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Stab Collection (#2)

"Stab: A Symphony of Violence and Passion" In the depths of human emotion, where love intertwines with tragedy, lies the essence of "Stab

Background imageStab Collection: The Wicked Queen Elfrida

The Wicked Queen Elfrida
LLM338122 The Wicked Queen Elfrida by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wicked Queen Elfrida)

Background imageStab Collection: Treachery of Elfrida (engraving)

Treachery of Elfrida (engraving)
665118 Treachery of Elfrida (engraving) by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Treachery of Elfrida. Illustration from unidentified 19th century history of England)

Background imageStab Collection: Illuminated initial R depicting St. Catherine of Alexandria

Illuminated initial R depicting St. Catherine of Alexandria
MMT188846 Illuminated initial R depicting St. Catherine of Alexandria, Lombardy School (vellum) by Belbello, Luchino (fl.1434-62); 20x17 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; Italian

Background imageStab Collection: The Death of Lucretia (oil on canvas)

The Death of Lucretia (oil on canvas)
XIR70899 The Death of Lucretia (oil on canvas) by Zanchi, Antonio (1631-1722); Musee Antoine Lecuyer, Saint-Quentin, France; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageStab Collection: Marriage a la Mode, Plate V, The Bagnio, illustration from Hogarth Restored

Marriage a la Mode, Plate V, The Bagnio, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451155 Marriage a la Mode, Plate V, The Bagnio, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Background imageStab Collection: Acts of cruelty

Acts of cruelty
Ludmila Shumilova

Background imageStab Collection: Der Ritter. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

Der Ritter. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Der Ritter

Background imageStab Collection: BEDLAM PATIENT NICHOLSON

BEDLAM PATIENT NICHOLSON
Mrs Margaret Nicholson who, after attempting to stab King George III, was sent to Bedlam for life. (profile, in hat) Date: 1786

Background imageStab Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20107908

EyeUbiquitous_20107908
England, London, Detail of Police stab proof vest with various accessories

Background imageStab Collection: Brook Trout Fishing, pub. 1862, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Brook Trout Fishing, pub. 1862, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageStab Collection: Portrait Louis Napoleon King Holland 1778-1846

Portrait Louis Napoleon King Holland 1778-1846
Portrait of Louis Napoleon, King of Holland, Louis Napoleon (1778-1846), King of Holland from 1806 to 1810, in the uniform of the life guards on foot

Background imageStab Collection: Portrait Inspector-General A. F Goudriaan A. F

Portrait Inspector-General A. F Goudriaan A. F
Portrait of Inspector-General A.F. Goudriaan, Portrait of A.F. Goudriaan (1768-1829), Inspector-General of Waterstaat. Standing, half-length, with the stab in his right hand, historical persons

Background imageStab Collection: Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz 1851-1924 Governor General

Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz 1851-1924 Governor General
Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz (1851-1924). Governor General (1904-09), Portrait of Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz (1851-1924). Governor General (1905-1909)

Background imageStab Collection: Willem Rooseboom 1843-1920 Governor General 1899-1904

Willem Rooseboom 1843-1920 Governor General 1899-1904
Willem Rooseboom (1843-1920). Governor General (1899-1904), Portrait of Willem Rooseboom (1843-1920). Governor General (1899-1904). Knee, standing to the left, the face turned to the viewer

Background imageStab Collection: James Loudon 1824-1900 Governor General 1871-75

James Loudon 1824-1900 Governor General 1871-75
James Loudon (1824-1900). Governor General (1871-75), Portrait of James Loudon (1824-1900). Governor General (1871-75). Knee, standing to the left, face and face

Background imageStab Collection: Charles Ferdinand Pahud 1803-73 Governor General

Charles Ferdinand Pahud 1803-73 Governor General
Charles Ferdinand Pahud (1803-73). Governor General (1855-61), Portrait of Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges (1803-73). Governor General (1855-61)

Background imageStab Collection: Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk 1847-1908 Governor General

Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk 1847-1908 Governor General
Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk (1847-1908). Governor General (1888-93), Portrait of Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk (1847-1908). Governor General (1888-93). Knee, standing, slightly to the right

Background imageStab Collection: Portrait Dominique Jacques de Eerens Governor General

Portrait Dominique Jacques de Eerens Governor General
Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies, Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens (1781-1840) Governor General (1835-40). Knee, standing, and face

Background imageStab Collection: Failed suicide altar Olimpia title object View

Failed suicide altar Olimpia title object View
Failed suicide on altar Olimpia (title on object), View of an altar where a woman wants to stab herself with a knife. A rushed priest intervenes

Background imageStab Collection: Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette Thwarting An Assassination Attempt By Honor

Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette Thwarting An Assassination Attempt By Honor

Background imageStab Collection: Pittsburgh, 1916. Contemporary cartoon for The Masses by Robert Minor on a steelworkers strike in

Pittsburgh, 1916. Contemporary cartoon for The Masses by Robert Minor on a steelworkers strike in Pittsburgh
LABOR CARTOON, 1916. Pittsburgh, 1916. Contemporary cartoon for The Masses by Robert Minor on a steelworkers strike in Pittsburgh

Background imageStab Collection: Anti-British cartoon, withdrawal from Gallipoli, WW1

Anti-British cartoon, withdrawal from Gallipoli, WW1
An Anti-British cartoon by a German cartoonist, showing an English sailor-sealion being ejected from Gallipoli by a Turkish soldier during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageStab Collection: Calvary, detail from centre panel, 1545-1550. Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck

Calvary, detail from centre panel, 1545-1550. Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck
Calvary, detail from centre panel, 1545-1550. The blind Longinus on a horse pierces the crucified Christs side with his spear. From the collection of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Background imageStab Collection: Fantastic Adventures - The Return of Jongor

Fantastic Adventures - The Return of Jongor
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1944, featuring the story The Return of Jongor by Robert Moore Williams. A warrior attacks a club-wielding centaur with a spear. Date: 1944

Background imageStab Collection: Babeuf in Prison

Babeuf in Prison
FRANCOIS EMILE BABEUF French revolutionary depicted in prison for conspiring to overthrow the Directoire. But he will stab himself before they get him to the scaffold. Date: 1760 - 1797

Background imageStab Collection: Servants Absalom Killing Amnon 1540 Engraving

Servants Absalom Killing Amnon 1540 Engraving
Artokoloro

Background imageStab Collection: CHARLES GEORGE GORDON (1833-1885). British soldier

CHARLES GEORGE GORDON (1833-1885). British soldier. The death of General Charles George Gordon during the fall of Khartoum, January 1885. After the painting, 1895, by J.L.G. Ferris

Background imageStab Collection: Death of St. Peter the Martyr

Death of St. Peter the Martyr
XJL38665 Death of St. Peter the Martyr by Berruguete, Pedro (c.1450-1504); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageStab Collection: Design for the new gallery of busts and pictures, and so far will I trust thee gentle

Design for the new gallery of busts and pictures, and so far will I trust thee gentle Kate, Henry 4th, part 1st, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1792

Background imageStab Collection: Brook Trout Fishing - An Anxious Moment, 1862 (colour litho)

Brook Trout Fishing - An Anxious Moment, 1862 (colour litho)
BAL32919 Brook Trout Fishing - An Anxious Moment, 1862 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageStab Collection: Scenes from Tebaldeos Eclogues, c. 1505 (oil on wood)

Scenes from Tebaldeos Eclogues, c. 1505 (oil on wood)
XCF285196 Scenes from Tebaldeos Eclogues, c.1505 (oil on wood) by Previtali, Andrea (c.1470-1528); 45.2x19.9 cm; National Gallery, London

Background imageStab Collection: Portrait of Aalbert John Koen, George Kockers, 1794

Portrait of Aalbert John Koen, George Kockers, 1794

Background imageStab Collection: Marriage a la Mode: V, The Bagnio, c. 1743 (oil on canvas)

Marriage a la Mode: V, The Bagnio, c. 1743 (oil on canvas)
XOS1109254 Marriage a la Mode: V, The Bagnio, c.1743 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 70.5x90.8 cm; National Gallery, London

Background imageStab Collection: Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Taiso, Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892, artist, [188-], 1 print : woodcut

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Taiso, Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892, artist, [188-], 1 print : woodcut, color; 37.2 x 25.3 cm. Print shows folk hero Yamato Takeru no Mikoto about to stab a man with a sword

Background imageStab Collection: YERMAK TIMOFEYEVICH (d. 1584). Cossack leader

YERMAK TIMOFEYEVICH (d. 1584). Cossack leader. Tartars in Siberia stabbing the corpse of Yermak Timofeyevich, which according to legend bled miraculously for weeks after his death

Background imageStab Collection: DENIS KEARNEY (1847-1907). American (Irish-born) labor leader. The New Messiah of Communism

DENIS KEARNEY (1847-1907). American (Irish-born) labor leader. The New Messiah of Communism, Coming Out of the West, in a Palace Car, to Save the Poor Workingmen

Background imageStab Collection: FIGHT, 19TH CENTURY. Do not trifle with me, Sir, she said

FIGHT, 19TH CENTURY. Do not trifle with me, Sir, she said
FIGHT, 19TH CENTURY. " Do not trifle with me, Sir, " she said. Engraving, mid or late 19th century

Background imageStab Collection: The Death of Lucretia. Lucretia about to stab herself. Guido Cagnacci (1601-1681)

The Death of Lucretia. Lucretia about to stab herself. Guido Cagnacci (1601-1681) Italian painter

Background imageStab Collection: Edward the Martyr (963ja-978), English king, son of Edgar whom he succeeded in 975

Edward the Martyr (963ja-978), English king, son of Edgar whom he succeeded in 975. Killed at Corfe Castle, Dorset, by the treachery of his stepmother Elfrida (Aelfthryth)

Background imageStab Collection: Design For The New Gallery Of Busts And Pictures

Design For The New Gallery Of Busts And Pictures, And So Far Will I Trust Thee Gentle Kate, Henry 4th, Part 1st, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraving 1792

Background imageStab Collection: GUISE ASSASSINATIONS, 1588. The assassinations of Henri I, Duke of Guise, and his brother

GUISE ASSASSINATIONS, 1588. The assassinations of Henri I, Duke of Guise, and his brother, Louis II, Cardial of Guise, by the guards of King Henry III of France at the Chteau de Blois

Background imageStab Collection: BOA CONSTRICTOR ATTACK. Indian sailors rescue a crew member from being crushed to death by a boa

BOA CONSTRICTOR ATTACK. Indian sailors rescue a crew member from being crushed to death by a boa constrictor while moored in a creek near the mouth of the Ganges River

Background imageStab Collection: PHILIP II (382-336 B. C. ). King of Macedon, 359-336. The assassination of King Philip by one of

PHILIP II (382-336 B. C. ). King of Macedon, 359-336. The assassination of King Philip by one of his courtiers
PHILIP II (382-336 B.C.). King of Macedon, 359-336. The assassination of King Philip by one of his courtiers, Pausanias, allegedly incited by Philips former wife Olympias

Background imageStab Collection: Initiation Ceremony

Initiation Ceremony
The recipient is lead to the chamber of caverns and told to stab the man in the cave after having drunk from the fountain of life

Background imageStab Collection: Knife in persons head, X-ray

Knife in persons head, X-ray
Knife in persons head. X-ray of a person holding a knife (top right corner) that was struck into his head during a gang attack

Background imageStab Collection: SARAH BERNHARDT. Bernhardt on a lithograph poster by Alphonse Mucha, 1898

SARAH BERNHARDT. Bernhardt on a lithograph poster by Alphonse Mucha, 1898, depicted in the title role of a production of Medee at her Theatre de la Renaissance, Paris

Background imageStab Collection: Quarrel between a husband and wife

Quarrel between a husband and wife
A violent quarrel between a husband and wife. He is about to hit her with a bottle, while she holds the paper knife as if ready to stab him

Background imageStab Collection: Police evidence bags for ensuring that evidential items remain uncontaminated

Police evidence bags for ensuring that evidential items remain uncontaminated
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"Stab: A Symphony of Violence and Passion" In the depths of human emotion, where love intertwines with tragedy, lies the essence of "Stab. " This captivating caption takes you on a journey through various forms of stabbing, both literal and metaphorical. As Tosca's haunting opera music fills the air, Puccini's masterpiece sets the stage for an intense exploration. The poster for Tosca in 1900 hints at the dark tale that unfolds within its notes. From Bedlam Patient Nicholson's troubled mind to an illegal weapon seized by Cumbria Police UK, we delve into the sinister side of society. These glimpses remind us that violence can lurk just beneath the surface. Traveling back in time to ca. 1850-80, we witness Suerte X—a torero preparing to stab a bull—an act both thrilling and dangerous. In Suerte II, a picador on horseback readies his pique while two toreros stand behind him; bravery hangs in the balance. The etchings Rabble and They don't like it from Disasters of War depict scenes filled with chaos and despair. These powerful images serve as reminders of humanity's capacity for destruction. Moving forward to 1500-04, The Story of Virginia reveals a tragic end as she is killed by her own father Virginius—a heart-wrenching depiction captured in tempera on panel. Amidst all this darkness emerges The fight of a hunter with an eagle—where strength meets grace amidst Florence's outskirts. Here we find beauty even within conflict—a reminder that not all they are meant to harm but rather challenge one another towards growth. Finally, Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat brings forth political intrigue entwined with betrayal—an event forever etched into history books as revolutionaries sought change through violent means.