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A chicken-thief in Yunnan Province, China, punished by being attached to a tree by his arms, watched by a crowd of people. Halftone after F.W. Carey.
Carey, Frederic W., 1874-1931.Date: 1900-1999Reference: 579909i
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing patient, who is being pick-pocketed by a woman. Line engraving after L. van Leyden, 1523.
Lucas, van Leyden, 1494-1533.Date: 1523Reference: 16418i
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Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a thief with his thumbs chopped off. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 1871Reference: 19736i
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a woman steals from his bag. Watercolour after J.J. van Vliet.
Vliet, Jan Joris van der, approximately 1610-Reference: 16435i
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A cattle thief in Siam punished by having a yoke fixed around his neck. Process print, 19--.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 584125i
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Three women in a gin shop divert the landlady's attention while a match boy steals her money. Mezzotint, c. 1765.
Date: 1765Reference: 26888i
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Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 24 May 1890Reference: 26065i
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A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1848Reference: 26036i
Part of: The drunkard's children
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One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Free the captives. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
Bourdon, Sébastien, 1616-1671.Reference: 18131i
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A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1848Reference: 26026i
Part of: The drunkard's children
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Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.
Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781-1835.Date: 1825Reference: 661781i
Part of: Episodes in Dante's Divine comedy. Etchings by B. Pinelli, 1824-1826.
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Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1848Reference: 26038i
Part of: The drunkard's children
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Achan is stoned to death for stealing the spoils of the fall of Jericho. Line engraving.
Reference: 18342i
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Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1848Reference: 26028i
Part of: The drunkard's children
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a woman steals from his bag. Etching by J.J. van Vliet.
Reference: 16432i

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A chicken-thief in Yunnan Province, China, punished by being attached to a tree by his arms, watched by a crowd of people. Halftone after F.W. Carey.

A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing patient, who is being pick-pocketed by a woman. Line engraving after L. van Leyden, 1523.

Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a thief with his thumbs chopped off. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a woman steals from his bag. Watercolour after J.J. van Vliet.

A cattle thief in Siam punished by having a yoke fixed around his neck. Process print, 19--.

Three women in a gin shop divert the landlady's attention while a match boy steals her money. Mezzotint, c. 1765.

Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.

A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Free the captives. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.

A drunken scene in a beer shop with a young thief gambling. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Achan is stoned to death for stealing the spoils of the fall of Jericho. Line engraving.

Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a woman steals from his bag. Etching by J.J. van Vliet.