Retribution Collection

His Broadcast Masters Voice by George Studdy
A spoof on the famous His Masters Voice logo featuring a dog listening to a gramophone; Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy

Britannia and Cetewayo
Retribution : Britannia seizes the Zulu chief Cetewayo round the neck, in a landscape dominated by the dead bodies of both British soldiers and Zulus

The Transport Fleet embarking the Troops, at Varna (engraving)
1607773 The Transport Fleet embarking the Troops, at Varna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transport Fleet embarking the Troops, at Varna)

The Crossing of the Red Sea. Creator: School of Frans Francken the Younger
The Crossing of the Red Sea, Unknown date

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

A man who had beaten his wife is punished by a group of women in the Vinkestraat in Amsterdam, 1768, 1768

Diana and Virtus Punish Venus and Bacchus, 1694. Creator: T van Malsen
Diana and Virtus Punish Venus and Bacchus, 1694

Esquisse pour l'église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés : Le Jugement Dernier, c.1872
Esquisse pour l'eglise de Saint-Germain-des-Pres : Le Jugement Dernier, c.1872. Sketch for the Saint-Germain-des-Pres church in Paris. The Last Judgment

Esquisse pour l'église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés : Le Jugement Dernier, c.1872
Esquisse pour l'eglise de Saint-Germain-des-Pres : Le Jugement Dernier, c.1872. Sketch for the Saint-Germain-des-Pres church in Paris. The Last Judgment

Christ Tells His Disciples of the Last Judgment, published 1630. Creator: Christoph Maurer
Christ Tells His Disciples of the Last Judgment, published 1630

Aristide Briand and Lloyd George taunt the drowning Germany, December, 1921 (litho)
KDC400247 Aristide Briand and Lloyd George taunt the drowning Germany, December, 1921 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Great Fortune
A copperplate engraving depicting Nemesis, the Greek goddess of divine retribution, her identity has been combined with Fortuna, the Roman goddess of victory and fortune. Date: circa 1502

The Daughter, Retribution Puppy chasing Chicken by Louis Wain Date: 1914

Aggregat 4 rocket (A4), moments before launch at Peenemunde. The popularised designation of the A4 was V-2 - Vergeltungswaffe 2 - (Retribution Weapon 2) Date: 1943

The Destroying Angel and Daemons of Evil Interrupting the Orgies of the Vicious and Intemperate (oil on canvas)
MAN430853 The Destroying Angel and Daemons of Evil Interrupting the Orgies of the Vicious and Intemperate (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); Manchester Art Gallery

Narasimha, 4th avatar of Vishnu (w / c on paper)
908406 Narasimha, 4th avatar of Vishnu (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the man lion); The Stapleton Collection

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan, 1826 (oil on canvas)
2968525 The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 59.6x73.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Bertha Palmer Thorne

Heliodorus cast down
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing Heliodorus cast down..Heliodorus was a minister of Seleucus IV Philopator ca

The Statue of the Commendatore and the Death of Don Giovanni
GIA938496 The Statue of the Commendatore and the Death of Don Giovanni, scene from Don Giovanni (engraving) by French School

Retribution, 1924 (coloured chalks on paper)
870140 Retribution, 1924 (coloured chalks on paper) by Nightingale, Basil J. (1864-1940); 60.2x74.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan, 1623 (oil on canvas)
3709955 Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan, 1623 (oil on canvas) by Baburen, Theodore van, called Dirk (1570/90-1623/4); 201x182 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Great Plague, 1665: The Enthuslast Denouncing London (engraving)
654489 The Great Plague, 1665: The Enthuslast Denouncing London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Plague)

The Bombardment of Odessa by the English and French Steam Squadron (engraving)
1608000 The Bombardment of Odessa by the English and French Steam Squadron (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Naval Reinforcements for the China Squadron (engraving)
1587417 Naval Reinforcements for the China Squadron (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval Reinforcements for the China Squadron)

The Mayor of a small french town interrogates two women accused of sleeping with
STC368759 The Mayor of a small french town interrogates two women accused of sleeping with the enemy, 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Apocalypse, 1831 (oil on canvas)
FFA151387 Apocalypse, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Ludwig Ferdinand (1788-1853); 62x100.5 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

The Gout, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured softdground etching)
NCO190158 The Gout, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured softdground etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 26x35.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Nemesis, 1501-2 (line engraving)
BOO73790 Nemesis, 1501-2 (line engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 33.3x23 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; German, out of copyright

Retribution, cartoon on the Boxer Rebellion in China (engraving)
6015078 Retribution, cartoon on the Boxer Rebellion in China (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retribution, cartoon on the Boxer Rebellion in China)

People of Israel Punished for Worshipping False Gods in around 1478
880466 People of Israel Punished for Worshipping False Gods in around 1478, from The Koberger Bible, Nuremberg, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School

Nemesis (The Great Fortune) (engraving) (see also 73790)
LMG144949 Nemesis (The Great Fortune) (engraving) (see also 73790) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 33.3x22.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Athaliahs Dismay at the Coronation of Joash, c. 1858 (oil on canvas)
TW426906 Athaliahs Dismay at the Coronation of Joash, c.1858 (oil on canvas) by Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-81); 167.2x272.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast (engraving)
1619132 Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast)

"Simon of York", by Max Pemberton (litho)
1629239 " Simon of York", by Max Pemberton (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Simon of York", by Max Pemberton)

The Anglo-German-Italian Ultimatum to Venezuela, Scenes in the Recalcitrant Republic (litho)
1601377 The Anglo-German-Italian Ultimatum to Venezuela, Scenes in the Recalcitrant Republic (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Retribution (engraving)
1609792 Retribution (engraving) by Armitage, Edward (1817-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retribution. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 February 1859)

British Ships in American Waters (litho)
1604952 British Ships in American Waters (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Ships in American Waters)

Detail of Punishment of the Doctor, Villa Medicea di Careggi (fresco)
BEN276605 Detail of Punishment of the Doctor, Villa Medicea di Careggi (fresco) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); Villa Medicea di Careggi, Florence, Tuscany

Chinese Punishment, c. 1867-72 (b / w photo)
473731 Chinese Punishment, c.1867-72 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cangue or collar of wood is one of the lighter punishments of China inflicted for)

The Bombardment of Odessa (engraving)
1619012 The Bombardment of Odessa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombardment of Odessa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 May 1854)

The retribution of Ulysses (engraving)
5998513 The retribution of Ulysses (engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: The retribution of Ulysses)

Lycus (marble) (detail of 143022)
471840 Lycus (marble) (detail of 143022) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: detail of Hercules and Lycus)

The Rat Plague in the Country (engraving)
1047052 The Rat Plague in the Country (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rat Plague in the Country)

That Wretch of a Pup, a Story of Crime and Retribution (engraving)
1056879 That Wretch of a Pup, a Story of Crime and Retribution (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: That Wretch of a Pup)

Gunboat Diplomacy, 1877 (w / c on paper)
MGS149603 Gunboat Diplomacy, 1877 (w/c on paper) by Middlemass, Lt. A. (fl.1877); 36x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sebastopol, First Days Attack by the Allied Fleet and Armies of France and England (engraving)
1602353 Sebastopol, First Days Attack by the Allied Fleet and Armies of France and England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sebastopol)

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"Retribution: A Tale of Justice and Consequences" In the realm of justice, where actions bear consequences, echoes resound. From the depths of history to the present day, its presence is felt in various forms. Through George Studdy's captivating artwork titled "His Broadcast Masters Voice, " we witness Britannia and Cetewayo locked in a battle for retribution. Their clash symbolizes the eternal struggle between oppressor and oppressed. As depicted in "The Transport Fleet embarking the Troops at Varna, " retribution takes shape on the battlefield. The Great Fortune favors those who seek vengeance against their adversaries, as they embark on a mission fueled by righteous anger. Yet sometimes, retribution manifests unexpectedly. In "The Daughter, Retribution Puppy chasing Chicken, " innocence meets consequence as a playful chase unfolds. Even within this lighthearted scene lies an underlying truth – that actions have repercussions. From earthly conflicts to celestial realms, retribution transcends boundaries. The Aggregat 4 rocket soars through space with a purposeful intent - delivering cosmic justice to those who deserve it most. Artistic depictions further explore this theme; "The Destroying Angel and Daemons of Evil Interrupting the Orgies of the Vicious and Intemperate" portrays divine intervention against wickedness. It serves as a reminder that even amidst debauchery, punishment awaits those who succumb to vice. Political satire finds its place too; Aristide Briand and Lloyd George taunt drowning Germany in December 1921 lithograph mocks hubris met with downfall. Retribution becomes poetic justice when arrogance leads one down an inevitable path towards reckoning. Throughout history's darkest moments lie tales etched into our collective memory. Plate 28 from Disasters of War series depicts chaos unleashed upon humanity - Rabble running rampant underlining how unchecked power invites retaliation from society itself.