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Historical Illustrations of Violence

This cluster features historical illustrations depicting violence, including whipping, battles, and mythical encounters, presented in a monochromatic style.

William the Conqueror and his son Robert, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857
William the Conqueror and his son Robert, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857
167 assets in this story
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A woodcut engraving depicting bookbinders, the figure on the left is sewing together sections in a sewing frame. Dated 18th century
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The Early Ploughman. Samuel Palmer (England, London, 1805-1881). England, circa 1860 or 1861-1868. Prints; etchings. Etching
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The Andromeda Fountain in La Granja, Spain, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1878.
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On Return from Jerusalem, It is Noticed that Jesus is Lost (Au retour de Jérusalem on s'aperçoit que Jésus est perdu) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). On Return from Jerusalem, It is Noticed that Jesus is Lost (Au retour de Jérusalem on s'aperçoit que Jésus est perdu), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 13/16 x 8 3/16 in. (14.8 x 20.8 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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Engraving depicting the Roman God Saturn (Greek Cronus), who devoured all his children save Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter who deposed him. He holds a scythe signifying Time, the Reaper, and his role as god of seedtime and harvest. In his left hand is an Ourobos or tail eating serpent symbolising the eternal cycle of destruction and recreation. Dated 18th century
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Plain requested colonel, vintage engraving. Plain requested colonel, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647494
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Emperor Otto II swims across the sea to escape on a ship after the defeat at Cotrone, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Entrance to the rock temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt, in 1870 / Eingang zum Felsentempel von Abu Simbel in Ägypten, im Jahre 1870, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.
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'Devils at Home - Breathing a Vein', c19th century. Artist: Unknown.
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PATON, Sir Joseph Noel (1821-1901). The Ancient Mariner. 1863. One of the depictions of the edition illustrated by Noel Paton of Samuel Coleridge's work 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. Engraving.
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The Golden Castle of Stromberg, vintage engraving. The Golden Castle of Stromberg, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656322
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El somatén derrota los franceses en el Bruch. Historia popular de Catalunya, de Alfons Roure. Editada en Barcelona, 1919. Dibujo de Joan Vila i Pujol (Joan d'Ivori) (Barcelona, 1890-1947).
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Umberto Boccioni (1882 1916)Italian painter and sculptor. The City Rises (La città che sale) (1910)
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"In The Rubber Coils. Scene - The Congo 'Free' State" Linley Sambourne depicts King Leopold II of Belgium as a snake entangling a congolese rubber collector. Edward Linley Sambourne, 1906
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Thornton, Robert John, Blake, William, England, Illustrations of imitation of Eclogue I, Colinet departs in sorrow, 'riven trunk' at right, Colinet leaves sadly, verso middle right - stamped, Colinet and Thenot standing beside the flock of sheep and a split tree on the right., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, verso middle - stamped, height 35 mm, width 75 mm, 1757 - 1827-08-12, print maker, printmaker, 1820 - 1821, first quarter 19th century, paper, wood engraving, Work conception, after own design by, Engels, 1768 - 1837-01-21, patron
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Ancient arabic musical instruments. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879
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Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.
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Scream, vintage engraving. Scream, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647479
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Repulsive Giant Squid Artist Unknown Print
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Stained glass window of the Strasbourg Library sixteenth century, vintage engraving. Stained glass window of the Strasbourg Library sixteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673850
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Illustration depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steam ship 'Amazon' on her maiden voyage. Dated 19th Century
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Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza used as astronomical observatory by ancient Egyptian priests. Illustration of Piazzi Smyth's theory. Artist's reconstruction 1891. Engraving
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'She became a carrier-griffin', 1906. Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
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Sultan of Turkey, 1880, Illustration, Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers, by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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Favorsky, Vladimir Andreevich (1886-1964) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 1950 Woodcut Book design Russia Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History Book Art
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Illustration for Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri Canto XXV lines 107 to 110 by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator
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The Meal in the House of the Pharisee (Le repas chez le pharisien) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Meal in the House of the Pharisee (Le repas chez le pharisien), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 4 13/16 x 8 1/8 in. (12.2 x 20.6 cm). European Art 1886-1896
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SIN IDENTIFICAR - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60.
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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (February 23, 1646-February 19, 1709) was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He is known for instituting animal protection laws, particularly for dogs. This earned him the nickname of 'dog shogun'. In 1691, Engelbert Kaempfer visited Edo as part of the annual Dutch embassy from Dejima in Nagasaki. He journeyed from Nagasaki to Osaka, to Kyoto, and there to Edo. Kaempfer gives us information on Japan during the early reign of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. As the Dutch embassy entered Edo in 1692, they asked to have an audience with Shogun Tsunayoshi. While they were waiting for approval, a fire destroyed six hundred houses in Edo, and the audience was postponed. Tsunayoshi and several of the ladies of the court sat behind reed screens, while the Dutch embassy sat in front of them. Tsunayoshi took an interest in Western matters, and apparently asked them to talk and sing with one another for him to see how Westerners behaved. Tsunayoshi later put on a No
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The Roman Campagna 1864 John Gadsby Chapman American. The Roman Campagna 10435
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Death of Icaros. According to legend, in order to escape from Crete, Daedalus made wings of wax and feathers for himself and his son, but Icaros flew too near the Sun and his wings melted and he fell to his death 18th century engraving after wall painting
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Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.
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Artwork: "Civic Action," South Vietnam Artist: Alvin Pimsler. Country: Unknown
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Kent, Rockwell (1882-1971) State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Lithograph Modern The United States Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History
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Black and White Illustration from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress; Christian Vanquishes Apollyon
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A cartoon commenting on the advantages of gas lighting over oil. Illustrated by Richard Dighton (1795-1880) an English artist in the Regency period. Dated 19th century
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In Scandinavian (Norse) mythology, the old woman who could defeat Thor was known as Elli. She was one of the servants of Utgarda-Loki living in Jotunheim, the land of the giant. Thor was the god of thunder, and thus the god of might and war. The son of Odin, he had a magical hammer named Mjollnir that returned to him, a belt of strength, and iron gloves. This illustration dates to 1913.
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events Protestant Reformation 1517 - 1555 satire ""Wondrous prophecy about papacy"" by Andreas Osiander and Hans Sachs Nuremberg 1527 woodcut,
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Stonebreaker and red kaiser. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1922. Prints; woodcuts. Woodcut on Japan paper
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Land of the Moon, Plate 7 Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730-1807). Land of the Moon, Plate 7, 1764. Etching on laid paper, 10 13/16 x 14 3/4 in. (27.5 x 37.5 cm). European Art 1764
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Mexico.Aguascalientes.Engraving of Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852/1913).
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'Mangroves near Cherar; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity', 1875. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London
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Counted Out No. 4 George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925). , 1921. Lithograph on wove paper, Image: 12 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (32 x 28.6 cm). American Art 1921
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Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.
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Woodcut of Ida Lewis, light-house keeper, 1876 or earlier
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Electric Lights at Coney Islandca. 1880Artist Unknown
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theatre opera ""The Valkyrie"" (Die Walk»re) by Richard Wagner stage design act 1 Hunding's house drawing by Joseph Hoffmann (1831 - 1904) 1876,
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Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.
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'The old man nimbly threw his legs over my neck, at the same time squeezing my throat', c1930. Creator: Frank C. Pape.
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fishing whaling whaler at the coats of Sibiria wood engraving after drawing by E. Magdesian late 19th century,
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The Hidden Treasure (Le trésor enfoui) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Hidden Treasure (Le trésor enfoui), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (13.3 x 20.6 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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Christmas in the Balkans - Illustration shows Santa Claus climbing out a window, leaving behind a large sack of Christmas presents in front of a large fireplace where stockings labeled "Montenegro, Servia, Italy, England, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Russia, Greece, and France" are hanging. Leaders from the countries mentioned are fighting among themselves to get to the presents first. Santa Claus Here's where I beat it. Somebody else can have the job of dividing presents among that bunch! 1912
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Howling Dervish, Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888
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African Hunter (Chasseur Africain), 1818. Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863). Lithograph; sheet: 27.5 x 42.5 cm (10 13/16 x 16 3/4 in.); image: 12.2 x 17.7 cm (4 13/16 x 6 15/16 in.).
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Ilya Muromets and Svyatogor by Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942)/ Private Collection/ 1934/ Russia/ Lithograph/ Book design/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature
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CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL. ALCALA DE HENARES 1547-1616 ILUSTRACION PARA " DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA " POR APELES MESTRES. EDITADO EN BARCELONA, AÑO 1879 BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID. Author: APELES MESTRES (1854-1936).
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Folly of Little Bulls, Little Bulls Folly, Francisco Goya, Los Disparates, Los Proverbios, The Follies, 1815-1824, Museum Berggruen, Berlin, Germany, Europe
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Second dream, A walk in the sky, vintage engraving. Second dream, A walk in the sky, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673247
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The Life of Hunter, Tight Fix, Currier & Ives, lithograph, 1834-1907
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Clisthenes in the Olympic Games, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894
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SANTA HOLDING TOYS PIPE WITH GREEN HOLLY IN HIS CAP 1800s 1881 THOMAS NAST DRAWING OF MERRY OLD SANTA
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Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Aristide Louis (1815-1852), engraver. "Battle in closed field." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101787-20 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving
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Engraving depicting the use of an early parachute, in Venice, Italy. Dated 17th Century
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Kellar, Magic & Mesmer
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Ayer's Pills , Patent medicines, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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Neptune figure, galleon Neptune at the bow, sailing ship from the Polanski movie Pirates, Genoa, Liguria, Italy, Europe
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Asesinato de Almodís en 1071, tercera esposa del conde de Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer I. Historia popular de Catalunya, de Alfons Roure. Editada en Barcelona, 1919. Dibujo de Joan Vila i Pujol (Joan d'Ivori) (Barcelona, 1890-1947).