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Someone Drops a Sixpence Near Somerset House - HM BatemanH.M. Bateman had a particular loathing for the taxman as exemplified in this cartoon showing the inhabitants of Somerset House (then the home of the Inland Revenue)
The Income Tax Official in Hades by H. M. BatemanA tax man from the Inland Revenue suffering his worst nightmare - locked in a cage suspended over a pile of cheques and money he cannot reach. Cartoon by H. M
Mental Cruelty by H. M. BatemanA banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter
The croupiers who showed signs of emotion 1927Croupiers starts to sweat after giving all the casinos money to a lucky winner, who is disappearing under a pile of cash in front of him
Volpone by Aubrey BeardsleyVolpone adoring his treasure, an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley to an edition of Ben Jonsons Volpone which was to be published by Leonard Smithers
Henry Lord JermynHENRY lord JERMYN, earl of St Albans courtier, in exile during the commonwealth, chiefly known for his greed and avarice with his autograph
Children with large pudding on a Christmas cardChildren attacking a large pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon about greed and child labour in America
Allegoric Capricho, 1852, by Eugenio Lucas VelazquezEugenio Lucas Velazquez (1817-1870). Spanish painter. Allegoric Capricho, 1852. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
L'AvariceAn illustration, the title of which translates to Greed, shows a gruesome fellow biting the hand of a young woman, looking aghast, men in uniform stand behind, with gaping mouths. Date: circa 1901
RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other itemsRMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz
Cartoon, More Pigs than Teats, or, the new Litter of hungry Grunters Sucking John Bull's Old Sow to death, by James Gillray
Tarpeia crushed to death by the SabinesThe legendary Tarpeia, having offered to betray Rome to the Sabines in return for gold, is crushed to death by their shields and thrown from the Tarpeian Rock. Date: 747 BC
English gentleman flirting with the Fair LimonadiereYoung English gentleman flirting with the Fair Limonadiere in the Cafe de Mille Colonnes, Palais Royal, Paris. Waiters bringing hot chocolate to fashionable ladies, soldiers and officers
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- Canons Yeomans TaleChaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Canons Yeomans Tale, a two-part story about alchemists. Showing the Canon announcing his secret to the Priest, the Canon stirring the crucible
Skeleton of Death stealing gold from a MiserSkeleton of Death stealing gold coins and treasure from a Miser in his vault with barred windows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein
BIG BOSSDemocracy - Depicting a vulture over looking workers while sitting upon a human skull 1941
EATING LOTS FOR 1S 6DThree hungry customers get their moneys worth with a cheap lunchtime restaurant meal. Date: circa 1835
WORLD IS CRAZY FOR GOLDThe whole world is crazy for gold! Date: 1895
Versailles - Greed RevengeGreed, revenge and other devils gloat over the Treaty of Versailles. Date: 1919
Versailles / Greed RevengeGreed, revenge and other devils gloat over the Treaty of Versailles. Date: 1919
Cartoon, German soldiers eating and drinking, WW1Cartoon, Kultur and Grub. A stereotypical view of German soldiers eating sausages and drinking beer, showing the contrast between the German idea of culture and the soldiers greed. Date: 1915
Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s
Expansionist tendenciesGermany(a roaring Kasier Wilhem II), Britain(Edward VII) and the Balkans grapple for control of territory. Russia(Tsar Nicolas II)smokes nonchalantly
Overeating by BelcherA polite little boy at a village feast, uncomfortable from repletion says Oh Please Miss, don t ask me to have any more - I can t say No
By Request! by H. M. BatemanA couple eat a lavish meal in a restaurant as a violinist plays furiously in the gallery above. Date: 1917
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
France / Russia / Eng / JapanFrance and Russia are unhappy about the greed of England and Japan - " not so fast, we re here too". Date: 1902
Posada, Story of the Wolf and the FoxStory of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s
Little boys birds nesting on a Christmas card, with a warning about greed. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, Its very simple, WW1Cartoon, Its very simple. A coal merchant tells a poor family that if they think his coal is too expensive, then they should do what he does, and burn wood instead. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Disappointed greed, WW1Cartoon, Disappointed greed, a comment on new alcohol restrictions. The waiter tells a lady that the anisette is too high in alcohol content for him to serve to her. Date: 1916
The Deed by H. M. BatemanScene at a solicitors where one partner rubs his hands as a monocle wearing gentleman signs a deed. Everyone else looks aghast - what can he have signed away? Date: 1928
Cartoon, Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland s, by James Gillray. A satire on the popularity of Morlands paintings, focusing on fat pigs, foolish donkeys and greedy dealers
Cartoon, Political Mathematicians, Shaking the Broad bottomd Hemispheres, by James Gillray. To that last Hope of the Country, the New Opposition
Cartoon, A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain, or, John Bull swamped in the Flood of new Taxes; Cormorants fishing in the Stream, by James Gillray
Cartoon, Le Cochon et ses deux petits, or Rich pickings for a Noble appetite, vide Strand Lane, Temple Barr &c &c &c, by James Gillray
Cartoon, Shakespeare Sacrificed; or the Offering to Avarice, by James Gillray. Showing Alderman John Boydell, an engraver and publisher, in the role of Prospero burning his books
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, German man eating, WW1Cartoon, a fat German man eating a plate of pork and cabbage. Date: 1915
Young boy tucking in at the Ice Cream stall " Don t e make a gawd of is stummick? Why, thats the second a porth I ve seed I m ave this mornin !" Date: 1902
British Country FareFeast your eyes on this spread of country food and drink: Fish, pasties, pies, rounds of cheese, fine wines, rolled butter, scones, bread, cakes, fruit, rabbit and pheasant &c! Date: 1970s
The Landlord from The Gin-Shop by CruikshankThis is the Landlord who coins his bright gold, Out of the ruin of youthful and old, Who drink the strong liquors he sells night and day, At the bar of the Gin-shop, so glittering and gay
Englands God is MoneyMoney - the accepted religion of England Date: 1870
Bismarck as Tourist / 1885OTTO BISMARCK Portrayed as The " Irrepressible" Tourist : " H m!-HA!- Where shall I go next?" Date: 1815 - 1898
Anti-Aristocracy DemosSocial democrats protest against the aristocracy. Their banners read " Not a penny for the Princes" and " Victims of capitalist profit- greed"
Come to Bed Says SleepyCome, lets to bed, says Sleepy Head, tarry a while says Slow; put on the pan, says Greedy Nan, lets sup before we go
A depiction of Gluttony, with people feasting greedily at a table, while a poor old man begs for a few coins. Some have too much, others have too little