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Arrest

Part of
Imprisonment
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminal procedure
Detention of persons

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Images from the collections

Images about Arrest

8 images from works
  • Jesus is arrested in the night in the garden of Gethsemane. Engraving by A. Reindel after H. Füger.
  • Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • Two men apprehending Lord Edward Fitzgerald at gunpoint in his bed chamber for high treason. Line engraving with etching.
  • The arrest of John Brown of Ashford, a Lollard, in 1517. Wood engraving after Alexander Johnston, 1856.
  • Judas kisses Christ and he is arrested; Peter cuts off Malchus's ear. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1508.
  • Judas kisses Jesus under a forest of flags, spears and lanterns; Peter cuts off the ear of Malchus. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after B. Tisi, il Garofalo.
  • A drunken man is arrested for killing his wife. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Works from the collections

13 works

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    Jesus is arrested in the night in the garden of Gethsemane. Engraving by A. Reindel after H. Füger.

    Füger, Heinrich Friedrich, 1751-1818. | Reference: 24594i
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    A drunken man is arrested for killing his wife. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1847 | Reference: 25970i
    Part of: The bottle
    • Ephemera

    Trouble with the law? / GALOP.

    | Date: [approximately 1990?]
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    Judas kisses Christ and he is arrested; Peter cuts off Malchus's ear. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1508.

    Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528. | Date: 1508 | Reference: 23545i
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    Judas kisses Jesus under a forest of flags, spears and lanterns; Peter cuts off the ear of Malchus. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after B. Tisi, il Garofalo.

    Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi da, 1481-1559. | Date: 1798 | Reference: 22906i

Related topics

Arrest (Police methods)
Christianity
Jesus Christ - Passion - Role of Romans
Soldiers
Criminal justice, Administration of
Jesus Christ - Betrayal
Alcoholism
Police
Wounds and Injuries
Ear

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