Prison Collection (#18)

Guerazzi in Prison
Journalist Domenico Guerrazzi is imprisoned for his liberal views

Joke Over by John Gordon
A glum looking jester sits in a prison cell attached to a ball and chain

Prisoners Regrets
A revolutionary in prison looks back with nostalgia to the early, heroic days of the Revolution, before everything started to go wrong

Moderates Released
After the fall of Robespierre, moderates are released from prison

Baron Trenck / W Museum
FREDERICK, BARON TRENCK Military spy and conspirator

WOMENs PRISON 1920S
A corner of the French " Borstal" for girls at Fresne, where girls under age who have been convicted for small offences are kept and taught an ordinary school curriculum

Louis in the Temple
Louis implores his friends outside France to rescue him : for greater security, the authorities confine him in the Temple prison, once the stronghold of the Templars

Valletta Prison / Malta
The interior of a prison cell at the Inquisitors Palace, St Lawrence, Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta

John Howard (Brighty)
JOHN HOWARD Prison reformer, depicted visiting a prison (note the chains)

OSCEOLA, leader of the Seminoles in their resistance to forced emigration; he was tricked and imprisoned by the government, and died in prison

Dreyfus in Prison / 1895
Dreyfus in prison after being found guilty of treason by a court-martial and having his rank publicly stripped

Paris / Bastille C1760
A variety of carriages and riders at the Porte Saint- Antoine, passing the grim Bastille prison with its deep moat. Soon, the citizenry of Paris will tear it down

Howard Visits Prison
JOHN HOWARD sheriff of Bedfordshire, visits county jails and is appalled at conditions, leading him to propose reforms in the treatment of prisoners

Venice Prisoners
Political prisoners are transferred from the prison of San-Severo to that of Gradisca

More in Prison Alone
SIR THOMAS MORE English statesman in prison due to his disapproval of Henry VIIIs behaviour

Dissenting Weavers
Two London weavers, Richard Farnham and John Bull, utter prophecies against the established church and are consigned, the one to Newgate, the other to Bridewell prison

Elizabeth Fry
ELIZABETH FRY prison reformer with her autograph

Patriot Prisoners
Patriot prisoners baron Poerio and Pirouti are incarcerated under severe conditions in the infirmary of the bagno (prison) of Ischia by the Neapolitan authorities

Pope Joannes I
POPE JOANNES I pope and saint who died in prison

Bagne De Brest - 1
LE BAGNE DE BREST Convicts leave the notorious prison in the morning to go to work in the harbour or in naval establishments

Cold-Bath Fields Prison
The Water-Engine Court, where prisoners at hard labour work for an hour at a stretch

Tregeagles Ghost
The ghost of Tregeagle, an evil-doing Cornishman, seeks nightly to escape his prison, Dozmary Pool; but every night he finds the Hounds of Hell awaiting him

Visiting Prison Morocco
European tourists visit a prison in Tangier, Morocco

Whitecross Prison / Egan
The Whitecross Debtors prison was run by the justices of London and Middlesex

Holloway Prison / Mayhew
The treadmill (treadwheel) and oakum shed with a detachment of prisoners at work at the wheel, and those who have been relieved, are employed to pick oakum

Debtors Certificate / 1735
A certificate permitting a debtor in prison to go out and settle his affairs, signed by Townsend, the celebrated Bow Street Runner

New inmates arrive

Angel Rescues Peter
An angel rescues Saint Peter from prison

Thomas More / Outrim
SIR THOMAS MORE English statesman and author in prison, visited by his daughter Margaret

John Reproves Herod
JOHN THE BAPTIST He criticises Herods lifestyle, for which he is thrown into prison

Law / Prisons / Britain
KINGs BENCH PRISON London Principal entrance Mainly a prison for debtors

London Wall Newgate 1903
A 20-metre length of Londons Roman Wall, discovered when Newgate Prison was demolished, and subsequently demolished in its turn

APOSTLES
The Apostles Peter and John are released from prison by the angel of the Lord

Prison Hulk / Portsmouth
Prison Hulk, Portsmouth

Mary Brown, words and music
Here we all stand around the ring, And now we shut poor Mary in. Rise up, rise up, poor Mary Brown, And see your poor mother go through the town

Joseph Imprisons Bros
He has his brothers thrown into prison on suspicion of theft, by way of getting his own back for what they did to him (selling him to traders)

Lollards Prison
Part of Lambeth Palace, designed to house the followers of Wyclif - known as Lollards - who opposed some of the teachings of the Church

Wood Street Compter
WOOD STREET COMPTER used mostly for debtors but also as an overflow for Newgate : demolished in 1816

Savoy Prison, London
Part of the old Savoy Palace, used at this time as a military prison

Tolpuddle / Loveless / Coach
George Loveless, one of the six Martyrs, in chains at Salisbury, during his journey from Dorchester to a prison hulk, the York at Portsmouth to await transportation

Punch in Prison
Punch in prison

Yi Pugachov / Peter III
YEMELYAN IVANOVICH PUGACHOV Russian Cossack soldier who proclaimed himself Tsar Peter III and led a rebellion against Catherine II

Events / Ireland 1844
Supporters of the Irish MP Daniel O Connell celebrate his acquittal and release from prison. He spent 3 months in prison accused of attempting to repeal the Act of Union

O connell Released
Having spent a 3 months in prison accused of sedition for attempting to repeal the Act of Union, Irish MP Daniel O Connell is paraded through London after his acquittal

O CONNELL ACQUITTED 1844
Having spent a 3 months in prison accused of sedition for attempting to repeal the Act of Union, Irish MP Daniel O Connell is cheered by crowds following his acquittal

Newgate Prison 1735
Prisoners in Newgate prison

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