Tax Collection

The Tax Collectors, 1520s. Artist: Massys, Quentin (1466?1530)
The Tax Collectors, 1520s. Found in the collection of the Liechtenstein Museum

The Tribute Money, 1560s. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)
The Tribute Money, 1560s. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Farmers pay tithes, Early 18th century. Creator: Bossche, Balthasar van den (1681-1715)
Farmers pay tithes, Early 18th century. Private Collection

The Tribute Money, 1630s. Creator: Jacob Adriaensz. Backer
The Tribute Money, 1630s

The Birthplace of Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. C.E. 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Birthplace of Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. C.E. 1858. The cottage of the late Mr. George Stephenson, at Hillington, is in course of being pulled down

Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...manner of collecting the "octroi, " or town tolls

The Tribute Money. Creator: Bernardo Strozzi
The Tribute Money, Unknown date

Tithe Collection in Skåne, 1865. Creator: Bengt Nordenberg
Tithe Collection in Skane, 1865

View of the new bridge and Paalhuis on the IJ in Amsterdam, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the new bridge and Paalhuis on the IJ in Amsterdam, 1700-1799

Cartoon of Pieter van Leeuwen, tax, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Pieter van Leeuwen, tax, 1710-1720. Pieter van Leeuwen, tax officer, Van Oldenbarnevelt; Ram with black cover with orange apples. In wreath of flowers and leaves

Cartoon of Laurens Sylla, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Laurens Sylla, 1710-1720. Laurens Sylla, tax officer, Van Oldenbarnevelt; Cat with collar, hat and apron. In wreath of flowers and leaves

Office of the Tax Administration (Biccherna) of Siena, 1451-1452. Creator: Anon
Office of the Tax Administration (Biccherna) of Siena, 1451-1452

Peter Paying the Temple Tax, 1820/1821. Creator: Gustav Heinrich Nacke
Peter Paying the Temple Tax, 1820/1821

John Bull at His Studies, published March 13, 1799. Creator: Unknown
John Bull at His Studies, published March 13, 1799....attended by his Guardian Angell (British prime minister William Pitt: "Cease rude Boreas blustering railer)

A Modern Hercules, published November 17, 1795. Creator: Unknown
A Modern Hercules, published November 17, 1795....Or, a Finishing Blow for Poor John Bull'. British prime minister William Pitt, brandishing a club inscribed Convention Bill

Going to Open the Budget, 1796. Creator: Unknown
Going to Open the Budget, 1796. British prime minister William Pitt, having descended from his coach, walks towards the door of the House of Commons, a small empty bag in his right hand

Capable office staff; Bookkeeping department; National Benefit Association, Washington, D.C. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Capable office staff; Bookkeeping department; National Benefit Association, Washington, D.C. 1917

An Enquiry Concerning the Clock Tax, 1797. Creator: Charles Ansell
An Enquiry Concerning the Clock Tax, 1797. British Prime Minister William Pitt writes with a tax pen'; on his list are Shoe Strings, Knee Strings, Hair Strings'

A Frontispiece to the New Red Book, published June 13, 1816. Creator: William Heath
A Frontispiece to the New Red Book, published June 13, 1816. John Bull: Well you have got it all, Pray what do you all do for it'; Napoleon

Toll gate on Winchester Pike, Virginia, 1900 or 1901, printed later. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Toll gate on Winchester Pike, Virginia, 1900 or 1901, printed later. Toll gate raised, house and trees on left. Identified by the photographer as the first toll gate on (Robert) Sheridan's ride

Poster by Record Section, Suburban Resettlement Administration, 1935-12. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Poster by Record Section, Suburban Resettlement Administration, 1935-12

Poster by Record Section, Suburban Resettlement Administration, 1935-12. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Poster by Record Section, Suburban Resettlement Administration, 1935-12

Portrait of Charles-Marin de La Haye des Fossés, Customs officer of the King (1736-1790), 1773
Portrait of Charles-Marin de La Haye des Fosses, Customs officer of the King (1736-1790), 1773

Barriere du Trone, around 1840, c1840. Creator: Unknown
Barriere du Trone, around 1840, c1840

The Tribute Money, 17th-18th century. Creator: Anon
The Tribute Money, 17th-18th century

Sketch for the council room of the octroi of Paris - annex of the Hotel de Ville: The... c1875
Sketch for the council room of the octroi of Paris - annex of the Hotel de Ville: The octroi of Paris, c1875

Note on industrialization of the South, Meridian, Mississippi, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Note on industrialization of the South. Meridian, Mississippi. [Meridian Welcomes You! Make This Your Future Home; Free Factory Sites - Tax Exemption for New Industries; Inquire at Mayor's Office

The Great American Tin Swindle, published October 19, 1892. Creator: William Allen Rogers
The Great American Tin Swindle, published October 19, 1892

Note on industrialization of the South, Meridian, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Note on industrialization of the South. Meridian, Mississippi

The Income Tax, n.d. Creator: JL Marks
The Income Tax, n.d

Tax collection, 1862-1887. Creator: Mikhail Znamensky
Tax collection, 1862-1887. From an album of 32 original watercolors from the library of Tsar Nicholas II. The subjects include scenes from Tobol'sk, Berezov, Obdorsk (present-day Salekhard)

A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia

Kyrgyz-Kazakhs of the Middle Horde Paying a Tax by the Tsar's Decree, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27)

Testimonials presented to the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P. by the Association... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Testimonials presented to the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P. by the Association for the Abolition of the Taxes on Knowledge, 1862. Mr

Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, c1125-1104 BC
Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, about 1125-1104 BC. From Sippar, southern Iraq

Hampden, (c1594- 1643), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hampden, (c1594- 1643), 1830. John Hampden (c1594- 1643) English politician and leading parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England before the English Civil War

The Payment of the Tithes (known as Village Lawyer), between 1617 and 1622. Artist: Brueghel
The Payment of the Tithes (known as Village Lawyer), between 1617 and 1622. From a private collection

Income Tax, 1798. John Bull scratches his head at William Pitts (1759-1806) introduction of Income Tax. Pitt is shown as an angel playing a harp. Hand-coloured cartoon in the style of Gillray

Horatio C. Burchard of Illinois, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Horatio C. Burchard of Illinois, 1865-1880. Burchard, Hon. Horatio C. of Ill. between 1865 and 1880.[Politician and lawyer: director of the US Mint; created the Consumer Price Index]

Tax collection, 1862. Creator: Znamensky, Mikhail Stepanovich (1833-1892)
Tax collection, 1862. Found in the Collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Poll tax receipt for Lee Carr from Hardin County, Texas, 1955. Creator: Unknown
During the era of segregation in the United States, voting rights were denied to African Americans in the form of discriminatory taxation

The Collector, 1777, published 1786. Creator: Bernhard Schreuder
The Collector, 1777, published 1786

French Liberty - British Slavery, December 21, 1792. Creator: James Gillray
French Liberty - British Slavery, December 21, 1792

The People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes, May 1833. Creators: Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard
The People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes, May 1833

Sir Cecil Wray in the Pillory, May 7, 1784. May 7, 1784. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Sir Cecil Wray in the Pillory, May 7, 1784

The Westminster Deserter Drum d Out of The Regiment, May 18, 1784. May 18, 1784
The Westminster Deserter Drum d Out of The Regiment, May 18, 1784

Procession to The Hustings After A Successful Canvass, April 30, 1784. April 30, 1784
Procession to The Hustings After A Successful Canvass, April 30, 1784

The New Property Tax Paying His Respects To John Bull, April 16, 1806. April 16, 1806
The New Property Tax Paying His Respects To John Bull, April 16, 1806

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