Crime Collection (#13)

"The gentlemen go by" (litho)
8643725 "The gentlemen go by" (litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: "The gentlemen go by." Illustration for The Smugglers by Charles G Harper)

Catching a flat (engraving)
8667646 Catching a flat (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catching a flat. Illustration for Knots Untied)

The Bogus Lottery Office (engraving)
8667400 The Bogus Lottery Office (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bogus Lottery Office)

Rescue of the will (engraving)
8667394 Rescue of the will (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of the will)

Rescue of Nellie Wilson (engraving)
8667387 Rescue of Nellie Wilson (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of Nellie Wilson)

French postcard of, 1900 depicting a British policeman arresting a boy set against a five pound banknote
3665639 French postcard of, 1900 depicting a British policeman arresting a boy set against a five pound banknote by French School

Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour with the convicts going on board, 1829 (etching)
7341761 Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour with the convicts going on board, 1829 (etching) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 20.9x28.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving)
8664230 An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almost trapped)

Foreign Nations Are Slain By Lions In Samaria, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665388 Foreign Nations Are Slain By Lions In Samaria, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Foreign Nations Are Slain By Lions In Samaria)

Illustration depicting prisoners in the exercise yard of an English prison, 1888 (engraving)
5616303 Illustration depicting prisoners in the exercise yard of an English prison, 1888 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration depicting Captain Blood attempting to steal the crown from the Tower of London, 1870 (engraving)
5616282 Illustration depicting Captain Blood attempting to steal the crown from the Tower of London, 1870 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cut-purse (print)
5616273 A cut-purse (print); (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

New York river police
5616119 New York river police; (add.info.: Illustration depicting New York river police patrol apprehending suspects. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1887); Universal History Archive/UIG

A man being flogged
5616234 A man being flogged; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a man being flogged on board a ship. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1872); Universal History Archive/UIG

Convicts at work
5616553 Convicts at work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cut-purse
5616275 A cut-purse; (add.info.: Illustration print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Old Patch
5616249 Old Patch; (add.info.: Portrait of Old Patch a famous forger of Bank of England Notes. Dated 18th Century. 01/01/1784); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Cat-o'-nine-tails
5616235 A Cat-o'-nine-tails'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Cat-o'-nine-tails using in flogging criminals. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Punishment by Bastinado
5616218 Punishment by Bastinado; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting punishment by Bastinado - whipping across the thighs. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1813); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sabotage of railways Illustration in: Le Petit Journal, France, Aug. 6, 1911 (print)
5674886 Sabotage of railways Illustration in: Le Petit Journal, France, Aug. 6, 1911 (print); (add.info.: Transport. Train)

Engraving depicting punishment by bastinado - whipping across the thighs, 19th century
5308605 Engraving depicting punishment by bastinado - whipping across the thighs, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting punishment by bastinado - whipping across the thighs)

18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris. Circa 1780
5304965 18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris. Circa 1780; (add.info.: 18th century illustration of the Bastille fortress and prison in Paris)

Illustration of a French man being arrested by a police officer in Paris 1850
5304861 Illustration of a French man being arrested by a police officer in Paris 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a French man being arrested by a police officer in Paris 1850)

Satirical cartoon depicting English police arresting a demonstrator 1862
5311196 Satirical cartoon depicting English police arresting a demonstrator 1862; (add.info.: Date: 1862); Universal History Archive/UIG

Comedy postcard of the Mona Lisa after the artwork's theft in 1911 (postcard)
LSE4104075 Comedy postcard of the Mona Lisa after the artwork's theft in 1911 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Joconde)

French policeman shooting a gunman in a gunfight in a Paris street, 1911
3480928 French policeman shooting a gunman in a gunfight in a Paris street, 1911; (add.info.: Illustration depicting French policeman shooting a gunman in a gunfight in a Paris street)

A burglar escaping down a ladder, 1850
3330949 A burglar escaping down a ladder, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a burglar escaping down a ladder after breaking into a home. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Muscovite robbers carrying a canoe overland on their way to commit a crime
3330659 Muscovite robbers carrying a canoe overland on their way to commit a crime; (add.info.: Engraving of Muscovite robbers carrying a canoe overland on their way to commit a crime)

Economy. Fine Art and General Insurance. Poster by Emile Berchmans, Belgium, c.1890 (poster)
3434529 Economy. Fine Art and General Insurance. Poster by Emile Berchmans, Belgium, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Economie. Coll. Part. Economy. Fine Art and General Insurance)

Man firing a pistol, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving)
3432527 Man firing a pistol, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man firing a pistol, 19th century)

Cornish wreckers, 1850
3478529 Cornish wreckers, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Cornish wreckers collecting booty from a ship they have lured to destructions. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

John McCoy, 1850
3507239 John McCoy, 1850; (add.info.: Police profile and photograph of John McCoy an American criminal. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive

Charles W Bullard, 1850
3507334 Charles W Bullard, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles W. Bullard, an American criminal who was also known as Piano Charley'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive

Poacher with a rabbit on a stick caught in a mantrap. Woodblock engraving from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628929 Poacher with a rabbit on a stick caught in a mantrap. Woodblock engraving from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

"We have found the Mona Lisa in Florence", front page of Excelsior, 13th December 1913 (litho)
LSE3714166 "We have found the Mona Lisa in Florence", front page of Excelsior, 13th December 1913 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638753 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Restell at Sing Sing (engraving)
8667416 Restell at Sing Sing (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restell at Sing Sing)

Break-down on Litchfield Hill (engraving)
8667411 Break-down on Litchfield Hill (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Break-down on Litchfield Hill)

Rescue of Hattie Newberry (engraving)
8667407 Rescue of Hattie Newberry (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of Hattie Newberry)

"Ketch him and hould him!", Williams Arrest (engraving)
8667401 "Ketch him and hould him!", Williams Arrest (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ketch him and hould him!", Williams Arrest)

The Old Knickerbocker in the Detective's Office (engraving)
8667397 The Old Knickerbocker in the Detective's Office (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Knickerbocker in the Detective's Office)

The Wolf in Sheep's clothing (engraving)
8667396 The Wolf in Sheep's clothing (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolf in Sheep's clothing)

The ceremony defeated (engraving)
8667393 The ceremony defeated (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ceremony defeated)

Fearful Dream of Old Mr Brooks (engraving)
8667388 Fearful Dream of Old Mr Brooks (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fearful Dream of Old Mr Brooks)

A spirited shop girl resents the customary search of her satchel by her employer (engraving)
8643244 A spirited shop girl resents the customary search of her satchel by her employer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bedhampton Mill (litho)
8643753 Bedhampton Mill (litho) by Harper, Charles George (1863-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bedhampton Mill. Illustration for The Smugglers by Charles G Harper (Chapman and Hall)

The Devils of Talland (litho)
8643749 The Devils of Talland (litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Devils of Talland. Illustration for The Smugglers by Charles G Harper (Chapman and Hall)

"The light of other days" (litho)
8643744 "The light of other days" (litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: "The light of other days." Illustration for The Smugglers by Charles G Harper)

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