Domestic Violence Collection

Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz He raised his manacled hands
Vintage engraving from Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz. He raised his manacled hands in a threatening attitude, fixed his eyes on his shrinking parent, and slowly left the room

QED (litho)
8663028 QED (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: QED. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn

Kino Stabbing Her Husband with a Fruit Knife, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kino Stabbing Her Husband with a Fruit Knife, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 471

A Horrible Suicide: A Woman Slays Her Child then Kills Herself, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Horrible Suicide: A Woman Slays Her Child then Kills Herself, 1879. Series: The Kanayomi Newspaper, No. 808

My Old Mother-in-Law is Always Ready to Scold without Any Reason, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
My Old Mother-in-Law is Always Ready to Scold without Any Reason, n.d

Now My Old Mother-in-Law... n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Now My Old Mother-in-Law... n.d

Quarrel between Mother-in-law and Son-in-law, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Quarrel between Mother-in-law and Son-in-law, n.d

Pleito de la suegra con su yerno (Fight of the Mother-in-Law With Her Son-in-Law), n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Pleito de la suegra con su yerno (Fight of the Mother-in-Law With Her Son-in-Law), n.d

Man standing over cowering woman, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Man standing over cowering woman, 1952. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Woman beating her husband with a shoe (colour litho)
3096446 Woman beating her husband with a shoe (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman beating her husband with a shoe)

Barry and Patricia Sinclair, the two principal actors of the comedy " Friendly Relations" which opens at St. Martins Theatre on Boxing Day

French satirical cartoon - Les Poires
Vintage engraving of a French satirical cartoon, Les Poires. An old man pinches the bottom of the maid as she talks to his wife. 19th Century, C Leandre

(The expulsion of Hagar) Ismael est le premier fils d Abraham avec Hagar (Agar)
FIA5370913 (The expulsion of Hagar) Ismael est le premier fils d Abraham avec Hagar (Agar), la servante egyptienne de son epouse Sarah. Apres la naissance d Isaac, Ismael et Agar sont chasses

A wife taking a stick to her drunken husband. 1831 (engraving)
7234797 A wife taking a stick to her drunken husband. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rustic man arriving home drunk)

Old Woman Tearing at her Hair - Massys, Quentin (1466-1530) (Quinten ou Kwinten Metsys ou Matsijs)
FIA5398029 Old Woman Tearing at her Hair - Massys, Quentin (1466-1530) (Quinten ou Kwinten Metsys ou Matsijs) 1525-1530 - Oil on wood - 55x40 - Museo del Prado, Madrid by Massys or Matsys

Q E D; a woman beaten by her husband (litho)
7201235 Q E D; a woman beaten by her husband (litho) by May, Philip William (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q E D)

A l ecole. Un maitre d une ecole de campagne attrape un garcon par l oreille
FIA5380532 A l ecole. Un maitre d une ecole de campagne attrape un garcon par l oreille, dans la salle de classe ou d autres garcons font des betises et des grimaces

A final appeal (litho)
7201244 A final appeal (litho) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: A final appeal: a barrister representing his client in court.); © Look and Learn

Husband holding off his angry wife with mop
5893734 Husband holding off his angry wife with mop. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Husband holding off his angry wife with mop)

Le Christ chassant les marchands du Temple. (Christ Driving the Money Lender from the Temple)
FIA5376141 Le Christ chassant les marchands du Temple. (Christ Driving the Money Lender from the Temple). Avec en arriere plan, des scenes de la Passion du Christ, devant le panorama de la ville

School teacher par Greuze, Jean-Baptiste (1725-1805). Pen, brush, grey and brown colour, watercolour on paper
FIA5404554 School teacher par Greuze, Jean-Baptiste (1725-1805). Pen, brush, grey and brown colour, watercolour on paper, size : 27, 8x33, 8, ca 1764-1765, State Hermitage, St

The Marriage of Passion (litho)
7149284 The Marriage of Passion (litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marriage of Passion)

Home Sweet Home, Domestic Violence (colour litho)
3093643 Home Sweet Home, Domestic Violence (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Sweet Home, Domestic Violence)

Drunk man holding a drink (colour litho)
7185388 Drunk man holding a drink (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drunk man holding a drink. Postcard, early 20th Century.); © Look and Learn

A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving)
7234792 A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A virago beating a man with a stick)

The feast of the queen Vasti
BAT5469664 The feast of the queen Vasti by Sellaio, Jacopo del (1441/42-93); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Book of Esther)

LA JUSTICE CHATIANT L INJUSTICE, DIT MADAME ADELAIDE SOUS LES TRAITS DE LA JUSTICE - Allegory of Justice Combating
FIA5398567 LA JUSTICE CHATIANT L INJUSTICE, DIT MADAME ADELAIDE SOUS LES TRAITS DE LA JUSTICE - Allegory of Justice Combating Injustice - Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766) - Oil on canvas - 132

After the wedding (colour litho)
3102350 After the wedding (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the wedding. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Anger, detail from The Table of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, c. 1480 (oil on panel)
XIR161723 Anger, detail from The Table of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, c.1480 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); Prado, Madrid, Spain

Unfeelingness - Advice to a man on venting his temper on the least guilty
708885 Unfeelingness - Advice to a man on venting his temper on the least guilty, from the series The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion, 1823 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Egerton

The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489640 The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas)
658199 A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas) by Frangiamore, Salvatore (1853-1915); 67.3x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slap in the Face. Salvatore Frangiamore (fl. 1897). Oil on canvas

"Blue Monday"- a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C. Burckhardt, Weissenburg, c
DHC379923 " Blue Monday" - a shoemakers wife beating her husband, broadsheet published by C. Burckhardt, Weissenburg, c.1850 (colour litho) by German School

Illustration from Poil de Carotte by Jules Renard (1864-1910) in Gil Blas, 20th October 1895 (colour litho)
CHT200031 Illustration from Poil de Carotte by Jules Renard (1864-1910) in Gil Blas, 20th October 1895 (colour litho) by Steinlen

Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489646 Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

Wrath, detail from the Table of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, c. 1480 (oil on panel)
XIR405649 Wrath, detail from the Table of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, c.1480 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); Prado, Madrid

The Husband Who Beats His Wife, engraved by Le Blond (engraving)
XIR176064 The Husband Who Beats His Wife, engraved by Le Blond (engraving) by Bosse, Abraham (1602-76) (after); Grosjean Collection, Paris, France; (add.info.: The husband who beats his wife; )

The Art of Making Oneself Loved by Ones Wife, c. 1825 (colour litho)
CHT221648 The Art of Making Oneself Loved by Ones Wife, c.1825 (colour litho) by Hippolyte (fl.1825); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Hen Peckt Husband, 1768 (line engraving)
XYC289237 The Hen Peckt Husband, 1768 (line engraving) by Dawes, William (fl.1760-74) (after); 34.3x26.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro II as Yoemon and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Kasane... Japan, c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro II as Yoemon and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Kasane, His Wife, Japan, c. 1771

Cupid Chastised, 1613. Creator: Bartolomeo Manfredi
Cupid Chastised, 1613

Gioco Delle Donne, E Sue Facende (Game of Wives, And Their Chores), 1654-1718
Gioco Delle Donne, E Sue Facende (Game of Wives [or Women], And Their Chores), 1654-1718. Board game: a woman spends all day doing housework, only to be beaten with a stick by her husband

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"Unveiling the Dark Reality: A Glimpse into the Tragedy of Domestic Violence" In Charles Dickens' "Sketches by Boz, " he vividly portrays the anguish and helplessness experienced by victims, as he writes about a man raising his manacled hands in despair. The haunting image depicted in George Cruikshank's artwork "The Bottle" from 1847 further exposes the grim consequences of domestic violence. Shirley Markham's powerful creation from 1952 captures a chilling moment of a woman cowering beneath a man standing over her, reminding us that this issue transcends time and persists even today. Similarly, an anonymous French satirical cartoon titled "Les Poires" serves as a scathing critique on society's indifference towards such atrocities. Moving forward to lighter tones, Barry and Patricia Sinclair take center stage in their comedic act, yet behind closed curtains lies the harsh reality faced by countless individuals trapped within abusive relationships. Even early frescoes from the 14th century depict love's initiation with its ups and downs – sometimes leading to dark corners where violence lurks. El Cids Daughters portrayed in Tesoro de Romanceros' Romance XLIV painting highlights how women have historically suffered at the hands of men. Francisco Goya's striking work "Woman in Prison" showcases another facet of confinement endured by victims who are trapped both physically and emotionally. Advertisements like Barrys Tricopherous hair treatment may seem unrelated at first glance but serve as reminders that they are affect anyone regardless of social status or appearance, and is crucial to recognize that Christ himself intervened when confronted with an adulterous woman, emphasizing compassion over condemnation. Even ancient tales like "The expulsion of Hagar" shed light on abuse inflicted upon vulnerable individuals throughout history. This narrative reminds us that no one should be subjected to mistreatment due to their circumstances or origins.