Temptation Collection

Mouse held away from Mousetrap
" My Wife won t let me!" A male mouse is prevented by his wife from taking the unwise step of trying to obtain a tempting block of cheese from a little wire cage

Bosch, Hieronymus Van Aeken, called (1450-1516)

Absinthe
Allegory on the dangers of drinking Absinthe

Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company
Characters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust

Mongrel puppy tempted by his masters shoes. Date: 1914

Advertisement for Eastmans butchers -- temptation for a confirmed vegetarian! Date: early 20th century

Comic Postcard - feeble Vicar not tempted by a pretty girl
Comic Postcard - ( My Word !) Get Thee behind me Temptress - a feeble and effete Vicar not tempted by a pretty girl, although one wonders if she is quite his type anyway... 1910

Temptation by Stanislas Martougen (1873-?)
Temptation (L Appat, Allurement, El Cebo, L Esca) by Stanislas Martougen (1873-?) Date: circa 1910s

The Temptation
A comic illustration of a man wearing patterned baggy clothes, tempting a woman by dangling an apple, they are standing behind a well stocked fruit cart. Date: circa 1917

The Temptation Of St. Anthony
This painting depicts the temptation of St. Anthony, a subject popularly repeated in art and literature, whereby Saint Anthony the Great was confronted by a supernatural temptation during his sojourn

Francesco Traini. Italian painer active form 1321-1365. The Triumph of Death, 1355. Fresco. Camposanto. Pisa. Italy

Comic postcard, Man, boy and pretty young woman bathing in the sea Date: 20th century

Comic birthday postcard, Two children in church Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man arrives home, disgruntled wife Date: 20th century

Pity the Unemployed by John Hassall
A man pushing a cart with the sign, Pity the Unemployed disappears into a pub. John Hassall, author of the illustration includes the caption, " With apologies to the real unemployed."

Invitation to a Game of Argolla, by Murillo
Invitation to a Game of Argolla [a form of croquet], by Murillo, in the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. Depicting two beggar boys and a dog. Date: circa 1660s

Theatre poster, Faust
Theatre poster for a production of Faust, showing Mephistopheles

Comic postcard, Lead us not into temptation -- a little child in church. Date: 1908

Christmas card, The Temptation of Good Saint Anthony Noel
Christmas card by Robert Dudley, The Temptation of Good Saint Anthony Noel (surrounded by enticing Christmas food, including geese, a turkey and a pudding). (5 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Cat and kittens with a tree on a Christmas postcard
Cat and four kittens with a decorated a tree on a Christmas postcard -- Temptation. Date: circa 1900s

Adam, Eve and Temptation Date: 1590

AN ALCOHOLIC
An alcoholic rests his head on a table in despair as he gazes longingly at a glass of white wine, cigarette in hand. Date: 1980s

EVE IS TEMPTED
Eve yields to temptation while the serpent slides discreetly away

Lurking demon in the corn
A demon lurks among the cornstalks, waiting to ensnare the innocent girl as she pursues a butterfly, symbol of frivolity... Date: 1866

Young cat (humanised) torn between Good and Evil
A young (humanised) cat, torn between Good and Evil, represented by a cat angel and a cat devil. The setting appears to be a rooftop with smoking chimney pots. Date: circa 1840

Adam and Eve with the serpent in the Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve are tempted by the serpent who wears a crown to show that, despite his diabolical nature, he is still King of the Underworld

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Fish staring at worm on hook on a triangular Christmas card
Three fish staring at a worm on a hook on a triangular Christmas card -- Temptation, designed by Robert Dudley. Date: circa 1880s

Old Testament. Original sin. Adam and Eve disobeying God. Banishes from the Garden of Eden. Engraving

Satan tempts Eve in the dream. Paradise Lost by John Milton
John Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise Lost. 1658-1667. Satan tempts Eve in the dream. Engraving of John Martin (1789-1854). Colored

Two Saints make shoes being tempted by the devil. Engraving

Jesus in the desert is tempted by the devil that takes him to a mountain. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Jesus and the Devil on the pinnacle of the temple. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Al-Qurnah - Iraq - Temptation Square - Garden of Eden
Al-Qurnah (Qurna) is a small village in southern Iraq northwest of Basra, within the town of Nahairat. Qurna (Arabic for corner)

Tantalus Frames
These tantalus frames and cocktail table can be locked so that your servants can t help themselves, thus saving them from the consequences of yielding to temptation. Date: 1930

Adam and Eve - Garden of Eden - The First Love. Eve takes of bite out of the forbidden fruit, whilst her temptor (the serpent) also tucks in to a shiny fruit. Date: circa 1910s

Peep Show
Photograph of a model, dancer or possibly chorus girl, peeping through a curtain wearing very little except for some tiny glittery briefs and matching nipple covers. c.1945

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey as a monkey
What my beautiful Councils have given me! Sultan Mehmed V Reshad as a monkey representing Turkeys involvement in World War One

The Apple of Eden, by G Carlton Wallace, a romantic play first produced at the Elephant and Castle, London, August 1910, then the Princes Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, April 1912

Temptation by Berthold Genzmer - a young lad with a basket full of porcelain ornaments is tempted to pilfer a slice of sweet pie/cake from his Bakers apprentice friend (balanced carefully on his head)

Temptation of Jesus in the wilderness - Matthew 4. circa 1688

A variety of Puppies eyeing up a basket of threads of various colours - ripe for being distributed around the room with glee! Date: 1912

Temptation - A frog is teased by a beautiful Dragonfly girl, who dangles a fly (trapped in a web) Date: circa 1910s

The Well-stocked kitchen, 1566, by Joachim Beuckelaer (c. 15
Joachim Beuckelaer (c. 1533-1575). Flemish painter. The Well-stocked kitchen, 1566. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

New Testament. Gospel of Matthew. Christ speaking with the devil. Miniature. 15th century century. Life of Jesus. Chateau of Chatilly. France

Two Saints make shoes being tempted by the devil. Colored woodcut

Posada, The Temptation of Saint Anthony -- a satirical cartoon. Date: circa 1900s

The Sins of a City by Nita Rae
Promotional postcard for The Sins of a City by Nita Rae. First produced at the Opera House, Morriston, 1st May 1902 and Terriss Theatre, Rotherhithe, 14th December 1903. For Winifred Maudes Co

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