Corruption Collection (#4)

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

Baby-Lonian University, In advance of the Age (engraving)
5997835 Baby-Lonian University, In advance of the Age (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baby-Lonian University, In advance of the Age)

An Election Entertainment, 1755 (engraving)
1071396 An Election Entertainment, 1755 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 43.2x53.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Naturalisation Office Day Before Election, published in Harpers Weekly
TPG440671 The Naturalisation Office Day Before Election, published in Harpers Weekly, November 7 1857 (engraving) by American School

Riches, plate 2 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving)
BCC393574 Riches, plate 2 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving) by Heemskerck, Maarten van (1498-1574) (after); 22.3x29.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Memento of the Great Public Question (engraving)
2563393 Memento of the Great Public Question (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Election Scene (colour litho)
2818123 Election Scene (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Election Scene. Detail from The Looking Glass, No 10.); © Look and Learn

Parliamentary inquiry into the Rochette Affair in France (colour litho)
2780018 Parliamentary inquiry into the Rochette Affair in France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress

Rather the butter than the bread! (colour litho)
2818426 Rather the butter than the bread! (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rather the butter than the bread)

Administration of mineral waters of Mont Pilat, Pelussin, Loire (colour litho)
3104188 Administration of mineral waters of Mont Pilat, Pelussin, Loire (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

At a knocking out (colour litho)
3095690 At a knocking out (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a knocking out)

Shipment of the Prisoners, pub. 1856 (woodcut)
3105567 Shipment of the Prisoners, pub. 1856 (woodcut) by Boyd, Theodore C. (fl.1840s); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Monster Tea Garden
A popular venue in the 18th century, situated at the corner of St Georges Row and Buckingham Palace Road, London. The name is probably a corruption of Monastery as it once was the site of the Convent

English gentleman arguing with his wife over money in the dining room. She throws a cup of coffee at him and dashes a tray of crockery to the floor

John T. Hoffman and William Boss Tweed, 1871 (engraving)
PNP284614 John T. Hoffman and William Boss Tweed, 1871 (engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

William M. Boss Tweed hugging the figure of Samuel J
PNP284612 William M. Boss Tweed hugging the figure of Samuel J. Tilden, from Harpers Weekly, 1871 (litho) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum, from Harpers Weekly
PNP284619 Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum, from Harpers Weekly, 1st July 1876 (engraving) William M. Boss Tweed hugging the figure of Samuel J

Cartoon featuring William Marcy Boss Tweed (1823-78) from Harper
PNP253889 Cartoon featuring William Marcy Boss Tweed (1823-78) from Harpers Weekly, 6th January 1872 (coloured engraving) by Nast

Overthrow of the Republican Babel, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1809
NCO190460 Overthrow of the Republican Babel, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1809 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Political Amusements for Young Gentlemen, or The Old Brentford Shuttlecock
NCO190435 Political Amusements for Young Gentlemen, or The Old Brentford Shuttlecock, between Old Sarum & the Temple of St

Candide, Satirique en N & B, 1931_2_5: Corruption, Telephone
ICA4941096 Candide, Satirique en N & B, 1931_2_5: Corruption, Telephone, Case Oustric - Marianne Illustration by Abel Faivre (1867-1945) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); (add.info.: Candide)

The Flatterers
FIA5618218 The Flatterers by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flatterers - Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638) - ca 1592 - Oil on wood - D 18

Portrait of Antoine Barnave (1761-1793), man of the people
JLJ4589870 Portrait of Antoine Barnave (1761-1793), man of the people, man of court He is a revolutionary French politician

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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.