Imprisonment Collection

Suggragette Novel Outlawed Charlotte Despard. Outlawed A Novel on the Woman Suffrage Question, by Mrs. Despard (1844-1939) and Mabel Collins (Mrs. Keningale Cook)

Interior of the Prison Chapel at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
Interior of the prison chapel at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779

Plan Pentonville Prison
A plan of the floor layout of Pentonville, a model prison built in London in 1843, with corridors of cells radiating out from a central point & exercise yards

Armenia, Khor Virap. Khor Virap Monastery, 6th century, with Mt. Ararat

The end of the Tichborne trial
The final hour of the long running Tichborne trial, for the conviction of Mr Arthur Orton for perjury. The claimants farewell to the judge

Brixton purgatory, 1822. Prisoners Theodore Hook, William Cobbett, Henry Hunt and Thomas Wooler on the treadmill at Brixton Prison

John Bunyan imprisoned
During his imprisonment Bunyan wrote the " Pilgrims Progress". John Bunyan, English Christian writer and preacher

Main gateway, Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
The imposing main gateway at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779

Corridor and cell doors, Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
The main corridor and cell doors at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall

A suffragette in Holloway Prison
A nervous looking and well-dressed suffragette sits on a stool at Holloway Prison after being arrested during a demonstration

Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years
5308796 Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years

Black Hole Monument at Dalhousie Square in Calcutta, monument moved to St. John's Church cemetery in July 1940
3562757 Black Hole Monument at Dalhousie Square in Calcutta, monument moved to St. John's Church cemetery in July 1940 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Calcutta)

Inscription that remembers the story of "Black Hole" one of the moments related to the history of Indian
3562761 Inscription that remembers the story of "Black Hole" one of the moments related to the history of Indian independence against British domination in Calcutta by Unknown photographer

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. X

The Staircase with Trophies, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Staircase with Trophies, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. VIII

The Imprisonment of Christ. Creator: Leonard Bramer
The Imprisonment of Christ

The Sawhorse, between 1749 and 1750. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Sawhorse, between 1749 and 1750. Series: Invenzioni Capric di Carceri; Edition: first

Plate 9 for History of the Middle Ages, 1793. Creators: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Eberhard Siegfried Henne
Plate 9 for History of the Middle Ages, 1793

Act IV: Envoys from the Shogun Approach Lady Kaoyo and Group at Enya's... between c1835 and c1839
Act IV: Envoys from the Shogun Approach Lady Kaoyo and Group at Enya's Castle, Bringing Sentence of Death to Enya, Lady Kaoyo Is Surrounded by Cherry Blossoms Gathered to Cheer Enya during His

The Imprisonment of Christ, unknown date. Creator: Anon
The Imprisonment of Christ, unknown date

The Liberation of Saint Peter, 1779. Creators: Domenichino, Luigi Cunego
The Liberation of Saint Peter, 1779

The Lion Bas-Reliefs, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Lion Bas-Reliefs, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. V

The Grand Piazza, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Grand Piazza, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. IV

The Imprisoned Wife, Folio from a Manuscript of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi's... between c1400 and c1450. Creator: Unknown
The Imprisoned Wife, Folio from a Manuscript of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi's Khamsa, between c1400 and c1450

Sketches from Naples - the Island of Nisida, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Naples - the Island of Nisida, [Italy] 1857. On this site, in more modem times, has been erected an "Ergastolo" - a building which, by law, must be upon an island

Rombout Hogerbeets as Miltiades, 1791. Creator: Cornelis de Jonker
Rombout Hogerbeets as Miltiades, 1791. Dutch jurist Rombout Hogerbeets was tried for treason in 1618, and sentenced to life imprisonment

Princess Elisabeth of France in prison, May 10, 1794, 1867. Creator: Charles Rochussen
Princess Elisabeth of France in prison, May 10, 1794, 1867

'Courage Civique; M Adolphe Max, Bourgmestre de Bruxelles, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Courage Civique; M Adolphe Max, Bourgmestre de Bruxelles, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

King Christian II in Prison, 1871. Creator: Carl Bloch
King Christian II in Prison, 1871

Consolation of the Imprisoned. Creator: Conrad Meyer
Consolation of the Imprisoned

Woman suffrage, jail cell, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woman suffrage, jail cell, between 1916 and 1918. Woman campaigner behind bars. Women in the United States gained the legal right to vote in 1920, with the passing of the 19th Amendment

To Visit the Imprisoned. Creator: Georg Pencz
To Visit the Imprisoned

Saint Catherine Disputing with the Philosophers, 1562/63. Creator: Livio Agresti da Forlì
Saint Catherine Disputing with the Philosophers, 1562/63

Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol... 1904
Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol at the Mines, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954)

Garibaldi's quarters at Varignano, Spezia - from a sketch by M. Beaucé, 1862. Creator: Smyth
Garibaldi's quarters at Varignano, Spezia - from a sketch by M. Beauce, 1862. Varignano [the gaol of "The Prisoner of Italy"] is situated on an inlet of the Gulf of Spezia...Fort

The International Exhibition: "Farewell - For Ever", by V. Manzano, 1862. Creator: E. Skill
The International Exhibition: "Farewell - For Ever", by V. Manzano, 1862. Engraving of a painting. A young cavalier lover has been severed from his lady-love by her...being forced to take

Daniel in the Lions Den. Daniel, one of four great Hebrew prophets, cast into the Lions den by Nebuchadnezzar (Nebuchadrezzar), king of Babylon

Dead saffron finch birds are seen in cages, after Peruvian authorities rescued over 500 birds destined for illegal export, in Lima, Peru February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Armenia, Khor Virap, Khor Virap Monastery, 6th century, with Mt. Ararat

Portrait of the patriot Nazario Sauro taken in prison the day before his death sentence by hanging. He is wearing a navy uniform. Date of Photograph:09/08/1916

Prisoner, drawing by Francisco Goya conserved at the Prado Museum in Madrid Spain Madrid, Prado Museum Drawing Romanticism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Voltaire imprisoned in the Bastille writing the La Henriade in 1728 (coloured engraving)
1731148 Voltaire imprisoned in the Bastille writing the La Henriade in 1728 (coloured engraving) by Bouchot, Francois (1800-42) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plant encased in ice after a storm. Lake Tornetrask, North Sweden. October. Waves from a lake have splashed onto the shore, causing ice to build up on the plants and the trees

John Bunyan in Prison writing The Pilgrims Progress
John Bunyan (1628-1688) - English writer and Puritan preacher - writing The Pilgrims Progress during his twelve-year imprisonment (between 1661 and 1672)

Eleanor Cobham (c. 1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to
Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441

Letter from King James VI (1566-1625) to his Mother, Queen Mary (1542-1587), 1584-5. Artist: King James I
A Letter from King James VI to his Mother, Queen Mary, 1584-5. A letter from King James VI and I (1566-1625) to his mother Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) written during his mother?s imprisonment

Louis XI of France visiting Cardinal Balue in his iron cage, 1469-1480 (1882-1884). Artist: Tamisier
Louis XI of France visiting Cardinal Balue in his iron cage, 1469-1480 (1882-1884). Jean Balue (c1421-1491) was a cardinal and minister of Louis XI

Napoleon in prison at Nice, France, 1794. Artist: J Outrim
Napoleon in prison at Nice, France, 1794. Napoleon Bonaparte (1721-1818) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

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"From Suffragettes to Outlaws: A Journey Through Imprisonment" In the depths of a novel, the spirit awakens, as suffragettes fight for their rights in an era that deemed them outlaws. Step into the solemn interior of Bodmin Gaol's chapel in Cornwall, where prayers echoed through iron bars and hope flickered amidst despair. The intricate plan of Pentonville Prison reveals a meticulously designed labyrinth meant to confine and control those deemed unfit for society. Amidst the breathtaking beauty of Armenia's Khor Virap Monastery stands a reminder that even sacred grounds have witnessed the shackles of imprisonment. Pass through Bodmin Gaol's main gateway, where countless lives entered with trepidation, leaving behind freedom and embracing captivity. The haunting corridor and cell doors within Bodmin Gaol serve as silent witnesses to the anguish endured by those trapped within its unforgiving walls. The Tichborne trial reaches its conclusion, marking not only justice but also an end to one man's personal imprisonment in legal limbo. Brixton Purgatory in 1822 becomes synonymous with confinement as prisoners languish between worlds awaiting their fate beyond these oppressive walls. John Bunyan finds solace amidst his own physical imprisonment, penning "The Pilgrim's Progress" which transcends boundaries and inspires generations to come. Holloway Prison holds captive a brave suffragette who fought relentlessly for her cause; her defiance echoing through time as a symbol of resilience against oppression. Armenia’s Khor Virap Monastery stands tall against Mt Ararat - both symbols representing liberation from physical or metaphorical prisons throughout history. The world rejoices at Mandela’s release; his journey from prisoner to president serves as inspiration that even within darkness lies the potential for freedom.