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chains: metal links; irons; shackles or bonds.

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Young Bekie

Some British Ballads (1919)

The picture shows a young man lying on the floor of a prison cell or castle dungeon [donjon], his hands on his head, and with one ankle chained to the wall. There are a great number of rats or mice i [...]

Keywords: interiors, prisons, animals, people, chains, colour, spooky

Places shown: Paris; France

Added: 2006-05-13

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Perseus und Andromeda.

Sagen des Klassischen Altertums (1882)

A damsel in distress if ever the was one! The woman (Andromeda) is chained at wrist and ankle to a rock in the sea, and a viscious sea-monster is about to swaller her up. But look! The helmeted and sa [...]

Keywords: dragons, monsters, chains, bare feet, gods, heroes, swords, water, waves, mythology

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-04

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One of the dark cells

The Leisure Hour (1896)

From a contemporary sketch. Depicting a cell in the dark and feared dungeon of Vincelles, some time between the 16th century and 18th century. The prisoner sits glumly on a rather uncomfortable-lookin [...]

Keywords: prisons, punishments, people, chains

Places shown: Vincelles; Jura; France

Added: 2007-01-20

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Image status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required

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