Person who is away from one's home (i.e. city, state, or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return

The last moments of Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena, 1821. Engraving by Bovinet and Couché after Gudin.

An angel rescues Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Etching by E. Rooker after C. Le Brun.

A couple in animal skins (Adam and Eve?) journeying with three children after the expulsion. Coloured stipple engraving.

Adam and Eve are driven from Eden by an angel. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

The body of Napoleon Bonaparte laid out after death, 1821. Wood engraving after J. Ward.

The death of Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena in 1821. Lithograph after Baron Steuben.

The death of Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena in 1821. Intaglio print by J.P.M. Jazet, 1830, after Baron Steuben.

Sita in exile. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Moses' people in exile in Egypt are compared to metals that are strengthened by being exposed to fire in a furnace without being consumed. Line engraving by C. Visscher after C. van Mander.

Nala and Damayanti in exile in the forest. Chromolithograph.

1 print : mezzotint, with watercolour ; platemark 69.9 x 50.4 cm

509 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm

Sakhalin Island / Anton Chekhov ; translated by Brian Reeve.

4, xxiii, 391 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 23 cm

Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land : with a description of the present condition of that interesting colony: including facts and observations relative to the state and management of convicts of both sexes. Also reflections on seduction and its general consequences / By Thomas Reid.

1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 31.5 x 23.7 cm

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Mezzotint by J. Smith after T. Pembrooke.

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Exiles

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Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

Sakhalin Island / Anton Chekhov ; translated by Brian Reeve.

Sita in exile. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land : with a description of the present condition of that interesting colony: including facts and observations relative to the state and management of convicts of both sexes. Also reflections on seduction and its general consequences / By Thomas Reid.

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Mezzotint by J. Smith after T. Pembrooke.

Exiles

Images from the collections

Images referencing Exiles

Works from the collections

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

Sakhalin Island / Anton Chekhov ; translated by Brian Reeve.

Sita in exile. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Mezzotint by J. Smith after T. Pembrooke.

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