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Corny, the servant of a king, diverts to his master a cargo of wine intended for a bishop: a monk threatens him with the devil. Etching by S. Lover, 1832.
Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868.Date: [1832]Reference: 2497705i
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A chicken-thief in Yunnan Province, China, punished by being attached to a tree by his arms, watched by a crowd of people. Halftone after F.W. Carey.
Carey, Frederic W., 1874-1931.Date: 1900-1999Reference: 579909i
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Shoplifting : a report on research carried out under the auspices of the I.S.T.D. / T.C.N. Gibbens and Joyce Prince.
Gibbens, T. C. N.Date: 1962
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing patient, who is being pick-pocketed by a woman. Line engraving after L. van Leyden, 1523.
Lucas, van Leyden, 1494-1533.Date: 1523Reference: 16418i
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Criminal soldiers are caught in their hiding places in woods and brought to justice. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44130i
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Soldiers pillaging a village. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44111i
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David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.
Reference: 18591i
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An astrological judgement touching theft : wherein is demonstrated most incomparable secrets according to the best rules in art : first how to find out or discover theft or theeves ... : secondly to discover fugitives and beasts lost or strayed, &c. ... / by Anthony Griffin, stud. in astrology.
Griffin, Anthony, Stud. in astrologyDate: 1665
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Soldiers attacking a coach on a country road. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44129i
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John Bull reclines on a bank yawning as four men help themselves to the contents of his open sack. Lithograph by R. Seymour, 1832.
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.Date: 1 Oct 1832Reference: 608220i
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A man watches as a woman steals money from an old man who is embracing her. Engraving by P. Fürst, 1652.
Date: 1652Reference: 26368i
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a woman steals from his bag. Watercolour after J.J. van Vliet.
Vliet, Jan Joris van der, approximately 1610-Reference: 16435i
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The punishment of criminal soldiers by hanging them in large numbers on a tree. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44132i
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The burning of criminal soldiers on the stake. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44139i
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Criminal soldiers are broken on the wheel on a scaffold in the middle of a marketplace. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44140i
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Soldiers plundering a convent, killing and raping the men and women that resist them. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44110i
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A firing squad executing criminal soldiers. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44133i
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Assize kalendar, Aug. 1820 : prisoners in the gaols of Durham, Newcastle, and Morpeth, who are to take their trials before the Hon. Sir John Bayley, and the Hon. Sir James Allan Park, Knights.
Date: 1820
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Soldiers sacking a mansion and torturing its inhabitants. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44109i
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Punishments of Hell. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 26692i
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A dentist telling off his black assistant for not extracting a tooth, the assistant retorts that instead of the tooth he got the patients's watch and pocket book. Process print after G.E. Studdy.
Studdy, G. E., active 1910.Reference: 16777i
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The punishment of criminal soldiers on a scaffold-like contraption called "Strappado". Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44131i
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A skull with a high parietal bone; another indicating diminished frontal and enlarged occipital lobes. 2 photomechanical reproductions, c. 1902.
Date: 1902Reference: 28072i
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A butcher's boy, reading to improve his mind, is so absorbed in his book that his delivery of meat is stolen by a passer-by. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.
Busby, Thomas Lord.Date: 1826Reference: 664648i
Part of: Busby's humorous etchings
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Achan is stoned to death for stealing the spoils of the fall of Jericho. Line engraving.
Reference: 18342i

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Corny, the servant of a king, diverts to his master a cargo of wine intended for a bishop: a monk threatens him with the devil. Etching by S. Lover, 1832.

A chicken-thief in Yunnan Province, China, punished by being attached to a tree by his arms, watched by a crowd of people. Halftone after F.W. Carey.

Shoplifting : a report on research carried out under the auspices of the I.S.T.D. / T.C.N. Gibbens and Joyce Prince.

A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing patient, who is being pick-pocketed by a woman. Line engraving after L. van Leyden, 1523.

Criminal soldiers are caught in their hiding places in woods and brought to justice. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

Soldiers pillaging a village. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.

David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.

An astrological judgement touching theft : wherein is demonstrated most incomparable secrets according to the best rules in art : first how to find out or discover theft or theeves ... : secondly to discover fugitives and beasts lost or strayed, &c. ... / by Anthony Griffin, stud. in astrology.

Soldiers attacking a coach on a country road. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

John Bull reclines on a bank yawning as four men help themselves to the contents of his open sack. Lithograph by R. Seymour, 1832.

A man watches as a woman steals money from an old man who is embracing her. Engraving by P. Fürst, 1652.

A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a woman steals from his bag. Watercolour after J.J. van Vliet.

The punishment of criminal soldiers by hanging them in large numbers on a tree. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

The burning of criminal soldiers on the stake. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

Criminal soldiers are broken on the wheel on a scaffold in the middle of a marketplace. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

Soldiers plundering a convent, killing and raping the men and women that resist them. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.

A firing squad executing criminal soldiers. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

Assize kalendar, Aug. 1820 : prisoners in the gaols of Durham, Newcastle, and Morpeth, who are to take their trials before the Hon. Sir John Bayley, and the Hon. Sir James Allan Park, Knights.

Soldiers sacking a mansion and torturing its inhabitants. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

Punishments of Hell. Chromolithograph.

A dentist telling off his black assistant for not extracting a tooth, the assistant retorts that instead of the tooth he got the patients's watch and pocket book. Process print after G.E. Studdy.

The punishment of criminal soldiers on a scaffold-like contraption called "Strappado". Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.

A skull with a high parietal bone; another indicating diminished frontal and enlarged occipital lobes. 2 photomechanical reproductions, c. 1902.

A butcher's boy, reading to improve his mind, is so absorbed in his book that his delivery of meat is stolen by a passer-by. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.

Achan is stoned to death for stealing the spoils of the fall of Jericho. Line engraving.