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Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion... 1380sScenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion, and the Descent into Limbo [entire triptych], 1380s
Francesco I d Este Punishes a Soldier by Death who had Stolen a Chalice from the Holy Church, from L Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]
Christ crucified between the two thieves, the three Marys at the foot of the cross, 1612
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses, 1653. 1653Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses, 1653
Salvator Rosa among the Brigands, after 1844. Creator: Adolphe Pierre RiffautSalvator Rosa among the Brigands, after 1844
The Man who Pretends to be Asleep While the Thief Enters his House... 18th centuryThe Man who Pretends to be Asleep While the Thief Enters his House Becomes Drowsy and Really Falls Asleep, Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century
King Joes Retreat From Madrid, August 21, 1808. August 21, 1808King Joes Retreat From Madrid, August 21, 1808
The Crucifixion, 1481-82. Creator: Circle of the Housebook Master (German, active Middle Rhineland)The Crucifixion, 1481-82
Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief, ca. 1580-1620. Creator: Copy after Lucas Cranach the ElderVenus with Cupid the Honey Thief, ca. 1580-1620
The Crucifixion. Creator: Andrea di BartoloThe Crucifixion
The Fortune-Teller, probably 1630s. Creator: Georges de la TourThe Fortune-Teller, probably 1630s
Thieves Gambling, 1872. Creator: Gustave DoréThieves Gambling, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]
Thief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Creator: Lucas Cranach the ElderThief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Detail from crucifixion scene. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatlichen Museen, Berlin
The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, And vowed he d steal no more, 1880. From " The Queen of Hearts", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [George Routledge & Sons, London, 1880]
The other two look d on, exclaiming, Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!, c1890The other two look d on, exclaiming, " Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!", c1890. The Florentine thief Agnello Brunelleschi and Cianfa Donati the serpent merging into a single body
Jack Sheppards Escapes, (c1872). Creator: UnknownJack Sheppards Escapes, (c1872). Series of diagrams illustrating the many daring escapes of celebrated thief Jack Sheppard (1702-1724), from Newgate Prison in London in 1724
Thomas Blood, (1817). Colonel Thomas Blood (1618-1680), was an Anglo-Irish officer best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671
The Humours of Billingsgate, 1736, (1920). Artist: Arnoldus van HaeckenThe Humours of Billingsgate, 1736, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]
Bawds and pickpockets around a trader at Covent Garden piazza, Westminster, London, c1780
How to stand at ease, or a lesson for the Volunteer Gazers, 1804. Scene in St Pauls Churchyard of a victim between two pickpockets
Colonel Jack, the highwayman, robbing Mary Smith on her way to Kentish Town, London, c1750
Scenes in London, c1830. No 25: two men at table, one smoking a pipe, the other a cheroot. No 26: a man ordering a meagre meal. No 27: a small Bluecoat boy challenges a large schoolfellow
The night mayor - or magistratical vigilance, 1816. Alderman Wood, followed by constables, enters a thieves kitchen where a watchman drinks gin with companions
Jonathan Wild going to the place of execution, London, 1725. Soldiers leading the notorious criminal past St Sepulchre Church along Skinner Street on the way to the gallows at Tyburn
The ROBBING Hood Debating Society, 1809The ROBBING Hood Debating Society, pub S. Tipper Jan 1st 1809
Seize the despoiler! Rescue the gold! Help us! Help us! Woe! Woe!, 1910. ArtistSeize the despoiler! Rescue the gold! Help us! Help us! Woe! Woe!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie
The Robbers and the Donkey, c. 1860s, (1946). Artist: Honore DaumierThe Robbers and the Donkey, c.1860s, (1946). Lithograph after Daumiers painting The Thieves And The Donkey, 1858-1860. From The Etchings of the French Impressionists and Their Contemporaries
Have Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Artist: Sidney E PagetHave Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III
At My Cry He Dropped It, 1892. Artist: Sidney E PagetAt My Cry He Dropped It, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III
He Burst Into Convulsive Sobbing, 1892. Artist: Sidney E PagetHe Burst Into Convulsive Sobbing, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III
Colonel Bloods House, Westminster, London, c1870 (1878). Colonel Thomas Blood (1618-1680) was an Anglo-Irish army officer
Leofa the robber stabbing Edmund I at a festival at Pucklekirk, Gloucestershire 946 (1793)Leofa the robber (after returning from banishment) stabbing Edmund I at a festival at Pucklekirk in Gloucestershire, 946 (1793). From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W
Slight of hand by a Monkey - or the Ladys head unloaded, c1812. [W. Davison, Alnwick, c1812]
The Thief, c1890-1940, (1925). Artist: W Heath RobinsonThe Thief. After a water-colour by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944). From The Studio Volume 89 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1925]
Fagin, 1939. Fagin is a character from the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). From the Dickens Character Series produced by Copes Cigarettes, 1939
The Artful Dodger, 1939. The Artful Dodger is a character from the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). From the Dickens Character Series produced by Copes Cigarettes, 1939
Types of Buccaneers, (17th century ), 1920sBuccaneers hunted down cattle or stole them form the Haciendas, they would dry the leather and make smoked meat which they sold
Thomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671 (1937)Thomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671, (1937). Although Blood (1618-1680) got his hands on the jewels
Keep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyKeep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Stereoscopic card detail
Bransby Williams (1870-1961), actor, 1911-1912. Artist: Reinhold ThieleBransby Williams (1870-1961), actor, 1911-1912. Seen here as Fagin from Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1911-1912, The Process Year Book, volume 17
Henry VIII Monk Hunting, 1850. Artist: John LeechHenry VIII Monk Hunting, 1850. A satirical illustration on the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Dissolution of the Monasteries was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536
The Cock-pit, 1759. Artist: William HogarthThe Cock-pit, 1759. Cockfighting enthusiasts from a cross-section of society gamble and squabble. The blind Lord Albemarle Bertie (centre)
Oliver Twist, c1838. Artist: George CruikshankOliver Twist, c1838. Oliver introduced to the respectable old gentleman. Fagin (cooking sausages) and the Artful Dodger welcome Oliver to their den of pickpockets
Audacious burglars, 1901. Illustration published in Le Petit Journal, 27th October 1901
Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. Artist: Frans Francken IIChrist on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. At the foot of the cross are the Virgin Mary with St John the Apostle (left) and Mary Magdalene and Mary the wife of Cleophas (right)
Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Cornelius EngebrechtszCalvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
Golgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. Artist: Maerten van HeemskerckGolgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. At the Crucifixion, the soldier pierces Christs side with a lance. In the right foreground the soldiers cast lots for Christs cloak
Calvary, late 16th century. Artist: Pieter Piertsz the ElderCalvary, late 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Republic of Latvia Museum of Foreign Art, Riga