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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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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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Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a thief with his thumbs chopped off. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
John ThomsonDate: 1871Reference: 19736i
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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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Retsah, a cry against a crying sinne, or, A just complaint to the magistrates, against them who have broken the statute laws of God, by killing of men meerly for theft : manifested in a petition long since presented to the Common Councel of the city of London, on the behalfe of transgressours : together with certaine proposals, presented by Col. Pride to the Right Honourable the Generall Counsell for the Army, and the Committee appointed by the Parliament of England, to consider of the inconveniences, mischiefes, chargeablenesse, and irregularities in their law.
Samuel ChidleyDate: 1652
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A cattle thief in Siam punished by having a yoke fixed around his neck. Process print, 19--.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 584125i
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Three women in a gin shop divert the landlady's attention while a match boy steals her money. Mezzotint, c. 1765.
Date: 1765Reference: 26888i
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Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 24 May 1890Reference: 26065i
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[Retsah] a cry against a crying sinne: or, A just complaint to the magistrates, against them who have broken the statute laws of God, by killing of men meerly for theft : Manifested in a petition long since presented to the Common Councel of the City of London, on the behalfe of transgressours. Together with certaine proposals, presented by Col. Pride to the Right Honourable the generall Counsell for the Army, and the Committee appointed by the Parliament of England, to consider of the inconveniences, mischiefes, chargeablenesse, and irregularities in their law.
Samuel ChidleyDate: 1652
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A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
George CruikshankDate: 1848Reference: 26036i
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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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One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Free the captives. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
Sébastien BourdonReference: 18131i
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A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
George CruikshankDate: 1848Reference: 26026i
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To His Highness the Lord Protector, and the Parliament of England, &c.
Samuel ChidleyDate: [1657]
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Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.
Bartolomeo PinelliDate: 1825Reference: 661781i
Part of: Episodes in Dante's Divine comedy. Etchings by B. Pinelli, 1824-1826.
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Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
George CruikshankDate: 1848Reference: 26038i
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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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Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
George CruikshankDate: 1848Reference: 26028i
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The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession / Allison Hoover Bartlett.
Allison Hoover BartlettDate: 2010
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a woman steals from his bag. Etching by J.J. van Vliet.
Reference: 16432i

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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.

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.

Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a thief with his thumbs chopped off. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

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

A cattle thief in Siam punished by having a yoke fixed around his neck. Process print, 19--.

Three women in a gin shop divert the landlady's attention while a match boy steals her money. Mezzotint, c. 1765.

Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.

A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

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.

One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Free the captives. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.

A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

To His Highness the Lord Protector, and the Parliament of England, &c.

Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

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

Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession / Allison Hoover Bartlett.

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