Stealing Collection (#20)

STAGECOACH ROBBERY, 1911. A group of men and women during a hold up up by robbers in rural America. Stereograph, 1911

Young Car Thief (Posed by model model

Black-backed Jackal - Scavenging, trying to steal meat from Spotted Hyena. Maasai Mara Triangle - Kenya
SE-619 Black-backed Jackal - Scavenging, trying to steal meat from Spotted Hyena Maasai Mara Triangle - Kenya Canis mesomelas Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Crab-eating Macaque - with two babies but not twins. One baby stolen by this dominant female
FG-2913 Crab-eating / Long-tailed MACAQUE - with two young Not twins! One baby was stolen by this dominant female Macaca fascicularis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Sand Martin - rival pair try to take occupied nest site Riparia riparia Hungary BI19840
COS-2958 Sand Martin - rival pair try to take occupied nest site Hungary Riparia riparia Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Egyptian Goose - nesting on top of a buffalo weaver nest - South Africa
CH-5673 Egyptian Goose - nesting on top of a buffalo weaver nest South Africa Alopochen aegyptiaca Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Magpie - in flight - stealing Partridge egg - Bedfordshire UK 11028
BB-2159 Magpie - in flight - stealing Partridge egg Bedfordshire UK Pica pica Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Carrion Crow - stealing pheasants egg - Bedfordshire UK 11703
BB-2247 Carrion Crow - stealing pheasants egg Bedfordshire UK Corvus corone Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Magpie - stealing pheasants egg - Bedfordshire UK 10582
BB-2141 Magpie - stealing pheasants egg Bedfordshire UK Pica pica Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Magpie - stealing Pheasant egg - Bedfordshire UK 11023
BB-2158 Magpie - stealing Pheasant egg Bedfordshire UK Pica pica Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Gentoo Penguins Pygoscelis papua with stone for nest Sea Lion Island Falklands

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 4 of 8
and took them right away

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 6 of 8
and beat the Knave full score

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott, 3 of 8
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts

The Result of Purchasing a Blind Horse : Dr Syntax causes chaos riding a blind horse in the street, knocking over a woman whose donkey bucks and kicks

Cowboy holding up a bartender in a bar
Who is the bravest, the one with the gun or the one without. Cowboy holding up a bartender in a bar

The Price of a Pear - postcard by Lawson Wood
The Price of a Pear. A young scallywag on is way to (or from) school pays the price of a spot of scrumping as the acquisition of a prime juicy pear has resulted in a pair of torn britches

Lunchtime
A woman stands by a window eating her lunch and watching as birds fly in to take their share. She doesn t seem to mind them stealing her lunch and watches on wistfully

Dirty Work at the Crossroads by William Heath Robinson

The Man Who Stole the Prize Marrow by H. M. Bateman
Humorous scene showing the interior of a tent at an agricultural show, with plants, vegetables and flowers arranged on trestle tables for judging, while a cheeky chap decides to abscond with a huge

Dog Steals Scarf Aldin
Towser runs through the kitchen garden with the maids best black scarf held between his teeth

Dog Eats Others Food
Towser eats food intended for the cat and the chickens, as well as his own

Lear / Nonsense / Cheadle
There was an Old Person of Cheadle, who was put in the stocks by the beadle; For stealing some pigs, some coats, and some wigs, that horrible person of Cheadle

Robbing the Orchard by Louis Wain
An unusual illustration by Louis Wain, more usually known for his cat drawings, showing a group of children stealing apples from an orchard

Stealing a Ride 1884
Stealing a ride

Racial / Gipsies / Stealing
At Chauffailles, France, gipsies try to steal a girl on her way home from school, but she is able to escape them

PROMETHEUS
For stealing fire for mankind, Zeus chains the Titan Prometheus to Mount Caucasus where a vulture devours his liver until he is delivered by Herakles

Carr, Royal Love
ROYAL LOVE (Kathryn Carr) Looks like shes got the young man drunk in order to steal the secret papers she knows hes carrying - but oh dear, heres a man with a gun !

Stealing Birds Eggs
Three boys anger birds by stealing eggs from their nests

Medical / Ailments / Gout
A man with gout wears a long house coat, matching soft hat and one pointed slipper. The boys and the farmer wear country clothes albeit of different social classes

Northern River Otter - family - otter eating cutthroat trout - Winter - Wyoming - Montana - USA _D3A9904
TOM-1826 Northern River Otter - family - otter eating cutthroat trout Wyoming - Montana - USA Lontra canadensis Winter Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Badger - at dustbin
BB-530 European Badger - at dustbin Meles meles Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

A house break in in Carlisle Cumbria UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Red Squirrel RTS 1833 Feeding on nuts from wire feeder Sciurus vulgaris © Bobby Smith / ARDEA LONDON
RTS-1833 RED SQUIRREL - raiding nuts, from wire feeder Sciurus vulgaris R T Smith Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Velvet Monkey PS 8123 Scavenging in bin. Cercopithecus aethiops © Peter Steyn / ARDEA LONDON
PS-8123 Vervet MONKEY - scavenging in bin Cercopithecus aethiops Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Magpie BB 528 Robbing Blackbird Pica pica © Brian Bevan / ARDEA LONDON
BB-528 Magpie - Robbing Blackbird nest Pica pica Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

jackdaw - stealing jewellery Bedfordshire uk 006120
BB-1605 jackdaw - stealing jewellery Bedfordshire uk Corvus monedula Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

jackdaw - stealing keys Bedfordshire UK
BB-1603 jackdaw - stealing keys Bedfordshire UK Corvus monedula Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Jackdaw - stealing from purse Bedfordshire UK 006057
BB-1600 Jackdaw - stealing from purse Bedfordshire UK Corvus monedula Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) female, harrassing blue-footed booby for food - kleptoparasitism. Galapagos
ROG-12883 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) female, harrassing blue-footed booby for food - kleptoparasitism Galapagos

Grey Squirrel - eating chilli covered bird seed in Oxford Garden November
RES-817 Grey Squirrel - eating chilli covered bird seed Oxford, UK Sciurus carolinensis Chilli is used as squirrel deterrent, birds cannot taste the heat from the chilli

Grey Squirrel eating apples in Oxford Garden November. UK
RES-815 Grey Squirrel eating apples Oxford, UK Sciurus carolinensis George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Carrion Crow - with hens egg in beak
USH-783 Carrion CROW - with hens egg in beak Corvus corone corone Distribution: UK and Europe Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Raccoon - In garden at night, climbing bird feeding station in search of food. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1434 Raccoon - In garden at night, climbing bird feeding station in search of food. Lower Saxony, Germany. Procyon lotor Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Grey Squirrel On coconut, UK
SPH-2308 GREY SQUIRREL - ON COCONUT UK. Sciurus carolinensis Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Polecat in barn eating chickenegg
ME-1406 Polecat in barn eating chicken egg Putorius putorius Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Polecat in barn stealing chickenegg
ME-1400 Polecat in barn stealing chicken egg Putorius putorius Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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"Unlikely Thieves: From Mischievous Squirrels to Legendary Outlaws" Grey Squirrel trapped inside a squirrel-proof bird feeder UK September: Even the craftiest of thieves can find themselves caught in unexpected situations. Revelling with Harlots, plate III of A Rake's Progress, 1735: Exploring the allure and consequences of indulging in forbidden pleasures. Edward I removing the Stone of Scone: The audacity and ambition behind historical acts of theft that shaped nations. European Bee-Eater: Nature's own thief, this colorful bird snatches insects mid-air with precision and grace. Boys Scrumping: Childhood adventures take an adventurous turn as young boys stealthily pluck fruits from forbidden trees. Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece: Mythical tales remind us that even heroes resort to cunning tactics when faced with extraordinary challenges. Dick Turpin: Unraveling the legend surrounding one of England's most notorious highwaymen who stole from the rich but captured our imagination. Misanthrope, 1568 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Delving into human nature through art, exploring how greed can drive individuals towards thievery. Resurrectionists raiding a cemetery for dissection purposes, 1887 by Hablot Knight Browne: Examining dark chapters in history where body snatchers resorted to grave robbery for scientific progress. Fairies Steal a Child: Diving into folklore where mystical creatures play tricks on unsuspecting humans, reminding us that not all theft is malicious or materialistic. The Humorist Easter Number 1938 - Celebrating wit and humor while poking fun at societal norms including playful references to lighthearted pranks involving stolen objects during Easter festivities. In this diverse collection of images and stories about stealing, we explore the multifaceted nature of theft.