Corruption Collection (#8)

Dedicated to the Newly Created E-l of L-nsd-le, May 11, 1784. May 11, 1784
Dedicated to the Newly Created E-l of L-nsd-le, May 11, 1784

The Champion of the People, March 11, 1784. March 11, 1784. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Champion of the People, March 11, 1784

The Holy Friar, May 6, 1807. May 6, 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Holy Friar, May 6, 1807

A Rough Sketch of the Times as Deleniated by Sir Francis Burdett, [May 9, 1810], reissued 1819

A Rough Sketch of the Times as Deleniated by Sir Francis Burdett, 1810. 1810
A Rough Sketch of the Times as Deleniated by Sir Francis Burdett, 1810

The Flower of the City, April 10, 1809. April 10, 1809. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Flower of the City, April 10, 1809

The Champion of Oakhampton, Attacking the Hydra of Gloucester Place, March 15, 1809

Warren Hastings, c1790, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hastings, c1790, (1890). Warren Hastings (1732-1818) English statesman, first Governor of Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), head of Supreme Council of Bengal

Have you a precedent of this Commission? I believe not any, c1820. Creator: Unknown
Have you a precedent of this Commission? I believe not any, c1820. Satirical cartoon showing British judge John Scott, Earl of Eldon, holding a telescope and a bag of money

Jonathan Wilds House, 1813, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Jonathan Wilds House, 1813, (1925). View of the house which was once the residence of extortionist Jonathan Wild (1682-1725), in Old Bailey, London

Portrait of Martin Luther (woodcut)
3247928 Portrait of Martin Luther (woodcut) by German School, (16th century); Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info)

Martin Luther, 1523 (engraving)
3247927 Martin Luther, 1523 (engraving) by Hopfer, Daniel (1493-1536); Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: After: Lucas Cranach the Elder, German)

Portrait of Martin Luther, 1530 (engraving)
3247925 Portrait of Martin Luther, 1530 (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Portrait of Martin Luther, 1527 (oil on panel)
3247735 Portrait of Martin Luther, 1527 (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 39x26 cm; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

The bribe. Private Collection

The Middlesex election, 1775. Artist: Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
The Middlesex election, 1775. A citizen records his vote at a polling station. A fat man brandishes a knife. On the left a frightened citizen is being hustled to the booth by a man brandishing

Kaw Jack have Canada or to the Tower... 1763. John Wilkes seated, with staff and cap of liberty. The Earl of Bute, with devils tail and wings, offers him an inscribed stick and a bribe of money

The Atlas of the Landed Interest, 1784. Thomas Powys, MP for Northamptonshire, carries a large bale representing the interests of the landowners

Marriage a la Mode, 1745; plate III. Artist: Bernard Baron
Marriage a la Mode, 1745; plate III. The nobleman is in the house of Dr Misaubin, no 96 St Martins Lane. He threatens the quack with his cane for having prescribed pills which proved ineffective in

Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: Charles Grignion
Canvassing for votes, 1757; scene with two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder

Congratulations to the boss, 1867. Private Collection

Khlestakov. Illustration for comedy The Government Inspector by N. Gogol. Found in the Collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

The Flatterers. Artist: Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638)
The Flatterers. Private Collection

The Judgment of Cambyses (left panel), 1498. Artist: David, Gerard (ca. 1460-1523)
The Judgment of Cambyses (left panel), 1498. Found in the collection of the Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Avarice, ca. 1600. Artist: Anonymous
Avarice, ca. 1600. From a private collection

Allegorical caprice. The Avarice, 1852. Artist: Lucas Velazquez, Eugenio (1817-1870)
Allegorical caprice. The Avarice, 1852. Found in the collection of the Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid

Arrival of a voivode, 1907. Artist: Ivanov, Sergei Vasilyevich (1864-1910)
Arrival of a voivode, 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Poster for the play The Bribery, 1920s. Artist: Bulanov, Dmitry Anatolyevich (1898-1942)
Poster for the play The Bribery, 1920s. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

The Flaying of the Corrupt Judge Sisamnes (right panel), 1498. Artist: David, Gerard (ca. 1460-1523)
The Flaying of the Corrupt Judge Sisamnes (right panel), 1498. Found in the collection of the Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Police Commissarys Reception Room the Night Before a Holiday, 1837. Artist: Fedotov, Pavel Andreyevich (1815-1852)
Police Commissarys Reception Room the Night Before a Holiday, 1837. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Odo Bishop of Bayeaux, Earl of Kent, Taken Prisoner by his Brother William the Conqueror, c1787
Odo Bishop of Bayeaux and Earl of Kent, Taken Prisoner by his Brother William the Conqueror, for illegally amassing immense sums of the Public Money, c1787

The Rakes Progress - The Arrest, c1735, (1904). Artist: William Hogarth
The Rakes Progress - The Arrest, c1735, (1904). From the collection of the Sir John SoaneAEs Museum, London. From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. Artist: William Hogarth
Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. The nobleman is in the house of Dr Misaubin, no 96 St Martins Lane. He threatens the quack with his cane for having prescribed pills which proved

Canvassing for Votes, Plate II from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Canvassing for Votes, Plate II from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

The trial of Warren Hastings, 1788-1795 (1905). Warren Hastings was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal)

The Lords against all England, The political drama, 19th century. Or a slap-up match between the Tories for curruption, and the Whigs for Reform, at the Lords Cricket ground

The Sabbath, 16th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson
The Sabbath, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original manuscript illustration held by the Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Canvassing for votes, 1757. Two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder

Badar Islam who has claimed that the MP for Glasgow Govan Mohammed Sarwar tried to bribe him

SUFFRAGE CARTOON, 1920. The Poison and the Antidote. American cartoon by Calvert Smith, 1920, expressing optimism that the enfranchisement of women will reduce the ability of political party machines

CARTOON: TWEEDs RING, 1871. The Brains. Cartoon of William Marcy Boss Tweed
CARTOON: TWEEDs RING, 1871. The Brains. Cartoon of William Marcy " Boss" Tweed, leader of the group of corrupt New York City Democratic party politicians known as the Tweed Ring

The Panama Trial, from Le Petit Journal, engraved by Fortune Louis Meaulle
XIR187775 The Panama Trial, from Le Petit Journal, engraved by Fortune Louis Meaulle (1844-1901) 2nd January 1898 (colour litho) by Tofani

NAST: TWEED CARTOON. Wholesale and Retail. One of Thomas Nasts vitriolic attacks on William M. Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring published shortly before the New York state

NAST: TWEED CARTOON, 1870. The Power Behind the Throne. Cartoon, 1870, by Thomas Nast attacking Boss William M. Tweed as the sinister power behind the throne of Governor John T. Hoffman of New York

GRANGE CARTOON, 1873. The Grange Awakening the Sleepers. American cartoon, 1873, inspired by the Vanderbilt system of secret rebates

American cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman, 1924, showing Washington officials racing down an oil slicked road to
TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL, 1924. American cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman, 1924, showing Washington officials racing down an oil slicked road to the White House

The Writing on the Wall. American lithograph cartoon by Joseph Keppler, 1884
BLAINE CARTOON, 1884. The Writing on the Wall. American lithograph cartoon by Joseph Keppler, 1884, depicting prominent Republicans at a modern-day Belshazzars feast

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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.