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  • Saint Joan of Arc: a fountain erected on the site of her execution. Engraving by J. Basire, 1786.
  • The execution of a deserter by hanging him on a branch of a tree. Line block by Albert.
  • A brigand on his cart to execution confesses to the priest. Mezzotint by H. Dawe after H. Vernet, 1833.
  • King Charles I: after his execution, Britannia points to his elevation into heaven by angels. Etching after J. Vanderbank.
  • The execution of the Inca Emperor Atahuallpa on the stake, ordered by Pizarro. Line engraving with etching after E. Chappel.
  • The execution of Suleiman Daoud by hanging in the Great Square, for ordering the burning of the city. Wood engraving.
  • A meeting of a Calves-Head Club for Whig gentlemen who celebrate the execution of King Charles I. Engraving, 1734.
  • Lady Jane Grey is blindfolded and led to the execution block where the executioner waits, axe in hand. Line engraving by P. Mercury after H. Delaroche.
  • The procession of Shimazu-Seiji through the streets of Yokohama to execution for murder, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.
  • The execution of twelve mutineers at Peshawar; guards on horseback and guards holding spears; mountains in the background. Wood engraving, 1857.
  • The execution of conspirators by means of breaking them on the wheel and crucification in Lisbon in 1759. Etching with engraving.
  • A public execution in a Spanish market place: three men are hanging from a gibbet after having been shot. Coloured lithograph.
  • A notebook allegedly covered in human skin. The label reads 'The cover of this book is made of Tanned Skin from the Negro whose Execution caused the War of Independence'. c. 1770 - 1850
  • A notebook allegedly covered in human skin. The label reads 'The cover of this book is made of Tanned Skin from the Negro whose Execution caused the War of Independence'. c. 1770 - 1850
  • A notebook allegedly covered in human skin. The label reads 'The cover of this book is made of Tanned Skin from the Negro whose Execution caused the War of Independence'. c. 1770 - 1850
  • A notebook allegedly covered in human skin. The label reads 'The cover of this book is made of Tanned Skin from the Negro whose Execution caused the War of Independence'. c. 1770 - 1850
  • Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882: execution of an arsonist by a British firing squad in Alexandria. Wood engraving after F. Villiers, ca. 1882.
  • The execution of the eight surviving conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606 in London. Etching with engraving by C.J. Visscher.
  • James Graham Marquess of Montrose on the way to his execution in the marketplace of Edinburgh. Process print after E. M. Ward.
  • A mass execution outside the town fortifications while a Christian procession takes place within the town walls. Etching [by Romeyn de Hooghe].
  • Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882: the execution of an Egyptian fighter by a British firing squad in Alexandria. Wood engraving after M. Prior, 1882.
  • Trial, confession, and execution of Courvoisier for the murder of Lord Wm. Russell : memoir of F. B. Courvoisier, Lord W. Russell's valet.
  • A Chinese man with bound feet being led to execution by two Chinese men holding swords. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • The river Thames is crowded with boats as spectators try to view an execution on a bridge in Billingsgate, London. Etching by A. Ashley.
  • The execution of rebels during the Rebellion in Naples and Sicily in 1647. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux, with engraving by J. Aliamet, 1781.
  • The execution of Joachim Murat in Pizzo, Calabria on October 13, 1815. Line engraving with etching by J. Romney after G.M. Brighty, 1816.
  • Canton, China: six men suspended by the neck in locked cages in public as a method of slow torture and execution for piracy. Photograph, 18--.
  • Russian Nihilists tied to chairs on horse-drawn platforms being paraded past groups of soldiers on their way to their execution in St. Petersburg. Wood engraving.
  • The execution of a Christian prisoner in Algeria by suspending him from a wooden frame by hooks penetrating his right arm and leg. Etching with engraving.
  • A fox is pleading before the lion dressed as king while an execution of a fox takes place outside. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.