Thief Collection (page 2)

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Capture of the brigand Giuseppe Musolino in Acqualagna by the Carbinieri, 1900 (engraving)
5314295 Capture of the brigand Giuseppe Musolino in Acqualagna by the Carbinieri, 1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Banditry and brigandage-9 October 1901 the capture of the brigand Giuseppe Musolino in)

Engraving depicting a burglar being interrupted by the homeowner
5308609 Engraving depicting a burglar being interrupted by the homeowner; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a burglar being interrupted by the homeowner)

A Social Sketch, or Everything in Common 1850. Satirical print of social unrest after a revolution
FLO4995416 A Social Sketch, or Everything in Common 1850. Satirical print of social unrest after a revolution. A black banjo player attacked by the men of the house for talking to a lady

"Your money or your life", 1827 (litho)
7422877 "Your money or your life", 1827 (litho); (add.info.: Transport. "Your money or your life." Armed robbery of a stagecoach of the Messageries Royales in France)

A cut-purse
5616276 A cut-purse; (add.info.: Illustration print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Artful Dodger (colour litho)
2775614 The Artful Dodger (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, 1914)

The Preliminary Trial of a Western Horse Thief - Scene of a Western Judge's Court', 1877
528584 The Preliminary Trial of a Western Horse Thief - Scene of a Western Judge's Court', 1877. After John Mulvany (1844-1906) Irish-born American painter

Thursday for losses (chromolitho)
8677359 Thursday for losses (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thursday for losses)

I trust you won't think me abrupt (colour litho)
8655827 I trust you won't think me abrupt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I trust you won't think me abrupt)

The good rector, with no life protector (colour litho)
8642508 The good rector, with no life protector (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The good rector, with no life protector)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638775 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Retreat, Ribbon, Rider, Ring-dove, Riot, River, Rivets, Robber, Robin, Rocket, Roebuck, Roller (engraving)
8650070 Retreat, Ribbon, Rider, Ring-dove, Riot, River, Rivets, Robber, Robin, Rocket, Roebuck, Roller (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retreat)

Pierrot in Criminal Court, c.1864-70 (oil on wood panel)
XOS5879730 Pierrot in Criminal Court, c.1864-70 (oil on wood panel) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); 45.8x52.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

A cut-purse (print)
5616273 A cut-purse (print); (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A cut-purse
5616275 A cut-purse; (add.info.: Illustration print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The dangers of alcoholic beverages
2626857 The dangers of alcoholic beverages; (add.info.: Illustration of the dangers of alcoholic beverages: The sins of the drunken father are visited on the heads of the children - a thief)

Economy. Fine Art and General Insurance. Poster by Emile Berchmans, Belgium, c.1890 (poster)
3434529 Economy. Fine Art and General Insurance. Poster by Emile Berchmans, Belgium, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Economie. Coll. Part. Economy. Fine Art and General Insurance)

Poacher with a rabbit on a stick caught in a mantrap. Woodblock engraving from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628929 Poacher with a rabbit on a stick caught in a mantrap. Woodblock engraving from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

"We have found the Mona Lisa in Florence", front page of 'Excelsior', 13th December 1913 (litho)
LSE3714166 "We have found the Mona Lisa in Florence", front page of 'Excelsior', 13th December 1913 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638739 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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The Old Bear who Lived in a House of Sugar (chromolitho)
8664001 The Old Bear who Lived in a House of Sugar (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Bear who Lived in a House of Sugar)

Some of the Forty Thieves, illustration from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (colour litho)
616789 Some of the Forty Thieves, illustration from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663411 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Case of Adolf Beck (litho)
8675695 The Case of Adolf Beck (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Case of Adolf Beck)

A burglar getting stuck in the window
5616279 A burglar getting stuck in the window; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a burglar getting stuck in the window. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1888); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A cut-purse (print)
5616271 A cut-purse (print); (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a London pickpocket and a cut-purse. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Inside, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 5: the count steals the relic
7242663 Inside, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 5: the count steals the relic, all beg him (Philip of Alsace seizes the head; Collegiale Saint-Pierre)

The retreat of the pirates (print)
7339243 The retreat of the pirates (print) by Stanfield, Clarkson Frederick (1793-1867); 27.1x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: C)

Life and adventures of Paul Jones, the pirate. Capturing the 'Mellish'
7339236 Life and adventures of Paul Jones, the pirate. Capturing the 'Mellish'. Jones attacked by the coast-guard, while landing a cargo of contraband goods

The Pirate, 19th century (print)
7339229 The Pirate, 19th century (print) by Stanfield, Clarkson Frederick (1793-1867); 14.5x10 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: C. Stanfield; J)

The division of the robbery. In St. Giles, London criminal district, after a work by Isaac Cruikshank, 1796
1000898 The division of the robbery. In St. Giles, London criminal district, after a work by Isaac Cruikshank, 1796. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard

Jonathan Wild
3119273 Jonathan Wild; (add.info.: Portrait of Jonathan Wild (1683-1725) a London underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law

Woman in fancy dress costume as a purse, les sacs, with skirt in the form of a handbag with tassles
FLO4684486 Woman in fancy dress costume as a purse, les sacs, with skirt in the form of a handbag with tassles. Vignette of a bag snatcher running off with a purse

The farmer asleep, and the thief creepy-creep (colour litho)
8642522 The farmer asleep, and the thief creepy-creep (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The farmer asleep, and the thief creepy-creep)

I was deeply touched (colour litho)
8656809 I was deeply touched (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I was deeply touched." Pickpockets stealing from a man)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (colour litho)
8635542 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)

Highwayman (colour litho)
8635483 Highwayman (colour litho) by Ward, William Dudley (1879-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Highwayman. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

The Case of Adolf Beck (b/w photo)
8675724 The Case of Adolf Beck (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Case of Adolf Beck)

Thursday (colour litho)
8674339 Thursday (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thursday. Illustration for Tiles from Dame Marjorie's Chimney Corner)

New York woman stealing from a sleeping man in the park (engraving)
8664227 New York woman stealing from a sleeping man in the park (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pirate of the parks)

Open Sesame, illustration from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (colour litho)
616788 Open Sesame, illustration from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pilferer...
The cat is stealing delicious sausages.. Iryna Kuznetsova (Iridi)

Calvary, 1923. Creator: Ludvig Karsten
Calvary, 1923

Kodembo no Shoshichi, an Osaka Thief, Tormented by Ghosts, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kodembo no Shoshichi, an Osaka Thief, Tormented by Ghosts, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 614

Crucifixion, 1537. Creator: Peter Gertner
Crucifixion, 1537. The crowd includes men of many origins: Jewish, Turkish, German, and African. This diversity would both intrigue the viewer

Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882
Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan; Comic Pictures of Famous Places in Civilizing Tokyo; Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan; Twenty-four Hours in

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"The Thief: A Tale of Shadows and Intrigue" In the realm of art, Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa's masterpiece "The Thief" comes alive. With every brushstroke, he captures the essence of a cunning thief lurking in the shadows, his eyes gleaming with mischief. Traveling back to 1901, we encounter "The Wild Bunch, " an infamous gang led by Butch Cassidy. These American outlaws were notorious for their audacious bank and train robberies that left authorities baffled. As we delve deeper into history, Peter Paul Rubens' painting "Le Coup de Lance" transports us to a time long gone. Here we witness a daring act of thievery unfold before our eyes – a thief snatching precious jewels from unsuspecting victims under the cover of darkness. Moving forward to Charles M. Russell's drawing titled "RUSSELL: STAGE ROBBER, " we find ourselves on a dusty stagecoach trail. The vignette in the corner reveals a treacherous scene as the robber escapes with his ill-gotten gains while leaving behind chaos and despair. But not all thieves are driven solely by greed; some possess an air of charm and sophistication like Col. Blood, known as the Jewel Thief extraordinaire. His audacity knew no bounds as he attempted to steal England's Crown Jewels right from under King Charles II's nose. Yet amidst these tales of grand larceny, let us not forget Taffy, who was more than just a Welshman but also an expert pickpocket weaving through crowded streets with nimble fingers seeking fortune among unsuspecting souls. Mary Frith emerges from history as another intriguing figure - her skills as a pickpocket unmatched by any other woman during Victorian times. She defied societal norms and proved that even in an era dominated by men; women could excel at their chosen craft. Even advertising cards hold secrets within their folds.