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An account of the crime, trial, confession, and execution of Charles Smith : who was hanged on Newcastle Town Moor, on Wednesday the 3d. of December, 1817, for the barbarous and cruel MURDER of Charles Stewart, at Ousebourn Pottery.
Date: 1817
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James Graham Marquess of Montrose about to mount the ladder to the gibbet in the marketplace of Edinburgh. Wood engraving by C. Roberts.
Roberts, Charles, active 1870-1897.Reference: 43516i
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The hanging of Saint Maximus of Salzburg; Roman soldiers and other figures in the foreground, an army in the background. Engraving by R. Sadeler after J.M. Kager.
Kager, Johann Matthias, 1575?-1634.Date: 1615Reference: 10987i
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The governor of Meaux hanged on a tree in full armour. Engraving with etching by Walker after S. Wale.
Wale, Samuel, -1786.Date: [1771?]Reference: 43482i
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The body of Earl Ferrers, displayed upright in his coffin at the Royal College of Surgeons. Engraving by Valois.
Reference: 38391i
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Trials and behaviour of the five unfortunate men, who were executed this day, on Penenden Heath, pursuant to their sentence at the late Maidstone assizes : with a mournful copy of verses.
Date: [1822?]
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The bodies of two men and a skeleton hanging on a gallows; representing the status of the triad. Watercolour, ca. 1800.
Date: [1800?]Reference: 2199927i
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Above, the execution of William Corder by hanging in 1828; below, William Corder's head as it appeared on the dissecting table and the iron entrance door to the scaffold. Lithograph by Bean and Mundays.
Bean, 1970-Reference: 43542i
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A public hanging in Trebizond. Wood engraving by Ch. Barbant after Th. Deyrolle.
Deyrolle, Théophile, 1844-1923.Date: [1875]Reference: 582014i
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The execution of twelve mutineers at Peshawar; guards on horseback and guards holding spears; mountains in the background. Wood engraving, 1857.
Date: [1857]Reference: 579972i
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Trial behaviour and awful execution of R. Hale, & C. Brough at Stafford, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1864.
Date: [1864?]
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La pendaison, la strangulation, la suffocation, la submersion / par P. Brouardel.
Brouardel, P. (Paul), 1837-1906.Date: 1897
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An account of the trial, crimes, and execution of Wilkinson & Hetherington : two notorious highwaymen who were hanged at Morpeth, on Monday, Sept. 10, 1821, for various highway robberies committed in the neighbourhood of Newcastle.
Date: 1821
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An account of a most barbarous and unparalleled MURDER of Ann Smith, a ballad singer, by a wretch named Samuel Thorley, a butcher's assistant, at Congleton, Cheshire, and who actually eat [sic] part of the flesh of his unfortunate victim.
Date: [1820?]
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A Turkish man seated on a stool near a gallows prepares a noose inscribed "Declaration of war against the Allies". Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.
Racey, A. G. (Arthur George), 1870-1941.Date: 1910-1919Reference: 571975i
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Trial, sentence and execution of Robert Cooper at Newgate for the murder of Anne Jane Barnham, at Isleworth.
Date: [1862]
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Two devils hanging Lord Bute and Henry Fox (left); the Princess of Wales grieving (right). Etching, 1763.
Date: [8 April 1763]Reference: 580763i
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A woman covers her eyes as she steals the teeth of a hanged man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, ca. 1797.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Reference: 18059i
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The speech and deportment of Col. Iames Turner, at his execution in Leaden-Hall-Street, January 21, 1663 : who was condemned for felony and burglary, in breaking up the house and robbing of Mr. Francis Tryon, merchant, living in Limestreet, London.
Turner, James, -1664Date: 1663 [i.e 1664]
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The Royal Naval Hospital and the Queen's House, Greenwich, the Isle of Dogs beyond. Watercolour attributed to G. Samuel.
Samuel, George, active 1785-1823.Reference: 26708i
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The execution of Father Garnet by hanging. Wood engraving.
Reference: 43487i
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Colonel Kirke draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of her brother whom he had hanged in an adjoining room. Engraving by F. Deeves after W. Hamilton.
Hamilton, William, 1751-1801.Date: 18 June 1803Reference: 42996i
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A poor depressed man prepares to hang himself in a noose attached to the ceiling. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: [1826?]Reference: 726147i
Part of: Busby's humorous etchings.
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The hanging of Hassan Bey in Constantinople. Wood engraving, 1876.
Date: [1876]Reference: 582405i
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Double picture: a person hanging from the gallows; a witch burning a sleeping couple while a demon figure carries off a child. Woodcut, 1790.
Date: 1720Reference: 33295i

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An account of the crime, trial, confession, and execution of Charles Smith : who was hanged on Newcastle Town Moor, on Wednesday the 3d. of December, 1817, for the barbarous and cruel MURDER of Charles Stewart, at Ousebourn Pottery.

James Graham Marquess of Montrose about to mount the ladder to the gibbet in the marketplace of Edinburgh. Wood engraving by C. Roberts.

The hanging of Saint Maximus of Salzburg; Roman soldiers and other figures in the foreground, an army in the background. Engraving by R. Sadeler after J.M. Kager.

The governor of Meaux hanged on a tree in full armour. Engraving with etching by Walker after S. Wale.

The body of Earl Ferrers, displayed upright in his coffin at the Royal College of Surgeons. Engraving by Valois.

Trials and behaviour of the five unfortunate men, who were executed this day, on Penenden Heath, pursuant to their sentence at the late Maidstone assizes : with a mournful copy of verses.

The bodies of two men and a skeleton hanging on a gallows; representing the status of the triad. Watercolour, ca. 1800.

Above, the execution of William Corder by hanging in 1828; below, William Corder's head as it appeared on the dissecting table and the iron entrance door to the scaffold. Lithograph by Bean and Mundays.

A public hanging in Trebizond. Wood engraving by Ch. Barbant after Th. Deyrolle.

The execution of twelve mutineers at Peshawar; guards on horseback and guards holding spears; mountains in the background. Wood engraving, 1857.

Trial behaviour and awful execution of R. Hale, & C. Brough at Stafford, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1864.

La pendaison, la strangulation, la suffocation, la submersion / par P. Brouardel.

An account of the trial, crimes, and execution of Wilkinson & Hetherington : two notorious highwaymen who were hanged at Morpeth, on Monday, Sept. 10, 1821, for various highway robberies committed in the neighbourhood of Newcastle.

An account of a most barbarous and unparalleled MURDER of Ann Smith, a ballad singer, by a wretch named Samuel Thorley, a butcher's assistant, at Congleton, Cheshire, and who actually eat [sic] part of the flesh of his unfortunate victim.

A Turkish man seated on a stool near a gallows prepares a noose inscribed "Declaration of war against the Allies". Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.

Trial, sentence and execution of Robert Cooper at Newgate for the murder of Anne Jane Barnham, at Isleworth.

Two devils hanging Lord Bute and Henry Fox (left); the Princess of Wales grieving (right). Etching, 1763.

A woman covers her eyes as she steals the teeth of a hanged man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, ca. 1797.

The speech and deportment of Col. Iames Turner, at his execution in Leaden-Hall-Street, January 21, 1663 : who was condemned for felony and burglary, in breaking up the house and robbing of Mr. Francis Tryon, merchant, living in Limestreet, London.

The Royal Naval Hospital and the Queen's House, Greenwich, the Isle of Dogs beyond. Watercolour attributed to G. Samuel.

The execution of Father Garnet by hanging. Wood engraving.

Colonel Kirke draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of her brother whom he had hanged in an adjoining room. Engraving by F. Deeves after W. Hamilton.

A poor depressed man prepares to hang himself in a noose attached to the ceiling. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

The hanging of Hassan Bey in Constantinople. Wood engraving, 1876.

Double picture: a person hanging from the gallows; a witch burning a sleeping couple while a demon figure carries off a child. Woodcut, 1790.