Humiliation Collection

The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman
An entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road

Spurgeon preaching at Crystal Palace
Mr Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the famous Baptist preacher, preaching at the Crystal Palace on Humiliation Day, October 7th 1857

Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War
Greek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

DREYFUS
ALFRED DREYFUS French army officer and victim of injustice: his degradation

Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Henry IV (1050-1106) King German King and Holy Roman Emperor, after being excommunicated

Queen Margaret placing a paper crown on the head of the Duke of York, c1450-c1460 (18th century(?)). Artist: Brown
Queen Margaret placing a paper crown on the head of the Duke of York, c1450-c1460 (18th century(?)). Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), Queen Consort of Henry VI of England with Richard Plantagenet

Shame Flute - German punishment for being a poor musician
A Shame Flute ( Schand Flote ) - German punishment for being a poor musician - you had to face the public wearing (around the neck) a heavy iron flute

General Methuen surrendering to de la Rey, 2nd Boer War, 7 March 1902. Paul Sandford Methuen (1845-1932) British Lieutenant-General

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. Humiliated, Gadifer and Betis retreat from Alexanders army

Queen Margaret of Anjou taken prisoner after the Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471 (colour litho)
977889 Queen Margaret of Anjou taken prisoner after the Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471 (colour litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

China / Russians & British
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON standing for an hour in Uttoxeter market-place in penance for refusing, as a boy, when asked by his father to sell books there

Brunnhilde and her Papa
Act 3 : Brunnhilde pleads with Wotan, her father, to spare her the humiliation he proposes to inflict upon her

Second Samnite War, Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, the Roman army of the consuls Tiberius Veturius Calvinus
ELD4852853 Second Samnite War, Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, the Roman army of the consuls Tiberius Veturius Calvinus

Woman in the pillory (engraving)
8626635 Woman in the pillory (engraving) by Bachmann, Hans (1852-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman in the pillory)

Christ on the route to Calvary, 1415. Creator: Andrea di Bartolo
Christ on the route to Calvary, 1415

Christ bearing the Cross, 1477. Creator: Derick Baegert
Christ bearing the Cross, 1477

Christ on the route to Calvary, unknown date, (c1730). Creators: Workshop of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Christ on the route to Calvary, unknown date, (c1730)

Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute on behalf of the United States to the Dey of Algiers
UIG5419601 Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute on behalf of the United States to the Dey of Algiers. The tribute secured exemption from capture for U.S. merchant ships in the Mediterranean

Petty criminal in the stocks, Hong Kong, c.1905 (photo)
UIG5418883 Petty criminal in the stocks, Hong Kong, c.1905 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: A petty criminal sits with his ankles restrained in stocks)

Humiliation of the Roman army by the Samnites at the Caudine Forks (engraving)
8635773 Humiliation of the Roman army by the Samnites at the Caudine Forks (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Punishment for bad wives (colour litho)
8655995 Punishment for bad wives (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment for bad wives. Postcard, early 20th century)

Spanish collar, punishment for drunks (colour litho)
8655993 Spanish collar, punishment for drunks (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish collar, punishment for drunks. Postcard, early 20th century)

Expulsion from heaven. Adam and Eve are preceded by death, which plays on an old man, or a beggar's lyre
FLO4675675 Expulsion from heaven. Adam and Eve are preceded by death, which plays on an old man, or a beggar's lyre, as if she wanted to show her joy in the victory he obtained over man

Spanish War of Independence (or Peninsula War) (1808-1814) (engraving)
AIS5391593 Spanish War of Independence (or Peninsula War) (1808-1814) (engraving); Museo de Historia, Madrid; (add.info.: the French Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) working for the revival of Spain

A man being punished by a cangue
5312117 A man being punished by a cangue; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a man being punished by a cangue, a device that was used for public humiliation and corporal punishment)

Monstrous character with a disproportionate head. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint
JEB4918838 Monstrous character with a disproportionate head. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint Pierre (12th-18th century) in Chezal-Benoit (Chezal Benoit)

Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871 (engraving)
538438 Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: After the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871)

A Syrian criminal being punished
5307615 A Syrian criminal being punished.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Syrian criminal being punished by public exposure in the stocks. Dated 19th century)

The emperor Diocletian humiliating Galere publicly by forcing him to walk in front of his chariot for a distance of one
ELD4962590 The emperor Diocletian humiliating Galere publicly by forcing him to walk in front of his chariot for a distance of one mile after his defeat against the Persian army at Callinicum (Raqqa)

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing
ICA4845812 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing of the Pope! Out of here, that would be too convenient

The shaving ceremony for young sailors
MMM5482879 The shaving ceremony for young sailors; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The shaving ceremony for young sailors)

Hans Baldung Grien (1484/1485 - 1545). Children mock the divinity Bacchus (Bacco) drunk under a vine
FGL5463970 Hans Baldung Grien (1484/1485 - 1545). Children mock the divinity Bacchus (Bacco) drunk under a vine. Germany, engraving from the 16th century.; Fototeca Gilardi

The Penitence of the Duchess of Gloucester Eleonore Cobham (1400-1452) Accused of Witchcraft and Necromancy
ELD4873055 The Penitence of the Duchess of Gloucester Eleonore Cobham (1400-1452) Accused of Witchcraft and Necromancy, London 1441 (Eleanor Cobham (1400-1454), Duchess of Gloucester

French Revolutionary satirical illustration depicting the humiliation of the Aristocracy 1795
5304983 French Revolutionary satirical illustration depicting the humiliation of the Aristocracy 1795; (add.info.: French Revolutionary satirical illustration depicting the humiliation of)

Public expulsion of a knight from an Order of Chivalry. His armour and sword are removed, his spurs hacked off
FLO4703184 Public expulsion of a knight from an Order of Chivalry. His armour and sword are removed, his spurs hacked off, and he is rebaptized and named a traitor

Duties towards oneself: the soul. Personal dignity. The worthy man does not humiliate himself
DUV4212613 Duties towards oneself: the soul. Personal dignity. The worthy man does not humiliate himself. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

A classroom in the 19th century. A severe teacher corrects the duty of a pupil (collegian)
PCT4282040 A classroom in the 19th century. A severe teacher corrects the duty of a pupil (collegian) who takes his head in his hands: the other students laugh and laugh at him - Illustration by J

Punishment of a Delinquant Puritan, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4958908 Punishment of a Delinquant Puritan, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 17th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Punishment of a Delinquant Puritan, Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Scottish soldier asking a clerk for an interview with his master, 1827
3478927 Scottish soldier asking a clerk for an interview with his master, 1827; (add.info.: Scottish soldier asking a clerk for an interview with his master)

Engraving depicting King Henry IV's humiliation by the Pope, 19th century (litho)
3521389 Engraving depicting King Henry IV's humiliation by the Pope, 19th century (litho); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871. From The Graphic
538304 Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871. From The Graphic. (London, 1871)

Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving)
8676343 Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Ye Mingchen)

Richard II resigning the Crown, 1399 (litho)
8661399 Richard II resigning the Crown, 1399 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard II resigning the Crown, 1399)

Boys taunting a man
5616241 Boys taunting a man; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting boys taunting a man locked in the stocks. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1820); Universal History Archive/UIG

Samuel Butler's Hudibras
5308450 Samuel Butler's Hudibras'.; (add.info.: Engraving for Samuel Butler's Hudibras'. Hudibras (left) and Ralpho (right) were confined in stocks as a form of public humiliation

A man and woman in stocks
5308449 A man and woman in stocks.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a man and woman confined in the stocks as a form of public humiliation during the 15th century. Dated 19th century)

War of Independence or American Revolution (1775-1783): A New York City Patriot barber ridiculed a British officer by
NWI4840296 War of Independence or American Revolution (1775-1783): A New York City Patriot barber ridiculed a British officer by shaving him half his head, protest and distrust on the eve of the war

Second Samni War, Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, the Roman army of the consuls Tiberius Veturius Calvinus
ELD4961618 Second Samni War, Battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, the Roman army of the consuls Tiberius Veturius Calvinus

Military degradation on Place Vendome, the criminals of the armed forces, the spoils of their regiment badges
FLO4718499 Military degradation on Place Vendome, the criminals of the armed forces, the spoils of their regiment badges and forced to vetir themselves like forcats in brown hooded coats - Eau forte

Illustration of Marcel Noblet dit Nob (1880-1935) for the Cover of Le Cri de Paris
ICA4939992 Illustration of Marcel Noblet dit Nob (1880-1935) for the Cover of Le Cri de Paris, 01/10/16 - Open hunting " Is that all you bring me Guillaume

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220516 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Punishment by the chain, 1813
3479372 Punishment by the chain, 1813; (add.info.: Punishment by the chain: the chain was placed round the condemned man's neck)

Form of pillory, 1900
3479371 Form of pillory, 1900; (add.info.: Jougs, juggs or joggs, the name given in Scotland to a form of pillory. It was nothing more than an iron ring or collar fastened by a chain of two or three)

Scold's Bridle or brank, 1860
3479369 Scold's Bridle or brank, 1860; (add.info.: Scold's Bridle or brank, an alternative to the cucking stool, the bit was placed in the scold's mouth)

Letter H HONER you can shine under the rising sun, in the coming night, you slip, SHAME. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206564 Letter H HONER you can shine under the rising sun, in the coming night, you slip, SHAME. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Letter M: Modestie humbly receives flattery and makes for others to be without mockery. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206589 Letter M: Modestie humbly receives flattery and makes for others to be without mockery. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Jesus en Butte a Tous les Outrages, Dans la Cour du Grand Pretre (engraving)
8629371 Jesus en Butte a Tous les Outrages, Dans la Cour du Grand Pretre (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus en Butte a Tous les Outrages)

Hester Prynne wearing the letter ecarlate A, embroidered on the chest, mark of her condemnation for adultery
NWI4925875 Hester Prynne wearing the letter ecarlate A, embroidered on the chest, mark of her condemnation for adultery - Illustration for the novel " The letter ecarlate" by Nathaniel

Hester Prynne and his daughter Pearl. Characters of the American novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel
NWI4926464 Hester Prynne and his daughter Pearl. Characters of the American novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), published in 1850

Literature: Hester Prynne, a Puritan from Boston, is condemned by the company to carry on his chest the letter A for
NWI4924952 Literature: Hester Prynne, a Puritan from Boston, is condemned by the company to carry on his chest the letter A for Adultere

cover of a manual " J'apprends l'orthographe", 1911 (print)
PCT4265588 cover of a manual " J'apprends l'orthographe", 1911 (print); (add.info.: School textbook " J'apprends l'orthographe" (The spelling of the future) by Ms

Prisoners mock Madame Roland (1754 - 1793) in the Prison of Sainte Pelagie (Paris)
XEE5026938 Prisoners mock Madame Roland (1754 - 1793) in the Prison of Sainte Pelagie (Paris) - " Mme Roland a Sainte Pelagie" - Painting by Evariste Carpentier, 1886 - Museo Revoltella

The Rev. and Mrs Crawley and their young family, 1860 (engraving)
537332 The Rev. and Mrs Crawley and their young family, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: The Rev. and Mrs Crawley and their young family which, as an impoverished parson)

Degradation of Corp. Grualt, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Degradation of Corp. Grualt, 1914. The great courtyard of the Ecole Militaire in Paris, France, when Gruault, a French reservist was degraded

Wilhelm I (1859-1888) King of Prussia from 1861, being proclaimed first Emperor of Germany, 1871
527345 Wilhelm I (1859-1888) King of Prussia from 1861, being proclaimed first Emperor of Germany, 1871.; (add.info.: After the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871)

Jesus mocked after being crowned with the Crown of Thorns (colour litho)
5226680 Jesus mocked after being crowned with the Crown of Thorns (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. Creator: Robert van Audenaerde
Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. After Carlo Maratti

Ecce Homo, ca. 1435-1491. Creator: Martin Schongauer
Ecce Homo, ca. 1435-1491

Hamid Bhakari Punished by Akbar, Folio from an Akbarnama, ca. 1604. Creator: Manohar
Hamid Bhakari Punished by Akbar, Folio from an Akbarnama, ca. 1604

The Romans Passing Under the Yoke at the Caudine Forks, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Romans Passing Under the Yoke at the Caudine Forks, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Scene from Tennyson's "Queen Mary" at the Lyceum Theatre, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Scene from Tennyson's "Queen Mary" at the Lyceum Theatre, 1876. London stage production. The Laureate has been careful to depict the more human relations

Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879. Creator: Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
Peder Sunnanvader's and Master Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Way to Calvary, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Way to Calvary, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Persian prisoner in Turkistan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Persian prisoner in Turkistan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1620-1629. Creator: Frans Francken II
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1620-1629. The procession engulfing Christ carrying his cross to Calvary winds out of the city at the left, into the foreground, and back to Calvary at the far right

"Compulsory Baptism. In 1500, after the Conquest of Granada, Ferdinand V... 11 March 1885
"Compulsory Baptism. In 1500, after the Conquest of Granada, Ferdinand V compelled the vanquished Moors to submit to the rite of Baptism", 11 March 1885. Puck magazine

Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

View of a mockery of cheaters on a square in Venice, 1759-c.1796. Creators: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, Anon
View of a mockery of cheaters on a square in Venice, 1759-c.1796. Three figures ride donkeys

Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866

A man who had beaten his wife is punished by a group of women in the Vinkestraat in Amsterdam, 1768, 1768

Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Engraving of a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist and Correspondent in China, who

Square with monks and nuns during the revolution in Belgium, October 20, 1787, (1787). Creator: Aert Schouman
Square with monks and nuns during the revolution in Belgium, October 20, 1787, (1787). Monks are shaved and stripped of their habits. Nuns wait their turn on the right

The Arrival of the Royal Charles, 1667. Creator: Jeronymus van Diest
The Arrival of the Royal Charles, 1667. Other Title(s): The Arrival of the English Flagship Royal Charles at Hellevoetsluis, Captured during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, June 1667

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"Humiliation: A Journey through History's Moments of Shame and Defeat" "The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman: A Humiliating Encounter" "Spurgeon Preaching at Crystal Palace: When Words Failed, Humiliation Prevailed" "Death of Hector by Achilles: The Ultimate Act in the Trojan War" "DREYFUS Affair: Unveiling the Dark Side of Justice and Public Humiliation" "Submission of Henry IV at Canossa (1077): An Iconic Moment of Political Humility" "Queen Margaret Crowning Duke of York with a Paper Crown: Power Play or Public Humiliation?" "Shame Flute - German Punishment for Poor Musicians: When Talent Fails, Shame Prevails" "Alexander the Great's Quest for Glory Marred by Moments of Personal Humiliation" "Queen Margaret Taken Prisoner after Battle of Tewkesbury (1471): Triumph Turned to Tragedy and Shame" "General Methuen Surrendering to de la Rey in 2nd Boer War (1902): A Nation's Pride Shattered in Defeat" "China, Russians & British Collide: The Diplomatic Dance Leading to National Embarrassment"