Plunder Collection (page 3)

Costume of a Bedouin Arab man
6340210 Costume of a Bedouin Arab man by Dalvimart, Octavian (18th century) (after); (add.info.: Costume of a Bedouin Arab man)

Destruction of the Abbey of Hirsau, Germany, by the French army under Ezechiel du Mas, Comte de Melac, Nine Years War
7148099 Destruction of the Abbey of Hirsau, Germany, by the French army under Ezechiel du Mas, Comte de Melac, Nine Years War, 1692 (engraving) by Closs

17th century highwaymen sharing loot in a clearing. 1803 (engraving)
7233037 17th century highwaymen sharing loot in a clearing. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century highwaymen sharing loot in a clearing)

Nomadic Bedouin or Bedu man of Kordofan (Sudan) in hooded burnous, carrying a musket and square case
6339055 Nomadic Bedouin or Bedu man of Kordofan (Sudan) in hooded burnous, carrying a musket and square case by H.H. (19th century); (add.info)

Lord Nelson toasting the survivors of Toulon, 1837 (lithograph)
7235383 Lord Nelson toasting the survivors of Toulon, 1837 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Horatio Nelson, in full uniform)

Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco)
7232621 Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, detail. 1511-1512 (fresco)
7232622 Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, detail. 1511-1512 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco)
7232620 Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving)
7148029 Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights)

The rock tomb of Darius (litho)
7171003 The rock tomb of Darius (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The rock tomb of Darius)

Flemish tapestry. Series The conquest of Tunis: The plunder of Tunis (De plundering van Tunis)
7208366 Flemish tapestry. Series The conquest of Tunis: The plunder of Tunis (De plundering van Tunis). Cartoonist Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. Atelier Willem de Pannemaker, Brussels. Ca 1545. Detail

Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving)
7148028 Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights)

Jehoshaphat defeating the Moabites and Ammonites (engraving)
7172388 Jehoshaphat defeating the Moabites and Ammonites (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jehoshaphat, King of Judah)

Plundering of a bakery in Paris, French Revolution, 1789 (engraving)
7173341 Plundering of a bakery in Paris, French Revolution, 1789 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plundering of a bakery in Paris, French Revolution)

Flemish tapestry. Series The conquest of Tunis: The plunder of Tunis (De plundering van Tunis)
7208364 Flemish tapestry. Series The conquest of Tunis: The plunder of Tunis (De plundering van Tunis). Cartoonist Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. Atelier Willem de Pannemaker, Brussels. Ca 1545. Detail

Pillage d une ville par les Normands (engraving)
7193998 Pillage d une ville par les Normands (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pillage d une ville par les Normands)

Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving)
7148032 Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving) by Diez, Wilhelm Von (1839-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights)

Vikings raiding the coast of Britain (chromolitho)
7157098 Vikings raiding the coast of Britain (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vikings raiding the coast of Britain)

Nobles Plundering Travelling Merchants, 1882 (litho)
446519 Nobles Plundering Travelling Merchants, 1882 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from A Pictorial History of the Worlds Great Nations)

Carlo the Great, Running Away with the East Indes, published June 1806

The Taking of Alexandria, 1672-78. Creator: Gerard Audran
The Taking of Alexandria, 1672-78

Soldiers with Plunder (oil on panel, unframed)
827641 Soldiers with Plunder (oil on panel, unframed) by Duyster, Willem Cornelisz (1600-35); 38x56.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers with Plunder. Willem Cornelisz Duyster (1599-1635)

The Wreckers, c. 1790 (oil on canvas)
3743899 The Wreckers, c.1790 (oil on canvas) by Morland, George (1763-1804); 50.8x68.6 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); eNottingham City Museums & Galleries; English

The War in Egypt (engraving)
1621996 The War in Egypt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 August 1882)

The Prince and Poins driving Falstaff, Gadshill, Peto and Bardolph, from their Plunder at Gadshill (engraving)
1093017 The Prince and Poins driving Falstaff, Gadshill, Peto and Bardolph, from their Plunder at Gadshill (engraving) by Cruikshank

Germans forcing a French farmer to thresh his corn for their benefit (litho)
STC434343 Germans forcing a French farmer to thresh his corn for their benefit (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Riches, plate 2 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving)
BCC393574 Riches, plate 2 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving) by Heemskerck, Maarten van (1498-1574) (after); 22.3x29.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Minister Salvago-Raggi in the Italian settlement of the Forbidden City, in Beijing, at one of the... (colour litho)
2798373 Minister Salvago-Raggi in the Italian settlement of the Forbidden City, in Beijing, at one of the... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Return of the Vikings, illustration from Hutchinson
IL274579 The Return of the Vikings, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, early 1900s (colour litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Siege and plunder of a City (Kouyunjik), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub
3035705 Siege and plunder of a City (Kouyunjik), from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Gathering the Booty, Tapestry of David and Bathsheba, c. 1510-15 (tapestry)
PWI110172 Gathering the Booty, Tapestry of David and Bathsheba, c.1510-15 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (16th century); Musee National de la Renaissance, Ecouen, France; ePeter Willi; Flemish

The brothers Ali Auli Khan Zaman & Gadhadur Khan at Karah
STC153487 The brothers Ali Auli Khan Zaman & Gadhadur Khan at Karah, paying homage to Akbar and rendering booty taken from the Afghans, 1590-98 (gouache on parchment) by Mughal School

Pillage, from The Military Science series, Workshop of Judocus de Vos, c
MAE181732 Pillage, from The Military Science series, Workshop of Judocus de Vos, c.1715-24 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (18th century); Neues Schloss Schleissheim, Bavaria

The Sacking of a City, 1572 (oil on slate)
BEN82510 The Sacking of a City, 1572 (oil on slate) by Betti, Niccolo (fl.1576-1617); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

French troops retreating through and plundering a village (aquatint)
NAM250533 French troops retreating through and plundering a village (aquatint) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: after the battle of Waterloo)

Roundheads at an Arundel Church, 1847-51 (oil on canvas)
THA15355 Roundheads at an Arundel Church, 1847-51 (oil on canvas) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865); 100.3x125.7 cm; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Revolutionary Army looting artworks and relics in Milan during the Italian Campaign, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon

The Plunder Of A Temple In The Forbidden City In Beijing (colour litho)
2798380 The Plunder Of A Temple In The Forbidden City In Beijing (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

America - General Buttons Marching To Saratoga
Etching Of General Buttons During The American War of Independence Date: 1777

Confederate raid into Vermont 1865 AD (litho)
1266305 Confederate raid into Vermont 1865 AD (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England pulished circa 1920)

The pious but unwieldy fraus of Berlin appropriate the plunder of France (engraving)
736103 The pious but unwieldy fraus of Berlin appropriate the plunder of France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sans-Culottes Feeding Europe with the Bread of Liberty, published by Hannah Humphrey in
NCO189775 Sans-Culottes Feeding Europe with the Bread of Liberty, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1793 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Map of Colonial Africa, from a school book, published in 1911 (colour litho)
CHT176827 Map of Colonial Africa, from a school book, published in 1911 (colour litho) by Lacoste, Charles (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Japanese Public Inspecting Chinese Spoils, an episode from the Sino-Japanese War
CHT176839 The Japanese Public Inspecting Chinese Spoils, an episode from the Sino-Japanese War, late 19th century (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School

Fr. 20124 f. 331 The Looting of Jerusalem after the Capture by the Christians in 1099
BAL4068 Fr.20124 f.331 The Looting of Jerusalem after the Capture by the Christians in 1099, illuminated miniature from a universal chronicle, 1440 (vellum) by Jean de Courcy

The Foligno Madonna (detail), c. 1511-12 (oil on wood transferred to canvas)
5901703 The Foligno Madonna (detail), c.1511-12 (oil on wood transferred to canvas) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

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"Plunder: A Historical Tale of Pillage and Power" Step back in time as we delve into the world of plunder, where conquests and conflicts shaped the course of history. From Sherman's March to the Sea, witness the ruthless plundering of plantations that left a trail of destruction in its wake. In 1945, Churchill and Montgomery crossed the Rhine, their armies seizing victory but also leaving behind scenes of looting and pillaging. The United Irishmen Upon Duty engraving by Hannah Humphrey transports us to 1798, showcasing a vivid portrayal of chaos as plunderers ravaged through Ireland. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) reveals another dark chapter with a sacking scene that captures the desperation and brutality faced by innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. Meanwhile, "The Miseries of War" series takes us back to 1633 when farmhouse plundering was depicted on oil-painted copper canvases. Heliodorus expelled from the temple painting showcases an ancient tale where even sacred places were not spared from acts of plunder. Pieter Bruegel's "Everyman, " created around 1558, presents a thought-provoking piece highlighting how greed can lead individuals astray. As we explore further into history, we encounter robbery during Gotha's Seven Years' War (1756-1763), reminding us that war often breeds opportunistic thieves amidst chaos. Caricatures and hidden silhouettes reveal political satire during Lafayette's era in eighteenth-century France. Rich merchants alongside Russian noblemen are seen rummaging through yards filled with rubbish - an intriguing glimpse into their lives beyond opulence. Finally, "Sic transit gloria mundi" serves as a poignant reminder that worldly glory is fleeting; it too shall pass like waves eroding sandcastles on distant shores. Through these captivating glimpses into our past, one thing remains clear.