Outlaw Collection (#11)

Mountain Landscape with Banditti, c. 1780 (oil on canvas)
XYC198549 Mountain Landscape with Banditti, c.1780 (oil on canvas) by Martin, Elias (1739-1818); 77.5x68 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; Swedish, out of copyright

Robin Hood (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF145606 Robin Hood (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Robin Hood, Scarlet and John (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF145605 Robin Hood, Scarlet and John (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Robin Hood and the Bishop (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF145604 Robin Hood and the Bishop (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Robin Hood and King Richard I (1157-99) (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF145603 Robin Hood and King Richard I (1157-99) (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Robin Hood and the Tanner with Quarter-staffs (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF145601 Robin Hood and the Tanner with Quarter-staffs (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Garret brings in Billy the Kid, 1880 (b / w photo)
XJF197477 Garret brings in Billy the Kid, 1880 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Bonney (1859-81); ); American, out of copyright

Godanme, Act five [of the ChA'shingura]. Utagawa, Kuniyasu, 1794-1832, artist, [between 1815 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color; 19.6 x 26 cm

Sawamura tosshAc no shirai gonpachi, Sawamura TosshAc as Shirai Gonpachi. Toyohara, Kunichika, 1835-1900, artist, [between 1865 and 1870], 1 print : woodcut, color; 36.9 x 25.2 cm

ISHIKAWA GOEMON (1558-1594). Legendary Japanese outlaw, as portrayed by an actor. Woodcut by Toyokuni Utagawa, c1827

JESSE JAMES (1847-1882). Two men standing in front of the home of Jesse James. Photograph, 1877

JESSE JAMES (1847-1882). American outlaw. Wood engraving, 1882

BLACK JACK CHRISTIAN (c1856-1897). American outlaw. Photograph, c1890

CARD PLAYERS, c1870. Three gunslingers in the American West playing cards. Tintype, 19th century

Robin Hood (c1250-c1350) legendary English folk hero and outlaw, champion of the poor. Expert with longbow and quarter-staff. Robin drawing his bow. Little John is at his side

The intruder a powerful comedy drama of the East & West : the love and romance of an outlaw : by Robert J. Sherman. Date ca. 1910

French highwaymen
A group of French highwaymen take control of a passing carriage, blindfolding the victim and marching him away, with gun against his head. Date: 1899

Songs for a highwayman
Three songs sung by highwaymen: Hurrah for the Road, I ll ask the Sylph who round thee flies and Waving Greenwood Tree. All upbeat and merry, revelling in their life of crime. Date: 1845

Highwaymen at Kentish Town
Two women are robbed and bound by highwaymen in the fields near Kentish Town. Date: 19th Century

Outlaw in the American West
An outlaw in the American West shoots from up on a hill at travellers in the valley below. Date: 1888

French highwayman
A French highwayman surprises a passing coach and horse, shooting the driver a point blank range. Date: c. 1894

Highwaymen in Germany
A carriage is attacked in the woods by a gang of highwaymen in Germany. Chaos ensues. Date: 13th Century

Harry Power, Australian bushranger is captured
The Australian bushranger, Harry Power is captured by Superintendents, Nicholson and Hare. 19th Century

Italian bandits
A family of Italian bandits including a very young child, hide out in a ruined building, hoping that the officers scouring the countryside below, don t discover them. 17th Century

George Sontag, American train robber who was imprisoned in 1894, and pardoned in 1908. Date: 19th Century

Discovery of Captain Grant and his band
Captain Grant and his gang of Irish freebooters are discovered by a group of officers whilst hiding in a cave 1816

William Fredericks
The American stage robber, William Fredericks who was eventually caught and hanged. Date: 19th Century

Charles Bole, American stage robber, known as Black Bart. Date: 19th Century

Bandits attack an express train in America Date: c. 1870

John Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, John Younger. 1889

Train robbers in America
Train robbers steal $12000 in New Mexico

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Chris Evans, American train robber, who worked with the Sontag brothers; he was caught and imprisoned in 1894. Date: 19th Century

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Frank Reno, American bandit Date: c. 1866

Grattan Dalton, American train robber, who was killed in a bank raid in 1892 Date: 19th Century

John Sontag, American train robber who died in jail in 1893 from wounds inflicted in his last fight. Date: 19th Century

John Brady, American train robber, who worked with Sam Browning and was sentenced to life imprisonment on 27th November 1895. Date: 19th Century

Frank James, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Frank James, brother of Jesse James. 1910

Ned Kellys armour
Armour belonging to the Irish-Australian bushranger, Ned Kelly, considered by some to be a cold-blooded killer, and by others, a folk hero. 19th Century

Bob Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Bob Younger, photographed two weeks before his death. 1889

Jim Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Jim Younger. 1889

Samuel Browning, American train robber, who worked with John Brady and was killed during a robbery on 30th March 1895. Date: 19th Century

Anti-bandit campaign in Corsica
Armoured cars and armed guards protect the police and army officers as they scour the countryside around Calcatoggio, during the anti-bandit campaign in Corsica. 1932

Bob Dalton, American train robber who was killed in a bank raid in 1892. Date: 19th Century

Highwaymen jump out from the woods to to attack a passing carriage. Guns pointed, the passengers have little choice but to hand over their possessions to the outlaws. Date: 19th Century

Trial of the highwayman at the Old Bailey
The manacled rogue is seen in the foreground, his head bowed in despair as the witness by his side unfolds his damning evidence

Greek bandits tried in Athens
Two brigands lie in the middle of a courtroom in Athens, listening to the charges read out against them. Date: 1870

Hereward the Wake
HEREWARD known as The Wake Anglo-Saxon rebel and outlaw who opposed William I, taking refuge on the Isle of Ely, the subject of romantic legends. Date: ? - 1072

LAURA BULLION (1876-1961). American outlaw and member of Butch Cassidys Wild Bunch gang. Mug shot photograph, 1893

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"Legends of the Outlaw: From Ned Kelly's Last Stand to Billy The Kid" In the dusty plains, a tale unfolds - Ned Kelly's Last Stand immortalized in history. Ride into the sunset with The Wild Bunch, as they defy all odds and challenge authority. Salvatore Giuliano, an enigmatic figure who fought for justice amidst chaos and corruption. Sid James brings laughter as The Rumpo Kid in Carry On Cowboy - a comedic twist on outlaws. Gunfight echoes through the streets of a western town, where lawlessness meets its match. Witness Dick Turpin meeting his partner-in-crime Tom King, etched forever in an engraving. Justus D. Barnes steals hearts as he robs trains in Edison Company's iconic film from 1903. Betrayal stains their bond when Dick Turpin shoots down his fellow highwayman, Tom King. Captain Frank Hamer stands tall in this vintage black and white photo from c. 1910 - a true outlaw hero. Roll of Honour commemorates those who dared to challenge society's norms with their rebellious acts. Ned Kelly captured by Police Constable Kelly and railwayman Jesse Dowsett - a moment that changed Australian history forever. Billy The Kid emerges from shadows of time; his defiant spirit captured in this copy of the original tintype from c. 1880. In tales old and new, outlaws leave indelible marks upon our collective imagination – heroes or villains? You decide.