Antique Prison

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

The bridge, which connects the Doge's Palace to the New Prison, is enclosed, and the sighs were thought to be from those who knew it was their final glimpse of freedom.

Initially written when John Bunyan (1628 - 1688) was in prison for holding mass outside of the Church of England's purview, it was finished in two volumes and later translated into o...

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

Salome asked to have the head of John the Baptist on a plate, as he was presently held in the king's prisons. Placed in an awkward position in front of his court, he was forced to gr...

Medium: Pen and Ink on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 12.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right "Man in prison with two jailers" - Book illustration.

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

The French General Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Petain (1856-1951) served as Chief of Staff of the Army in 1917, having reached the rank of Colonel during World War One leading ...

Together with architect Gilbert, Lecointe also built the Mazas prison (1836-1841), as well as private buildings such as the Hôtel d'Osmond on rue Neuve-du-Luxembourg, the Hôtel du Co...

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

Jobs ranged from supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to fulfilling private commissions with suites of parlour furnitu...

Chillon was a source of inspiration to the English Romantics, especially Lord Byron whose Prisoner of Chillon was inspired by its use as a prison during the 16th-century Wars of Reli...

Many were kept in floating hulks anchored in the harbours of Portsmouth, Plymouth and the Medway with 900 men to a ship. Others went to prisons at Norman Cross in Huntingdonshire and...

Originally produced as a monthly bulletin of executions by the Keeper of Newgate Prison in London, the title was appropriated by many publishers and collected editions began to appea...

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

Unlike antique Agra carpets manufactured in the prisons of India, antique North Indian amritsar rugs were products of a cottage industry controlled by families of carpet weavers.

Chances are, Dorothy would have died in that prison, were it not for the help of a double agent, Ugo Luca Osteria (‘Dr.

Study of flagellation throughout the world, from a medical, historical and religious, domestic and marital point of view with a documentary account of flagellation in English schools...

In 1933, she set out to have the rug specially made by a Portuguese prison with a prominent weaving history for the Saloon at Ditchley Park.

Israel Friedmann of Ruzhin arrived in Sadagora after he was released from prison in Russia and established a magnificent "court" there.

This weekly is an anomalous project inspired by two humorous war newspapers: the first La Baracca, produced in a prison camp in Katzenau in 1917 by Italian prisoners of war, the seco...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

By 1823, the company had gained royal recognition, becoming a supplier of locks to the Post Office and HM Prison Service. In 1827, Chubb opened its first London premises at 57 St Pau...

In 1894 he was implicated in the ‘Procès des Trente’ (Trial of the Thirty), which earned him a prison sentence. These events inspired a collection of lithographs entitled Mazas.

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is con...

The financial success of the book led to her husband's release from prison. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Elizabeth Blackwell ' after an anonymous artist.

Among his collectors was Oscar Wilde who, after going to prison in 1895, wrote of his bankruptcy in a letter to Lord Alfred Douglas, "De Profundis": "That all my charming things were...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

This ‘Jail rug’ is a type of Agra rug with a fascinating history wherein they were woven in prisons, commissioned as a social program by patrons of the time and yielding some of the ...

The Prima Parte was a collection of twelve etchings of imaginary temples, palaces, ruins, and a prison. During this time, Piranesi was still developing the unique style of etching he...

The juxtaposition of the mundane (represented by the reference to Mazas, a prison in Paris) with the exotic and mystical (symbolized by Jerusalem) hints at the transformative nature ...

This financial strain led to his bankruptcy and imprisonment for seven years in debtor's prison. During his incarceration, Pitt authored 'The Cry of the Oppressed' (1691), highlighti...

At one point Gavarni was imprisoned for debt in the debtors' prison of Clichy. After his release, he published his experiences in a work called L'Argent ("Money").

The Prima Parte was a collection of twelve etchings of imaginary temples, palaces, ruins, and a prison. During this time, Piranesi was still developing the unique style of etching he...

He took an active part in political events in 1859-60, for which he was sent to Rome's San Michele prison for four years. He took part in exhibitions: in Florence in 1867 (Chess Game...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

The island in fact, was only famous for the prison it hosted. Image dimensions : 36 x 48 cm

The Portuguese carpet that was previously worked by the guests of the women's prison, today has become a characteristic handicraft of the region and it happens to see in the villages...

Having tried to recruit glassblowers in Liverpool he was sent to Newgate prison London to reflect upon his sins. He was released on bail and in 1755 and fled the country.

Between 1680 and 1683, there is a documentary gap due to the fact that the painter served a prison sentence for murder. Giovanni Paolo received his first artistic training in his eld...

Following the war, Kleist was extradited to the Soviet Union where he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes; On 13 November 1954 Kleist died of heart failure in Vladimir...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...