Liar Collection

WW1 - German anti-British propaganda postcard - Caught and Trapped - a duplicitous British Army Officer is captured by the forces of the Central Powers trying to smuggle a machine gun to his men

Jay, Jig, Jug, Keg, Key, Kid, Lad, Leg, Lid, Lie, Log, Lot (engraving)
8651532 Jay, Jig, Jug, Keg, Key, Kid, Lad, Leg, Lid, Lie, Log, Lot (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jay, Jig, Jug, Keg, Key, Kid, Lad, Leg, Lid)

Dog with a woman's head with a stick in its mouth (colour litho)
8656562 Dog with a woman's head with a stick in its mouth (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog with a woman's head with a stick in its mouth)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673187 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

And would you love me just as much if I were poor, George? (colour litho)
8656591 And would you love me just as much if I were poor, George? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Man and arm boats" (colour photo)
8668593 "Man and arm boats" (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630718 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mother takes a constitutional every afternoon - liar! (colour litho)
8656489 Mother takes a constitutional every afternoon - liar! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Here's to the light that lies in a woman's eyes (colour litho)
8656459 Here's to the light that lies in a woman's eyes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634443 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Untitled Cartoon of Napoleon's Right Profile, 1815 (engraving)
BRO43277 Untitled Cartoon of Napoleon's Right Profile, 1815 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Susanna in the bath, 1896. Creator: Stuck, Franz, Ritter von (1863-1928)
Susanna in the bath, 1896. Private Collection

Death of Ananias, n.d. Creator: Benjamin West
Death of Ananias, n.d

Mating moment Acraea terpsicore
Wahyu Winda

Butterfly
Wahyu Winda

The Denial of Saint Peter (oil on canvas)
7381654 The Denial of Saint Peter (oil on canvas) by Baburen van, Dirck (c.1595-1624); 87 x 105 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Dirk or Dirck van Baburen)

The denial of St Peter, 1610-1615 circa, (oil on canvas)
7128817 The denial of St Peter, 1610-1615 circa, (oil on canvas) by Galli, Giovanni Antonio (Lo Spadarino) (1585-1651/3); 98x135 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna

The calumny of Apelles, 1495 circa, (tempera on wood)
7146327 The calumny of Apelles, 1495 circa, (tempera on wood) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); 62x91 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

The Fool Who Conceals The Truth, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308538 The Fool Who Conceals The Truth, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Lying Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308482 The Lying Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

On the war front, one German soldier pretends to surrender while another takes advantage of it to shoot under his coat
LET4395712 On the war front, one German soldier pretends to surrender while another takes advantage of it to shoot under his coat, 1915 (drawing) by Hermann-Paul

Countess Lucia Costa, of Milan, climbed with her husband and two greyhounds over a hill around... (colour litho)
2777975 Countess Lucia Costa, of Milan, climbed with her husband and two greyhounds over a hill around... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Rat that withdrew from the world, circa 1870 (drawing)
6438135 The Rat that withdrew from the world, circa 1870 (drawing) by Bachereau-Reverchon, Victor (1842-1885); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature)

Tommy Pepper (litho)
1074279 Tommy Pepper (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fairy Tale Pictures published by Blackie and Sons circa 1940); English, out of copyright

La Fontaines Fables - The Fraudulent Trustee
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Fraudulent Trustee

Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761. 1869 (lithograph)
7232948 Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761)

Bonaparte dictating a bulletin, or comfortable winter quarters, 1895 (illustration)
7211548 Bonaparte dictating a bulletin, or comfortable winter quarters, 1895 (illustration) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); (add.info.: Bonaparte dictating a bulletin)

WANDERING TRADES - THE CIARLATANO, 17th-18th century
7206381 WANDERING TRADES - THE CIARLATANO, 17th-18th century by Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria (1634-1718); (add.info.: Ciarlatano TRADES vendor of pozioni and antidotes against the poison of the snakes)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Flagorneuse; Toad-eater; Speichelleckerin (engraving)
7196011 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Flagorneuse; Toad-eater; Speichelleckerin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flagorneuse; Toad-eater; Speichelleckerin)

The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene 1 (colour litho)
7155985 The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene 1 (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fable: The Boasting Traveler, n. d. Creator: Thomas Bewick
Fable: The Boasting Traveler, n.d

T: Mountain slicer (fanfaron that makes a loud sound of his courage
6523546 T: Mountain slicer (fanfaron that makes a loud sound of his courage and his alleged exploits) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A: Swalker of ferrees carts (A swallow of people, a rodomont, a fanfaron)
6523527 A: Swalker of ferrees carts (A swallow of people, a rodomont, a fanfaron) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Comic Military Alphabet)

"The Jury"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615808 " The Jury" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

"The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
3614745 A" The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

The Lie (litho)
5997234 The Lie (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lie. Illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado Biblioteca de Las Familias)

Eastern Proverb: The whisperer is a liar (colour litho)
5205392 Eastern Proverb: The whisperer is a liar (colour litho) by Bull, Rene (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The whisperer is a liar)

Episodes of civil disobedience in India (colour litho)
2777940 Episodes of civil disobedience in India (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episodes of civil disobedience in India)

"Exactly so! I am a humbug. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L
3614751 A" Exactly so! I am a humbug.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: A" Exactly so)

Deceit: man lying about his romantic success (chromolitho)
5996033 Deceit: man lying about his romantic success (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deceit: man lying about his romantic success)

Master John Horseleigh, Knight (litho)
1604391 Master John Horseleigh, Knight (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master John Horseleigh, Knight)

In Turin, amid the fear of customers quietly sitting down to drink their drinks... (colour litho)
2778071 In Turin, amid the fear of customers quietly sitting down to drink their drinks... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Turin)

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

Historical views of Further India (Thailand and Myanmar)
6337974 Historical views of Further India (Thailand and Myanmar) by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Historical views of Further India (Thailand and Myanmar)

Liar (chromolitho)
5996128 Liar (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Liar. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

"There was an Old Person of Gretna, who rushed down the crater of Etna", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386652 " There was an Old Person of Gretna, who rushed down the crater of Etna", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Titus Oates before the Privy Council, illustration from Cassell
STC393243 Titus Oates before the Privy Council, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

The Lie, 1897-98 (woodcut) (pair to 715067)
715067 The Lie, 1897-98 (woodcut) (pair to 715067) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 176x22.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Intimacies; Intimites); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss

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"Liar: Unmasking Deception Through Art and Propaganda" In the tumultuous era of World War I, a German anti-British propaganda postcard emerged as a powerful tool to manipulate public opinion. Its front cover, adorned with striking imagery from La Baionnette, aimed to sow seeds of doubt and mistrust among nations. One particularly thought-provoking cartoon depicted King Ferdinand of Bulgaria alongside Judas, drawing an unsettling parallel between betrayal in biblical times and the actions of this monarch during WWI. The image served as a stark reminder that deceit can be found even in the highest echelons of power. Art throughout history has often explored themes surrounding lies and falsehoods. "The Denial of Saint Peter, " captured on canvas with meticulous detail, portrays the moment when Peter denied knowing Jesus three times—a poignant reflection on human frailty and deception. Similarly, "The Calumny of Apelles" depicts how false accusations can tarnish one's reputation. Painted centuries ago using tempera on wood, it serves as a timeless reminder that lies have long plagued society. Moving forward through time, we encounter works such as "The Fool Who Conceals The Truth" and "The Lying Fool. " These brush-and-ink masterpieces from 17th-century Europe expose the folly of those who choose dishonesty over truthfulness—an enduring critique still relevant today. Even amidst war's chaos, art continued to shed light on deceitful acts. A chilling drawing from 1915 captures one German soldier pretending surrender while another hides beneath his coat—highlighting how lies can be used for strategic advantage in battlefields where trust is scarce. Propaganda posters like "Fallen for the Motherland" exploited emotions by portraying heroes sacrificing their lives for their countries—a subtle manipulation tactic designed to rally support while concealing hidden agendas behind patriotic facades.