Corruption Collection

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

A Demon blows corruption into the ear of a Magistrate while Death lies at his feet.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

MARIGNY HANGED - 1
When Philippe IV dies his unpopular minister, Enguerrand de Marigny, is accused (unjustly) of various crimes including corruption, and hanged at Montfaucon. Date: 30 April 1315

MARIGNY HANGED - 2
When Philippe IV dies his unpopular minister, Enguerrand de Marigny, is accused (unjustly) of various crimes including corruption, and hanged at Montfaucon. Date: 30 April 1315

The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress

Monster Tea Garden
A popular venue in the 18th century, situated at the corner of St Georges Row and Buckingham Palace Road, London. The name is probably a corruption of Monastery as it once was the site of the Convent

English gentleman arguing with his wife over money in the dining room. She throws a cup of coffee at him and dashes a tray of crockery to the floor

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Friars Tale, showing the corrupt Summoner, the Devil and the Widow. Date: 1845

Skeleton of Death showing the hourglass to an Advocate, even as he is being paid off by a Judge in front of a wretched client

Cartoon, Bulls Eye On Bobby
Cartoon, Bulls Eye on Bobby -- John Bull suspects police corruption. Date: 1877

ROOSEVELTS VOLCANO
Roosevelt blows apart muck- raking journalism, crooked politicians, public money thieves and general corruption Date: 1906

KING CASH THE WINNER
CARTOON: King Cash the habitual victor. Date: 1885

THE VOTE AUCTION satirical comment on the prevalence of bribery in British parliamentary elections Date: 1853

William George Pottinger
A portrait of the senior Scottish civil servant William George Pottinger. He was found guilty on seven charges of corruption in connection with receiving gifts from the architect John Poulson in 1974

Suffragette Christmas Cracker
Rather Masculine Looking suffragette waving an umbrella proclaims, When a Voter I shall be Proof against all Bribery. Nor shall Vile Corruption prove of Avail. I ll Vote - for love

Cartoon, Corruption, WW1
Cartoon, Corruption. Three French soldiers discuss which army job is the easiest. One of them says its best to be a tank driver -- you only have to go out on days of conflict

Cartoon, Colonel Sellers. An adverse comment on a play based on a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, The Gilded Age, satirising corruption and greed in post-Civil War America

Country Inn / Election
Passengers board the coach as it is about to depart. An English sailor prepares to knock off a Frenchmans hat who is dejected at the news of a recent British naval victory Date: 1747

Cartoon, A new way to pay the National Debt, by James Gillray. Showing King George III and Queen Charlotte receiving bags of money from the Treasury

Cartoon, A March to the Bank, by James Gillray. Showing William Pitt leading a line of soldiers along The Strand, Fleet Street and Cheapside to the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street

Cartoon, Ancient Music, by James Gillray. Showing King George III and Queen Charlotte listening to music. Others present include Charles James Fox and William Pitt. Date: 1787

Light Unshaded! Blackout rebels bribe official
An Upper Class Party is disturbed by an official complaining about the non-blackout of this London address during WWI. The host is furiously apologising

Codex of the Privileges (15th c. ). Scene of a
Codex of the Privileges (15th c.). Scene of a judges corruption. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Brescia. Biblioteca Queriniana (Queriniana library)

Boss Croker
Richard Boss Croker, Sr. (1843 - 1922) - American politician. As head of the Tammany Hall (the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics)

Electoral Bribery
ELECTORAL PURITY the British voter refuses to accept 5 pounds for his vote - his starting price is 15 pounds

GEORGE HUDSON (1800-71)
GEORGE HUDSON English financier. Invested inheritance in railways and eventually controlled over 1000 miles of railroad. Lost fortune due to corruption

A Liberal Candidate
Show of Hands for a Liberal Candidate. Election satire showing a young candidate being very liberal indeed with his attempt to bribe constituents

Warren Hastings
WARREN HASTINGS English colonial administrator in India impeached in 1788 for corruption stands before the Court of Peers in Westminster Hall. A lady spectator faints!

Church Cashes In
The Catholic Church cashes in on Lourdes, offering cures (65 years of success !), the story of Bernadette, and the only brand of candles officially approved by the Virgin Mary

Legal expenses of an election
A cartoon satirising The Ordinary Legal Expenses of an Election

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