Freeing Collection

Ross Arctic search expedition, 1848-9 C016 / 4490
Ross Arctic search expedition. 19th-century artwork of the ships HMS Enterprise and HMS Investigator caught in pack ice in Baffin Bay off Devils Point in the Arctic

Prometheus relaeased from his chains by Hercules (chromolitho)
968390 Prometheus relaeased from his chains by Hercules (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus relaeased from his chains by Hercules)

The Mercy Fathers ransoming the captives in Algeria, c. 1830-40 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT287709 The Mercy Fathers ransoming the captives in Algeria, c.1830-40 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Esquisse pour le salon des Lettres de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La philosophie affran... c.1890
Esquisse pour le salon des Lettres de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : La philosophie affranchit la pensee, c.1890. Philosophy frees Thought

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris. Hercule délivrant... c.1852-1854
Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris. Hercule delivrant Hesione, between 1852 and 1854

Paul Foot, British investigative journalist and campaigner
Paul Foot (Paul Mackintosh Foot, 1937-2004), British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP)

She led him to the prison, and opened the doors, and set all the prisoners free (litho)
STC445092 She led him to the prison, and opened the doors, and set all the prisoners free (litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Freeing a captured bird, c. 1769 / 70. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Freeing a captured bird, c. 1769/70

Vase (Vase aoreilles), Sevres, c. 1756. Creators
Vase (Vase a oreilles), Sevres, c. 1756

Christ nailed to the Cross with a Donor with his Arm in a Sling presented by a Priest
990126 Christ nailed to the Cross with a Donor with his Arm in a Sling presented by a Priest (tempera on panel) by Master of the Pavia Deposition (fl.1510)

The Angel freeing the Apostles, Acts 5, Verse 17-42 (engraving)
3651518 The Angel freeing the Apostles, Acts 5, Verse 17-42 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Angel freeing the Apostles, Acts 5, Verse 17-42)

Escape of Gruffudd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, from Chester Castle, 11th century (colour litho)
5996234 Escape of Gruffudd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, from Chester Castle, 11th century (colour litho) by Prytherch, Thomas (1864-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escape of Gruffudd ap Cynan)

Stone Cutting, Stone Channeler (engraving)
5207122 Stone Cutting, Stone Channeler (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stone Cutting, Stone Channeler)

Man testing a bath (coloured engraving)
979195 Man testing a bath (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man testing a bath.); © Look and Learn

Orpheus frees Eurydice (chromolitho)
1094448 Orpheus frees Eurydice (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus frees Eurydice)

Freeing the bridges (engraving)
605020 Freeing the bridges (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Freeing the bridges - the presentation of the address to the Prince)

The Release of Prometheus (oil on card)
REY272675 The Release of Prometheus (oil on card) by Jettmar, Rudolf (1869-1939); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Perseus and Andromeda, 1572 (oil on slate)
BEN82541 Perseus and Andromeda, 1572 (oil on slate) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); 113.9x86.4 cm; Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Remarkable appearance in the sky always opposite the sun (top) and The Devils Thumb
STC204384 Remarkable appearance in the sky always opposite the sun (top) and The Devils Thumb, ships boring and warping in the pack (bottom)

Historiated initial N depicting the Liberation of St. Peter (vellum)
MMT223871 Historiated initial N depicting the Liberation of St. Peter (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); 17.5x16.5 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Ingres Roger Deliverant Angelique, 1857 (oil on canvas)
HNT171768 Ingres Roger Deliverant Angelique, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

The Deliverance of St. Peter (oil on canvas)
622420 The Deliverance of St. Peter (oil on canvas) by Gentileschi, Orazio (1565-1647) (circle of); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Burning and Plundering of Newgate and Setting the Felons at Liberty by the Mob
6202343 The Burning and Plundering of Newgate and Setting the Felons at Liberty by the Mob, 1780 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Houdinis act at the London Hippodrome 1904
Impression of Houdini performing his famous escapology act at the London Hippodrome in 1904 where he was manacled with handcuffs allegedly made by a locksmith over several years

John Wilkes released by the London mob, 1768, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373558 John Wilkes released by the London mob, 1768, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by English School

Taking off the Chains! or, Gladstone to the Rescue (colour litho)
3648245 Taking off the Chains! or, Gladstone to the Rescue (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking off the Chains)

The Queens Birthday (engraving)
1058894 The Queens Birthday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Birthday)

The arrival of Colonel Mangin at Marrakech, Morocco (colour litho)
2779861 The arrival of Colonel Mangin at Marrakech, Morocco (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The arrival of Colonel Mangin at Marrakech, Morocco)

An Italian worker extracted alive after ten days of burial under the tunnel boulders... (colour litho)
2815244 An Italian worker extracted alive after ten days of burial under the tunnel boulders... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Ermack, 1899 (b / w photo)
5888648 Ermack, 1899 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info.: Photograph, black and white)

Children freeing a mouse from a trap (litho)
5217621 Children freeing a mouse from a trap (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children freeing a mouse from a trap)

The Liberation of Saint Peter by an Angel, 1870 (litho)
3959735 The Liberation of Saint Peter by an Angel, 1870 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, by the Brothers Grimm (colour litho)
818456 Scene from The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, by the Brothers Grimm (colour litho) by Herrfurth, Oskar (1862-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rescue at Cape Juby, Morocco (colour litho)
2779389 Rescue at Cape Juby, Morocco (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue at Cape Juby, Morocco)

Storms, accompanied by polar cold, are scourging the Transylvanian region of Romania (colour litho)
2777677 Storms, accompanied by polar cold, are scourging the Transylvanian region of Romania (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Storms)

St Patrick freeing Ireland of snakes (colour litho)
2801154 St Patrick freeing Ireland of snakes (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Patrick freeing Ireland of snakes)

The Lion and the Mouse (oil on canvas)
3115272 The Lion and the Mouse (oil on canvas) by Vos, Paul de (1590-1678) (studio of); 160x228.5 cm; Culzean Castle, Maybole

Liberation of prisoners from Coldbath Fields House of Correction
STC386228 Liberation of prisoners from Coldbath Fields House of Correction, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Alfred liberating the family of Hastings, illustration from David Humes
STC429643 Alfred liberating the family of Hastings, illustration from David Humes The History of England, pub. by R. Bowyer, London, 1812 (engraving) by English School

Louis X of France emancipates the serfs, 1315 (engraving)
969155 Louis X of France emancipates the serfs, 1315 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis X of France emancipates the serfs, 1315)

Freeing the Thames Bridges, the Prince and Princess of Wales at Putney Bridge (engraving)
1060096 Freeing the Thames Bridges, the Prince and Princess of Wales at Putney Bridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Freeing the Thames Bridges)

Freeing of 1000 captured crusaders by the Knights Hospitaller, Jerusalem (chromolitho)
1094412 Freeing of 1000 captured crusaders by the Knights Hospitaller, Jerusalem (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Serf emancipation (colour litho)
978024 Serf emancipation (colour litho) by Armitage, Edward A. (1817-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serf emancipation)

Delivrance des legations, entree des Sikhs (colour litho)
2787112 Delivrance des legations, entree des Sikhs (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delivrance des legations, entree des Sikhs)

Perseus and Andromeda (marble)
703280 Perseus and Andromeda (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The hero Perseus frees Andromeda from the rocks to which she has been chained as sacrifice to one of)

Remarkable appearance in the sky always opposite the sun (top) and The Devils Thumb
STC263546 Remarkable appearance in the sky always opposite the sun (top) and The Devils Thumb, ships boring and warping in the pack (bottom)

An Exact Representation of the Burning, Plundering, and Destruction of Newgate by
6202344 An Exact Representation of the Burning, Plundering, and Destruction of Newgate by the Rioters, engraved by Henry Roberts, 1780 (hand-coloured engraving) by O Neale

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"Emancipation: A Journey of Liberation and Freedom" In a world plagued by captivity, there have always been those who dared to challenge the chains that bind. From the Mercy Fathers ransoming captives in Algeria to Prometheus released from his chains by Hercules, these powerful images depict the eternal struggle for liberation. The Statue des esclaves stands tall as a commemoration of the freeing of slaves, its broken chains symbolizing hope and triumph over oppression. Paul Foot, an investigative journalist and campaigner, dedicated his life to exposing injustice and setting minds free from ignorance. Amidst the chaos of World War One, French refugees sought solace in newfound freedom. Britannia's plea echoes through time - "set me free" - as she yearns for liberty in 1830. The Slave Dhow Run Aground serves as a haunting reminder of humanity's darkest moments but also highlights resilience and resistance against enslavement. A litho portrays a poignant scene where one woman leads her beloved out of prison doors, granting freedom not only to him but all prisoners within. Christus Consolator's compassionate gaze offers solace to those burdened by suffering while Suzuki Harunobu delicately captures the act a captured bird with tenderness and grace. Sevres' Vase with its delicate design reminds us that even art can be an expression of emancipation. And finally, Christ nailed to the Cross with a Donor presents an unexpected twist; it is through sacrifice that true freedom is achieved. These diverse glimpses into history teach us that liberation comes in many forms – physical release from bondage or breaking societal norms – but ultimately it stems from within ourselves. Let us remember these stories as we continue our own journey towards personal emancipation and strive for a world where all are truly set free.