Imprisonment Collection (#3)

PD. 5-1978 Count Ugolino and his Sons in Prison, illustration for Inferno
FIT88878 PD.5-1978 Count Ugolino and his Sons in Prison, illustration for Inferno, Canto 33 from Dante Alighieris Divine Comedy, c.1827 (tempera on panel) by Blake

Portrait of King Henry I of England with crown, sword, orb and mantle
6337222 Portrait of King Henry I of England with crown, sword, orb and mantle by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Henry I of England with crown, sword, orb and mantle)

Blondel the minstrel travelled the castles of Europe seeking the whereabouts of the imprisoned King Richard I by
6015004 Blondel the minstrel travelled the castles of Europe seeking the whereabouts of the imprisoned King Richard I by singing a song they had composed together (litho) by Macpherson

Portrait of King Richard I of England, surnamed Lionheart or Coeur de lion
6337225 Portrait of King Richard I of England, surnamed Lionheart or Coeur de lion by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Richard I of England)

Disposing of the Earl of March. A. D. 1399 (colour litho)
670087 Disposing of the Earl of March. A.D. 1399 (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Disposing of the Earl of March. A.D. 1399)

Great voyages of discovery (colour litho)
5207733 Great voyages of discovery (colour litho) by Girard, Joseph (fl.1930-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great voyages of discovery)

Lochleven Castle, Scotland, the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567-1568 (engraving)
3638986 Lochleven Castle, Scotland, the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567-1568 (engraving) by Smith, Charles John (1803-38); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lochleven Castle, Scotland)

Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as "Topcu"Ihsan ("Artilleryman"Ihsan)
Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as " Topcu" Ihsan (" Artilleryman" Ihsan), Mehmet Ihsan Bey (1877-1947) - a Turkish career officer

Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower, 1806. Creator: Henry Fuseli
Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower, 1806

He tells us: don t cry, Act! from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47

Call for the Last Victims of the Terror
3778930 Call for the Last Victims of the Terror - by Muller, Charles Louis Lucien (1815-92) (after); (add.info.: Call for the Last Victims of the Terror - after a painting by Charles Louis Lucien)

Louis XI watching Cardinal Balue, imprisoned in an iron cage in the dungeons of the Chateau d Onzain for intriguing
3621683 Louis XI watching Cardinal Balue, imprisoned in an iron cage in the dungeons of the Chateau d Onzain for intriguing with his enemy Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (colour litho) by Job

Louis XVI of France receiving the news of his conviction for treason from his lawyer, Malesherbes, 1793 (engraving)
3647581 Louis XVI of France receiving the news of his conviction for treason from his lawyer, Malesherbes, 1793 (engraving) by Lix

Reconciliation of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI and Richard the Lionheart, 1194 (engraving)
3647303 Reconciliation of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI and Richard the Lionheart, 1194 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Louis XI of France and Cardinal Balue (colour litho)
3621084 King Louis XI of France and Cardinal Balue (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gustave Dores Don Quixote: "Be not impatient, O Knight of the Woful Figure, at your imprisonment"(engraving)
6008369 Gustave Dores Don Quixote: " Be not impatient, O Knight of the Woful Figure, at your imprisonment" (engraving) by Dore

Escape of Gruffudd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, from Chester Castle, 11th century (colour litho)
5996234 Escape of Gruffudd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, from Chester Castle, 11th century (colour litho) by Prytherch, Thomas (1864-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escape of Gruffudd ap Cynan)

European scenes (coloured engraving)
5998858 European scenes (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: European scenes)

For there in the garden walked the fairest lady he had ever seen, scene from The Kingis Quair
5208321 For there in the garden walked the fairest lady he had ever seen, scene from The Kingis Quair, 15th Century poem attributed to King James I of Scotland (colour litho) by Crompton

The Decoration Scandals in France (engraving)
1046273 The Decoration Scandals in France (engraving) by Mejanel, Pierre (b.c.1850); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Decoration Scandals in France)

The French in Madagascar, the Arrest and Imprisonment of the Reverend G A Shaw (engraving)
1044497 The French in Madagascar, the Arrest and Imprisonment of the Reverend G A Shaw (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French in Madagascar)

The captive who loved his fellow men (litho)
976623 The captive who loved his fellow men (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The captive who loved his fellow men)

Rare Animals (engraving)
972679 Rare Animals (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rare Animals. French Revolutionary caricature depicting Louis XVI as a turkey)

The parting of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 1792 (chromolitho)
972401 The parting of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 1792 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The parting of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 1792)

The Imprisonment of Arabi Pasha (engraving)
1061193 The Imprisonment of Arabi Pasha (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Imprisonment of Arabi Pasha)

Silvio Pellico hears his sentence of imprisonment in harsh conditions
LLM459789 Silvio Pellico hears his sentence of imprisonment in harsh conditions by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Napoleon serving notice of imprisonment on Pope Pius VII
LLM459781 Napoleon serving notice of imprisonment on Pope Pius VII by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon serving notice of imprisonment on Pope Pius VII)

Arrival of Mr Parnell at Kilmainham Gaol, illustration from Cassell
STC393208 Arrival of Mr Parnell at Kilmainham Gaol, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) by Wollen

How criminals are treated abroad (colour litho)
2779345 How criminals are treated abroad (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How criminals are treated abroad)

How criminals are treated in France (colour litho)
2779344 How criminals are treated in France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How criminals are treated in France)

Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots at Loch Leven Castle (engraving)
2773451 Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots at Loch Leven Castle (engraving) by Clay, Alfred Borron (1831-68); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ending of the practice of compelling inmates in Portuguese prisons to wear hoods (colour litho)
2779908 Ending of the practice of compelling inmates in Portuguese prisons to wear hoods (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Confirmation of boys in La Petite Roquette Prison by Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris (colour litho)
2818799 Confirmation of boys in La Petite Roquette Prison by Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris (colour litho) by French School

Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned on Devils Island (colour litho)
2818782 Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned on Devils Island (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned on Devils Island)

While under arrest in Valence in 1786, Napoleon took the opportunity to read the Digeste
3100859 While under arrest in Valence in 1786, Napoleon took the opportunity to read the Digeste and strengthen his knowledge of the law (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Morning and in Low Spirits, a Lock Up scene in a Spunging House, Carey Street
3085951 Morning and in Low Spirits, a Lock Up scene in a Spunging House, Carey Street, a bit of Good Truth, from The English Spy, published London, 1824 (colour litho) by Cruikshank

The prison of La Petite Roquette, c. 1890 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT280102 The prison of La Petite Roquette, c.1890 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Montegut, Louis (b.1855); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: prison for children)

Lettre de Cachet of King Louis XV to imprison the Abbe Faguer
CHT242783 Lettre de Cachet of King Louis XV to imprison the Abbe Faguer, 2nd August 1761 (pen and ink on paper) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Prefecture de Police, Paris

Cartoon, Natural Allies (Irish Republic and Abyssinia)
Cartoon, Natural Allies -- a satirical comment on two of Britains enemies, Abyssinia and the Irish Republic, being natural allies to each other

Daniel in the lions den (colour litho)
5226873 Daniel in the lions den (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel in the lions den.); © Look and Learn

Laziness and misery, or Francois corrected (coloured engraving)
5998883 Laziness and misery, or Francois corrected (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laziness and misery, or Francois corrected)

The Gaulish chieftain Vercingetorix imprisoned by the Romans after surrendering to Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia
6029375 The Gaulish chieftain Vercingetorix imprisoned by the Romans after surrendering to Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia in 52 BC (engraving) by French School

Scene from Shakespeares King Richard III (Act III, Scene 5) (litho)
5996168 Scene from Shakespeares King Richard III (Act III, Scene 5) (litho) by Piloty, Karl Theodor von (1826-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeares King Richard III (Act III)

"The Pilgrims now, to gratify the Flesh"from The Pilgrim
5615790 " The Pilgrims now, to gratify the Flesh" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Christabel Pankhurst defending herself in court 1908
Christabel Pankhurst shown defending the " rush" on the House of Commons and her role in it at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London

Emelye in her garden. The imprisoned knights Palamon and Arcite
REV42204 Emelye in her garden. The imprisoned knights Palamon and Arcite, from the Hours of the Duke of Burgundy (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

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"From Suffragettes to Outlaws: A Journey Through Imprisonment" In the depths of a novel, the spirit awakens, as suffragettes fight for their rights in an era that deemed them outlaws. Step into the solemn interior of Bodmin Gaol's chapel in Cornwall, where prayers echoed through iron bars and hope flickered amidst despair. The intricate plan of Pentonville Prison reveals a meticulously designed labyrinth meant to confine and control those deemed unfit for society. Amidst the breathtaking beauty of Armenia's Khor Virap Monastery stands a reminder that even sacred grounds have witnessed the shackles of imprisonment. Pass through Bodmin Gaol's main gateway, where countless lives entered with trepidation, leaving behind freedom and embracing captivity. The haunting corridor and cell doors within Bodmin Gaol serve as silent witnesses to the anguish endured by those trapped within its unforgiving walls. The Tichborne trial reaches its conclusion, marking not only justice but also an end to one man's personal imprisonment in legal limbo. Brixton Purgatory in 1822 becomes synonymous with confinement as prisoners languish between worlds awaiting their fate beyond these oppressive walls. John Bunyan finds solace amidst his own physical imprisonment, penning "The Pilgrim's Progress" which transcends boundaries and inspires generations to come. Holloway Prison holds captive a brave suffragette who fought relentlessly for her cause; her defiance echoing through time as a symbol of resilience against oppression. Armenia’s Khor Virap Monastery stands tall against Mt Ararat - both symbols representing liberation from physical or metaphorical prisons throughout history. The world rejoices at Mandela’s release; his journey from prisoner to president serves as inspiration that even within darkness lies the potential for freedom.