Pillaging Collection

United Irishmen Upon Duty, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (coloured engraving)
TPG171799 United Irishmen Upon Duty, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

French illustration characterising Russia pillaging Poland. 1905
5617200 French illustration characterising Russia pillaging Poland. 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG.

German soldiers destroying a French chateau and stealing priceless art works during WWI (litho)
3252888 German soldiers destroying a French chateau and stealing priceless art works during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Meurtre et le pillage officiels; "Rassemblage" de metaux en gare d'Anizy (Aisne)... 1915
Le Meurtre et le pillage officiels; "Rassemblage" de metaux en gare d'Anizy (Aisne): document extrait du supplement du "Berliner Lokal Anzeiger" date du 3 october 1915, 1915

Pillage d'une église pendant la Révolution, c1793. Creator: Jacques François Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines
Pillage d'une eglise pendant la Revolution, c1793

The Archbishop Was Always a Rogue, 1831. Creator: Auguste Raffet
The Archbishop Was Always a Rogue, 1831

Comic Stories: The Plunderer Falls on the Goat, 1726. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Comic Stories: The Plunderer Falls on the Goat, 1726

Attack on a Coach, plate eight from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Attack on a Coach, plate eight from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Plundering and Burning a Village, plate seven from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Plundering and Burning a Village, plate seven from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Destruction of a Convent, plate six from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Destruction of a Convent, plate six from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Plundering a Large Farmhouse, plate five from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Plundering a Large Farmhouse, plate five from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Scene of Pillage, plate four from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Scene of Pillage, plate four from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Plundering a Farmhouse, from the series The Miseries of War, 1633 (oil on copper)
868252 Plundering a Farmhouse, from the series The Miseries of War, 1633 (oil on copper) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); 34x24 cm; Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Norman Knights Ride to Hastings to Forage for Food, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen)
XIR181249 Norman Knights Ride to Hastings to Forage for Food, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by English School, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Le sac de Magdebourg (guerre de trente ans) - The Siege of Magdeburg, 1631, by Meulenaer
FIA5408937 Le sac de Magdebourg (guerre de trente ans) - The Siege of Magdeburg, 1631, by Meulenaer, Peeter (Peter Meulenaer) (1602-1654). Oil on wood, 1650. Dimension : 40x72 cm

Scene de bataille, guerre de trente ans - Battlefield. Scene from the Thirty Years War, by Snayers, Pieter (1592-1667)
FIA5409673 Scene de bataille, guerre de trente ans - Battlefield. Scene from the Thirty Years War, by Snayers, Pieter (1592-1667). Oil on canvas, before 1659. Dimension : 75x121 cm

Cavaliers attaquant un hameau (Horsemen attacking a Hamlet). Peinture de Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690)
FIA5363262 Cavaliers attaquant un hameau (Horsemen attacking a Hamlet). Peinture de Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690). Huile sur bois. Art flamand, style baroque

La destruction du temple de Jerusalem - The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
FIA5409254 La destruction du temple de Jerusalem - The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665). Oil on canvas, 1625-1626

Guerre de Quatre-Vingts Ans (revolte des Pays Bas ou revolte des gueux, 1468-1548)
FIA5401899 Guerre de Quatre-Vingts Ans (revolte des Pays Bas ou revolte des gueux, 1468-1548): la mise a sac d un village - The Sack of a Village - par Pieter Snayers(1592-1667) - Oil on wood

Sac de Rome en 455 : Genseric (ou Geiseric) (vers 399-477) et les Vandales envahissent Rome
FIA5370198 Sac de Rome en 455 : Genseric (ou Geiseric) (vers 399-477) et les Vandales envahissent Rome (Geiseric the Lame invades Rome). Ils pillent la ville et emporte la Menorah

Spanish troops looting a village in Flanders during the war of the Netherlands (oil on canvas)
354841 Spanish troops looting a village in Flanders during the war of the Netherlands (oil on canvas) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Revolt in Algeria (colour litho)
2782199 Revolt in Algeria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revolt in Algeria. Pillaging of the village of Margueritte)

A Landscape with Marauders attacking a Wagon Train and Pillaging a Village, (oil on panel)
990228 A Landscape with Marauders attacking a Wagon Train and Pillaging a Village, (oil on panel) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 50.2x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A cavalry skirmish with soldiers pillaging a village (oil on canvas)
CH445190 A cavalry skirmish with soldiers pillaging a village (oil on canvas) by Snayers, Peeter (1592-1667); 52.8x81.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Pillage of a Farm (oil on canvas)
XIR243014 The Pillage of a Farm (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Musee Bargoin, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Invasion of Roman territory by the Cimbri, late 2nd Century BC (engraving)
3647080 Invasion of Roman territory by the Cimbri, late 2nd Century BC (engraving) by Bendemann, Eduard (1811-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Invasion of Roman territory by the Cimbri)

Night Pillaging Scene (oil on canvas)
899072 Night Pillaging Scene (oil on canvas) by Colonia, Adam (1634-85); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France; (add.info.: PEINTURE COLONIA Adam (1634 - 1685) MUSEE DES BEAUX-ARTS RENNES IMAGE

The first plunder of Trojan. Painted miniature from Historia destructionis Troiae
AIS5346202 The first plunder of Trojan. Painted miniature from Historia destructionis Troiae, (Historia Troiana) by Guido delle Colone (circa 1210- ca. 1287) (Sevilla: Casa Jacome Cromberger; 1545)

Soldats pillant un wagon de chemin de fer - Soldiers plundering a railway wagon
FIA5395369 Soldats pillant un wagon de chemin de fer - Soldiers plundering a railway wagon (from the series of watercolors Russian revolution) - Vladimirov

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) vend des biens voles, parmi eux le groupe du Laocoon - Caricature de Ivan Ivanovich
FIA5385633 Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) vend des biens voles, parmi eux le groupe du Laocoon - Caricature de Ivan Ivanovich Terebenev (1780-1815), encre et aquarelle sur papier, 1813, 28, 8x25

Carlo the Great, Running Away with the East Indes, published June 1806

The Taking of Alexandria, 1672-78. Creator: Gerard Audran
The Taking of Alexandria, 1672-78

Sac de Rome (455) - Le Destin des empires - Destruction - par Thomas Cole - 1836- New
FIA5404083 Sac de Rome (455) - Le Destin des empires - Destruction - par Thomas Cole - 1836- New York Historical Society - (Rome, Roman Empire, Gaiseric, Genseric, Migration Period)

The Sack of Rome by Visigoths in 410, 1890 (oil on canvas)
5667111 The Sack of Rome by Visigoths in 410, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Sylvestre, Joseph-Noel (1847-1926); 197x130 cm; Musee Paul Valery, Sete

Destruction of a monastery during the Thirty Years War, 1618-1635 (engraving)
6000619 Destruction of a monastery during the Thirty Years War, 1618-1635 (engraving) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Riots in Paris, the Mob pillaging St Josephs Church (litho)
1043018 The Riots in Paris, the Mob pillaging St Josephs Church (litho) by Craig, Frank (1874-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Riots in Paris, the Mob pillaging St Josephs Church)

The War in the East, with the Russians at Biela (engraving)
1049587 The War in the East, with the Russians at Biela (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East, with the Russians at Biela)

Plundering of a Village (Pillage et incendie d un village)
1067875 Plundering of a Village (Pillage et incendie d un village), from The Miseries of War, 1633 (etching) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); 8.4x18.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Raid (La Maraude), from The Miseries of War, 1633 (etching)
1067872 The Raid (La Maraude), from The Miseries of War, 1633 (etching) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); 8.255x18.5751x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection

Looting of weapons in storage (engraving)
820432 Looting of weapons in storage (engraving) by Prieur, (fl.1800); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looting of weapons in storage, 13 July 1789. Drawn by Prieur, engraved by Berthault)

Looting the house of St Lazare (engraving)
820431 Looting the house of St Lazare (engraving) by Prieur, (fl.1800); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looting the house of St Lazare, 13 July 1789. Drawn by Prieur, engraved by Berthault)

Tirailleurs a la maraude (colour litho)
2789621 Tirailleurs a la maraude (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tirailleurs a la maraude)

Fahavalos pillant une case malgache (colour litho)
2789498 Fahavalos pillant une case malgache (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fahavalos pillant une case malgache)

La defense de Cadix (Cadiz, Espagne) contre les anglais
FIA5403097 La defense de Cadix (Cadiz, Espagne) contre les anglais. Les troupes anglaises se sont emparees de la Tour de Cadix le 1er Novembre 1625 dans le but d intercepter l or et l argent venu d

The Turmoils in Rome after the Death of Caesar (oil on panel)
672513 The Turmoils in Rome after the Death of Caesar (oil on panel) by Roore, Jacques Ignatius de (1686-1747); 54.7x69.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, 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

Ms Fr 91 Fol. 87 Page from The Story of Merlin by Robert de Boron, c
BNP159950 Ms Fr 91 Fol.87 Page from The Story of Merlin by Robert de Boron, c.1482-89 (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eBibliotheque Nationale

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"Pillaging: A Historical Chronicle of Plunder and Chaos" In the realm of history, pillaging stands as a haunting reminder of mankind's darkest inclinations. From ancient times to more recent conflicts, this act of ruthless looting has left its mark on countless societies. United Irishmen Upon Duty, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798, depicts the grim reality faced by those caught in the crossfire. Plundering a Farmhouse from The Miseries of War series (1633) portrays the heart-wrenching devastation inflicted upon innocent civilians during times of conflict. Norman Knights Ride to Hastings to Forage for Food showcased within the Bayeux Tapestry reveals how even noble warriors resorted to plundering when resources grew scarce. The chilling scene captured in Plundering Soldiers (oil on canvas) serves as a testament to humanity's capacity for cruelty. Le sac de Magdebourg (guerre de trente ans) - The Siege of Magdeburg, 1631 illustrates Peter Meulenaer's harrowing depiction of an entire city ravaged by pillagers during the Thirty Years' War. Battlefield: Scene from the Thirty Years War by Pieter Snayers showcases chaos and destruction wrought upon landscapes torn apart by armed conflict. Cavaliers attaquant un hameau (Horsemen attacking a Hamlet), painted by Adam Frans van der Meulen, transports us back to an era where marauders rode through villages with impunity. Nicolas Poussin's The Destruction of the Temple Jerusalem takes us further into history, reminding us that even sacred places were not spared from pillagers' wrath. Englebrecht's copper engraving titled The Pandurs visiting the Jews provides insight into how different cultures clashed amidst acts of robbery and violence. Revolutionaries attacking and robbing a train in Russia brings forth images from more recent tumultuous periods where political upheaval led desperate individuals to resort to pillaging.