet
On lui Fait Toujours des Charges!!, 1827

Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a... c. 1842
Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)", c. 1842

Grisly Bears, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Grisly Bears, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1850....a hunting party who had gone up into the Sierra Nevada, about 800 miles from San Francisco

Falconer about to Disengage Falcons from Quarry, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Falconer about to Disengage Falcons from Quarry, 1850. When the falcon strikes his bird down, he immediately places one talon on the shoulder of his prey, and the other on the neck

Rook-Shooting in Penshurst Park, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Rook-Shooting in Penshurst Park, 1850. Killing birds at...Penshurst, situated in the Weald of Kent...By the second week in May the young rooks have acquired sufficient maturity to become the proper

Sons of Neptune Shaving a Landsman!, published March 4, 1817. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Sons of Neptune Shaving a Landsman!, published March 4, 1817

Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown. Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Kangaroo-hunting in Australia: The native name for the Kangaroo is "boomer" hence the boomerang...the kangaroo is seized on by the dogs

The Reward of Cruelty, 1750. Creator: John Bell
The Reward of Cruelty, 1750

The Stoning of Zacharias and Isaias, page 9 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
The Stoning of Zacharias and Isaias, page 9 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Study for the Flagellation of Christ, c.1602. Creator: Jacopo Palma
Study for the Flagellation of Christ, c.1602

Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebroel Cantaro. ), 1799
Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebro el Cantaro.), 1799

Pillory and Stocks of the Middle Ages, c1934. Illustration showing medieval punishment. The accompanying text explains that ridicule was regarded as a great remedy against minor offences

Irish Life, c.1910 (litho)
IL433760 Irish Life, c.1910 (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrayal of life in Ireland in the early 18th century)

L'Assiette au Beurre cover, 1906 (print)
PCT4272684 L'Assiette au Beurre cover, 1906 (print) by Radiguet, Maurice (1866-1941); (add.info.: Drawing by Maurice Radiguet (1866-1941)

Irish life, c.1710, illustration from Hutchinson's Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho)
STC373544 Irish life, c.1710, illustration from Hutchinson's Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

"Nor these, " drawing by Goya, in the Prado Museum in Madrid Spain Madrid, Prado Museum Engraving Romanticism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Matador waving red cape at bull during bullfight, bull is speared with barbed sticks (banderillas), Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Spain. July 2014

Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. Creator: Robert van Audenaerde
Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. After Carlo Maratti

Achilles dragging the body of Hector around the walls of Troy, 1648-50

By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Creator:s Freeman
By whose stripes ye were healed, mid 19th century. Biblical scene, from 1 Peter 2: 24: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins

Louis the Pious Doing Penance for Treatment of his Nephew, Bernard, (c818), 1890
Louis the Pious Doing Penance for the Treatment of his Nephew, Bernard, (c818), 1890. Louis the Pious (778- 840) King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father Charlemagne

Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Une Anglaise Martyrisee Par Des Chinois. A terrified woman is restrained as her fingers are cut off with a knife on a wooden block

The Kill, on The Cat & Custard Pot Day, c1854. Creator: John Leech
The Kill, on The Cat & Custard Pot Day, c1854. Fox hunting scene: Mr Jorrocks holds aloft the foxs brush after the Kill, (the ripping to pieces of the fox by the hounds)

Victorian satirical cartoon on greed
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, 19th Century. The Satires of Cynicus. The earlist lesson we learn by heart, Is how to take each others part

Murai Choan Killing His Younger Brother at the Crossroads, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Murai Choan Killing His Younger Brother at the Crossroads, 1886. Series: A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858....the marten is perhaps the most valuable of the animals sought after ; but in trapping for him a great variety of others of the furry tribes fall

Menu du diner de la Chronique, 1869. Creator: Félicien Rops
Menu du diner de la Chronique, 1869

VIGILANTES, 1893. Woman vigilantes whipping a man for slandering their friend. Wood engraving, 1893

CHINA: PUNISHMENT, 1907. Three women in the cangue, or collar of wood, as punishment, Shanghai, 1907

animal cruelty
Gilbert Claes

CHILD LABOUR IN MINES
Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts showing children working down the mines, with a small boy acting as a "trapper" opening an air door for a truck to 1841

The Bullfight at Algeciras (w/c with bodycolour on paper)
3550933 The Bullfight at Algeciras (w/c with bodycolour on paper) by Crawhall, Joseph (1861-1913); 37.5x34.9 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland; (add.info.: Watercolour depicting a bull fight)

The Merchant of Venice
2102102 The Merchant of Venice by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); (add.info.: Literature. Shylock and Antonio. The Merchant of Venice, play by William Shakespeare (1596-98)

Judith with the Head of Holophernes, 1866 (engraving)
3665412 Judith with the Head of Holophernes, 1866 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Judith with the Head of Holophernes, Illustration from the Gustave Dore Bible 1866)

Southwest speciality: feeding a goose for the production of typical french foie gras in a farm
ELD4920055 Southwest speciality: feeding a goose for the production of typical french foie gras in a farm, an old peasant woman holding a funnel in the beak of a goose) Postcard

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"Cruelty: A Dark Reality Unveiled" In a world tainted by the shadows of cruelty, we are confronted with the harsh truths that lie beneath our civilized façade. From the hunting grounds where foxes fall victim to man's pursuit, to the chilling tales of "Christmas Day in the Workhouse, " where suffering becomes an unwelcome companion. Even in works of art like "Black Beauty 1967" or George Studdy's poignant creation "Nobody Loves Me, " we witness how they are manifest itself within human hearts. H. M. Bateman's haunting depiction of "Mental Cruelty" serves as a stark reminder that pain is not always physical but can also torment one's mind. Throughout history, artists like William Hogarth have captured society's moral decay through pieces such as "The Reward of Cruelty. " Meanwhile, John Tenniel portrays heartless indifference in his portrayal of "The Queen of Hearts. " Looking back further into time, Peter Paul Rubens' masterpiece "Le Coup de Lance" reminds us that even great conquerors like Attila the Hun were not immune to inflicting harm upon others. From Puritan times when punishment was mercilessly doled out for unauthorized religious meetings, as seen in Charles Stanley Reinhart's wood engraving depicting Obadiah Holmes' whipping; to more modern forms such as hare coursing depicted in lithographs from 1892 – humanity has shown its capacity for brutality throughout generations. Yet amidst this darkness, there are glimmers of hope and compassion. The tale of the Kettle Cat teaches us about resilience and kindness prevailing against adversity. As we reflect on these glimpses into mankind's capacity for cruelty, let it serve as a call to action. Let us strive towards empathy and understanding so that someday we may banish this darkness from our world and replace it with compassion and love.