Corruption Collection (#3)

Signal German Propaganda Review, 1941 (print)
7292461 Signal German Propaganda Review, 1941 (print) by Girod, Charles (1897-1945); Musee de la resistance de Castellane, Alpes de Haute Provence

Ballroom Scene, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
3025976 Ballroom Scene, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) 1934 (pochoir print) by Barbier

Valmont Seducing his Victim, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Chodlerlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub
3025981 Valmont Seducing his Victim, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Chodlerlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub

La Libre parole illustree, 1897_5_8 - Illustration by Malatesta (1870-1920): History of a family - Antisemitism
ICA4934436 La Libre parole illustree, 1897_5_8 - Illustration by Malatesta (1870-1920): History of a family - Antisemitism, Middle Ages, Silver, Corruption

Illustration of Gyp (1849-1932) for the Cover of Le Rire, 1895-12-28 - Antisemitism, Panama Affair - Marianne, Jew
ICA4943331 Illustration of Gyp (1849-1932) for the Cover of Le Rire, 1895-12-28 - Antisemitism, Panama Affair - Marianne, Jew by Gyp (1849-1932); (add.info)

A gift for the master, plate 47 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) (see also 175023)
IND81666 A gift for the master, plate 47 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) (see also 175023) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082128 Hush, plate 28 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81647 193-0082128 Hush, plate 28 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.9 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082172 You will not escape, plate 72 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81691 193-0082172 You will not escape, plate 72 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Arrest of Lieutenant-Colonel Picquart (colour litho)
2818833 Arrest of Lieutenant-Colonel Picquart (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrest of Lieutenant-Colonel Picquart)

Postcard depicting Noble Zola, Warrior for Truth and Justice with annotations (colour litho with pen & ink and w / c)
CHT170170 Postcard depicting Noble Zola, Warrior for Truth and Justice with annotations (colour litho with pen & ink and w/c) by German School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Precis of the plot of Lorenzaccio by Alfred de Musset (1810-57) 1834 (pen & ink on paper)
BLT239273 Precis of the plot of Lorenzaccio by Alfred de Musset (1810-57) 1834 (pen & ink on paper) by Musset, Alfred de (1810-57); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris

Madame de Merteuil seducing Cecile Volange, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
CHT239749 Madame de Merteuil seducing Cecile Volange, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) engraved by Romain Girard (b.c.1751) 1782 (engraving)

Valmont and Emilie, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
XIR239751 Valmont and Emilie, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) engraved by Romain Girard (b.c.1751) 1782 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lafrensen

Valmont seducing Madame de Tourvel, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
XIR239750 Valmont seducing Madame de Tourvel, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) engraved by Romain Girard (b.c.1751) 1782 (engraving) (b/w photo)

John D. Young of Kentucky, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
John D. Young of Kentucky, 1865-1880. Young, Rep. Hon. John D. of Ky. between 1865 and 1880. [Politician and lawyer: state railroad commissioner of Kentucky; judge of the quarterly court of Bath

L Assiette au Beurre, number 426, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_6_5: Chamber of Deputes - Deputes
ICA4913970 L Assiette au Beurre, number 426, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_6_5: Chamber of Deputes - Deputes, Emile Arton (1849-1905) (lithograph) by Camara

Civilization of Antiquity: Suicide by Socrates, philosopher of ancient Greece (engraving)
ELD4834815 Civilization of Antiquity: Suicide by Socrates, philosopher of ancient Greece (engraving) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cartoon depicting American president Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), sucking a bottle
LSE4330456 Cartoon depicting American president Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), sucking a bottle, near a wooden horse and a paper wreath labelled " caesar"

Panama Scandals - Panama Scandal - Illustration by Emile Courtet dit Cohl (1857-1938) for the Cover of The New Moon
ICA4938704 Panama Scandals - Panama Scandal - Illustration by Emile Courtet dit Cohl (1857-1938) for the Cover of The New Moon, 1882-9-3 - What Golden! That golden

The profligate behaviour of Chares, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho)
IL322130 The profligate behaviour of Chares, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho) by Stewart

The profligate behaviour of Chares, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho)
STC373514 The profligate behaviour of Chares, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Valmont Seducing his Victim, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Chodlerlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
STC98145 Valmont Seducing his Victim, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Chodlerlos de Laclos (1741-1803) 1929 (pochoir print) by Barbier

Ballroom Scene, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)
STC98144 Ballroom Scene, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) 1930 (pochoir print) by Barbier

Ms H V-5 Bribing a magistrate, from Book of Privileges (vellum)
XIR226194 Ms H V-5 Bribing a magistrate, from Book of Privileges (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Queriniana, Brescia, Italy

The Election at Oxford - Canvassing for Votes, 1754 (engraving)
7148358 The Election at Oxford - Canvassing for Votes, 1754 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Election at Oxford - Canvassing for Votes, 1754)

Guardians of the Night (engraving)
7172197 Guardians of the Night (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guardians of the Night)

Salle de reception d un commissaire de police la nuit avant un jour ferie
FIA5380601 Salle de reception d un commissaire de police la nuit avant un jour ferie. Oeuvre de Pavel Andreyevich Fedotov (1815-1852), aquarelle, encre et crayon sur papier, 1837

All the World in a Hurry; or, The Road to Oxford, satire on the Oxfordshire Election of 1754 (engraving)
7148325 All the World in a Hurry; or, The Road to Oxford, satire on the Oxfordshire Election of 1754 (engraving) by English School

The Prevailing Candidate; or The Election Carried by Bribery and the Devil
7148364 The Prevailing Candidate; or The Election Carried by Bribery and the Devil, satire on the general election of 1722 (engraving) by English School

Dangers of temptation (engraving)
7201597 Dangers of temptation (engraving) by Winghe, Joos or Jodocus van (1544-1603) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dangers of temptation)

The Plot - a Scene of Nightly Occurrence (engraving)
7172198 The Plot - a Scene of Nightly Occurrence (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plot - a Scene of Nightly Occurrence)

Ready Money, the Prevailing Candidate; or, the Humours of an Election, 1727 (engraving)
7148331 Ready Money, the Prevailing Candidate; or, the Humours of an Election, 1727 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ready Money)

Prince Menshikov banished to Siberia, 1727 (litho)
7184933 Prince Menshikov banished to Siberia, 1727 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Menshikov banished to Siberia, 1727)

Le Jugement de Cambyse (le roi perse Cambyse II (mort en 522 avant JC) condamne le juge Sisamnes a etre ecorche vif
FIA5397667 Le Jugement de Cambyse (le roi perse Cambyse II (mort en 522 avant JC) condamne le juge Sisamnes a etre ecorche vif

The Apostate Jack Robinson, the Political Rat-Catcher, satire on corruption in the British general election campaign of
7148319 The Apostate Jack Robinson, the Political Rat-Catcher, satire on corruption in the British general election campaign of 1784 (engraving) by Rowlandson

Burning a Prime Minister in Effigy, satire on the use of bribery and corruption by the Whig government of the Duke of
7148355 Burning a Prime Minister in Effigy, satire on the use of bribery and corruption by the Whig government of the Duke of Newcastle, 1756 (engraving) by English School

The poem of the soul; The evil path. Painting by Anne Francois Louis Janmot (1814-1892)
JLJ4663372 The poem of the soul; The evil path. Painting by Anne Francois Louis Janmot (1814-1892), 19th century. Oil on canvas. Dim: 1, 10 X 1, 42m

Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin, 03 / 07 / 04 - In a moving scene
ICA4855178 Illustration of Eugene Damblans (1865-1945) in Le Pelerin, 03/07/04 - In a moving scene, at the commission of inquiry, M

Cover of "Le Grelot", number 992, Satirique en N & B
ICA4924463 Cover of " Le Grelot", number 992, Satirique en N & B, 1890_4_13: L investiture des candidats au conseil municipal - Anticlericalisme

English gentleman carried in a sedan chair for an election, 1817 (engraving)
5912767 English gentleman carried in a sedan chair for an election, 1817 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info)

Universal Suffrage and the Republic chasing merchants from the Temple - allegory
XEE4147654 Universal Suffrage and the Republic chasing merchants from the Temple - allegory on the aftermath of the Panama affair - Engraving by Meaulle by Henri Meyer by Meaulle

Portrait of Martin Luther (oil on wood)
3959930 Portrait of Martin Luther (oil on wood) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) (after); 49 x 34 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Portrait of Martin Luther, 1525 (mixed media)
3588548 Portrait of Martin Luther, 1525 (mixed media) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); diameter: 9.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Two Tax Gatherers, c. 1540 (oil on panel)
3849856 Two Tax Gatherers, c.1540 (oil on panel) by Reymerswaele, Marinus van (c.1490-c.1567) (attr. to); 92x74.6 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Nabobs, pub. 1811 (coloured engraving)
3526874 Nabobs, pub.1811 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving)
6034712 Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving) by Leech

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"Unmasking the Beast: A Historical Journey through Corruption" Step into the world as we delve into captivating cartoons and artworks that expose the dark underbelly of power. In 1871, Thomas Nast's powerful indictment of Tweed Ring reveals a shocking tale of greed and manipulation. The Tammany Tiger roams freely, symbolizing the unchecked influence wielded by figures like Boss Tweed, James Ingersoll, and George Miller. Travel further back in time to Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " painted between 1490-1500. This enigmatic masterpiece serves as an allegory for mankind's descent into moral decay – a theme eerily resonant with our exploration. Witness how corruption seeped beyond politics into other spheres. Inspired by Vanderbilt's secret rebates, an American cartoon from 1873 depicts a farmer desperately trying to awaken his fellow countrymen to the railroad menace within their midst – a clear sign that corruption knows no bounds. Idol-worship takes center stage in an engraving from 1740 titled "Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment. " It exposes how blind devotion can lead individuals astray, sacrificing integrity at the altar of personal gain. Fast forward to 1884 when Police Commissioner Roosevelt and NY Governor Cleveland faced off against corruption head-on. Their battle against institutionalized wrongdoing became emblematic of a larger struggle for justice and transparency. As we journey through history, let us not forget ancient tales that echo our present reality. Curius Dentatus' refusal to accept bribes from Samnites reminds us that even in antiquity, there were those who stood firm against corrupt practices. Finally, immerse yourself in vivid scenes depicting elections throughout centuries – "The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, " "The Election III: The Polling, " and "An Election Entertainment.