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Mary Frith / PickpocketMary Frith aka Moll Cutpurse, a notorious master thief & an Ugly who frequently dressed as a man; escaped from Newgate by bribery
Victorian Greeting Card - The PickpocketTwo penguins out for a stroll whilst a sparrow picks a pocket. Date: circa 1890
Pickpocket CaughtAn observant policeman apprehends a pickpocket who has stolen a gentlemans pocket hankerchief. He claims he only borrowed it because he has a cold. Date: circa 1830
Mull Sack & Lady FairfaxThe arch pickpocket named Mull Sack, dressed as a trooper, audaciously steals a valuable watch from Lady Fairfax, wife of the then leader of the Rump Parliament. Date: 19th century
Artful Dodger at WorkThe Artful Dodger teaches Oliver to pickpocket from the rich
George BarringtonGEORGE BARRINGTON (1755 - 1804) Irish pickpocket, transported to Australia where he rose to become an official, and took to writing. Here, in court. Date: circa 1790
Enthusiast PreachingSunday Work which ought to be prohibited - a sectarian preacher harangues his congregation while a pickpocket seizes his chance - and a handkerchief ! Date: 1793
Billiards Illustrated - Trying for the pocket - A youthful pickpocket has a rummage through an elderly gentlemans trouser pocket whist he browses some titles on a bookstall. Date: circa 1903
Fortune-HuntingColoured engraving, " Fortune-Hunting" published by H. Humphrey, London, 20 November 1804. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"
Pickpocket SchoolLessons on how to pickpocket. A gang of pickpockets plagued Berlin in 1906, using old techniques to steal from members of the public
Disraeli / Fagin / ReformBENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy as Fagin demonstrates to his boy MPs how to steal ideas for reform out of the pocket of Lord John Russell
QUICKSILVER QUACK DOCQuicksilver : a Quack doctor attracts a crowd
Oliver / Pickpocket LessonThe Artful Dodger and an accomplice teach Oliver how to pickpocket
Twist / Cruikshank / DodgerOliver amazed at the Artful Dodgers mode of going to work
