Corruption Collection

Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption
" Who stole the peoples money? Twas him" cartoon about Tammany Hall scandal, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Thomas Nast cartoon

CARTOON: TWEED RING, 1871. The Tammany Tiger Loose. Thomas Nasts powerful indictment of Tweed and his ring, published on the eve of the New York municipal and state elections of 1871. Cartoon, 1871

Cartoons featuring William Marcy Boss Tweed, James Ingersoll and George Miller
XJF265588 Cartoons featuring William Marcy Boss Tweed, James Ingersoll and George Miller, from Harpers Weekly, 19th August, 1872 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Nast

The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1490-1500 (oil on panel)
3107159 The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1490-1500 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Detail of central panel); Netherlandish, out of copyright

GRANGER MOVEMENT. The Grange Awakening the Sleepers. American cartoon, 1873, inspired by the Vanderbilt system of secret rebates, showing a farmer trying to rouse the country to the railroad menace

Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)
XJF863053 Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole)

Police Commissioner Roosevelt and NY Governor Cleveland, 1884
NY Governor Grover Cleveland and Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt signing reform bill, 1884. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Curius Dentatus refusing bribes from Samnites
Manius Curius Dentatus, Roman consul and plebeian hero, though living on turnips, refuses bribes from the Samnites. He is noted for ending the Samnite War

The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1997 The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1998 The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

An Election Entertainment, 1755 (oil on canvas)
SJS22527 An Election Entertainment, 1755 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

The Panama Scandal (engraving)
8631489 The Panama Scandal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Panama Scandal. Illustration from Black and White)

Abandoned works in the Culebra Cutting during the building of the Panama Canal (engraving)
8631485 Abandoned works in the Culebra Cutting during the building of the Panama Canal (engraving) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles de Lesseps being examined by the Paris Court of Appeal during the Panama Scandal (engraving)
8631486 Charles de Lesseps being examined by the Paris Court of Appeal during the Panama Scandal (engraving) by English School

ALEXANDER VI (1431-1503). Pope from 1492 to 1503, nephew of Pope Callixtus III. Xylography. SPAIN
CUL4870985 ALEXANDER VI (1431-1503). Pope from 1492 to 1503, nephew of Pope Callixtus III. Xylography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401115 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

The pirates' ruse luring a merchantman in the olden days, 1896 (b/w print) (black and white print)
1574436 The pirates' ruse luring a merchantman in the olden days, 1896 (b/w print) (black and white print); (add.info)

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401095 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

The Home Secretary, Robert Lowe
5616169 The Home Secretary, Robert Lowe; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the Home Secretary, Robert Lowe (1811-1892) whitewashing a corrupt police officer, after perjury allegations

Vikramaditya Gupta goes forth to War, AD 395 (litho)
8661010 Vikramaditya Gupta goes forth to War, AD 395 (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vikramaditya Gupta goes forth to War, AD 395)

Prerogatives Defeat or Liberties Triumph', c1782. C J Fox and John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton
528291 Prerogatives Defeat or Liberties Triumph', c1782. C J Fox and John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton, uniting to fight corruption and Royal favouritism

Physician applying a Bezoar stone to a victim of poisoning. The stone was extracted from the gall-bladder or stomach of
527500 Physician applying a Bezoar stone to a victim of poisoning. The stone was extracted from the gall-bladder or stomach of an animal such as a goat or an antelope

Mrs Henri Cottu (engraving)
8631537 Mrs Henri Cottu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Henri Cottu, wife of the engineer accused of corruption in the Panama Scandal)

The dangers of lust and illicit love. 16th century (after symbolic woodcut by Peter Flotner)
533550 The dangers of lust and illicit love. 16th century (after symbolic woodcut by Peter Flotner); (add.info.: Alcohol is aiding seduction in center)

Cartoon on the Tammany Hall financial scandal (a patronage institution in Manhattan)
NWI4914172 Cartoon on the Tammany Hall financial scandal (a patronage institution in Manhattan, New York that helped newly arrived immigrants)

Dishonest politician (corrupt) faced with a judge symbolized by a revolver (pistol)
PCT4295346 Dishonest politician (corrupt) faced with a judge symbolized by a revolver (pistol) containing cartridges marked with the words prosecution, accusation of fraud, theft, corruption

The rich man. A demon blows corruption in the ear of a magistrate, who turned his back on a poor man
FLO4675702 The rich man. A demon blows corruption in the ear of a magistrate, who turned his back on a poor man, while he is in intimate conversation with another person

The judge. The judge has to decide a dispute between a rich man and a poor man
FLO4675659 The judge. The judge has to decide a dispute between a rich man and a poor man. From the first, he's about to receive a bribe. Death behind him tears off his bureaucrat dress

Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852
1576413 Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852; (add.info.: The seven stages of the office seeker' A satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638779 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bocca della verita (mouth of truth) of the doge's palace in Venice, also called bocca di leone (lion's mouth)
YOU4418716 Bocca della verita (mouth of truth) of the doge's palace in Venice, also called bocca di leone (lion's mouth) because its ornament often represented the mouth of a fawn

Regulatory act of van Oldenbarnevelt, 1710-1740. Creator: Anon
Regulatory act of van Oldenbarnevelt, 1710-1740. Stage with a donkey and seven monkeys on it. In the background the Binnenhof

Harte Arbeit.... Cartoon from Puck, 1884. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Harte Arbeit.... Cartoon from Puck, 1884

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

The Finsbury Election: the Hustings on Clerkenwell-Green: the Nominations, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Finsbury Election: the Hustings on Clerkenwell-Green: the Nominations, 1857. At the close of the poll at four o'clock at least 10

Cartoon of Goossen Schaffer, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Goossen Schaffer, 1710-1720. Goossen Schaffer was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt; Squirrel biting into an apple. In wreath of flowers and leaves

Cartoon of Volkert Sloot, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Volkert Sloot, 1710-1720. Volkert Sloot was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt; Death with an hourglass and stick, sitting on a crocodile

Cartoon of Schutto Gockinga, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Schutto Gockinga, 1710-1720. Schutto (Scato) Gockinga was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt; Griffin with yellow beak, garland of morning glories

Cartoon of Rink Aitsma, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Rink Aitsma, 1710-1720. Rink Aitsma was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt; White ostrich with boots on. In wreath of flowers and leaves

Cartoon of Reynier Pauw, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Reynier Pauw, 1710-1720. Reynier Pauw was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt; Peacock with spread tail, in wreath of flowers and leaves

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 Pieter Kouwenburg van Beloys, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Pieter Kouwenburg van Beloys, 1710-1720. Pieter Kouwenburg van Beloys was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt. Rhino with plumes in wreath of cherries and leaves

Cartoon of Pieter Jansz. Schaegen, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Pieter Jansz. Schaegen, 1710-1720. Pieter Jansz. Schaegen was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt; Many headed dragon, in wreath of flowers and leaves

Cartoon of Nicolaas Kromhout, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Nicolaas Kromhout, 1710-1720. Nicolaas Kromhout was a judge of Van Oldenbarnevelt. Donkey with cloak, hat and glasses 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

Cartoon of Karel Nys, Provoost, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
Cartoon of Karel Nys, Provoost, 1710-1720. Karel Nys was a provost of Van Oldenbarnevelt; Stork with head in the air. In wreath of flowers and leaves

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"Unmasking the Beast: A Historical Journey through Corruption" Step into the world as we delve into captivating cartoons and artworks that expose the dark underbelly of power. In 1871, Thomas Nast's powerful indictment of Tweed Ring reveals a shocking tale of greed and manipulation. The Tammany Tiger roams freely, symbolizing the unchecked influence wielded by figures like Boss Tweed, James Ingersoll, and George Miller. Travel further back in time to Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " painted between 1490-1500. This enigmatic masterpiece serves as an allegory for mankind's descent into moral decay – a theme eerily resonant with our exploration. Witness how corruption seeped beyond politics into other spheres. Inspired by Vanderbilt's secret rebates, an American cartoon from 1873 depicts a farmer desperately trying to awaken his fellow countrymen to the railroad menace within their midst – a clear sign that corruption knows no bounds. Idol-worship takes center stage in an engraving from 1740 titled "Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment. " It exposes how blind devotion can lead individuals astray, sacrificing integrity at the altar of personal gain. Fast forward to 1884 when Police Commissioner Roosevelt and NY Governor Cleveland faced off against corruption head-on. Their battle against institutionalized wrongdoing became emblematic of a larger struggle for justice and transparency. As we journey through history, let us not forget ancient tales that echo our present reality. Curius Dentatus' refusal to accept bribes from Samnites reminds us that even in antiquity, there were those who stood firm against corrupt practices. Finally, immerse yourself in vivid scenes depicting elections throughout centuries – "The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, " "The Election III: The Polling, " and "An Election Entertainment.