Skip to main content

Self Interest Collection

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: Aldermanic graft committee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Aldermanic graft committee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Aldermanic graft committee, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: 'Self-contempt', late 19th century. Creator: Mihaly Munkacsy. 'Self-contempt', late 19th century

"Self-contempt", late 19th century. Creator: Mihaly Munkacsy. "Self-contempt", late 19th century
"Self-contempt", late 19th century

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: Portrait of Fra Lorenzo da Bergamo, 1542. Creator: Lorenzo Lotto

Portrait of Fra Lorenzo da Bergamo, 1542. Creator: Lorenzo Lotto
Portrait of Fra Lorenzo da Bergamo, 1542. The Dominican preacher Fra Lorenzo from the city of Bergamo, Italy. Dressed in the robes of his order, Fra Lorenzo is linked with St

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: Allegory of Vanity (Death Surprising a Woman), 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Allegory of Vanity (Death Surprising a Woman), 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Allegory of Vanity (Death Surprising a Woman), 16th century

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: The South Sea Scheme, 1722. Creator: William Hogarth

The South Sea Scheme, 1722. Creator: William Hogarth
The South Sea Scheme, 1722

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair, c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane

Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair, c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair, c1825. A man wearing a spiked barrel, marked By Your Leave. Possibly a derogatory comment on the Irish, as he is wearing green, and carries a wooden club

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: A Satire on the South Sea Company, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth

A Satire on the South Sea Company, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth
A Satire on the South Sea Company, 1721. The South Sea Bubble (1711-1720), showing greed and speculation which preceded the bubble

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: The Bubblers Mirrorour, or Englands Folley (joy), 1720

The Bubblers Mirrorour, or Englands Folley (joy), 1720. Shares in the South Sea Company rose through overheated speculation causing the South Sea Bubble

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: The Bubblers Mirrorour, or Englands Folley (grief), 1720

The Bubblers Mirrorour, or Englands Folley (grief), 1720. Shares in the South Sea Company rose through overheated speculation causing the South Sea Bubble

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: The Bubblers Bubbl d or The Devil Take the Hindmost, 1720

The Bubblers Bubbl d or The Devil Take the Hindmost, 1720. Shares in the South Sea Company rose through overheated speculation causing the South Sea Bubble

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: The Chinese Cake, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer

The Chinese Cake, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Chinese Cake, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th January 1898

Background imageSelf Interest Collection: South Sea Bubble, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth

South Sea Bubble, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth
South Sea Bubble, 1721. People queue to enter the Devils shop, while he cuts up Fortune. Clerics of various denominations gamble in the left foreground. People ride on a wooden hobby horse


All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping