Revenge Collection (#8)

Postcard encouraging British men to enlist in the services after the German naval bombardment of Scarborough
6030603 Postcard encouraging British men to enlist in the services after the German naval bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, World War I, 1914 (colour litho) by English School

The Jealous Husband (oil on canvas)
LST204406 The Jealous Husband (oil on canvas) by Ducreux, Joseph (1735-1802) (studio of); 57.2x76.2 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; French, out of copyright

"There was an Old Man of the Cape, who possessed a large Barbary Ape", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386711 " There was an Old Man of the Cape, who possessed a large Barbary Ape", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Queen Ethelfled watching the storming of Brecon, illustration from Hutchinson
STC363610 Queen Ethelfled watching the storming of Brecon, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Woodville

Ici on lit La Revanche partout 5 centimes le na, 1886 (colour litho)
696825 Ici on lit La Revanche partout 5 centimes le nA, 1886 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revanchism (from French: revanche)

Queen Tomyris with the head of Cyrus the Great
AII78361 Queen Tomyris with the head of Cyrus the Great by Ferrari, Luca (1605-54); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info)

The Siege of Troy I: The Death of Hector, c. 1490-95 (oil on panel) (see also 69653)
FIT69652 The Siege of Troy I: The Death of Hector, c.1490-95 (oil on panel) (see also 69653) by Biagio di Antonio, (Utili da Faenza)(fl.1476-1504); 47x161 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Illustration from the life of El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c1043-1099), Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain - seen here with Count Lozano, and receiving his fathers sword

Love, pride and revenge in a photography studio
A dramatic scene unfolds within a photographic studio. As a noble woman sits to have her portrait captured she is met with a young man of lower class declaring his love towards her

O wife betrayed I will avenge they trust deceived
STC324270 O wife betrayed I will avenge they trust deceived!, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

The vengeance of the diablos or Chinese yo-yos
The vengeance of diablos or Chinese yo-yos. French caricature from the early 19th century showing women throwing men in the air with Chinese yo-yos

Prisoners before Ethelfled after the storming of Brecon
STC293101 Prisoners before Ethelfled after the storming of Brecon, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

A moving confrontation in court (colour litho)
2819131 A moving confrontation in court (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A moving confrontation in court)

Revenge of an elephant (colour litho)
2780011 Revenge of an elephant (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revenge of an elephant. La vengeance de l elephant)

The defeat of Rabah: recompense for a brave man (colour litho)
3099107 The defeat of Rabah: recompense for a brave man (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The defeat of Rabah: recompense for a brave man)

The raft of Odysseus, 1929 (litho)
3060294 The raft of Odysseus, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Odyssey of Homer by George Herbert Palmer in 1929; The Odyssey is one)

Revenge of the fairies (chromolitho)
3100691 Revenge of the fairies (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revenge of the fairies)

La revanche du gibier. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100573 La revanche du gibier. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La revanche du gibier)

Kut-el-Amaras revenge, the victorious British troops enter Baghdad (colour litho)
2808571 Kut-el-Amaras revenge, the victorious British troops enter Baghdad (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kut-el-Amaras revenge)

Things Are Not Always What They Seem (litho)
1596025 Things Are Not Always What They Seem (litho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Things Are Not Always What They Seem)

Boadicea Haranguing the Britons
Boadicea (Boudica, Queen of the Iceni) Haranguing the Britons. circa AD 60

All Over (colour litho)
961417 All Over (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Over. Engraving after an original painting by Luise Max-Ehrler)

The Revenge (engraving)
2773221 The Revenge (engraving) by Morris, Phillip Richard (1838-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Revenge)

The Last Days of the Revenge (engraving)
3634690 The Last Days of the Revenge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Days of the Revenge. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1873)

"I ll do for you when I come out"(engraving)
3101383 " I ll do for you when I come out" (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I ll do for you when I come out")

The Wedding of Leonora and Manrico (chromolitho)
735250 The Wedding of Leonora and Manrico (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wedding of Leonora and Manrico)

The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773, published London, 1789 (colour litho)
PNP330073 The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773, published London, 1789 (colour litho) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Revenge with vitriol (colour litho)
2782259 Revenge with vitriol (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revenge with vitriol. Vengeance Au Vitriol)

Legend of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
GIA4805818 Legend of " The Pied Piper of Hamelin", 1284: the flute player taking children from the city of Hamelin, Germany

Legend of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
GIA4805809 Legend of " The Pied Piper of Hamelin", 1284: The flute player hunts rats from the city of Hamelin. He ll take revenge on the people who didn t pay him by taking the children

Allegory of revenge with a breastplate and a helmet on which a flame shines
XEE4135654 Allegory of revenge with a breastplate and a helmet on which a flame shines. She bits her finger and looks at a dagger

A vineyard owner in Somma Vesuviana was having dinner with his family... (colour litho)
2778094 A vineyard owner in Somma Vesuviana was having dinner with his family... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Insulted Dervish (engraving)
2781212 The Insulted Dervish (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Insulted Dervish. Illustration for Chatterbox (1894).); © Look and Learn

During the Hamburg Riot (colour litho)
2809252 During the Hamburg Riot (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: During the Hamburg riot)

The revenge of the Manneken Pis (litho)
3102762 The revenge of the Manneken Pis (litho) by Wedekind, Johann Heinrich (1674-1736); Private Collection; (add.info.: The revenge of the Manneken Pis)

Bonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English
2966310 Bonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English from off the Earth, pub. 1798 (hand-coloured engraving) by Gillray

P. 125-1950. pt49 A Poison Tree: plate 49 from Songs of Innocence and of Experience
FIT83202 P.125-1950.pt49 A Poison Tree: plate 49 from Songs of Innocence and of Experience (copy a) c.1815-26 (etching, ink and w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 11.5x7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Thorbion lifted the huge stone, from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race
STC323657 Thorbion lifted the huge stone, from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by M.I. Ebbutt, 1910 (litho) by Bacon

Jusqu au Bout, 1916 (colour litho)
CHT277834 Jusqu au Bout, 1916 (colour litho) by Monge, Jules (1855-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Very End ; French soldier writing a graffiti on a ruined wall at Verdun; expression of)

Sheep slaughter during the Pleasant Valley Range War, Arizona, 1880s (print)
PNP249860 Sheep slaughter during the Pleasant Valley Range War, Arizona, 1880s (print) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

After the Review at Spithead, the Dispersal of the Fleet (litho)
1040648 After the Review at Spithead, the Dispersal of the Fleet (litho) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Review at Spithead)

A Butterfly Hunt, the Adventures of an Entomologist in Africa (engraving)
1056853 A Butterfly Hunt, the Adventures of an Entomologist in Africa (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Butterfly Hunt)

La Revanche, c. 1830 (handcoloured litho)
MGS149825 La Revanche, c.1830 (handcoloured litho) by Granville (fl.1830) (after); 27.5x36.5 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; French, out of copyright

Medea, 1868 (oil on panel)
BIR115518 Medea, 1868 (oil on panel) by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (1829-1904); 61.2x45.6 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Buonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English
NCO190141 Buonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English from off the Earth, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, threatening vengeance for the libelling of his wife, Aluycia Gradenigo (engraving)
5226892 Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice, threatening vengeance for the libelling of his wife, Aluycia Gradenigo (engraving) by Herbert

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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.