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Taiping Rebellion, China: the place in Guangzhou where people were executed. Wood engraving after W.G. Dickson, 1855.
Dickson, Walter G.Date: [1855]Reference: 579927i
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The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Date: [between 1830 and 1839]Reference: 24599i
Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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Christ is crucified before a grieving multitude. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 23197i
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The martyrdom of Saint Agnes: she is stabbed, and an angel receives the martyr's palm from Christ for bestowal upon her. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
Domenichino, 1581-1641.Reference: 25300i
Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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Saint Peter is crucified upside down. Engraving by C. Tinti, 1784, after G. Reni.
Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.Date: 1784Reference: 24610i
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Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Line engraving by Rivers, 1813, after G. Douw.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Date: 1813Reference: 43536i
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The head of John the Baptist is brought to Salome; Bacchus stands behind her with a dismembered stag. Engraving by T. Holloway after J.H. Füssli.
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.Reference: 22684i
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An executioner raises his sword as he prepares to sever the head of one of two ring leaders of a band of pirates who attacked the houseboat Helvetia in Canton, a group of soldiers in parade stand behind and in the foreground a group of on-lookers. Photogravure after A. Michie after a drawing by F.C. Dickinson ca. 1880.
Dickinson, F.C.Date: [1880?]Reference: 586381i
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Kowloon, Hong Kong: five pirates awaiting beheading, while Chinese soldiers and dignitaries line up behind. Photograph, 1891.
Date: [1891]Reference: 663758i
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Trial, sentence and execution of Robert Cooper at Newgate for the murder of Anne Jane Barnham, at Isleworth.
Date: [1862]
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A Chinese man being garrotted attached to a cross; two guards watching him. Wood engraving, 1857.
Date: [1857]Reference: 579912i
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The Virgin of the prison. Print with letterpress.
Reference: 2058861i
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An auto-da-fé of the Spanish Inquisition: the burning of heretics in a market place. Wood engraving by H.D. Linton after Bocourt after T. Robert-Fleury.
Robert-Fleury, Tony, 1837-1911.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 43737i
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China: the mutilated bodies of two men who had been tortured, dismembered and beheaded. Photograph, ca. 1900.
Date: [1900?]Reference: 663857i
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The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Stipple engraving by W.H. Egleton, 1844, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
Guercino, 1591-1666.Reference: 6254i
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Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Etching by J. Kip after G. Freman.
Freman, G.Date: [1705?]Reference: 6249i
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Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Line engraving by Teodoro after A. del Sarto.
Sarto, Andrea del, 1486-1530.Reference: 6245i
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"When the case is closed the woman is pierced with sharp spikes and so dies"
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: June 1970Reference: 2869404i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Etching by S. Mulinari after E. Sirani.
Sirani, Elisabetta, 1638-1665.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 6248i
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M0001084: A Chinese woman being taken to be executed by strangulation
Date: 12 August 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/10/20
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Christ is crucified before the multitude. Woodcut.
Reference: 23190i
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The murder of Captain Benevente, and the conspiracy and subsequent divine punishment of the culprits. Etching with engraving and letterpress.
Date: [1726?]Reference: 43758i
Ephemera
Oversize ephemera (A1). Box ++82.
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Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Engraving.
Reference: 8644i
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Afghanistan: the retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk, including his Chief Executioner and a Mutilator. Lithograph by L. Haghe after L.W. Hart, 1843.
Hart, Lockyer Willis, active 1843.Date: [April 2nd 1843]Reference: 581657i

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Taiping Rebellion, China: the place in Guangzhou where people were executed. Wood engraving after W.G. Dickson, 1855.

The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

Christ is crucified before a grieving multitude. Coloured lithograph.

The martyrdom of Saint Agnes: she is stabbed, and an angel receives the martyr's palm from Christ for bestowal upon her. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Saint Peter is crucified upside down. Engraving by C. Tinti, 1784, after G. Reni.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Line engraving by Rivers, 1813, after G. Douw.

The head of John the Baptist is brought to Salome; Bacchus stands behind her with a dismembered stag. Engraving by T. Holloway after J.H. Füssli.

Kowloon, Hong Kong: five pirates awaiting beheading, while Chinese soldiers and dignitaries line up behind. Photograph, 1891.

Trial, sentence and execution of Robert Cooper at Newgate for the murder of Anne Jane Barnham, at Isleworth.

A Chinese man being garrotted attached to a cross; two guards watching him. Wood engraving, 1857.

The Virgin of the prison. Print with letterpress.

An auto-da-fé of the Spanish Inquisition: the burning of heretics in a market place. Wood engraving by H.D. Linton after Bocourt after T. Robert-Fleury.

China: the mutilated bodies of two men who had been tortured, dismembered and beheaded. Photograph, ca. 1900.

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Stipple engraving by W.H. Egleton, 1844, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Etching by J. Kip after G. Freman.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Line engraving by Teodoro after A. del Sarto.

"When the case is closed the woman is pierced with sharp spikes and so dies"

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Etching by S. Mulinari after E. Sirani.

M0001084: A Chinese woman being taken to be executed by strangulation

Christ is crucified before the multitude. Woodcut.

The murder of Captain Benevente, and the conspiracy and subsequent divine punishment of the culprits. Etching with engraving and letterpress.

Oversize ephemera (A1). Box ++82.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Engraving.

Afghanistan: the retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk, including his Chief Executioner and a Mutilator. Lithograph by L. Haghe after L.W. Hart, 1843.