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Met Police Collection (#2)

"Met Police: A Glimpse into History's Most Challenging Moments" Step back in time to the late 19th century, where Henry Moore

Background imageMet Police Collection: The Agitation In The Citeriore Calabria, The Serious Disorders Occured In Cassano-Ionio To Get New

The Agitation In The Citeriore Calabria, The Serious Disorders Occured In Cassano-Ionio To Get New Railways
2798527 The Agitation In The Citeriore Calabria, The Serious Disorders Occured In Cassano-Ionio To Get New Railways (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: In the cemetery of Portici (Naples), two carabinieri, to surprise a blackmailer who had to

In the cemetery of Portici (Naples), two carabinieri, to surprise a blackmailer who had to... (colour litho)
2777985 In the cemetery of Portici (Naples), two carabinieri, to surprise a blackmailer who had to... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse

While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse and persecute the dreamers of freedom in Petersburg
2814738 While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse and persecute the dreamers of freedom in Petersburg (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: 120 miners killed by the fire in a Westphalian mine, the Emperor witnesses the attempts

120 miners killed by the fire in a Westphalian mine, the Emperor witnesses the attempts... (colour litho)
2808506 120 miners killed by the fire in a Westphalian mine, the Emperor witnesses the attempts... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: The Dramas Of Smuggling, A Group Of Smugglers Surprised By The Finance Guards... (colour litho)

The Dramas Of Smuggling, A Group Of Smugglers Surprised By The Finance Guards... (colour litho)
2798446 The Dramas Of Smuggling, A Group Of Smugglers Surprised By The Finance Guards... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dramas Of Smuggling)

Background imageMet Police Collection: French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State (1905)

French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State (1905) : inventory of the goods of churches
1729631 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State (1905) : inventory of the goods of churches : here in February 1906 a barricade inside church of Saint Pierre du Gros Caillou in

Background imageMet Police Collection: The Zola Affair: Emile Zola (1840-1902) at the Palais de Justice, cover of Le Petit Journal

The Zola Affair: Emile Zola (1840-1902) at the Palais de Justice, cover of Le Petit Journal
XIR116002 The Zola Affair: Emile Zola (1840-1902) at the Palais de Justice, cover of Le Petit Journal, 20th February 1898 (engraving) by Meyer

Background imageMet Police Collection: Police Station in Ireland, 1881 (engraving)

Police Station in Ireland, 1881 (engraving)
1721751 Police Station in Ireland, 1881 (engraving) by Irish School, (19th century); (add.info.: Police station in Ireland, 1881, engraving)

Background imageMet Police Collection: A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso (colour litho)

A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso (colour litho)
2808892 A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A curious episode of the barbers strike in Treviso)

Background imageMet Police Collection: London Types: the Policeman (litho)

London Types: the Policeman (litho)
7201842 London Types: the Policeman (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Types: the Policeman)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Penny pedlar trading on a street (chromolitho)

Penny pedlar trading on a street (chromolitho)
7157133 Penny pedlar trading on a street (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penny pedlar trading on a street)

Background imageMet Police Collection: A Guardian of the Peace (colour litho)

A Guardian of the Peace (colour litho)
7181665 A Guardian of the Peace (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Guardian of the Peace)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Flower sellers on a street (chromolitho)

Flower sellers on a street (chromolitho)
7157137 Flower sellers on a street (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower sellers on a street)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Irish eviction during the Land War, 1890s (b / w photo)

Irish eviction during the Land War, 1890s (b / w photo)
7200363 Irish eviction during the Land War, 1890s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish eviction during the Land War, 1890s)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Boy in a courtroom being judged by fish (engraving)

Boy in a courtroom being judged by fish (engraving)
7201248 Boy in a courtroom being judged by fish (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece from Topsy Turvy)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Policeman (b / w photo)

Policeman (b / w photo)
3637513 Policeman (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Policeman. Illustration for Wonderful London by St John Adcock (Fleetway, c 1930)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Violence against freedom of work, conflict between strikers and workers who want to work

Violence against freedom of work, conflict between strikers and workers who want to work... (colour litho)
2815628 Violence against freedom of work, conflict between strikers and workers who want to work... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: The occupation of the Ruhr (colour litho)

The occupation of the Ruhr (colour litho)
2809172 The occupation of the Ruhr (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The occupation of the Ruhr)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Old customs that resist the times (Colour Litho)

Old customs that resist the times (Colour Litho)
2808866 Old customs that resist the times (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old customs that stand up to the times)

Background imageMet Police Collection: An English triumph (colour litho)

An English triumph (colour litho)
2809338 An English triumph (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An English triumph)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Opening ceremony of the monument to Patriot G Candiani in the Veterans House, in Turate

Opening ceremony of the monument to Patriot G Candiani in the Veterans House, in Turate
2815425 Opening ceremony of the monument to Patriot G Candiani in the Veterans House, in Turate, which he founded (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: The great cycling events, picturesque start of the professionals competing in the Giro

The great cycling events, picturesque start of the professionals competing in the Giro... (colour litho)
2815386 The great cycling events, picturesque start of the professionals competing in the Giro... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: A bitter struggle between the mountain cliffs of the Upper Piedmont between the carabinieri

A bitter struggle between the mountain cliffs of the Upper Piedmont between the carabinieri and a criminal
2815213 A bitter struggle between the mountain cliffs of the Upper Piedmont between the carabinieri and a criminal, the pursuit (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: The tramway strike in Milan, strikers trying to prevent the resumption of service with other

The tramway strike in Milan, strikers trying to prevent the resumption of service with other personnel (colour litho)
2815071 The tramway strike in Milan, strikers trying to prevent the resumption of service with other personnel (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: The cases of Sicily, the serious turmoil at the Quattro Canti in Palermo over the arrest of Nasi

The cases of Sicily, the serious turmoil at the Quattro Canti in Palermo over the arrest of Nasi (colour litho)
2815030 The cases of Sicily, the serious turmoil at the Quattro Canti in Palermo over the arrest of Nasi (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: The loss of a work of art, a vandal cuts and ruins a masterpiece in the Louvre museum for

The loss of a work of art, a vandal cuts and ruins a masterpiece in the Louvre museum for stupidity (colour litho)
2815027 The loss of a work of art, a vandal cuts and ruins a masterpiece in the Louvre museum for stupidity (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: An episode on May 1 in Paris, a Russian who fires from an omnibus on the troops... (colour litho)

An episode on May 1 in Paris, a Russian who fires from an omnibus on the troops... (colour litho)
2815005 An episode on May 1 in Paris, a Russian who fires from an omnibus on the troops... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Emigrants heading to Argentina forced to descend as soon as they embarked, in Genoa

Emigrants heading to Argentina forced to descend as soon as they embarked, in Genoa
2814962 Emigrants heading to Argentina forced to descend as soon as they embarked, in Genoa, for the crews strike (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: The Serious Religious Struggle in France, Demonstrations For And Against Condemned Sisters

The Serious Religious Struggle in France, Demonstrations For And Against Condemned Sisters... (colour litho)
2798650 The Serious Religious Struggle in France, Demonstrations For And Against Condemned Sisters... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: In Search Of The Homeless, In Milan To Take Them To The New Free Dormitories (Colour Litho)

In Search Of The Homeless, In Milan To Take Them To The New Free Dormitories (Colour Litho)
2798614 In Search Of The Homeless, In Milan To Take Them To The New Free Dormitories (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Search Of The Homeless)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Free Harvesting in Free State, How It Began in Many Italian Campaigns (Colour Litho)

Free Harvesting in Free State, How It Began in Many Italian Campaigns (Colour Litho)
2798568 Free Harvesting in Free State, How It Began in Many Italian Campaigns (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Free Harvesting in Free State)

Background imageMet Police Collection: The Excursions Of Queen Margaret, The Popular Demonstration At The Exit Of The Queen From The

The Excursions Of Queen Margaret, The Popular Demonstration At The Exit Of The Queen From The... (colour litho)
2798543 The Excursions Of Queen Margaret, The Popular Demonstration At The Exit Of The Queen From The... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: How The Rome Police Were To Get Back A Precious, Stolen Painting By Sassoferrato (Colour Litho)

How The Rome Police Were To Get Back A Precious, Stolen Painting By Sassoferrato (Colour Litho)
2798477 How The Rome Police Were To Get Back A Precious, Stolen Painting By Sassoferrato (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMet Police Collection: The heroic feat of two carabinieri (colour litho)

The heroic feat of two carabinieri (colour litho)
2778549 The heroic feat of two carabinieri (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The heroic feat of two carabinieri)

Background imageMet Police Collection: An exceptional joke (colour litho)

An exceptional joke (colour litho)
2777895 An exceptional joke (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An exceptional joke)

Background imageMet Police Collection: The brave rescue of a brigadier (colour litho)

The brave rescue of a brigadier (colour litho)
2777872 The brave rescue of a brigadier (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brave rescue of a brigadier)

Background imageMet Police Collection: The jungle in an English village (colour litho)

The jungle in an English village (colour litho)
2777862 The jungle in an English village (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The jungle in an English village)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Women instead of men, to Japan (colour litho)

Women instead of men, to Japan (colour litho)
2777638 Women instead of men, to Japan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women instead of men, to Japan)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Excesses of sports passion (colour litho)

Excesses of sports passion (colour litho)
2778517 Excesses of sports passion (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excesses of sports passion)

Background imageMet Police Collection: A deranged man who was shooting in the galleries of the Louvre in Paris suddenly... (colour litho)

A deranged man who was shooting in the galleries of the Louvre in Paris suddenly... (colour litho)
2783621 A deranged man who was shooting in the galleries of the Louvre in Paris suddenly... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Paris, The House Search of Congressman Paul Deroulede (colour litho)

Paris, The House Search of Congressman Paul Deroulede (colour litho)
2785343 Paris, The House Search of Congressman Paul Deroulede (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris, the House Search of Congressman Paul Deroulede)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Parva Favilla... (colour litho)

Parva Favilla... (colour litho)
2785328 Parva Favilla... (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parva Favilla... Illustration for Courier Sunday, 8 January 1899.); © Look and Learn

Background imageMet Police Collection: Patrol of carabinieri on horseback that arrests surprised natives in the Gebel, in Cyrenaica

Patrol of carabinieri on horseback that arrests surprised natives in the Gebel, in Cyrenaica... (colour litho)
2815646 Patrol of carabinieri on horseback that arrests surprised natives in the Gebel, in Cyrenaica... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho)

Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho)
2815636 Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A very modern life)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended

Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri
2815450 Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri and Carabinieri (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMet Police Collection: Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho)

Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho)
2815400 Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMet Police Collection: Delivery to Minister Rava and departure from Anzio for Rome of the wonderful statue purchased

Delivery to Minister Rava and departure from Anzio for Rome of the wonderful statue purchased by... (colour litho)
2815272 Delivery to Minister Rava and departure from Anzio for Rome of the wonderful statue purchased by... (colour litho) by Beltrame




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"Met Police: A Glimpse into History's Most Challenging Moments" Step back in time to the late 19th century, where Henry Moore, an English policeman with unwavering determination, led the Metropolitan Police's relentless investigation into the infamous Whitechapel Murders. His black and white portrait captures his resolute spirit that drove him to seek justice for those lost. In another heart-wrenching tale of loyalty, a brave bulldog sacrificed his own life by allowing himself to be poisoned rather than leaving his master's side. This poignant color lithograph reminds us of the unwavering devotion that can exist between man and beast. Amidst tragedy and destruction, there are stories of hope and resilience. In Milan, a woman found herself buried alive under rubble after a house collapse. For five agonizing hours, she clung onto life until rescued by courageous firemen who defied all odds to bring her back from the brink. The victims of duty often bear scars both seen and unseen. Two police officers near Lanzo Torinese faced brutal attacks that left them injured but undeterred in their commitment to protect their community. This vivid color lithograph serves as a reminder of their sacrifice in upholding law and order. Beyond borders lie tales of unrest and turmoil. From South Africa's uprising captured in vibrant hues to Switzerland's tragic Ricken Tunnel incident depicted on canvas, these images encapsulate moments when law enforcement stood at the forefront during times of chaos. History reveals dark chapters stained with injustice; Cesare Battisti met an untimely end as he endured martyrdom within Trento Castle - an Austrian infamy forever etched in our collective memory through this haunting color lithograph. A battle waged between 2000 gendarmes and a band of gypsies unfolds before our eyes through vivid colors on lithographic paper - showcasing both terror spread among communities along with valiant efforts to restore peace.