Infanticide Collection

Hogarth, Gin Lane. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin (which later became the Gin Act)

Arrangement in Yellow and Gray : Effie Deans, c. 1876-78 (oil on canvas)
3545921 Arrangement in Yellow and Gray : Effie Deans, c.1876-78 (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 194x93 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

Sacrifice of Abraham, Lot taken captive, Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings
AIS5360402 Sacrifice of Abraham, Lot taken captive, Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings, miniature taken from "Psychomachia

The sacrifice of Issac, while Abraham raised his sword to execute the order that God gave him, sacrifice his son Isaac
YOU4418788 The sacrifice of Issac, while Abraham raised his sword to execute the order that God gave him, sacrifice his son Isaac

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

INFANTICIDE PREVENTED
Missionaries in China seek to end Chinese infanticide. For many Chinese, to bear female children is a thing to be ashamed of and many girls are buried alive Date: circa 1850

MADAGASCAR INFANTICIDE
A Madagascar couple lay their infant in the road along which cattle are driven, so that the animals will trample it and bear the responsibility for its death Date: 1845

Saturn Devouring His Son, 1819-1823 (mixed media mural transferred to canvas)
JLJ4650294 Saturn Devouring His Son, 1819-1823 (mixed media mural transferred to canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Prado, Madrid

Josephs bloody tunic presented to Jacob. Josephs jealous brothers who gave up killing him make their father Jacob
XEE4415114 Josephs bloody tunic presented to Jacob. Josephs jealous brothers who gave up killing him make their father Jacob believe his death by presenting Josephs coat covered with sheeps blood

The wrong woman Anthropophagy Scene, a witch has a child. Grey wash by Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) Sun
JLJ4974507 The wrong woman Anthropophagy Scene, a witch has a child. Grey wash by Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) Sun

The poem of the soul; The nightmare. Painting by Anne Francois Louis Janmot (1814-1892), 19th century. Oil on canvas
JLJ4576465 The poem of the soul; The nightmare. Painting by Anne Francois Louis Janmot (1814-1892), 19th century. Oil on canvas. Dim: 1, 13 x 1, 43m

The bad woman (Mala mujer). The wicked woman. Anthropophagy scene, a witch devours a child
JLJ4571999 The bad woman (Mala mujer). The wicked woman. Anthropophagy scene, a witch devours a child. Grey wash by Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) Sun

Medee thinking of killing her children Marble sculpture by Tommaso Solari (1820-1897) 1863. Dim
LRI4692971 Medee thinking of killing her children Marble sculpture by Tommaso Solari (1820-1897) 1863. Dim. 60x80x38 cm From the collection of Prince Odone di savoia. Genes, Art Gallery Moderna, inv

Gilles de Rais (Retz ou Rays) (1404-1440), companion of arms of Joan of Arc. 19th century engraving
XEE4406356 Gilles de Rais (Retz ou Rays) (1404-1440), companion of arms of Joan of Arc. 19th century engraving. by Unknown Artist

Jephthah about to sacrifice his daughter (oil on canvas)
886535 Jephthah about to sacrifice his daughter (oil on canvas) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Jephte sur le point de sacrifier sa fille)

Infanticide in India (engraving)
972321 Infanticide in India (engraving) by Dibdin, Thomas Colman (1810-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Infanticide in India. As practised in the Temple of Canesa in Benares)

Mother Abbess Strangling the Infant, illustration from an Anti-Catholic pamphlet (litho)
AQS256895 Mother Abbess Strangling the Infant, illustration from an Anti-Catholic pamphlet (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The Sacrifice of Abraham (fresco)
ALG192828 The Sacrifice of Abraham (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Palazzo Arcivescovile, Udine, Italy

Infanticide on the Banks of the Jumna, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Infanticide on the Banks of the Jumna, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Isaacs sacrifice. Painting by Cosme ACUNA TRONCOSO (1759-?), c. 1781 (oil on canvas)
AIS5363107 Isaacs sacrifice. Painting by Cosme ACUNA TRONCOSO (1759-?), c. 1781 (oil on canvas) by Acuna Troncoso, Cosme (1758- after 1814)

Ivan IV le Terrible (1530-1584) etreint son fils Ivan Ivanovich (1554-1581)
FIA5336969 Ivan IV le Terrible (1530-1584) etreint son fils Ivan Ivanovich (1554-1581) qu il vient de blesser mortellement lors d une dispute, le vendredi 16 novembre 1581

"Abraham sacrifie Isaac"(Abrahams Sacrifice of Isaac) L ange retient la main d Abraham avant le sacrifice de
FIA5358417 " Abraham sacrifie Isaac" (Abrahams Sacrifice of Isaac) L ange retient la main d Abraham avant le sacrifice de son fils Isaac

Le sacrifice d Isaac - Peinture de Pedro Orrente (1588-1645), huile sur toile, vers 1615, 133
FIA5392501 Le sacrifice d Isaac - Peinture de Pedro Orrente (1588-1645), huile sur toile, vers 1615, 133, 5x167 cm - The Sacrifice of Isaac

The Sacrifice of Abraham, 1635 (oil on canvas)
XIR167525 The Sacrifice of Abraham, 1635 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 193.5x132.8 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Dutch, out of copyright

Binding of Isaac (oil on canvas, 16th-17th century)
LRI4691841 Binding of Isaac (oil on canvas, 16th-17th century) by Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639); Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genoa, Liguria

Hunting in China: the cangue, an apparatus of torment (a kind of pillory
XEE4191759 Hunting in China: the cangue, an apparatus of torment (a kind of pillory) applies to infanticide mothers. Engraving in " La Nature", 1896

One of "Horrible history and true arrival in the city of soliers in
XEE4108732 One of " Horrible history and true arrival in the city of soliers in Provence" in Paris 1617. (beginning of the popular press) by Unknown Artist

Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac Painting by Laurent de La Hyre (1606-1656) 1650 Reims
JLJ4668442 Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac Painting by Laurent de La Hyre (1606-1656) 1650 Reims, museum Saint Denis by La Hyre, Laurent de (1606-56); Musee Saint-Denis, Reims

Abrahams Sacrifice. Engraving in "The main facts of holy history"
DUV4209955 Abrahams Sacrifice. Engraving in " The main facts of holy history". Epinal Imaging, 4th Series. Pellerin and Cie, printer-publisher, Epinal. End of the 19th century

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1st century BC. (mosaic)
LRI4596048 The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1st century BC. (mosaic) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museo ArqueolAogico De Ampurias, Ampurias

Sacrifice of Isaac Bas relief of gilded bronze by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) 1401. Dim
LRI4594472 Sacrifice of Isaac Bas relief of gilded bronze by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) 1401. Dim. 45 cm Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence by Ghiberti

Sacrifice of Abraham (gouache on paper)
CHT252501 Sacrifice of Abraham (gouache on paper) by Persian School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info)

Jephthahs vow
3496096 Jephthahs vow by Italian School, (18th century); Banca BNL Filiale di Torino, Italy; (add.info.: Salon, Bank BNL, Turin Italy); Photo eMauro Ranzani; Italian, out of copyright

Hetty Sorrel, beloved of Adam Bede, meeting the young squire Arthur Donnithorne in
536926 Hetty Sorrel, beloved of Adam Bede, meeting the young squire Arthur Donnithorne in the woods. Hetty has his child and is convicted of infanticide and condemned to death

The sacrifice of Abraham the angel appears to Abraham to tell him not to sacrifice his
JLJ4581884 The sacrifice of Abraham the angel appears to Abraham to tell him not to sacrifice his son Isaac. Low relief in ivory medallion. 15th century

The Battle of Love and Chastete Painting by Pietro Vannucci dit Il Perugino (The Perugin
JLJ4573083 The Battle of Love and Chastete Painting by Pietro Vannucci dit Il Perugino (The Perugin) (1450-1523), 1503. by Perugino, Pietro (c.1445-1523); Louvre, Paris

Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Sacrifice of Abraham
XEE4137840 Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Sacrifice of Abraham. An angel holds Abrahams hand before the sacrifice of his son Isaac. On the left, the belier Abraham will kill instead

Hetty Sorrel, sentenced to death for infanticide, comforted in prison by her Methodist
536934 Hetty Sorrel, sentenced to death for infanticide, comforted in prison by her Methodist preacher cousin, Dinah Morris

Infanticide in Madagascar (engraving)
669629 Infanticide in Madagascar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Infanticide in Madagascar)

"Achille presente le prix de la sagesse a Nestor pendant les jeux d
FIA5399674 " Achille presente le prix de la sagesse a Nestor pendant les jeux d Obseques" (Les jeux d Obseques se disent aussi les jeux funebres)

The Horaces Detail oath representing women collapsed in pain
JLJ4612114 The Horaces Detail oath representing women collapsed in pain. Painting by Jacques Louis David (1748-1825) 1784 Sun

Female Convict Life at Woking (engraving)
1046883 Female Convict Life at Woking (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Female Convict Life at Woking)

The Sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, illustration from L Ancien Testament
REV326537 The Sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, illustration from L Ancien Testament, published by Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber, Esslingen (colour engraving) by German School

The Sacrifice of Isaac (oil on panel)
XIR245110 The Sacrifice of Isaac (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); Neue Residenz, Bamberg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Solomons Judgment Two women pretend to be the mother of the same child
JLJ4666599 Solomons Judgment Two women pretend to be the mother of the same child. Painting by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) 1649 Dim. 1, 01 X 1, 50m

The Sacrifice of Isaac (Fresco, 1726-1728)
LRI4662712 The Sacrifice of Isaac (Fresco, 1726-1728) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Palazzo Arcivescovile, Udine

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"Unveiling the Dark Depths of Infanticide: A Historical Journey through Art and Engravings" Delving into the haunting world of infanticide, we encounter William Hogarth's powerful depiction in "Gin Lane. " This iconic artwork from the 18th century exposes the devastating consequences of alcoholism on society, including neglectful mothers driven to abandon or harm their infants. Moving further back in time, we stumble upon Saturn Devouring His Son, a chilling mixed media mural by an unknown artist dating between 1819-1823. Inspired by Greek mythology, this piece portrays the horrifying act of filicide as Saturn consumes his own child. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, we confront a Romanian popular engraving depicting an alleged human sacrifice committed by Jews during the Tisza-Elzlar affair in Hungary. This controversial portrayal sheds light on historical tensions and prejudices that have fueled tragic events throughout history. The biblical narrative unfolds before us with "The Sacrifice of Isaac, " a captivating painting from 1560. Here, Abraham's willingness to offer his son as a sacrifice tests both faith and morality while highlighting themes of obedience and divine intervention. Intriguingly, Medee's furious oil-on-canvas representation captivates our attention next. Painted in 1862, it explores infanticide driven by revenge as Medee contemplates murdering her children after being betrayed by her husband Jason—a tale rooted in ancient Greek tragedy. Shifting gears to more recent times brings us face-to-face with a heart-wrenching scene captured in an engraving from France's "The Little Journal Illustrates" collection (1927). In desperate circumstances due to financial constraints, a mother contemplates ending her sick daughter's life rather than burdening herself with insurmountable hospital fees—an agonizing choice born out of desperation. Traversing back centuries ago to Rome under Appius Claudius' rule, we encounter the tragic tale of Virginia.