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HOGARTH HARLOT PLATE 4The Harlots Progress 4. Hogarths Harlot in Bridewell Prison. Date: 1732
THE TOMBS PRISONTHE TOMBS, NEW YORK a prison mainly reserved for prisoners awaiting trial Date: circa 1830
LAW / PRISONS / CORKView of the prison at Cork, Ireland Date: 1830
VICAR OF WAKEFIELDThe Primrose family join their father when he is thrown into a debtors prison by the evil Squire Thornhill. Date: First published: 1766
FRENCH ROYALS IN PRISONLouis Capet and his family, no longer treated as royals, dine in the Temple prison : their gaoler announces that it is 3pm and hiswife and sister and niece must leave his cell Date: August 1792
PRISON REFORM / J HOWARDJohn Howard (1726-1790), investigating the French penal system, is visited by an officer of the Prefecture Date: circa 1775-79
LAW / PRISONS / GERMANYExterior of the prison at Halle, Germany Date: 1845
Prison: Dores dantePrisoners in a dungeon
Mazas prison, ParisThe exterior of Mazas prison, Paris. Date: 1861
Women prisoners transported to CayenneAt Toulon, young female prisoners embark for Cayenne, having chosen marriage in the colonies rather than a prison sentence. Date: 1866
A French prison guard, smoking a pipe. Date: 1850
French prison wardressA surveillante (or wardress) at Saint-Lazare prison, Paris. Date: 1850
Concert for prisoners, FranceAt La Petite Roquette prison, Paris, a concert is performed for the prisoners. Date: 1885
Fleet Prison - Exterior
Newgate ChapelEngraving depicting a Sunday service at Newgate Prison chapel. 19th century. Date: 19th century
Giltspur Street CompterEngraving depicting the Giltspur Street Compter in 1840. It was a compter or small prison, designed by English architect and surveyor George Dance the Younger, mainly used to hold debtors
Richard Lovelace in prison(1617-1657). An English Royalist and poet. This is an artists impression of Lovelace imagining his poem To Althea, from Prison which was written by him in 1642 to encourage the Clergy Act 1640 to be
The Village & Prison, Princetown, Yelverton, Dartmoor, Devon, England. Date: 1913
The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary or United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island - maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, California, USA
Military prison, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, IndiaMilitary prison, Trimulgherry (Tirumalagiri), suburb of Secunderabad, India. Date: circa 1910
Alice Rollins-Crane, American ethnologist, author, business owner, and miner well known for her work with the Apache Native Americans and her time in Alaska and the Yukon
Suffragette Poster Torturing Women in PrisonPoster depicting the forcible feeding of a suffragette with a doctor pouring liquid into a nasal tube whilst the victim is held down by a man and a prison wardress
Suffragette, Force Feeding Milk. A doctor with a large syringe labelled Milk attempts feeding a suffragette by force. A Prison warder restrains her in the cell while she manages to pull out large
Polling Booth. Woman in mortar board stands beside a convict in his prison uniform. Captioned, Companions in Disgrace with an accompanying rhyme which begins, Convicts and Women kindly note
Senegal - Thies Rebellion, Dieye & Fall complain about foodThe circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the Thies rebellion remain obscure. An article at the time said that the rebellion began after the sentencing to 15 days in jail of Diery Fall
The Liberation of St. Peter from prison by an angelThe Liberation of Saint Peter is a story told in the Acts of the Apostles in which Saint Peter is rescued from the prison of King Herod by an angel. circa 19th century
The Denial of Peter - Christ denied by the Apostle PeterThe Denial of Peter (or Peters Denial) refers to three acts of denial of Jesus by the Apostle Peter as described in all four Gospels of the New Testament. circa late 19th century
PIRANESI, Giovanni (1720-1778). Interior of a prison. Etching
Effects of ScurvyBarrosa convict ship, illustrations of the effects of scurvy, by Dr Mahon, 1841-1842 p1 of 3 Date: 1841-1842
British soldiers after surrender of Singapore, 1942Survivors of the 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, leaving their fighting positions on Singapore Island, the day after the British surrender to the Japanese in World War Two
Hansel & Gretel held captive by the witch. 20th century
Force feeding a suffragette (cartoon)A cartoon depicting a suffragette being force fed in a prison cell. Two men, a prison warder and a doctor, hold the woman down with the help of a large weight (one hundredweight)
Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands
Presidio Modelo Prison, Isla de Pinos, CubaGeneral view of the Presidio Modelo Prison on the Isla de Pinos (Isle of Pines), Cuba, now renamed Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth)
Prisoner on roof at Armley Gaol, Leeds, West YorkshireA prisoner can be seen on the roof of Armley Gaol in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The event has attracted spectators from the neighbourhood. Boys in caps sit on a wall beside the prison
Newgate Prison ClosedNewgate Prison closed down and auctioned off in pieces
The Great Train Robbery: Winson Green Prison, Birmingham" How to rob a prison of its prisoner" : a page from The Illustrated London News, detailing the escape of Charles Frederick Wilson
Borstal Prison, Chatham - Prisoners Dinner TimePrisoners going in to dinner at Borstal Prison, near Chatham, Kent. Date: circa 1900
Flora Drummond WSPU Suffragettes prison DressFlora Drummond discusses tactics with members of the W.S.P.U in replica prison dress. Date: circa 1908
The Hague, Prison - Amsterdam The Netherlands (Den Haag, Gevangenpoort). The Gevangenpoort is a former gate and medieval prison on the Buitenhof in The Hague, it has been a museum since 1882
Carre De MontgeronLouis Basile Carre de MONTGERON French magistrate, chronicler of the convulsionnaires de Saint-Medard, depicted in prison at Valence where he was confined for his opinions Date: 1686 - 1754
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - ShoemakingShoemakers department at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Dining HallDining hall at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - CellA cell at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation. Date: circa 1847
Hobart convict barracks, TasmaniaConvict barracks at Hobart, Tasmania (formerly Van Diemens Land) Date: 1830s
Prison where John Bunyan was confined, BedfordBedford Prison where John Bunyan was confined for preaching without a licence. Date: 17th century
Suffragette Chess SetA painted figural chess set, entitled Topical Chessmen (Suffragettes v The Law). It comprises King and Queen, bishops as judges, rooks as burning buildings, prison cells
W. S. P. U Handbill Mrs. Pankhurst ArrestedW.S.P.U Handbill Mrs. Pankhurst Arrested. Handbill, given out at an unnamed theatre, reports on Mrs. Pankhursts re-arrest on her arrival from America