Violence Collection (#6)

Soldier on a charge of striking a comrade (litho)
8655426 Soldier on a charge of striking a comrade (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier on a charge of striking a comrade, 1918)

Expulsion of the Jews from Portugal, 1496 (colour litho)
8672964 Expulsion of the Jews from Portugal, 1496 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Expulsion of the Jews from Portugal, 1496)

When the Streets were Lighted with Oil (litho)
8670458 When the Streets were Lighted with Oil (litho) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Streets were Lighted with Oil)

Xerxes whipping the Hellespont (litho)
8660806 Xerxes whipping the Hellespont (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Xerxes whipping the Hellespont)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901954 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Elisha watches as the Children Destroyed By Bears, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665383 Elisha watches as the Children Destroyed By Bears, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Elisha watches as the Children Destroyed By Bears)

and they shot the priest calmly and without batting an eye (white guard poster), c.1918-1919. Creator: Unknown artist
and they shot the priest calmly and without batting an eye (white guard poster), c.1918-1919. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

White troops burn bread, 1919. Creator: Osinin, I. (active around 1919)
White troops burn bread, 1919. Private Collection

Only the Red Army will give us bread, 1919. Creator: Pomanski, Nikolai Nikolajewitsch (1887-1935)
Only the Red Army will give us bread, 1919. Private Collection

Give bread to the revolution!, 1920. Creator: Unknown artist
Give bread to the revolution!, 1920. Private Collection

Vampire Hunters in a Cemetery in Transylvania, Romania (engraving)
ELD4840450 Vampire Hunters in a Cemetery in Transylvania, Romania (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A stake is planted in his body)

Bloody Cheetah in Etosha
Marco Brivio

During "The Troubles"
Jonathan Eden-Drummond

Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I, Hans Jordaens II, Hans Jordaens III, Hans Jordaens IV
Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680

The Death of Murata Sansuke, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Death of Murata Sansuke, 1877. Series: Chronicles of the Conquest of Kagoshima in Satsuma Province

Susanna and the Elders, between c1525 and c1625. Creator: Rene Boyvin
Susanna and the Elders, between c1525 and c1625

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerrier Iroquois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guerrier Iroquois, c1797

Hallgerd's Slap; Illustration for Njal's Saga, ch. 48, from c.1895 until 1900. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Hallgerd's Slap; Illustration for Njal's Saga, ch. 48, from c.1895 until 1900

The Battle of Nagashino (Later Retitled) (image 2 of 3), published in 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Battle of Nagashino (Later Retitled) (image 2 of 3), published in 1868

The Battle of Sanno Shrine, 1874. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Battle of Sanno Shrine, 1874

The War at Kagoshima, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The War at Kagoshima, 1877

Kino Stabbing Her Husband with a Fruit Knife, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kino Stabbing Her Husband with a Fruit Knife, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 471

A Horrible Suicide: A Woman Slays Her Child then Kills Herself, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Horrible Suicide: A Woman Slays Her Child then Kills Herself, 1879. Series: The Kanayomi Newspaper, No. 808

Senzaki Yagoro, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Senzaki Yagoro, 1868. Series: Portraits of True Loyalty and Righteous Hearts

Babhruvahana Kills Animals to Save Syamakarna (recto), Babhruvahana Faces... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana Kills Animals to Save Syamakarna (recto), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 1 of 2), c1850

Phra Malai Manuscript (image 17 of 21), between c1860 and c1880. Creator: Unknown
Phra Malai Manuscript (image 17 of 21), between c1860 and c1880

The Goddess Ambika Leads the Mother Goddesses in Battle (recto); Text (verso)... early 18th century Creator: Unknown
The Goddess Ambika Leads the Mother Goddesses in Battle (recto); Text (verso); Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess), early 18th century

Fight with Ghatotkacha, Scene From the Story of Babhruvahana... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Fight with Ghatotkacha, Scene From the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Vaishnavi and Varahi Fighting Asuras(Recto), Kumari Fighting Asuras(Verso)... between 1675 and 1700 Creator: Unknown
Vaishnavi and Varahi Fighting Asuras (Recto), Kumari Fighting Asuras (Verso), Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess), between 1675 and 1700

Vaishnavi and Varahi Fighting Asuras(Recto), Kumari Fighting Asuras(Verso)... between 1675 and 1700 Creator: Unknown
Vaishnavi and Varahi Fighting Asuras (Recto), Kumari Fighting Asuras (Verso), Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess), between 1675 and 1700

Episodes in the Panchavati Forest, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between 1775 and 1800 Creator: Unknown
Episodes in the Panchavati Forest, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between 1775 and 1800

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Flagellation, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Fighting in Gazere, May 1916, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Fighting in Gazere, May 1916, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Bolshevik Coup in Russia; The study of the Empress Dowager, Marie Feodorovna... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Bolshevik Coup in Russia; The study of the Empress Dowager, Marie Feodorovna; in the wall, a shell hole, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

The Bolshevik Coup in Russia; At the Winter Palace: the bedroom of Grand Duchess... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Bolshevik Coup in Russia; At the Winter Palace: the bedroom of Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Nicolas II, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

The Bolshevik Coup in Russia; The study of Tsar Alexander II, ancestor of Nicholas II... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Bolshevik Coup in Russia; The study of Tsar Alexander II, ancestor of Nicholas II, after the sacking of the Winter Palace, on the night of November 7-8, 1917: until then

The Flagellation, between 1547 and 1587. Creators: Adamo Scultori, Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Flagellation, between 1547 and 1587

Sagami Jiro and Taira no Masakado Attacking an Opponent on Horseback, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sagami Jiro and Taira no Masakado Attacking an Opponent on Horseback, 19th century. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

The Death of Officer Murata, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Death of Officer Murata, 1877. From Oral Account of the Events at Kagoshima

Endo Kiemon Masatada with Assailant, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Endo Kiemon Masatada with Assailant, 1878. From A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence, and Valor in Japan

Yoshitsune Leaps Over Eight Boats at Dannoura Bay during the Battle of Yashima, 19th century

Earth: Akashi Gidayu Races to Kyoto during the Battle of Amagasaki, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Earth: Akashi Gidayu Races to Kyoto during the Battle of Amagasaki, 1867. From Heroes and the Five Elements

Sakai Kyuzo Hurling a Spear, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sakai Kyuzo Hurling a Spear, 1868. From One Hundred Warriors in Battle Selected by Yoshitoshi

The Death of the Bride Mitsue, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Death of the Bride Mitsue, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 643

Two Women of Nojiri Who were Robbed, Tied to Trees, and Eaten by Wolves, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Two Women of Nojiri Who were Robbed, Tied to Trees, and Eaten by Wolves, 1875. From The Postal News, No. 623

Ota Yazaemon and His Son Fusajiro Sever and Exchange Fingers before the Son Departs for War, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 491

Kanjiro Repels His Would-be Assassins, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kanjiro Repels His Would-be Assassins, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 513

The Imprisonment of Christ, unknown date. Creator: Anon
The Imprisonment of Christ, unknown date

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