Hypocrisy Collection

THE SCARLET LETTER
Hawthornes classic story of morality and hypocrisy in puritan New England

The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, ca. 1619. Creator: Domenico Fetti
The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, ca. 1619

A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman
FLO4718115 A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin

depiction of hypocrisy. A horned demon in holy robes preaches at a table while stealing gold from a fellow's purse
FLO4718189 depiction of hypocrisy. A horned demon in holy robes preaches at a table while stealing gold from a fellow's purse

Disabled soldier begging charity from a rich parson and receiving nothing. The Pluralist and the Soldier
FLO4718155 Disabled soldier begging charity from a rich parson and receiving nothing. The Pluralist and the Soldier. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy

Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. From almanac: Pocket Calender of Gotting for the year 1794

Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. From almanac: Pocket Calender of Gotting for the year 1794

Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. Almanac: Pocket Calender of Gotting fot the year 1794

À Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant à faire régner l'ordre dans ses états, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
A Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant a faire regner l'ordre dans ses etats, 1851. In Naples - The best king continues to maintain order in his states'

Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery, mid-16th century. Creator: Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery, mid-16th century

Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. From almanac: Pocket Calender of Gotting for the year 1794

Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Uprightness and Hypocrisy, 1793. From almanac: Pocket Calender of Gotting for the year 1794

193-0082178 Be quick, they are waking up, plate 78 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81697 193-0082178 Be quick, they are waking up, plate 78 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082146 Correction, plate 46 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81665 193-0082146 Correction, plate 46 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Three policemen bring a man beaten black and blue into the police station, from Crimes and Punishments
BAL366895 Three policemen bring a man beaten black and blue into the police station, from Crimes and Punishments, special edition of L Assiette au Beurre, 1st March 1902 (colour litho) by Vallotton

Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1750-57. Creator: Giuseppe Camerata
Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1750-57. Formerly attributed as being after Bartolomeo Biscaino

His Favourite Pet, 1883 (oil on canvas)
985325 His Favourite Pet, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Rondel, Frederick (1826-1892); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: His Favourite Pet. Frederick Rondel (1826-1892). Oil on canvas

"Shall they who wrong begin yet rightly end?"from The Pilgrim
5615783 " Shall they who wrong begin yet rightly end?" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Jesus invited to dinner with the Pharisee, illustration from the Gospel of Saint Luke
DGC398026 Jesus invited to dinner with the Pharisee, illustration from the Gospel of Saint Luke, chapter 11:37, 1728 (engraving) by Debrie

The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, published by P. J. Leatherhead in 1782
NCO191214 The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, published by P.J. Leatherhead in 1782 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815)

Mr. Bumble, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c. 1890 (colour litho)
LLM405145 Mr. Bumble, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c.1890 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

plate 11 Book of Job, 1825 (engraving, w / c and wash)
FIT57617 plate 11 Book of Job, 1825 (engraving, w/c and wash) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 22x17 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

Begone Dull Care, I Prithee Begone From Me, 1801 (hand-coloured etching)
BAL42767 Begone Dull Care, I Prithee Begone From Me, 1801 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

False Virtue Discovered: The Discovery of Volkert in the Laundry Basket, 1739 (pastel
5864153 False Virtue Discovered: The Discovery of Volkert in the Laundry Basket, 1739 (pastel, gouache on paper on canvas) by Troost, Cornelis (1697-1750); 63x51.1 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

A Right Honourable alias a Sans Coulotte, published by S. Fores, 1802 (engraving)
NCO253709 A Right Honourable alias a Sans Coulotte, published by S.Fores, 1802 (engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

In the Cour de Cassation, M Manau, the Prosecutor-General, concluding his Speech (litho)
1063956 In the Cour de Cassation, M Manau, the Prosecutor-General, concluding his Speech (litho) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Carnarvon (colour litho)
613072 Lord Carnarvon (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Carnarvon, The whole life of that great party to which I thought I had the honour to belong)

Mr. Chadband, from Bleak House, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465777 Mr. Chadband, from Bleak House, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Typical Dickensian hypocritical cleric)

Job Trotter, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465744 Job Trotter, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sanctimonious)

Mr. Bumble, from Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465736 Mr. Bumble, from Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pere Paillard, 1902. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Pere Paillard, 1902

Allegory of Hypocrisy. Creator: Campi, Vincenzo (1536-1591)
Allegory of Hypocrisy. Private Collection

L Enfant Trouve: -a Sample of Roman Charity!-or-the Misfortune of Not Being Born wi
L Enfant Trouve:-a Sample of Roman Charity!-or-the Misfortune of Not Being Born with Marks of " the Talents", May 19, 1808

Plate 16 from the Disparates : Wounds heal quicker than hasty words, ca. 1816-23 (published 1864)

Plate 79 from Los Caprichos : No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto. ), 1799
Plate 79 from Los Caprichos : No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto.), 1799

Plate 53 from Los Caprichos : What a golden beak! (Que pico de Oro!), 1799
Plate 53 from Los Caprichos :What a golden beak! (Que pico de Oro!), 1799

Struggle over the Flemish Milch-Cow, 1646. Creator: Crispijn de Passe I
Struggle over the Flemish Milch-Cow, 1646

The Holy Friar, May 6, 1807. May 6, 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Holy Friar, May 6, 1807

Fast Day, March 20, 1799. March 20, 1799. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Fast Day, March 20, 1799

Tartuffe, 1868. Creator: L Wolff
Tartuffe, 1868. The character of Tartuffe in " Tartuffe" (Tartuffe, or The Impostor), a theatrical comedy by Jean Baptiste de Moliere, first staged in 1664

Tuscan... disdain not to instruct us who thou art, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Tuscan, who visitest the college of the mourning hypocrites, disdain not to instruct us who thou art", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Hypocrites

A Repast in the Monastery, 1865-1875, (1939). Creator: Vasily Perov
A Repast in the Monastery, 1865-1875, (1939). Also known as Meal : poor people beg on the floor, as well-fed Russian orthodox priests sit at a table, with more wine being opened on the left

The Missionary. Or A scene from the old play of the Hypocrite, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
The Missionary. Or A scene from the old play of the Hypocrite, 1835. Three characters from " The Hypocrite", play by Isaac Bickerstaffe published in 1768: Mawworm

Victorian satirical cartoon the greedy monk
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon the greedy monk. 19th Century. The Lord is my shepherd - I shall not want

Matrimonial nightmare, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Matrimonial nightmare, 1819-1823. Plate 7 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams)

Satirical cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1
The Little Tin God, satirical cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the start of the First World War. He is shown with six arms, like a Hindu god, holding various weapons in his hands

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"Hypocrisy: Unveiling the Masks of Deception" In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter, " hypocrisy lurks beneath the puritanical facade, revealing the dark secrets that society tries to conceal. Domenico Fetti's painting, "The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, " reminds us how easily we point out others' flaws while ignoring our own glaring hypocrisies. A satirical cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II during WW1 exposes his hypocritical actions as he preaches peace but wages war, shedding light on political duplicity. Goya's etching in "Los caprichos" depicts a world where those who claim moral superiority are often guilty themselves. The awakening is imminent. Another plate from Goya's series mocks societal correction while highlighting its inherent hypocrisy. We must question if true reform or mere pretense lies behind it. "The anti-Chinese wall" chromolithograph illustrates America building barriers against immigrants while simultaneously tearing down China's Great Wall—a blatant display of double standards and hypocrisy. In an 1822 etching titled "The bishop of Sodom and his fancy Gomorrah, " social commentary reveals religious leaders indulging in immoral acts despite preaching righteousness—an unsettling portrayal within faith. A caricature from Fun magazine questions racial equality with "White Slaves or Black?" It challenges society to confront its hypocritical treatment towards different races throughout history. Crimes and Punishments litho shows three policemen bringing a battered man into a police station. This image highlights the irony when those meant to protect become perpetrators—exposing systemic hypocrisy within law enforcement systems. An etching depicting free African Americans in the North sheds light on societal contradictions. While claiming freedom for all, discrimination persists—a stark reminder that even progress can be tainted by hidden hypocrisies. Vladimir Polonski's poster asks what people fought for then versus now, exposing the shifting values and potential hypocrisy in revolutionary causes.