Revenge Collection (#2)

Act XI Fifth Episode (Actually Fourth): Ronin Stopped from Crossing... between c1835 and c1839. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Act XI Fifth Episode (Actually Fourth): Ronin Stopped from Crossing Ryogoku Bridge by Shogun's Representative, between circa 1835 and circa 1839. From The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

Act XI Fourth Episode (Actually Fifth): Ronin After Attack Going to... between c1835 and c1839. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Act XI Fourth Episode (Actually Fifth): Ronin After Attack Going to Sengakuji Temple, Stopped by Soldiers of Prince of Sendai, To Be Given Refreshments, between circa 1835 and circa 1839

Act XI Third Episode: Moronao Captured and Shown Enya's Suicide Sword... between c1835 and c1839
Act XI Third Episode: Moronao Captured and Shown Enya's Suicide Sword by Yuranosuke, between circa 1835 and circa 1839

Act XI Second Episode: Ronin Breaking into the Inner Building of... between c1835 and c1839. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Act XI Second Episode: Ronin Breaking into the Inner Building of Moronao's Castle, between circa 1835 and circa 1839. From The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

Act XI First Episode: Ronin Crossing a Bridge at Night on the Way to... between c1835 and c1839
Act XI First Episode: Ronin Crossing a Bridge at Night on the Way to Moronao's Castle, between circa 1835 and circa 1839. From The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio, Leader of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers, 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio, Leader of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers, 1881. From A Mirror of Filial Piety in Japan

Embankment by Kuichigai Moat in Asakusa; The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamigaya Iemon, 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Botaro's Nurse Otsuji Prays to the God of Kompira for His Success, 1892. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Botaro's Nurse Otsuji Prays to the God of Kompira for His Success, 1892. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

The Story of Tamiya Botaro, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Story of Tamiya Botaro, 1886. From A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

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

"The Outrage upon Sir John Coventry", by T.H. Maguire, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. Creator: W
"The Outrage upon Sir John Coventry", by T.H. Maguire, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1860. Engraving after a painting. Sir John Coventry, who was created a K.B

Duel with the Navaja; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Duel with the Navaja; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Le Vengeance d'une femme, 1886. Creator: Félicien Rops
Le Vengeance d'une femme, 1886. From Les Diaboliques - Petites planches

The Peasant's Pleasure, after c.1619. Creator: Unknown
The Peasant's Pleasure, after c.1619

Pavlova, Anna, Madame, 1915 Nov. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Pavlova, Anna, Madame, 1915 Nov. 8

Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancers, between 1915 and 1923

Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Marion Morgan dancers, between 1914 and 1927

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Apothéose de Napoléon Ier, end of 1853
Esquisse pour l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Apotheose de Napoleon Ier, end of 1853. Apotheosis of Napoleon I: Fame crowns Napoleon I

Portrait of François-Joseph Talma (1763-1826), tragedian, between 1763 and 1826. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Francois-Joseph Talma (1763-1826), tragedian, between 1763 and 1826

Mars's Revenge on Adonis, 1696. Creator: Crescenzio Onofri
Mars's Revenge on Adonis, 1696

The Roman Courtesan (The Revenge of the Magician Virgil), c. 1520/1526. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
The Roman Courtesan (The Revenge of the Magician Virgil), c. 1520/1526

The Roman Courtesan (The Revenge of the Magician Virgil), c. 1520/1530. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
The Roman Courtesan (The Revenge of the Magician Virgil), c. 1520/1530

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed... c. 1782. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782, Japan, c. 1782

Goro Tokimune and Goromaru, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers...", c. 1843/47
Goro Tokimune and Goromaru, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Juro Sukenari fighting Nitta Shiro Tadatsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the... c1843/47
Juro Sukenari fighting Nitta Shiro Tadatsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Onio and Dozaburo leave their master, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga... c. 1843/47
Onio and Dozaburo leave their master, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Goro Tokimune and Juro Sukenari on horseback, from the series "Illustrated Tale of... c. 1843/47
Goro Tokimune and Juro Sukenari on horseback, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Asahina Saburo pulling Goro Tokimune's tasset, from the series "Illustrated Tale of... c.1843/47
Asahina Saburo pulling Goro Tokimune's tasset, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Hakoomaru (Soga no Goro), from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers...", c. 1843/47
Hakoomaru (Soga no Goro), from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Hakoomaru (Soga no Goro) leaving the temple, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the... c
Hakoomaru (Soga no Goro) leaving the temple, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Soga on Goro admonished by his mother, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga... c. 1843/47
Soga on Goro admonished by his mother, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

The Night Attack, Part 6: Offering Incense (Youchi roku, shoko ba), from the series... c. 1834/39
The Night Attack, Part 6: Offering Incense (Youchi roku, shoko ba), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39

The Night Attack, Part 4 [sic; actually 5]: The Retreat across Ryogoku Bridge (Youc, ... c. 1834/39)
The Night Attack, Part 4 [sic; actually 5]: The Retreat across Ryogoku Bridge (Youchi yon, Ryogoku hikitori), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39

The Night Attack, Part 4: The Retreat (Youchi yon, hikitori), from the series "The... c. 1834/39
The Night Attack, Part 4: The Retreat (Youchi yon, hikitori), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39

The Night Attack, Part 3: Mission Accomplished (Youchi san, honmo), from the series... c. 1834/39
The Night Attack, Part 3: Mission Accomplished (Youchi san, honmo), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39

The Night Attack, Part 2: Breaking In (Youchi ni, rannyu), from the series "The Revenge...c.1834/39
The Night Attack, Part 2: Breaking In (Youchi ni, rannyu), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39

Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi, yochi oshiyose)... c. 1834/39
Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi, yochi oshiyose), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39

Map illustrating the stages of the three thousand mile chase which resulted in the destruction of the Bismarck in revenge for the loss of H.M.S. Hood, 24-27 May, 1941

Judith with the head of Holofernes, 1898. Creator: Hermann Hahn
Judith with the head of Holofernes, 1898

Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558. Creator: Philip Galle
Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558. After Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Judith, ca. 1526. Creator: Barthel Beham
Judith, ca. 1526

Comic Postcard - The Fathers Revenge on daughters Man
Comic Postcard - " Loves Reward" - The Fathers Revenge on her daughters new man, who is getting a hearty spanking for some indiscretion which has made his girl cry

Jael Kills Sisera, 1561-1611. Creator: Bartholomeus Spranger
Jael Kills Sisera, 1561-1611

a mask painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag
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HMS Revenge, Royal Navy, probably circa 1900 (hand)
HMS Revenge, Royal Navy, probably circa 1900 (hand coloured photo)

Rosyth Royal Naval Dockyard - Fife, Scotland - panoramic view showing the Power Station and Industrial Chimney with multiple clock faces

Cartoon bull, farmer, artist painting bullfighter, Rene Bull
Cartoon of three images by Rene Bull, showing artist in a field, painting a bullfighter, with farmer leading a bull. The bull gores the painting and knocks over the artist

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"Seeking Vengeance: Tales of Retribution from History and Myth" Step into the Shakespeare Exhibition at Earls Court, London, where stories come to life. From the haunting tragedy of HMS Royal Oak, a British battleship that met its fate during World War II, to the mighty HMS Revenge of the renowned Revenge class. Transport yourself back in time as you witness Sir Richard Grenville commanding the valiant HMS Revenge in a fierce battle against the Spanish fleet off Flores. The spirit burns bright as these brave warriors fight for honor and justice. Delve further into history with Chushingura, an epic Japanese tale recounting the 47 Ronin's relentless pursuit to avenge their master's disgrace and suicide. A woodblock print captures their attack on Lord Kira Yoshinaka's house, painting a vivid picture of their unwavering determination. But revenge is not confined to reality alone; it seeps into folklore and ghost stories too. Uncover chilling myths like that of Pied Piper of Hamelin or delve into Japan's mysterious ghost tales that send shivers down your spine. Even modern times bear witness to acts driven by vengeance - a mask painted in Ukrainian flag colors symbolizes defiance against injustice and seeks retribution for past wrongs. As we explore Rosyth Royal Naval Dockyard in Fife, Scotland, let us not forget how even great naval powers have ships named after this powerful emotion. The formidable HMS Revenge stands tall among them all – an embodiment of strength seeking redress. Revenge has forever been intertwined with human history - whether etched upon warships or immortalized through artistry. It serves as a reminder that sometimes justice can only be found when one takes matters into their own hands.