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Honesty: A timeless virtue that transcends boundaries and eras

Background imageHonest Collection: Horse / Shire Honest Tom

Horse / Shire Honest Tom
SHIRE HORSE Honest Tom bred by Mr Welcher of Watton, Norfolk

Background imageHonest Collection: WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)

WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse. (Lord Kitchener) Enlist Today (Welsh version). Date: 1916

Background imageHonest Collection: President Cleveland carrying a club labelled Honest Legislation, 1885

President Cleveland carrying a club labelled Honest Legislation, 1885
1576742 President Cleveland carrying a club labelled Honest Legislation, 1885; (add.info.: Foes in his path, the herculean task before our next president Grover Cleveland as Hercules carrying a large)

Background imageHonest Collection: The Honest Model, 1769. Creator: Pierre Antoine Baudouin

The Honest Model, 1769. Creator: Pierre Antoine Baudouin
The Honest Model, 1769

Background imageHonest Collection: Too Truthful - painted by A. Solomon, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Too Truthful - painted by A. Solomon, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Too Truthful - painted by A. Solomon, 1850. Painting...from the Middle Room of the Royal Academy Exhibition [in London], [which] illustrates a by no means uncommon artistic difficulty - that of

Background imageHonest Collection: Sorry I Am Late. I Didn't Want To Come

Sorry I Am Late. I Didn't Want To Come
The Art Concept

Background imageHonest Collection: Advert, Black & White Scotch Whisky

Advert, Black & White Scotch Whisky, with dogs - Honest Friends

Background imageHonest Collection: Businessmen

Businessmen
A sketch which shows a conversation between two businessmen. When we earn as much money as us, it's very difficult to be honest! Date: circa 1901

Background imageHonest Collection: Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Honest Freedom Fighter

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Honest Freedom Fighter
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Certain Victory - An Honest Freedom Fighter. Date: circa mid-1970s

Background imageHonest Collection: Pirate Raid

Pirate Raid
Artwork that seems to show the raiding of pirates or smugglers at the cost of honest tradesmen. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHonest Collection: Four Spaniards divscover Aztec treasure but do not plunder it, 1698 (oil on cork) (detail)

Four Spaniards divscover Aztec treasure but do not plunder it, 1698 (oil on cork) (detail)
IND388224 Four Spaniards divscover Aztec treasure but do not plunder it, 1698 (oil on cork) (detail) by Anonymous; 205x121 cm; Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spanish conquest of Mexico)

Background imageHonest Collection: DDE-90038916

DDE-90038916
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA. Date: 15/04/2014

Background imageHonest Collection: Honest Guest

Honest Guest Ridden By P.Robinson 26 June 1996 Date: 26 June 1996

Background imageHonest Collection: Honest Word

Honest Word Ridden By Richard Dunwoody 30 December 1993 Date: 30 December 1993

Background imageHonest Collection: Illustration for Jack Sheppard (engraving)

Illustration for Jack Sheppard (engraving)
3628276 Illustration for Jack Sheppard (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " May I be cursed, " muttered Jack Sheppard)

Background imageHonest Collection: The Honest Voter (engraving)

The Honest Voter (engraving)
6008104 The Honest Voter (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Honest Voter. Illustration for The British Workman)

Background imageHonest Collection: A Suburban Butterfly Hunt (chromolitho)

A Suburban Butterfly Hunt (chromolitho)
1055784 A Suburban Butterfly Hunt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Suburban Butterfly Hunt)

Background imageHonest Collection: Household Troops, or A Sketch of a Few of the Principal Trustworthy

Household Troops, or A Sketch of a Few of the Principal Trustworthy
2562198 Household Troops, or A Sketch of a Few of the Principal Trustworthy and Confidential Domestics of Worthy and Confiding Families, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Background imageHonest Collection: Comic postcard, Man with glass of beer at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with glass of beer at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageHonest Collection: The conduit near Bayswater, Paddington

The conduit near Bayswater, Paddington, built to preserve a large spring of pure water, 17th century.. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Background imageHonest Collection: Marquis of Salisbury, He is too honest a Tory for his party and his time, 10 July 1869

Marquis of Salisbury, He is too honest a Tory for his party and his time, 10 July 1869
611946 Marquis of Salisbury, He is too honest a Tory for his party and his time, 10 July 1869, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Pellegrini

Background imageHonest Collection: The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck

The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336593 The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHonest Collection: Candeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)

Candeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101441 Candeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Candeur)

Background imageHonest Collection: Interior pages of The Illustrated London News, 1849

Interior pages of The Illustrated London News, 1849
Example of a double page spread from The Illustrated London News, dated 17th March 1849. Pictured here is heroic young seaman Lieutenant Molesworth

Background imageHonest Collection: Irish recruitment poster, Come Now, WW1

Irish recruitment poster, Come Now, WW1
Recruitment poster, design by PJW, Come Now, Be honest with yourself, First World War. Designed for use in Ireland, with the promise of free uniforms used as an incentive. 1915

Background imageHonest Collection: Handsome woman, wearing pendant, with large blue eyes (chromolitho)

Handsome woman, wearing pendant, with large blue eyes (chromolitho)
976385 Handsome woman, wearing pendant, with large blue eyes (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handsome woman, wearing pendant)

Background imageHonest Collection: The Honest Potboy (engraving)

The Honest Potboy (engraving)
2777137 The Honest Potboy (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Honest Potboy. Cartoon, 16 March 1867)

Background imageHonest Collection: The Five-Finger Lesson (engraving)

The Five-Finger Lesson (engraving)
3626082 The Five-Finger Lesson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five-Finger Lesson. Illustration for Chatterbox (1868)

Background imageHonest Collection: The Honest Pot Boy: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise

The Honest Pot Boy: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise
527692 The Honest Pot Boy: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise. Disraeli serving up Reform to John Bull watched by his parliamentary opposition

Background imageHonest Collection: Piety

Piety
LLM455790 Piety by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piety. Illustration from Pilgrims Progress and other works by John Bunyan (James Sangster, c 1860)

Background imageHonest Collection: Head of a Man, c. 1825 (oil on canvas)

Head of a Man, c. 1825 (oil on canvas)
450152 Head of a Man, c.1825 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (after); 57.2x43.8 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageHonest Collection: Parson Weems Fable (charcoal & chalk on paper)

Parson Weems Fable (charcoal & chalk on paper)
CH43010 Parson Weems Fable (charcoal & chalk on paper) by Wood, Grant (1891-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: I cannot tell a lie; ); Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Background imageHonest Collection: The Modern Phaeton (colour litho)

The Modern Phaeton (colour litho)
2813052 The Modern Phaeton (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Modern Phaeton)

Background imageHonest Collection: Honesty, (oil on canvas)

Honesty, (oil on canvas)
657238 Honesty, (oil on canvas) by Torrance, James (1859-1916); 58.5x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Honesty. James Torrence (1859-1916). Oil on canvas

Background imageHonest Collection: How Harry gained a customer (engraving)

How Harry gained a customer (engraving)
5223828 How Harry gained a customer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Harry gained a customer)

Background imageHonest Collection: La Vie de Mon Pere (engraving)

La Vie de Mon Pere (engraving)
5864431 La Vie de Mon Pere (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: From The Life of My Father)

Background imageHonest Collection: L Honnete-Homme (engraving)

L Honnete-Homme (engraving)
5864429 L Honnete-Homme (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: From La Vie de Mon Pere (The Life of My Father)

Background imageHonest Collection: The Industrious Navvy returning to his 'Rent-Free'Home (engraving)

The Industrious Navvy returning to his "Rent-Free"Home (engraving)
6008154 The Industrious Navvy returning to his " Rent-Free" Home (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHonest Collection: Too Polite to be Honest (litho)

Too Polite to be Honest (litho)
1628793 Too Polite to be Honest (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Too Polite to be Honest)

Background imageHonest Collection: Too good for any but anglers, or very honest men (engraving)

Too good for any but anglers, or very honest men (engraving)
3625363 Too good for any but anglers, or very honest men (engraving) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Too good for any but anglers, or very honest men)

Background imageHonest Collection: Illustration for The Last of the Mohicans (colour litho)

Illustration for The Last of the Mohicans (colour litho)
3633832 Illustration for The Last of the Mohicans (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Masquerader)

Background imageHonest Collection: Diogenes (engraving)

Diogenes (engraving)
669458 Diogenes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diogenes. Illustration from The Picture Magazine (George Newnes), 1893

Background imageHonest Collection: The Best Reform, and the Carpenters Speech (engraving)

The Best Reform, and the Carpenters Speech (engraving)
6008141 The Best Reform, and the Carpenters Speech (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Best Reform, and the Carpenters Speech)

Background imageHonest Collection: The Honest Tradesman of the Street (litho)

The Honest Tradesman of the Street (litho)
5213036 The Honest Tradesman of the Street (litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Honest Tradesman of the Street)

Background imageHonest Collection: Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act V, Scene 3 (chromolitho)

Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act V, Scene 3 (chromolitho)
5213838 Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act V, Scene 3 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It, Act V, Scene 3)

Background imageHonest Collection: Ugly, but Honest (b / w photo)

Ugly, but Honest (b / w photo)
1036334 Ugly, but Honest (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ugly, but Honest)

Background imageHonest Collection: The General Election - Village Politicians

The General Election - Village Politicians
Comic Postcard series - The General Election - Village Politicians. A local candidate giving a speech to the assembled clientelle at the local rural boozer... 1908



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Honesty: A timeless virtue that transcends boundaries and eras. From the noble steed, Shire Honest Tom, to the brave soldiers of WWI heeding the call to enlist today in the Welsh version poster. Even amidst a thrilling football match, honesty shines through as players uphold fair play and sportsmanship. The classic Black & White Scotch Whisky advert reminds us that true character is always in style. In the world of business, honest dealings are paramount for success. Just like the Vietnamese Patriotic Poster portrays an honest freedom fighter fighting for justice and truth. Meanwhile, even pirates can surprise us with their integrity as they resist plundering in search of Aztec treasure. Echoing Diogenes with his lantern searching for an honest man, we navigate through a modern society where honesty remains both rare and cherished. The Modern Shirley exemplifies this notion by embodying transparency and authenticity. During times of war, such as World War I, recruitment posters remind us that honesty is essential on both sides - from your arms uniform being ready to embracing honorable service. And let's not forget those Four Spaniards who discovered Aztec treasure but resisted temptation; their story teaches us about resisting greed and choosing integrity. Honesty is more than just a word; it is a guiding principle that shapes our actions across time and cultures.