Bagne Collection

Revolt des prisoners dans les bagnes de Siberia (mine) (katorga) (prisoners in Siberian katorga camps)
ELD4965813 Revolt des prisoners dans les bagnes de Siberia (mine) (katorga) (prisoners in Siberian katorga camps) Engraving from "Les Prisons-de-l'Europe" d'Alboize et Maquet

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard)
7886294 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Isle-en-Mer)

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard)
7886282 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Belle Ile en Mer)

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard)
7879441 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Belle Ile en Mer)

convoy of convicts leaving Toulon's bagne for Avignon. The trackers and a ball fixed at the ankle
PCT4260477 convoy of convicts leaving Toulon's bagne for Avignon. The trackers and a ball fixed at the ankle, wear their number on their cups

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard)
7879438 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Belle Ile en Mer)

Exhibition of a forced evade (Evade returned) at the Toulon bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143451 Exhibition of a forced evade (Evade returned) at the Toulon bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours" (1877)

The biggest torment of the forcate is to be a mismate. Fight between two prisoners connected by the same chain
XEE4143399 The biggest torment of the forcate is to be a mismate. Fight between two prisoners connected by the same chain. Bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century

Bagne de Brest: caning. Engraving in "Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours"(1877)
XEE4143516 Bagne de Brest: caning. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895) (Colonia Penale - Penal colony)

Pugilat scene at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a
XEE4143505 Pugilat scene at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation a nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin
ICA4857188 Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin, 07/05/05 - Some scenes from the life of the bagne - Prisons, Bagnes, Works Forces - Prisoners, Prison Guards by Damblans

The chain started at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143523 The chain started at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Infirm forces at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143518 Infirm forces at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Criminal Phrenology in the Brest Bagne (portraits depicting the physiognomic
XEE4143496 Criminal Phrenology in the Brest Bagne (portraits depicting the physiognomic characteristics of different types of criminals)

Coupling at the Rochefort bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143466 Coupling at the Rochefort bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

First convoy of forces from Toulon to Cayenne (Guyana) under the Decret of 8 December
XEE4143457 First convoy of forces from Toulon to Cayenne (Guyana) under the Decret of 8 December 1851. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877)

Suicide at the Rochefort bagne in 1840. Engraving in "
XEE4143444 Suicide at the Rochefort bagne in 1840. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895) (Colonia Penale - Penal colony)

The penitencier Saint-Laurent in Cayenne (French Guiana) in the 19th century
XEE4143434 The penitencier Saint-Laurent in Cayenne (French Guiana) in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877)

Convictions to perpetuity at the Rochefort Bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143431 Convictions to perpetuity at the Rochefort Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Escape from the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143417 Escape from the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

The canteen of the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century
XEE4143401 The canteen of the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Escape from the bagne of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea) in the 19th century
XEE4143387 Escape from the bagne of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea) in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877)

Forcats selling their belongings before entering the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143382 Forcats selling their belongings before entering the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877)

Prisoners pulling des blocs de pierre de carriere, "Les Bagnes: histoire
LSE4092987 Prisoners pulling des blocs de pierre de carriAre, " Les Bagnes: histoire, types, moreurs, mystAre" by maurice Alhoy, ed. Gustave Havard, 1845

A Saint Martin de Re: boarding of forces for Guiana - in "
LSE4100185 A Saint Martin de Re: boarding of forces for Guiana - in " Le Peute Parisien", 1903 by French School

Cellular van of the bagne, "Les Bagnes: histoire, types, mores
LSE4093002 Cellular van of the bagne, " Les Bagnes: histoire, types, mores, mystere" by Maurice Alhoy, ed Gustave Havard, 1845 by French School

A working force at the Brest Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143507 A working force at the Brest Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Attempted escape from the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143455 Attempted escape from the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Forcats in march at the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century
XEE4143422 Forcats in march at the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

The hospital of the Bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century
XEE4143419 The hospital of the Bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

The bagne of Rochefort in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143412 The bagne of Rochefort in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Attempted escape at the Fort of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea
XEE4143390 Attempted escape at the Fort of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea) in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877)

Harvesting forces at the bagne of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea
XEE4143389 Harvesting forces at the bagne of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea) in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877)

Ile de Re, St Martin (St-Martin, Saint-Martin): forced departure for Guiana
PCT4716421 Ile de Re, St Martin (St-Martin, Saint-Martin): forced departure for Guiana, exit from the bagne - postcard LC beginning 20th century - prison facility for hard work, prison

Title page of the book "Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation till nos
XEE4143521 Title page of the book " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation till nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Clothing and irons received by a force arriving at the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th
XEE4143485 Clothing and irons received by a force arriving at the bagne de Rochefort in the 19th century (from the original drawing of Clemans, forcat du bagne in 1840)

The transfer to the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143462 The transfer to the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Forcats going to work at the penitencier Saint-Laurent (Saint-Laurent
XEE4143445 Forcats going to work at the penitencier Saint-Laurent (Saint-Laurent) in Cayenne (French Guiana) in the 19th century

Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea) in the 19th century
XEE4143394 Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea) in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Toulons bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143384 Toulons bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895) (Colonia Penale - Penal colony)

Military condemned to the bagne of Toulon in the 19th century
XEE4143511 Military condemned to the bagne of Toulon in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

A wedding at the Rochefort bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143473 A wedding at the Rochefort bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Forcats bucherons at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143439 Forcats bucherons at the Toulon Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

The viatica at the Toulon bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in "
XEE4143377 The viatica at the Toulon bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Le bagne de Toulon - une chaine descendant le Rhone - Engraving in "
XEE4153790 Le bagne de Toulon - une chaine descendant le Rhone - Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

Types of galleries from the Brest Bagne in the 19th century
XEE4143487 Types of galleries from the Brest Bagne in the 19th century. Engraving in " Histoire des bagnes depuis leur creation A nos jours" (1877) by Pierre Zaccone (1817-1895)

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"Unveiling the Dark Realities: The Horrors in the 19th Century" Step into a world of unimaginable suffering and despair as we explore the haunting history of bagne, penal colonies that were notorious for their brutality. Through captivating engravings and illustrations from Pierre Zaccone's "Histoire des bagnes depuis leur création à nos jours, " we are transported to a time when these prisons reigned with terror. In Brests bagne, Joseph Bordelet's chilling engraving captures an execution that sends shivers down our spines. Witnessing such gruesome scenes reminds us of the unforgiving nature of these institutions. Meanwhile, at Toulon bagne, another engraving reveals an exhibition of a forced evade, where escape was met with severe consequences. The misery continues at Rochefort bagne, where prisoners connected by chains engage in brutal fights. Their struggle for survival is epitomized by being mismates – an agonizing torment that amplifies their already unbearable existence. Caning becomes yet another method employed at Bagne de Brest to maintain control over inmates. As depicted in Zaccone's engraving, this form of punishment further deepens the agony endured within these walls. Similarly, pugilat scenes unfold at Toulon Bagne; violence becoming an everyday occurrence amidst desperation and hopelessness. Death looms large within these prison walls as executions become chilling spectacles witnessed by all. An illustration from "Histoire des bagnes depuis leur création à nos jours" showcases one such execution at Toulon Bagne – a reminder that life here held no value or mercy. Portoferraio Prison on Elba Island offers little respite from this grim reality as Eugene Damblans' oil painting transports us back to its bleak confines between 1888-1894. Its somber hues reflect the despair felt by those trapped within its walls.