Balfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888. Artist: Joseph SwainBalfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888. Arthur James Balfour was the Chief Secretary for Ireland at the beginning of 1888 in Lord Salisburys Conservative administration.The cartoon is accompanied by a
The Judge. Creator: Hans Holbein the YoungerThe Judge
Peaceable Kingdom, c. 1834. Creator: Edward HicksPeaceable Kingdom, c. 1834
Penns Treaty with the Indians, c. 1840 / 1844. Creator: Edward HicksPenns Treaty with the Indians, c. 1840/1844
Canvassing for Votes, Plate II: Four Prints of an Election, February 20, 1757
A Brace of Public Guardians, July 10, 1800. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonA Brace of Public Guardians, July 10, 1800
The Ceremony of Investiture of My Ld Smth with the Order of Cabbage-hood, caThe Ceremony of Investiture of My L**d S**m**th with the Order of Cabbage-hood, ca. June 1819
Ogni cosa vince l oro, ca. 1590-95. Creator: Agostino CarracciOgni cosa vince l oro, ca. 1590-95
Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors, 1732-92
Susanna and the Elders, 1622-60. Creator: Augustin MedowSusanna and the Elders, 1622-60
Killing with Kindness, October 1, 1799. October 1, 1799. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonKilling with Kindness, October 1, 1799
Corruption. Miniature from Le livre appelle Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, 1460s. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque de l Arsenal
God save great George our King, c1820. Creator: UnknownGod save great George our King, c1820. Satirical cartoon; a man wearing a dukes coronet and horns (representing cuckolding) supports George IV in return for a dukedom
Away with her, and waft her hence ---, c1820. Creator: UnknownAway with her, and waft her hence ---, c1820. Satirical cartoon with a quote from Shakespeares " Henry VI, Part III", showing Queen Caroline being offered a bribe of £ 50
The bribe. Private Collection
Kaw Jack have Canada or to the Tower... 1763. John Wilkes seated, with staff and cap of liberty. The Earl of Bute, with devils tail and wings, offers him an inscribed stick and a bribe of money
Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: Charles GrignionCanvassing for votes, 1757; scene with two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder
Congratulations to the boss, 1867. Private Collection
Khlestakov. Illustration for comedy The Government Inspector by N. Gogol. Found in the Collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow
The Flatterers. Artist: Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638)The Flatterers. Private Collection
Avarice. A miniature with scenes of banking. Artist: Master of the Cocharelli Codex (active ca 1330)Avarice. A miniature with scenes of banking. Found in the collection of British Library
The Judgment of Cambyses (left panel), 1498. Artist: David, Gerard (ca. 1460-1523)The Judgment of Cambyses (left panel), 1498. Found in the collection of the Groeningemuseum, Bruges
Avarice, ca. 1600. Artist: AnonymousAvarice, ca. 1600. From a private collection
Allegorical caprice. The Avarice, 1852. Artist: Lucas Velazquez, Eugenio (1817-1870)Allegorical caprice. The Avarice, 1852. Found in the collection of the Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid
Arrival of a voivode, 1907. Artist: Ivanov, Sergei Vasilyevich (1864-1910)Arrival of a voivode, 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Poster for the play The Bribery, 1920s. Artist: Bulanov, Dmitry Anatolyevich (1898-1942)Poster for the play The Bribery, 1920s. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
The Flaying of the Corrupt Judge Sisamnes (right panel), 1498. Artist: David, Gerard (ca. 1460-1523)The Flaying of the Corrupt Judge Sisamnes (right panel), 1498. Found in the collection of the Groeningemuseum, Bruges
Police Commissarys Reception Room the Night Before a Holiday, 1837. Artist: Fedotov, Pavel Andreyevich (1815-1852)Police Commissarys Reception Room the Night Before a Holiday, 1837. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Curius Dentatus refusing the Magnificent Gift offered by the Samnites, 1852. Artist: John LeechCurius Dentatus refusing the Magnificent Gift offered by the Samnites, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
An Election Won By Bribery, 1727, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]
The Prison Window, 1857, (1917). Artist: John PhillipThe Prison Window, 1857, (1917). Painting held at the Tate, London. From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]
The Election: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-1755, (c1915). Artist: William HogarthThe Election: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-1755, (c1915). The painting held by Sir John Soanes Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney
Canvassing for Votes, Plate II from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William HogarthCanvassing for Votes, Plate II from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754
Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: William HogarthCanvassing for votes, 1757. Two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder
Evangelina Cossio (1877-1970), c1910Evangelina Cossio (1877-1970), (c1910). During the Cuban War of Independence in 1896-98 her imprisonment as a rebel and escape from a Spanish jail in Cuba
King James II receiving the French bribe, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)
The Tribute Money, 1518, (1937). Artist: TitianThe Tribute Money, 1518, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937
The hoarders and wasters. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. Artist: Dore, Gustave (1832-1883)The hoarders and wasters. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. From a private collection
French Workers, You have the Key to the Camps, 1940-1944. Propaganda poster of the Vichy Government encouraging French workers to volunteer to work in German factories in return for which the Nazis
Samson and Delilah, c1609-1610. Artist: Peter Paul RubensSamson and Delilah, c1609-1610. Samson, the Jewish hero, fell in love with Delilah. She was bribed by the Philistines, and discovered that his strength came from his hair which had never been cut
The exhortations, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco GoyaThe exhortations, 1819-1823. Plate 16 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition
Riches (Divitiae), ca. 1600. Artist: Mallery, Karel van (1571-c. 1635)Riches (Divitiae), ca. 1600. From a private collection
Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591), c1858. Artist: Robert DudleyScene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1858. Richard III gives Sir James Tyrrell the order to kill the sons of Edward IV, the Princes in the Tower, with the inducement say it is done
The Old Real Reformer, 1859. There was No Stopping the Slave-trade until I made it Felony, and so it will be with Election Bribery
