Antique Prison

In the first half, Goya explored themes of superstition, sensuality, greed, and violence with scenes set in Spanish brothels, salons, and prisons. The second half is given over to fa...

The model was inspired by architect Jean-Antoine Alavoine's fountain project which was commissioned by Napoleon in 1808 to the site of the infamous Bastille prison. The Elephant de l...

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...

Bone continued to visit Ayr, producing the notable prints of Ayr Prison in 1905 and a series based on the view of the Ballantrae Road in 1907.

“Berlin lasts” should actually be called “prison” lasts, because that is exactly where they were made.    

In this image she is flanked by two young men, devoting her riches to a group of indigents at the gates of prison. The prayer, written in her honor, was offered by one of her many be...

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...

During the Battle of Pavia, in 1525, he was captured and put in a prison tower in Madrid for years. King Francois eventually died of fever in 1547 and was succeeded by his son Henri...

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.

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...

His wife Clara Dorothea Rackham was a progressive magistrate and prominent suffragette in Cambridge, who fought for the rights of the underprivileged, as well as for prison reform an...

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

He moved regularly to different addresses, living in Mayfair, the City and Belsize Park, to escape creditors In 1854 he appeared at the ‘Court of Relief of Insolvent Debtors’ in Linc...

His works from the 1920s and 1930s, which are considered to be his best, utilize a darker pallet depicting factories, slums, barracks, prisons, shipyards, mills and caravans under a ...

Nuns, beggars, imprisoned, harlots, all in the same space that recalls a prison cell. The gloomy scene shows a group of unfortunates who end their day in exhaustion and in a place th...

The artwork represents men in the glass box of, prisoned and suffering from being captured. Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers (1804- 1859) was a Swiss-born French artist, lithogra...

Giovanni Battista Piranesi : A Critical Study with a List of His Published Works and Detailed Catalogues of the Prisons and the Views of Rome. London: The Cotswold Gallery, 1922. pp....

Lincoln Castle remained in use as a prison and court into modern times and is one of the better preserved castles in England; the Crown Courts continue to this day.

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

In 1924 Braz was arrested on false charges of buying paintings for export abroad, and espionage, and was then imprisoned for three years in Solovki prison camp, while his art collect...

A Japanese real estate billionaire and avid art collector who owned numerous multi-million dollar properties in Hawaii and was building one of the most expensive homes in Hawaii prio...

In 1905, his Joan of Arc in his prison garners the attention of the critics. In October 1905, Rousseau-Decelle illustrated with charming drawings poems of his friend Louis Pertuze.

Regarded as one of the best scholars of Westminster School and of Christ Church, Oxford, his congregations ranged from prison inmates to George III and the royal family on their annu...

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...

Historians differ as to whether his father or the lover of a member of his troupe paid his debts; either way, after a 24-hour stint in prison he returned to the acting circuit. It wa...

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 emperor gave orders to subject the saint to terrible tortures and then throw her in prison. During the confinement she was fed daily by a dove from heaven and Christ also visited...

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...

Rowlandson produced one or two pictures a month showing such misadventures, which were passed to Combe, who was then in debtors’ prison. Combe provided a poetic commentary, for publi...

Rabus was deported and had to spend some time in the Vienna City Prison. After various art exhibitions organized by Hans Goltz in Munich and by Der Sturm in Berlin Rabus worked as a ...

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").

In the mid 1890s, her reputation for social activism led her to become active in the movement for reforms of English women’s prisons, and she was actively involved with the prison vi...

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 Alcázar was originally built as a fortress but has served as a royal palace, a state prison, and a military academy over the centuries. 3.

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...

In 1894 Luce Maximillien was implicated in the 'Procès des Trente' (Trial of the Thirty), which earned him a prison sentence. These events inspired a collection of lithographs entitl...

The box is covered in cut-out images of ladies in feathered hats, a couple at a table, children, shells, birds, flowers and a picture of a gentleman with a banner reading “undaunted ...

Engraving of the spinning house, a prison and workhouse, in Batavia, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Joan Nieuhofs Zee en lant-reize, door verscheide gewesten van Oostindien (...

Du Jardin's valuable paintings were mainly purchased by rich individuals with an eye for elegance, but were also commissioned by prominent institutions such as the Amsterdam 'Spinhui...

Du Jardin's valuable paintings were mainly purchased by rich individuals with an eye for elegance, but were also commissioned by prominent institutions such as the Amsterdam 'Spinhui...

Du Jardin's valuable paintings were mainly purchased by rich individuals with an eye for elegance, but were also commissioned by prominent institutions such as the Amsterdam 'Spinhui...

Du Jardin's valuable paintings were mainly purchased by rich individuals with an eye for elegance, but were also commissioned by prominent institutions such as the Amsterdam 'Spinhui...

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...

On his return to London he was sent to debtors' prison, where he died. Morland was a close friend of the painter William Armfield Hobday (1771-1831), who painted portraits of Morland.

He was later imprisoned in the Fleet prison for debt. Condition: Good, original/contemporary hand coloring.

Svartsjö Castle (Svartsjö slott) has served various functions over the centuries, including being a royal residence and, for a time, a prison. The name "Svartsjö" translates to "blac...

Solo Exhibitions: Riga (1930, 1943, 1962), Irlava (1933), Dzukste (1934), Renge, Koknese (30th), Kuldiga (1962), Kazdanga (1965), Ogre (1966) Memorial Exhibition’s: Riga ...

Prestopino’s artistic cache skyrocketed when Life magazine published his images from New York’s maximum security institution Green Haven as part of its “Prison Series” in 1957. That ...

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...

Anne Geneviève was the only daughter of Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, and his wife Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, and the sister of Louis, Grand Condé. She was born in the...