Cunning Collection (page 2)

Puppet couple (b / w photo)
3096097 Puppet couple (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puppet couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Pallinghurst Barrow, by Grant Allen (litho)
1603861 Pallinghurst Barrow, by Grant Allen (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pallinghurst Barrow, by Grant Allen)

The Cockerel and the Fox, illustration after the fable by Jean de la Fontaine (1621-95) c
CHT164071 The Cockerel and the Fox, illustration after the fable by Jean de la Fontaine (1621-95) c.1860-80 (coloured engraving) by French School

Vautrin, illustration from Le Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac (1799-1850
CHT207677 Vautrin, illustration from Le Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pact with the Devil, mid 19th century (wood)
CHT173725 The Pact with the Devil, mid 19th century (wood) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Esau and Jacob, 1640s
BOO73427 Esau and Jacob, 1640s by Stomer, (Stom) Matthias (c.1600-p.1650); 118x164 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Dutch, out of copyright

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Seventh night: The parrot addresses Khujasta at
5857398 Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Seventh night: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the seventh night, c.1560 (opaque w/c, ink and gold on paper) by Mughal School

Study for the monkey in The Cats Paw, 1824 (oil & graphite on oak panel
488149 Study for the monkey in The Cats Paw, 1824 (oil & graphite on oak panel) (see also 488012) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 12.1x12.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Bertrand du Guesclin and two of his companions disguise themselves as woodcutters to capture the Castle of
976000 Bertrand du Guesclin and two of his companions disguise themselves as woodcutters to capture the Castle of Grand-Fougeray, 1354 (colour litho) by Semant

Cripps the Carrier (engraving)
1059213 Cripps the Carrier (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cripps the Carrier)

Foxy (coloured engraving)
3641874 Foxy (coloured engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foxy. Illustration for Shadow and Substance by Charles H Bennett and Robert B Brough (W Kent)

Illustration for Till Eulenspiegel Story by Richard Strauss (1864-1949) c
CHT163694 Illustration for Till Eulenspiegel Story by Richard Strauss (1864-1949) c.1860-80 (colour litho) by Offterdinger

"There was an Old Person of Philae, whose conduct was scroobious and wily", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386646 " There was an Old Person of Philae, whose conduct was scroobious and wily", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting Ulysses recognizing Achilles disguised as
XIR163663 Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting Ulysses recognizing Achilles disguised as the female Pyrrha, c.500 BC (ceramic) (b/w photo) by Greek; Louvre, Paris

He who doesn t know how to deceive doesn t know how to rule (chromolitho)
2815920 He who doesn t know how to deceive doesn t know how to rule (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Little Red Riding Hood (coloured engraving)
5998910 Little Red Riding Hood (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Red Riding Hood)

The clever boy and the cunning horsedealer (colour litho)
6004587 The clever boy and the cunning horsedealer (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The clever boy and the cunning horsedealer)

Louis XIs plot to divide the Burgundians from their English allies (colour litho)
3621686 Louis XIs plot to divide the Burgundians from their English allies (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

The Duke of Burgundy providing a sumptuous feast for Louis, Dauphin of France (colour litho)
3621674 The Duke of Burgundy providing a sumptuous feast for Louis, Dauphin of France (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Fraternal surveillance (engraving)
3100783 Fraternal surveillance (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fraternal surveillance)

Self Portrait in Colonial Dress, 1874 (oil on board laid on panel)
651026 Self Portrait in Colonial Dress, 1874 (oil on board laid on panel) by Johnson, David (1827-1908); 31.3x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Self Portrait in Colonial Dress)

Vautrin, illustration from Le Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac (1799-1850
CHT207678 Vautrin, illustration from Le Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Laisne (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ulysses and Diomedes recognizing Achilles disguised as the female Pyrrha among the Daughters of Lycomedes at Skyros
ALI242790 Ulysses and Diomedes recognizing Achilles disguised as the female Pyrrha among the Daughters of Lycomedes at Skyros, from Pompeii (fresco) (b/w photo) by Roman

Low cunning of a common picture-postcard thief (litho)
1090706 Low cunning of a common picture-postcard thief (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Low cunning of a common picture-postcard thief)

Hippomenes (marble)
XIR154140 Hippomenes (marble) by Coustou, Guillaume I (1677-1746); Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Little Red Riding Hood (chromolitho)
5229478 Little Red Riding Hood (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Red Riding Hood)

The Capitulation, caricature of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838
CHT205795 The Capitulation, caricature of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838) 30th March 1814 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Russian soldier discovering a German trench with machine guns manned by dummy soldiers; World War I
6000392 Russian soldier discovering a German trench with machine guns manned by dummy soldiers; World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled

The arrest of Pope Boniface VIII by the soldiers of King Philip of France (litho)
6004962 The arrest of Pope Boniface VIII by the soldiers of King Philip of France (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The clever boy and the cunning horsedealer (colour litho)
6004580 The clever boy and the cunning horsedealer (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The clever boy and the cunning horsedealer)

Ashanti lion hunt (colour litho)
979047 Ashanti lion hunt (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashanti lion hunt)

Lincoln Castle taken by cunning AD1141, 1920s (litho)
833022 Lincoln Castle taken by cunning AD1141, 1920s (litho) by Prater, Ernest (fl.1885-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation)

STAGE GESTURE / CUNNING
RUSTIC CUNNING Date: 1807

Sr. J, Hawkwood, (c1323-1394), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. J, Hawkwood, (c1323-1394), 1830. Sir John Hawkwood (c1323-1394) English soldier and condottiero, known as Haukevvod, Giovanni Acuto

Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. Creator
Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). King Alfred the Great (849-899) From " A New and Complete History of England

Henry Prince of Wales taking the crown from off the pillow of this father Henry IV, 1773. Henry V (1386- 1422), House of Lancaster had military successes in the Hundred Years War against France

Devil Playing Mans Head as Bagpipes, 1144 (woodcut print) (b / w photo)
XJF271087 Devil Playing Mans Head as Bagpipes, 1144 (woodcut print) (b/w photo) by German School; Private Collection; out of copyright

Sir Herbert Oakeley, c1880, (1895). Artist: F Jenkins Heliog
Sir Herbert Oakeley, c1880, (1895). Herbert Stanley Oakeley (1830-1903), English composer and Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh

The Disguised Wolf, 1870. Artist: Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
The Disguised Wolf, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]

Pirates Decoying an American Ship, c1880
Pirates Decoying an American Ship, 1925. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. From the National Gallery, London

When The Bear Heard The Music He Could Not Help Beginning To Dance. Illustration By Arthur Rackham From Grimms Fairy Tale, The Cunning Little Tailor

Montana, Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) Full Length View Standing In Snow A52D

Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s

Cartoon, Keep your mouth shut, WW1
Cartoon, Keep your mouth shut -- a new take on a fable of Aesop during the First World War, where the fox will never be able to get the crow to open his mouth and drop the nice piece of cheese

A case of mistaken insanity: wrongly admitted to the asylum
A cunning lunatic dupes the staff at a mental institution into taking his irate captor into the incurables ward instead of himself. Date: 1838

The Fox Without a Tail
THE FOX THAT LOST ITS TAIL A fox that lost its tail in a trap and mourned its loss, tried to convince his brethren that they would be better off without their tails

Posada, Story of the Wolf and the Fox
Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s

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"Cunning: The Art of Deception and Strategy" In the world of art, history, and literature, it has always played a captivating role. From the enigmatic smile of "The Laughing Cavalier" to the deceptive charm of Puss in Boots presenting a rabbit to the King, cunning knows no bounds. Throughout time, it has been employed as a powerful tool in various contexts. Just like the Trojan Horse that concealed an army within its wooden walls or the Sixth Column Strategy used during warfare tactics, it reminds us that appearances can be deceiving. Fables and myths have also embraced cunning as a central theme. The English Fox from La Fontaine's tales or the clever fox outsmarting the wolf in their timeless story remind us that wit can triumph over strength. Even during times of conflict like World War I, propaganda postcards depicted German anti-British sentiments through sly imagery such as "Keep your mouth shut. " These subtle messages aimed to manipulate public opinion through hidden meanings. Cunning is not limited to art alone; it permeates our daily lives too. A press photographer with a hidden camera in his hat captures moments unbeknownst to others while maintaining an air of secrecy. Whether it's outwitting adversaries or capturing candid moments without detection, cunning continues to fascinate us. It serves as a reminder that intelligence coupled with strategy can lead one down unexpected paths and achieve remarkable outcomes. So let us embrace this age-old trait with caution and curiosity for there is much we can learn from those who possess true cunningness – they hold secrets waiting to be unraveled by those willing enough to see beyond what meets the eye.