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Men and women are prisoners in cells, one man is being tortured by having the soles of his feet beaten with a stick. Wood engraving after G. Durand.

A woman being tortured by being strapped naked onto a horse and dragged through a town. Wood engraving after G. Durand.

Three naked men are tied to trees with a bonfire set alight before them threatening to burn or asphyxiate them. Wood engraving by Horace Harral after Godefroy Durand.

The procession following the coffin of David Livingstone in Southampton in 1873. Wood engraving by G. Durand.

David Livingstone's body arrives in Southampton; a delegation laying a wreath on his coffin. Wood engraving by H. Harral after G. Durand.

Christmas benefit at University College Hospital, London. Wood engraving after G. Durand, 1874.

Deaf actors using sign language perform a play about Don Guzman to an audience in St Saviour's church hall, London. Wood engraving by G. Durand, 1877.

A delegation laying a wreath on the coffin of David Livingstone after its arrival in Southampton. Wood engraving by H. Harral after G. Durand.

Dr Mackellar and Red Cross staff crossing the Morava river after the Battle before Alexinatz, Serbia. Wood engraving by G. Durand.

The meeting between David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, 28 October 1872. Coloured wood engraving after G. Durand.

Sir Richard Owen. Wood engraving after G. Durand.

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Godefroy Durand

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Images by Godefroy Durand

Works from the collections

The meeting between David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, 28 October 1872. Coloured wood engraving after G. Durand.

A delegation laying a wreath on the coffin of David Livingstone after its arrival in Southampton. Wood engraving by H. Harral after G. Durand.

Christmas benefit at University College Hospital, London. Wood engraving after G. Durand, 1874.

Deaf actors using sign language perform a play about Don Guzman to an audience in St Saviour's church hall, London. Wood engraving by G. Durand, 1877.

David Livingstone's body arrives in Southampton; a delegation laying a wreath on his coffin. Wood engraving by H. Harral after G. Durand.

Frequent collaborators

Godefroy Durand

Images from the collections

Images by Godefroy Durand

Works from the collections

The meeting between David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, 28 October 1872. Coloured wood engraving after G. Durand.

A delegation laying a wreath on the coffin of David Livingstone after its arrival in Southampton. Wood engraving by H. Harral after G. Durand.

Christmas benefit at University College Hospital, London. Wood engraving after G. Durand, 1874.

Deaf actors using sign language perform a play about Don Guzman to an audience in St Saviour's church hall, London. Wood engraving by G. Durand, 1877.

David Livingstone's body arrives in Southampton; a delegation laying a wreath on his coffin. Wood engraving by H. Harral after G. Durand.

Frequent collaborators

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