Cruelty Collection (#6)

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

The crown of thorns. Painting by the master of the altarpiece of Pflock (Germany), oil on wood, circa 1520
LSE4315286 The crown of thorns. Painting by the master of the altarpiece of Pflock (Germany), oil on wood, circa 1520. Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (Belgium)

The Revd Benjamin Waugh, 1839 - 1908. Victorian social reformer and campaigner who founded the UK charity NSPCC
2603474 The Revd Benjamin Waugh, 1839 - 1908. Victorian social reformer and campaigner who founded the UK charity NSPCC. From The Review of Reviews, published 1891 by English School, (19th century)

Ecce Homo. 1st half 16th century (oil on wood)
CUL4934205 Ecce Homo. 1st half 16th century (oil on wood) by Mostaert, Jan (c.1475-c.1555); (add.info.: By MOSTAERT, Jan (1470-1556) Dutch school Burgos. Provincial Archaeological Museum); AIC

History. Ancient Rome. The bloody arena, martyres and lions. Illustration in: Quo Vadis, by Henryk Sienkiewicz
3434142 History. Ancient Rome. The bloody arena, martyres and lions. Illustration in: Quo Vadis, by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Czech Republic, c.1910 (postcard) by Sienkiewicz

Village Schoolhouse, 1854 (oil on canvas)
471156 Village Schoolhouse, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Braekeleer, Ferdinand de (1792-1883); 125x140.5 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Portrait of a young man (Painting, 1511)
LRI4574561 Portrait of a young man (Painting, 1511) by Schaufelein, Hans Leonard (c.1480-c.1539); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Study for The Roses of Heliogabalus, c. 1888 (oil on canvas)
7085082 Study for The Roses of Heliogabalus, c.1888 (oil on canvas) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pupils being Punished, 1850 (oil on canvas)
7085217 Pupils being Punished, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Edmonds, Francis William (1806-63); 63.5x76 cm; Private Collection

The bad mothers, 1894 (oil on canvas)
LRI4574605 The bad mothers, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Segantini, Giovanni (1858-99); 120x225 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

illustration for Les Petits Chimineurs, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4271879 illustration for Les Petits Chimineurs, 19th century (engraving) by Seguin, Gerard (1805-75); (add.info.: Sad learning)

Illustration for Paul Scarrons comic novel (engraving)
PCT4280289 Illustration for Paul Scarrons comic novel (engraving) by Zier, Edouard Francois (1856-1924); (add.info.: Illustration of Edouard Francois ZIER (1856-1924)

The Christ holding his Cross, The way to Calvary, 1490
AIS5384864 The Christ holding his Cross, The way to Calvary, 1490 by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; © Iberfoto

Suerte XI: The death of the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte XI: The death of the bull, ca. 1850-80

Suerte X: A torero prepares to stab the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte X: A torero prepares to stab the bull, ca. 1850-80

Suerte VI: The toreros assistant sets dogs on the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte VI: The toreros assistant sets dogs on the bull, ca. 1850-80

Suerte II: Picador on horseback about to stab a bull with a pique; two toreros behi... ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte II: Picador on horseback about to stab a bull with a pique; two toreros behind him to left (two impressions on the same sheet), ca. 1850-80

Suerte I: Bull entering the bullring after a law officer on horseback; two toreros... ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte I: Bull entering the bullring after a law officer on horseback; two toreros standing to right, ca. 1850-80

We were three girls. Three girls playing with a shepherd and making him uncomfortable
XEE4137653 We were three girls. Three girls playing with a shepherd and making him uncomfortable. Engraving in " Chants et chansons populaire de la France", Tome 2, 1848

Terror in Russia: the martyr of Finnish Colonel Elvengren. Condemned to death
XEE4183715 Terror in Russia: the martyr of Finnish Colonel Elvengren. Condemned to death, hes locked in a dungeon and chained to a mans corpse. Engraving

Bluebeard (Bluebeard), Conte by Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Illustration of Vaccari
XEE4181511 Bluebeard (Bluebeard), Conte by Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Illustration of Vaccari and Carrey in " Les beaux tales" collection " Nos loisirs" around 1910

A girl tied up and brulee in a village of Corsica - "The Petity Journal", May 1, 1910
XEE4150420 A girl tied up and brulee in a village of Corsica - " The Petity Journal", May 1, 1910 by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Louis condemns Enguerrand IV de Coucy (1220-1310) - Saint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy
XEE4162682 Saint Louis condemns Enguerrand IV de Coucy (1220-1310) - Saint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy, 1256 (1882-1884) - After a painting by Olivier Merson by Merson

Spanish bullfight (engraving)
7172580 Spanish bullfight (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish bullfight)

L ange de la mort tuant les premiers nes egyptiens (The Angel of death killing first born Egyptians)
FIA5371519 L ange de la mort tuant les premiers nes egyptiens (The Angel of death killing first born Egyptians). Une des dix plaies

Romance impitoyable. (Ruthless Romance). Peinture de Ilarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov (1840-1894), huile sur toile
FIA5369609 Romance impitoyable. (Ruthless Romance). Peinture de Ilarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov (1840-1894), huile sur toile, 1881. Art russe 19e siecle, State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscou

Cruelty of the Irish rebels at Wexford, 1798 (engraving)
3103686 Cruelty of the Irish rebels at Wexford, 1798 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cruelty of the Irish rebels at Wexford, 1798)

At the Turnspit, Quakers Alley (colour litho)
3095686 At the Turnspit, Quakers Alley (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Turnspit, Quakers Alley)

How Spartan youth was trained (litho)
3106033 How Spartan youth was trained (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Spartan youth was trained. Illustration for Newnes Pictorial Knowledge (1932)

As in the olden days: a young woman flogged in a public square (colour litho)
3099214 As in the olden days: a young woman flogged in a public square (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As in the olden days)

The Bear Trainers (engraving)
3646521 The Bear Trainers (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear Trainers)

Plucking Ostriches (coloured photo)
3643071 Plucking Ostriches (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plucking Ostriches. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Gordon "sent to Coventry"(engraving)
3634748 Gordon " sent to Coventry" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gordon " sent to Coventry". Illustration for Chatterbox, 1877)

Home of the gorilla (engraving)
3621157 Home of the gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home of the gorilla. Illustration for Boys Own magazine.); © Look and Learn

The beggar and his dog - a lesson to children (chromolitho)
6001831 The beggar and his dog - a lesson to children (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The beggar and his dog - a lesson to children)

Swift education. (Engraving, ca. 1880)
5975843 Swift education. (Engraving, ca. 1880) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Company. Education. Education of a child gate using the swift (whip)

Dancing bear on a suburban street, London, 1900s (b / w photo)
6014663 Dancing bear on a suburban street, London, 1900s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing bear on a suburban street, London, 1900s)

Swift education. (Engraving, ca. 1880)
5975845 Swift education. (Engraving, ca. 1880) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Company. Education. Education of a child gate using the swift (whip)

Ivan Mazepa (Jean Mazeppa) (1639-1709). Apres avoir ete surpris en flagrant delit d adultere
FIA5376095 Ivan Mazepa (Jean Mazeppa) (1639-1709). Apres avoir ete surpris en flagrant delit d adultere, il est enduit de goudron et attache nu sur un cheval sauvage qui l emporte dans les steppes

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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.