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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.
Samuel LoverDate: [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 LeydenDate: 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.
Jacques CallotDate: [1730]Reference: 44130i
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Soldiers pillaging a village. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.
Jacques CallotDate: [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.
Jacques CallotDate: [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.
Robert SeymourDate: 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.
Jan Gillisz van VlietReference: 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.
Jacques CallotDate: [1730]Reference: 44132i
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The burning of criminal soldiers on the stake. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Jacques CallotDate: [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.
Jacques CallotDate: [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.
Jacques CallotDate: [1730]Reference: 44110i
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A firing squad executing criminal soldiers. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Jacques CallotDate: [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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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing patient, who is being pick-pocketed by a woman. Line engraving by L. van Leyden, 1523.
Lucas van LeydenDate: 1523Reference: 16423i
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Soldiers sacking a mansion and torturing its inhabitants. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
Jacques CallotDate: [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.
Jacques CallotDate: [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 LordDate: 1826Reference: 664648i

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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.

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

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.