Tyrant Collection

The oath of Justinian II
908883 The oath of Justinian II by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published Hutchinson & Co circa 1920)

Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant
2911023 Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant; (add.info.: 1811 Hand-coloured etching titled 'Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant' by Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) English artist and caricaturist

Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to
531569 Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to execute criminals

Allegory on Oliver Cromwell (engraving)
1577462 Allegory on Oliver Cromwell (engraving); (add.info.: Allegory on Oliver Cromwell, victor in the English Civil War. Engraved by Crispijn de Passe II (1594-1670) Engraver

Il Duce, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), from 'Signal' Magazine, Number 17, December 1940 (litho)
BAL142530 Il Duce, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), from 'Signal' Magazine, Number 17, December 1940 (litho); Private Collection.

À Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant à faire régner l'ordre dans ses états, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
A Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant a faire regner l'ordre dans ses etats, 1851. In Naples - The best king continues to maintain order in his states'

Heraclius Sentencing the Tyrant Phocas. Creator: Pierre Woeiriot
Heraclius Sentencing the Tyrant Phocas

Lenin and Stalin in Gorki (Near Moscow), 1922, (1939). Creator: Unknown
Lenin and Stalin in Gorki (Near Moscow), 1922, (1939). Russian communist revolutionaries Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)

Black-billed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis montanus) with nest material; Antisanilla Reserve, Ecuador

Joseph Stalin, Soviet Russian leader
Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), Soviet Russian leader. Seen here in uniform, waving. Date: circa 1940s

Damocles dines with a sword hanging over his head
Damocles, member of the Greek court of Dionysius of Siragusa (Syracuse), Sicily, dines dangerously, with a sword hanging over his head. Date: 404 BC

The Bearers of Bad News (colour litho)
2795869 The Bearers of Bad News (colour litho) by Lecomte du Nouy, Jean Jules Antoine (1842-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bearers of Bad News)

Bearers of Ill Tidings (chromolitho)
1094024 Bearers of Ill Tidings (chromolitho) by Lecomte du Nouy, Jean Jules Antoine (1842-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearers of Ill Tidings)

St Anthony facing the tyrant Ezzelino in Verona, detail of, School of the Saint, detail of 2196790, 1510-1511 (fresco)
2196830 St Anthony facing the tyrant Ezzelino in Verona, detail of, School of the Saint, detail of 2196790, 1510-1511 (fresco) by Corona, Giovanni Antonio (c.1481-1530); Basilica of Saint Anthony

Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
XIR442291 Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (15th century); 60x47 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes

Joseph Stalin during his exile in Siberia, 1915 (b / w photo)
5231621 Joseph Stalin during his exile in Siberia, 1915 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Stalin during his exile in Siberia, 1915)

A messenger returns from Oroetus with stories of trenedous riches, c. 1950 (litho)
1122668 A messenger returns from Oroetus with stories of trenedous riches, c.1950 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tyrant, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999437 Tyrant, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

My Hero, A Tyrant (engraving)
2793007 My Hero, A Tyrant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My Hero, A Tyrant)

David Garrick (1717-79) as Richard III, Act V Scene 3, in the play by William Shakespeare
STC134780 David Garrick (1717-79) as Richard III, Act V Scene 3, in the play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) engraved by Portbury (engraving) by Hogarth

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) 1930s (b / w photo)
CHT247729 Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) 1930s (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

The Royal Extinguisher, or Gulliver Putting Out the Patriots of Lilliput, published by S
NCO189782 The Royal Extinguisher, or Gulliver Putting Out the Patriots of Lilliput, published by S.W. Fores in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Rehoboam accepting the advice of the young men (litho)
STC416094 Rehoboam accepting the advice of the young men (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rehoboam)

The genius of France extirpating despotism, tyranny and oppression from the face of
698016 The genius of France extirpating despotism, tyranny and oppression from the face of the earth, Or the royal warriors defeated, 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by English School

Portrait of a man, possibly Cesare Borgia (1476-1507) (oil on canvas)
PWI94325 Portrait of a man, possibly Cesare Borgia (1476-1507) (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Dosso (c.1479-1542); 95x77 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Italian, out of copyright

White-headed marsh tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala (White-headed tody, Todus leucocephalus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Long-tailed tyrant, Colonia colonus (Peruvian flycatcher, Le Colon). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Tawny-crowned pygmy tyrant, Euscarthmus meloryphus (Rufus-crowned tody, Lepturus ruficeps). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Eared pygmy tyrant, Myiornis auricularis (Great-headed tody, Todus megacephalus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Spectacled tyrant, Hymenops perspicillatus (Spectacle or white-winged water-chat, Perspicilla leucoptera). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson

Masked water tyrant, Fluvicola nengeta (Mocking water-chat). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Crested black tyrant, Knipolegus lophotes (Crested-black water-chat, Blechropus cristatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Cock-tailed tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor. Vulnerable
Cock-tailed tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor (Cock-tailed water-chat, Alectura azarii). Vulnerable. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa (Scissortail or swallow blackcap, Gubernetes forficatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Napoleon (1769-1821) in his Study (oil on canvas)
AGN35473 Napoleon (1769-1821) in his Study (oil on canvas) by Delaroche, Hippolyte (Paul) (1797-1856); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; French, out of copyright

Ancient miniatures representing jousts from the Vatican Library. The bottom scene from a French manuscript, Universal Stories Sacred and Profane, 1290

Polycrates and the Fisherman, c. 1664 (oil on canvas)
2970551 Polycrates and the Fisherman, c.1664 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); 73x98.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Wentworth Greene Field Memorial Fund; Italian

The first memorable ones, the Nero by Arrigo Boito at the Scala in Milan (colour litho)
2809298 The first memorable ones, the Nero by Arrigo Boito at the Scala in Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first memorable ones)

The tyrant (colour litho)
2779751 The tyrant (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tyrant. Employers)

Captain Vaul, that cruel tyrant, 1642 (engraving)
3629263 Captain Vaul, that cruel tyrant, 1642 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Vaul, that cruel tyrant, 1642)

Porfirio Diaz of Mexico, c. 1910 (b / w photo)
STC375600 Porfirio Diaz of Mexico, c.1910 (b/w photo) by Viau, Pablo (fl.c.1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: from The Wind that Swept Mexico)

Exit Liberte a la Francois! or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite at St
NCO191272 Exit Liberte a la Francois! or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite at St. Cloud near Paris, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Allegory of Bad Government, detail of Tyranny, 1338-40 (fresco)
ALI184760 Allegory of Bad Government, detail of Tyranny, 1338-40 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy; Alinari

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin lighting his pipe, 1936 (b / w photo)
5231692 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin lighting his pipe, 1936 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin lighting his pipe, 1936)

Bolshevik commanders Joseph Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov in the trenches of Tsaritsyn, Russian Civil War, 1918 (litho)
5231622 Bolshevik commanders Joseph Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov in the trenches of Tsaritsyn, Russian Civil War, 1918 (litho) by Grekov

David as Richard III, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451185 David as Richard III, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

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Joseph Stalin at the time of his graduation from Gori divinity school, Georgia, 1894 (b / w photo)
5231602 Joseph Stalin at the time of his graduation from Gori divinity school, Georgia, 1894 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

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"Tyrant: A Historical Journey Through Power and Oppression" Step into the world of tyranny, where power is wielded with an iron fist and lives hang in the balance. From Joseph Stalin's reign over Soviet Russia to Damocles dining under a sword suspended above him, this caption explores the dark side of human history. In America, symbols like the Confederate Battle Flag and Virginia State Flag remind us of a time when oppression divided a nation. Yet even nature has its tyrants, as seen in the Black-billed shrike-tyrant meticulously building its nest in Antisanilla Reserve. Ancient artifacts tell tales of despotic rulers throughout time. The bronze helmet from Olympia takes us back to 5th century B. C. , while the brazen bull reveals Phalaris' sadistic instrument of torture in Sicily. Aristagoras, Tyrant of Miletus, receives an order for revolt against Persian rule through an unconventional message tattooed on a slave's scalp. The painting "Judith and the Infant Hercules" captures another moment where strength triumphs over tyranny. But not all stories end well. "The Bearers of Bad News" depict messengers delivering unfortunate tidings amidst chaos and despair. In Judith's encounter with Holofernes or Olynthus' tragic sack, we witness how resistance can come at great cost. Throughout history, tyrants have risen only to fall eventually – their oppressive regimes crumbling under their own weight. As we reflect on these moments etched in time, let them serve as reminders that humanity must strive for justice and freedom for all – lest we repeat our darkest chapters once again.