Malefactor Collection

Portrait of the pirate Edward Teach dit Barbenoire (Blackbeard or Blackbeard, 1680-1718)
GIA4791134 Portrait of the pirate Edward Teach dit Barbenoire (Blackbeard or Blackbeard, 1680-1718), an English pirate returning to the Caribbean Sea

The Life of Captain Charlie Vane/Mary Read, A Female Pirate, 19th century (print)
7339230 The Life of Captain Charlie Vane/Mary Read, A Female Pirate, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 46x43.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Attack on a ship by pirates, 19th century (print)
7339218 Attack on a ship by pirates, 19th century (print) by Debelle, Alexandre (1805-97) (after); 15.5x11.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print)
7339234 The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 24.4x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.

A pirate prepares for ambush, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)
7339198 A pirate prepares for ambush, mid 19th century (coloured engraving) by Debelle, Alexandre (1805-97) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: A)

Buried Treasure, early 20th century (book illustration)
7339186 Buried Treasure, early 20th century (book illustration) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); 57x51.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Circa 1920 - Clara Bow - The 'It' girl - reclining on a chaise (b/w photo)
7133864 Circa 1920 - Clara Bow - The 'It' girl - reclining on a chaise (b/w photo); (add.info.: Circa 1920 - Clara Bow - The 'It' girl - reclining on a chaise); GG Vintage Images; UIG.

Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master, before 1880 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879766 Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master, before 1880 (oil on fabric) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 108x90 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Thief, Thorn, Throw, Thumb, Tongs, Tools, Tooth, Torch, Track, Track, Train, Tramp (engraving)
8650024 Thief, Thorn, Throw, Thumb, Tongs, Tools, Tooth, Torch, Track, Track, Train, Tramp (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thief, Thorn, Throw)

What's fourteen days (colour litho)
8635620 What's fourteen days (colour litho) by Howard, Charles Thomas (1865-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: What's fourteen days. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

I feel quite safe (colour litho)
8656660 I feel quite safe (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I feel quite safe." Man stealing a safe)

The law and the profits (litho)
8663494 The law and the profits (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Law and the Profits)

The last Shift (engraving)
8677187 The last Shift (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last Shift)

The Case of Louis and Harriet Staunton (b/w photo)
8675701 The Case of Louis and Harriet Staunton (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Case of Louis and Harriet Staunton)

West Diligence fighting Indians in the United States Plains. Reproduction after a painting by Frederic Remington
NWI4963642 West Diligence fighting Indians in the United States Plains. Reproduction after a painting by Frederic Remington.; (add.info.: West Diligence fighting Indians in the United States Plains)

Armed Hands Attack: Bandits weapons pointing a train, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4962080 Armed Hands Attack: Bandits weapons pointing a train, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Armed Hands Attack: Bandits weapons pointing a train)

The kid
DUV4217185 The kid; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon.

Cooking for looting. The cook tears his hair out of despair when he sees himself flying from all sides, by a dog
DUV4222331 Cooking for looting. The cook tears his hair out of despair when he sees himself flying from all sides, by a dog, a cat, a bird and a rat

Portrait of a french forger Emmanuel Jean de la coste condemned to pillory, 1760 (engraving)
ELD4923868 Portrait of a french forger Emmanuel Jean de la coste condemned to pillory, 1760 (engraving); (add.info.: In 1760)

Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 142, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874935 Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 142, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_12_15: La peire - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg anti Gospel, Cure thief, Crucifixion - Jesus

Missal with scene of the Crucifixion. School of Avignon (1409). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN
CUL4868275 Missal with scene of the Crucifixion. School of Avignon (1409). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Portrait of the French crook Mathurin Bruneau (1784-1822), the fake dolphin. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4900542 Portrait of the French crook Mathurin Bruneau (1784-1822), the fake dolphin. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

The beginning of the mafia (cosa nostra) in Sicily: portrait of a "gabelloto"
XEE5033064 The beginning of the mafia (cosa nostra) in Sicily: portrait of a "gabelloto" (or gabellotto or gabellotti or gabeleur)

Police capturing burglars in a New York bank around 1870. Coloured engraving, 19th century
NWI4959090 Police capturing burglars in a New York bank around 1870. Coloured engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Police capturing burglars in a New York bank around 1870)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing an African soldier of the French colonial army surprising a German
LUX4739345 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing an African soldier of the French colonial army surprising a German looting France, 1914, cartoonist: Piflou, 'Sidi Prusco! Turco Bono

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a French soldier arresting the German thief coming to plunder France
LUX4739330 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a French soldier arresting the German thief coming to plunder France, titled: 'What do you say history

An inmate having his picture taken, 1850
3478171 An inmate having his picture taken, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an inmate of Newgate Prison for police records. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bertillonage, 1850
3478420 Bertillonage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting 'bertillonage' which was originally, a system for the identification of criminals making use of anthropometric measurements)

The moneylender being visited by death
3478603 The moneylender being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the moneylender being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A robber being visited by death
3478598 A robber being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a robber being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A robber being visited by death
3478597 A robber being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a robber being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A burglar activating a basic home security locking system, 1850
3330947 A burglar activating a basic home security locking system, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a burglar activating a basic home security locking system)

The looting of Mechelen
3330081 The looting of Mechelen; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the looting of Mechelen by the Spaniards. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A black flag: Chinese bandit and pirate at Tonkin in 1873 - colony - colonialism - Illustration of the book by Emile
PCT4286746 A black flag: Chinese bandit and pirate at Tonkin in 1873 - colony - colonialism - Illustration of the book by Emile Lavisse "Tu will soldier"

Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights
XEE4182287 Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

The cat Aminagrobis derobe a fish. The cook screams at the thief and makes him stop by two monkeys from
DUV4222416 The cat Aminagrobis derobe a fish. The cook screams at the thief and makes him stop by two monkeys from the marechaussee, c.1830 (engraving); 16x12 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet fun. J)

Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830)
DUV4208523 Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830), opera by Daniel Auber (1782-1871)

English dandies in the Watch-house after assaulting a watchman. Tom and Jerry in Trouble after a Spree
FLO4661946 English dandies in the Watch-house after assaulting a watchman. Tom and Jerry in Trouble after a Spree. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Isaac Robert Cruikshank

Members of the Wild Bunch, American criminal gang: standing, left to right, William Carver (News Carver)
ELD4840347 Members of the Wild Bunch, American criminal gang: standing, left to right, William Carver (News Carver), Harvey Logan (Kid Curry); sitting, Harry Longabaugh (Sundance Kid)

Illustration of Manfredini (1889-1922) for the Blanket of Le Rire, 01/03/19 - Eureka - Shops, Hairdressing, Hair, Hair
ICA4940414 Illustration of Manfredini (1889-1922) for the Blanket of Le Rire, 01/03/19 - Eureka - Shops, Hairdressing, Hair, Hair, Hair

Fratres in Malo: or Tim Bobbin's Rap at the Pyrates. Gallery of rogues
FLO4718185 Fratres in Malo: or Tim Bobbin's Rap at the Pyrates. Gallery of rogues, thieves and cheats in the book trade of the north of England and Scotland

Muscovite robbers on their way to commit a crime
3359108 Muscovite robbers on their way to commit a crime; (add.info.: Woodcut print of Muscovite robbers on their way to commit a crime. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Copy of a forged passport with which a Vagabond travelled the length of England
3330166 Copy of a forged passport with which a Vagabond travelled the length of England; (add.info.: Copy of a forged passport with which a Vagabond travelled the length of England)

Portrait of french smuggler Louis Mandrin (1725-1755) fighting the tax farmers-general (tax collectors), 1748-1750 ca
ELD4871756 Portrait of french smuggler Louis Mandrin (1725-1755) fighting the tax farmers-general (tax collectors), 1748-1750 ca

Police and judicial proceedings under Louis XIII, 1620 ca: a gentleman files a claim after he suffered an attack in
ELD4871312 Police and judicial proceedings under Louis XIII, 1620 ca: a gentleman files a claim after he suffered an attack in the street, France

Police and judicial proceedings under Louis XIII, 1620 ca: body of a dead man found in the street, France
ELD4871248 Police and judicial proceedings under Louis XIII, 1620 ca: body of a dead man found in the street, France. End of the 19th century

Police arrested vault forcepers at a bank in New York, around 1870. Coloured engraving, 19th century
NWI4959094 Police arrested vault forcepers at a bank in New York, around 1870. Coloured engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Police arrested vault forcepers at a bank in New York, around 1870)

Road bandits discovering the passengers of a diligence on the King's Highway (England), around 1700
NWI4959298 Road bandits discovering the passengers of a diligence on the King's Highway (England), around 1700. Coloured engraving

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"Unveiling the Faces of Malefactors: From Pirates to Thieves and Beyond" Portrait of the notorious pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard or Blackbeard, whose reign of terror spanned from 1680 to 1718. Sir John Bayley Judge (1763-1841), presiding over the Court King Bench, ensuring justice is served against malefactors. A gripping depiction of travelers under attack by robbers in the 17th century, captured on canvas with vivid oil strokes. Vincenzo Peruggia's mug shot, a daring Italian painter who infamously stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre on August 21, 1911. The cover for Le Pilori's "Fourmies secret, " an engraving that delves into hidden malefaction and its consequences in society during 1892. An astonishing tale unfolds as boy scouts bravely apprehend robbers at a fair held captive by their audacious acts. Glimpsing into darkness through an engraved portrait of French criminal Marie Catherine Taperet Lescombat and her lover Henri Mongeot. A striking anti-American WWII poster by Gino Boccasile depicts black Americans pillaging a church—an Italian propaganda piece from 1943 highlighting perceived malefaction during wartime. Illustrated in Le Lire magazine is Henri Gousse (1872-1914) engaging in illicit activities—smoking tobacco while involved in a justice process as a policeman—a subtle portrayal of corruption within law enforcement. Charlotte Corday's fateful journey to the guillotine on July 17, 1793—an engraving capturing her final moments before facing punishment for her own act deemed maleficent.