Person who lives in a gang and lives by pillage and robbery

The sergeant Louis Gillet discovers a woman who had been tied to a tree by brigands and fights with the brigands to free her. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after P.A. Wille.

The highwayman Dick Turpin, on horseback, sees a phantom riding next to him. Lithograph by W. Clerk, ca. 1839.

A brigand chief holding a firearm. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1828, after W. Bagg.

An episode in the novel Old London Bridge by G.H. Rodwell: an attack by robbers on a cottage on Putney Heath, London, is resisted with gunfire by two of the occupants, Edward Osborne and The Cripple of the Bridge. Etching by A. Ashley, 1848.

Bandits armed with guns drink with women outside an Italian country inn; in the foreground are a couple on horseback. Coloured etching by B. Pinelli, 1820.

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.

An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

People in a forest being attacked by robbers with guns and swords. Etching by J.B.C. Chatelain after Marco Ricci.

A carriage representing "Radicalism" is being ransacked by a group of highwaymen, one of whom is wearing a shirt on which is written "Revolution". Lithograph after W. Morgan, 12 September 1885.

James McLean, known as 'the gentleman highwayman'. Etching by G. Cruikshank.

Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, 1866.

Two bravos threatening fishermen with their halberds. Aquatint by P.P. Burdett, 1771, after J.H. Mortimer.

1 print : etching ; platemark 35.3 x 25.5 cm

A warrior, a Turk and a bravo present a tablet inscribed with a dedication of etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778.

Anecdotes of John Lloyd, a pretended clergyman, who was committed to prison on Friday, September 6th, 1782, charged with several highway robberies. To which is added, the remarkable sermon he preached at Gravesend the Sunday before his commitment

1 print : etching, en chine ; platemark 43.5 x 58.6 cm

Two Italian bandits about to ambush a stagecoach on a mountain pass. Etching by H. Melling, 1854.

1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 33.2 x 38.8 cm

Banditti in Italy: a brigand sleeps, a woman watches him, and another man stands guard. Mezzotint after C.L. Eastake.

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Brigands and robbers

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People in a forest being attacked by robbers with guns and swords. Etching by J.B.C. Chatelain after Marco Ricci.

A warrior, a Turk and a bravo present a tablet inscribed with a dedication of etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778.

Anecdotes of John Lloyd, a pretended clergyman, who was committed to prison on Friday, September 6th, 1782, charged with several highway robberies. To which is added, the remarkable sermon he preached at Gravesend the Sunday before his commitment

Two Italian bandits about to ambush a stagecoach on a mountain pass. Etching by H. Melling, 1854.

Banditti in Italy: a brigand sleeps, a woman watches him, and another man stands guard. Mezzotint after C.L. Eastake.

Brigands and robbers

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Images referencing Brigands and robbers

Works from the collections

People in a forest being attacked by robbers with guns and swords. Etching by J.B.C. Chatelain after Marco Ricci.

A warrior, a Turk and a bravo present a tablet inscribed with a dedication of etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778.

Anecdotes of John Lloyd, a pretended clergyman, who was committed to prison on Friday, September 6th, 1782, charged with several highway robberies. To which is added, the remarkable sermon he preached at Gravesend the Sunday before his commitment

Two Italian bandits about to ambush a stagecoach on a mountain pass. Etching by H. Melling, 1854.

Banditti in Italy: a brigand sleeps, a woman watches him, and another man stands guard. Mezzotint after C.L. Eastake.

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