Taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear

A sleeping pedlar's posterior is examined by monkeys, who play with his goods. Line engraving after P. van Harlingen after P. Bruegel, c. 1610.

The good Samaritan helping a wounded man: two background scenes of robbing and assault while two figures walk by, set against Jerusalem. Line engraving by F. Berardi after G. Varana.

A woman covers her eyes as she steals the teeth of a hanged man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, ca. 1797.

Boer War: Boer soldiers tending the injured British soldiers and also robbing the dead. Process print after J. Greig.

The good Samaritan helps the man who has been robbed and beaten. Engraving, 1793, after stained glass window at Healey Hall, Lancashire.

An account of the trial, crimes, and execution of Wilkinson & Hetherington : two notorious highwaymen who were hanged at Morpeth, on Monday, Sept. 10, 1821, for various highway robberies committed in the neighbourhood of Newcastle.

1 print : aquatint with etching ; platemark 21.7 x 15.1 cm

1 print : etching ; platemark 40.3 x 50.3 cm

Bandits armed with guns emerge from mountains and attack a group of people by a ford: two of the victims flee, the other three beg for mercy. Etching by F. Vivares, 1759, after F. Simonini.

1 print : line engraving ; diameter 9.2 cm

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A sleeping pedlar's posterior is examined by monkeys, who play with his goods. Line engraving after P. van Harlingen after P. Bruegel, c. 1610.

An account of the trial, crimes, and execution of Wilkinson & Hetherington : two notorious highwaymen who were hanged at Morpeth, on Monday, Sept. 10, 1821, for various highway robberies committed in the neighbourhood of Newcastle.

A woman covers her eyes as she steals the teeth of a hanged man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, ca. 1797.

Bandits armed with guns emerge from mountains and attack a group of people by a ford: two of the victims flee, the other three beg for mercy. Etching by F. Vivares, 1759, after F. Simonini.

The good Samaritan helps the man who has been robbed and beaten. Engraving, 1793, after stained glass window at Healey Hall, Lancashire.