Imprisonment Collection (#4)

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

The Convulsionaries of Saint-Medard taken to the prison of La Bastille, c
CHT382721 The Convulsionaries of Saint-Medard taken to the prison of La Bastille, c.1730 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Prefecture de Police, Paris

New Caledonia, Isle of Nou, the prison, c. 1871-80 (engraving) (b / w photo)
661457 New Caledonia, Isle of Nou, the prison, c.1871-80 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nouvelle Caledonie, ile de Nou)

New Caledonia, Isle of Nou, House of Detention, from La Depeche Coloniale
661453 New Caledonia, Isle of Nou, House of Detention, from La Depeche Coloniale, 1903 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nouvelle Caledonie)

The Only thing they Respect of Fear, from Harpers Weekly
PNP284616 The Only thing they Respect of Fear, from Harpers Weekly, 21st October 1871 (engraving) William M. Boss Tweed hugging the figure of Samuel J

Copy of a carving by Charles Bailly, from the wall of the Beauchamp Tower
STC347574 Copy of a carving by Charles Bailly, from the wall of the Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London, 1571 (engraving) by English School

Copy of a carving by Arthur Poole on the wall of his prison cell in the Tower
STC347573 Copy of a carving by Arthur Poole on the wall of his prison cell in the Tower, 1568 (engraving) by English School

Etampes Prison (colour litho)
2818382 Etampes Prison (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etampes Prison. La prison d Etampes)

Scene from la gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie), opera by Gioachino Rossini (chromolitho)
2815935 Scene from la gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie), opera by Gioachino Rossini (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pelopidas, Theban statesman and general (engraving)
2788661 Pelopidas, Theban statesman and general (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pelopidas (d 364 BC), Theban statesman and general

Pilgrim Fathers Cells, Guildhall, Boston, Lincolnshire (b / w photo)
3094666 Pilgrim Fathers Cells, Guildhall, Boston, Lincolnshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pilgrim Fathers Cells, Guildhall, Boston)

Imprisonment of Charles the Simple, King of Western Francia, 923 (engraving)
969139 Imprisonment of Charles the Simple, King of Western Francia, 923 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imprisonment of Charles the Simple)

John II, King of France, prisoner of the English, 1360 (chromolitho)
972251 John II, King of France, prisoner of the English, 1360 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John II, King of France, prisoner of the English, 1360)

Sketches at the Opening of Parliament (engraving)
1595101 Sketches at the Opening of Parliament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Opening of Parliament)

Exodus from Whitecross Street debtors prison 1870
Whitecross Street Prison was a debtors prison in Islington, London, capable of holding up to 500 prisoners. At five minute pass twelve on New Years Eve a new act was passed

Secret Societies in Russia, Condemned Female Revolutionists (engraving)
1049708 Secret Societies in Russia, Condemned Female Revolutionists (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Secret Societies in Russia)

Arrest of Her Majestys Tahitian Consul, Mr Pritchard, by the Soldiers of the French Protectorate (engraving)
1625009 Arrest of Her Majestys Tahitian Consul, Mr Pritchard, by the Soldiers of the French Protectorate (engraving) by English School

A Protestant woman confined in a cage on London Bridge (engraving)
2776138 A Protestant woman confined in a cage on London Bridge (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire (engraving)
2777295 Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire)

Strong Hans (colour litho)
3622323 Strong Hans (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strong Hans. Illustration for The Anne Anderson Picture Book (Collins)

Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay Castle during her imprisonment (engraving)
3646375 Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay Castle during her imprisonment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary, Queen of Scots)

Louis XVI and his family imprisoned in the Temple, 1792 (engraving)
3647580 Louis XVI and his family imprisoned in the Temple, 1792 (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Columbus in chains (colour litho)
668696 Columbus in chains (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbus in chains)

Louis XVI and his family in the Temple, illustration from Hutchinsons
STC373565 Louis XVI and his family in the Temple, illustration from Hutchinsonss History of the Nations, c.1915 (litho) by Ward

Forrest Hall Prison, Washington, D. C. 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354379 Forrest Hall Prison, Washington, D.C. 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; ); The Stapleton Collection; American

Lollards Prison (engraving)
475430 Lollards Prison (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Man in the Iron Mask (d. 1703) imprisoned in the Bastille
CHT179630 The Man in the Iron Mask (d.1703) imprisoned in the Bastille, print of 1789-90 which identifies him as Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vermandois

Newgate - Exercise Yard, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377537 Newgate - Exercise Yard, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84) & engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90) pub

Imprisonment for Debt (engraving)
1055682 Imprisonment for Debt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imprisonment for Debt, the Experiences of a Clergyman in a Country Gaol)

King Francis I of France imprisoned in Milan after his defeat at the Battle of Pavia, 1525 (litho)
5997274 King Francis I of France imprisoned in Milan after his defeat at the Battle of Pavia, 1525 (litho) by Treidler, Adolph (1846-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The imprisonment of Cardinal Jean Balue (chromolitho)
667176 The imprisonment of Cardinal Jean Balue (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The imprisonment of Cardinal Jean Balue)

St Paul in Prison (litho)
5997154 St Paul in Prison (litho) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul in Prison)

The Naughty Boy and His New Clothes (coloured engraving)
979471 The Naughty Boy and His New Clothes (coloured engraving) by Merry, Tom (c.1852-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naughty Boy and His New Clothes)

Scene from Beauty and the Beast (colour litho)
979384 Scene from Beauty and the Beast (colour litho) by Boyle, Eleanor Vere (1825-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Beauty and the Beast.); © Look and Learn

Mutiny on board the Italian three-masted sailing ship Fenice (colour litho)
3620862 Mutiny on board the Italian three-masted sailing ship Fenice (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mutiny on board the Italian ship Fenice)

Martha Corey and her persecutors (engraving)
3626352 Martha Corey and her persecutors (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martha Corey and her persecutors)

Traitors Gate, Tower of London (engraving)
3646388 Traitors Gate, Tower of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Traitors Gate)

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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.