Morals Collection

Phrenological Head / Scrap
A phrenological head, showing the different categoies of the brain which should exist in healthy humans. These include self perceptive, aspiring and animal morals

Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America

WW1 - German anti-British propaganda postcard - Caught and Trapped - a duplicitous British Army Officer is captured by the forces of the Central Powers trying to smuggle a machine gun to his men

Seven Deadly Sins
Life on Earth - where one is surrounded by the seven deadly sins - and life in Heaven, where we will go if we do not yield to them

Fruits of Idleness - a young man has passed out from drinking too much alcohol. circa 1830s

Every bird sings according to his beak (engraving)
3631194 Every bird sings according to his beak (engraving) by Leighton, John (1822-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Every bird sings according to his beak)

Tango craze: British ballroom version imagined, 1913
" The tango untangled, and made suitable for use in British ballrooms." The Bystander imagines a sanitised version of the tango, suitable for dancing in respectable British ballrooms

Cover design, The Mothers Picture Alphabet
Cover design in blue and gold, The Mothers Picture Alphabet, dedicated by Her Majestys Permission to HRH the Princess Beatrice, designed by Henry Anelay, engraved by James Johnston. Date: circa 1860

Miserable Sunday
Between them, the holier-than- thou crowd, and the powers- that-be, combine to make Sunday miserable

Illustration of King William of Orange. from La legende de Croque-Mitaine
5306310 Illustration of King William of Orange. from La legende de Croque-Mitaine. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion
ICA4839074 Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion, Mountain Mountaineering Climbing

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836669 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

Allegory of the Wheel of Fortune. Detail. Miniature sd
JEB4826021 Allegory of the Wheel of Fortune. Detail. Miniature sd.; Bibliotheque Mejanes, Aix-en-Provence, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

Allegory of the Wheel of Fortune. SD thumbnail
JEB4826009 Allegory of the Wheel of Fortune. SD thumbnail; Bibliotheque Mejanes, Aix-en-Provence, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

Armed Hands Attack: Bandits weapons pointing a train, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4962080 Armed Hands Attack: Bandits weapons pointing a train, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Armed Hands Attack: Bandits weapons pointing a train)

American daily life: colonial ball in the 18th century, event of American high society. Colour engraving, 19th century
NWI4884696 American daily life: colonial ball in the 18th century, event of American high society. Colour engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: American daily life: colonial ball in the 18th century)

Illustration of Godefroy (1854-1908) for the Cover of La Caricature (1880), 1888-6-16 - Jealousy - Hygiene, Adultere
ICA4852415 Illustration of Godefroy (1854-1908) for the Cover of La Caricature (1880), 1888-6-16 - Jealousy - Hygiene, Adultere, Jealousy, Pilosite - Cat

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836545 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_2_5: Adultere - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930)
ICA4937406 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_2_5: Adultere - Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930); (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret")

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_7_30: Dance, Adultere, Paternite - Illustration by H
ICA4937731 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_7_30: Dance, Adultere, Paternite - Illustration by H

European immigrants piled in a boat from New York to Boston in 1870 (Immigrants crowded on a boat to Boston MA)
NWI4902972 European immigrants piled in a boat from New York to Boston in 1870 (Immigrants crowded on a boat to Boston MA, from New York)

Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920
LUX4809326 Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920; (add.info.: Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285765 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Anti-clerical Librairie (anti-clerical)

Illustration by Andre Gill (1840-1885) of Henry Murger's book "The Life of Boheme"
PCT4270381 Illustration by Andre Gill (1840-1885) of Henry Murger's book "The Life of Boheme". Three companions leave in bamboche for a night of fun and libations (drinking)

The art of description at Honore de Balzac: a theatre lodge, Madame de Bargeton, Lucien de Rubenpre
PCT4286665 The art of description at Honore de Balzac: a theatre lodge, Madame de Bargeton, Lucien de Rubenpre, the Marquise d'Espard - engraving by Celestin Nanteuil in the edition Houssiaux

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, sweepers sitting on the sidewalk smoke the shisha, 1900
LUX4778853 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, sweepers sitting on the sidewalk smoke the shisha, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in uniform returning to his fiancee surrounded by flower, 1915
LUX4741266 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in uniform returning to his fiancee surrounded by flower

First World War: France, Patriotic Greeting Card showing a soldier with Guy in hand announcing to his fiance an
LUX4741220 First World War: France, Patriotic Greeting Card showing a soldier with Guy in hand announcing to his fiance an upcoming victory and his happy return

English dandies meeting the cast of an opera in the Green Room at Drury Lane Theatre
FLO4662094 English dandies meeting the cast of an opera in the Green Room at Drury Lane Theatre. Tom and Jerry introduced to the Characters in Don Giovanni

English dandies in fancy dress at a costume ball at Vauxhall Gardens, 1820
FLO4662087 English dandies in fancy dress at a costume ball at Vauxhall Gardens, 1820. Tom, Jerry and Logic in characters at the Grand Carnival

English dandies and ladies dancing the quadrille at a fashionable club, 1820
FLO4662063 English dandies and ladies dancing the quadrille at a fashionable club, 1820. Tom and Jerry Sporting a Toe among the Corinthians at Almacks in the West

English dandy Tom taking a boxing lesson from famous boxer Gentleman John Jackson
FLO4661936 English dandy Tom taking a boxing lesson from famous boxer Gentleman John Jackson, while Jerry is weighed on a swing scale. Tom and Jerry receiving instruction from Mr

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Ploumanac'h: A bourgeois family walks on the beach, 1900
LUX4813306 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Ploumanac'h: A bourgeois family walks on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22)

France: Sunbathing on a beach in Normandy with umbrella, 1890
LUX4811183 France: Sunbathing on a beach in Normandy with umbrella, 1890; (add.info.: France: Sunbathing on a beach in Normandy with umbrella, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: Confection of a beach chateau on the beach
LUX4810609 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: Confection of a beach chateau on the beach, 1910 - Bath terminus; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little boy dresses as a soldier
LUX4738504 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little boy dresses as a soldier and a little girl mumbles a scene of the soldier on leave claiming a kiss as a good luck before going back

First World War: France, A fighter thinks of his beloved by comparing it to the soul of his canon, 1915
LUX4740135 First World War: France, A fighter thinks of his beloved by comparing it to the soul of his canon, 1915; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the life of the hairy on permission, 1916
LUX4739253 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the life of the hairy on permission, 1916; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

The National Guards in the Guards, drinking with the cantiniere, liquor dealer and playing cards, smoking the pipe
FLO4718613 The National Guards in the Guards, drinking with the cantiniere, liquor dealer and playing cards, smoking the pipe, some are asleep - Eau forte after an illustration by Victor Auver

Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209447 Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209441 Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter L: Fencing Lecon. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209422 Letter L: Fencing Lecon. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209420 Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209270 Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209227 Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan
FLO4718005 Drunken farmer Jones buying the entire stock of wooden tools from old squinty-eyed Nan. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Caricature of fashions of the late 18th century: women in tall wigs with garden of flowers in her bosom
FLO4717979 Caricature of fashions of the late 18th century: women in tall wigs with garden of flowers in her bosom, and macaroni in a tall wig with extravagant mass of hair tied at the back

Dentist laughing as he uses pincers to pull a bad tooth from the mouth of an old woman
FLO4718324 Dentist laughing as he uses pincers to pull a bad tooth from the mouth of an old woman. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

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Exploring the depths of human morality through intriguing artifacts: a Phrenological Head and a Scrap from Emma de Burgh, the tattooed lady, 1897. Unveiling the hidden messages in WW1 German anti-British propaganda postcards and reflecting on the timeless lessons taught by the Seven Deadly Sins. Delving into Victorian society's condemnation of idleness with 'Fruits of Idleness' and uncovering moral teachings in 'The Mothers Picture Alphabet' cover design. Witnessing the influence of societal trends like the Tango craze imagined in British ballrooms, while pondering over a Miserable Sunday that tests our values. The Victorian era's emphasis on punctuality highlighted through an importance-of-punctuality print, juxtaposed against Hemline Regulations challenging traditional norms. Graham Greene, English writer, captured in old age as a testament to his evolving morals. A thought-provoking cartoon depicting an Editor Seeking Dirt reminds us to uphold ethical standards even amidst temptation.