Lie Collection

Girl on a Swing 1922
A young girl on a swing attached to a tree. Her reading book and hoop lie abandoned in the grass

Athletic young man in shorts with ball lying on a stone floor

Bunny and Child
A bunny dances with a child in a bunny costume, while coloured eggs lie on the grass and a robin sings on the bare branches of a silver birch

Remington Family
SIR THOMAS REMINGTON of Lund, Yorkshire, with his wife and their fifteen living children; five deceased infants lie on the floor in their shrouds, poor wee mites

Witches Call Monsters
Scandinavian witches call up monsters while decent folk lie asleep

Lie detector 1923
American instrument for the detection of uttered fibs, falsehoods, and other untruths, based on responses of the subjects heart and lungs

Wellington reorganizes his defence - Battle of Waterloo
7pm - June 18, 1815. The Duke of Wellington reorganizes his central defence after the loss of La Haye Sainte. At the same time, The Prussians once again regain control of Plancenoit

Barbary lion in the New York Zoological Park
Postcard showing " Sultan" the barbary lion in the New York Zoological Park. Date: circa 1920

Maddies Mood
Jota de jai

Young man in a suit and without shirt lying on a couch

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

The Lie by William Heath Robinson
Cartoon, The Lie. One of those golfing stories that you are not bound to believe if you don t want to. A golfer mistakes the top of a hat from a tramp for the hole when playing golf

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) Lying on Tree Branch

Stalingrad Soldiers
Red Army soldies lie in wait amongst the ruins

He would Lie on the Grass "Watching things Growing"(colour litho)
672100 He would Lie on the Grass " Watching things Growing" (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rock'n Roll
Greetje van Son

1930's Burlesque Performer
Harry Wentworth

A young pug is dozing on a wooden bench

Portrait of Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) in Winter, Germany

Garrick Theatre 1970
The Garrick Theatre, St, Martins Lane, London, where Brian Rix was starring in Let Sleeping Wives Lie. Date: 1970

Psychometric Test
A young woman, wired up to a Psychometer machine, undergoes a psychometric test. Date: early 1930s

Ns Body Goes to France
The remains of Napoleon I lie in state aboard La Belle Poule on their way to France in the custody of le prince de Joinville, son of Louis- Philippe

Society & Shop Girls
Two elegant, society ladies are attended to by a shop girl who sees to their every whim. Several pairs of discarded shoes lie about the floor for the assistant to pick up later

Successful Money Lender
A successful money lender caresses his bulging money bags. Coins lie scattered across the table. A freshly drawn up loan contract is at his elbow

Hammersmith Ghost
A mysterious figure in white terrifies the populace, so vigilantes lie in wait and shoot dead Thomas Milwood, a bricklayer whose dusty clothing led to the error

This Mechanized Age, 1937: Giant Camera (colour litho)
8657561 This Mechanized Age, 1937: Giant Camera (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giant Camera)

Jay, Jig, Jug, Keg, Key, Kid, Lad, Leg, Lid, Lie, Log, Lot (engraving)
8651532 Jay, Jig, Jug, Keg, Key, Kid, Lad, Leg, Lid, Lie, Log, Lot (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jay, Jig, Jug, Keg, Key, Kid, Lad, Leg, Lid)

Dog with a woman's head with a stick in its mouth (colour litho)
8656562 Dog with a woman's head with a stick in its mouth (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog with a woman's head with a stick in its mouth)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673187 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage."
DUV4212796 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage." Engraving in " The unique book of morality

Extract from an article on press law concerning the publication of fake news
PCT4297490 Extract from an article on press law concerning the publication of fake news: information likely to disturb public peace or undermine the morale of the army.; (add.info)

The portrait of the Ogresse, from "Le Rire Rouge", 1915 (engraving)
PCT4290670 The portrait of the Ogresse, from "Le Rire Rouge", 1915 (engraving); (add.info.: Signed engraving LM from the newspaper "Le Rire rouge", war edition No)

Caricature of Anatoli Vasilyevich Lounatcharsky, 1927 (print)
PCT4278055 Caricature of Anatoli Vasilyevich Lounatcharsky, 1927 (print); (add.info.: Anatoli Vasilyevich Lounatcharsky (1875-1933), Russian journalist, writer and politician (sovietic)

Letter F: FRANCY, by confessing a wrong, hete it, because the fault is more serious with FAULSETE
DUV4206555 Letter F: FRANCY, by confessing a wrong, hete it, because the fault is more serious with FAULSETE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Isaac blesses Jacob, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413210 Isaac blesses Jacob, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG.

History of the French periodic press: satirical vignette published at the time of the founding of the periodic Gazette
ELD4961141 History of the French periodic press: satirical vignette published at the time of the founding of the periodic Gazette Cre in 1631 with the support of Richelieu by Theophraste Renaudot

And would you love me just as much if I were poor, George? (colour litho)
8656591 And would you love me just as much if I were poor, George? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Man and arm boats" (colour photo)
8668593 "Man and arm boats" (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The former peaceful scarecrow or maskamaraderie. First World War 1914-1918
LET4395709 The former peaceful scarecrow or maskamaraderie. First World War 1914-1918: German soldiers in a combat-ready trench hiding behind a scarecrow covered with a peace mask to deceive

A freemason early 20th century (postcard)
PCT5618008 A freemason early 20th century (postcard); (add.info.: A freemason, wearing only his apprentice's apron and holding a builder's trowel)

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

Shakespeare Othello Act 5: Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner
534055 Shakespeare Othello Act 5: Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner. 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630718 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gentlemen in a English garden admiring a rose. He says, It's like paradise on earth
FLO4691335 Gentlemen in a English garden admiring a rose. He says, It's like paradise on earth. He thinks, It has less grace than an onion

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Mother takes a constitutional every afternoon - liar! (colour litho)
8656489 Mother takes a constitutional every afternoon - liar! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Here's to the light that lies in a woman's eyes (colour litho)
8656459 Here's to the light that lies in a woman's eyes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders (colour litho)
8657146 Illustration for Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders (colour litho) by Nicholson, John (1891-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: "We would lie in front of the fire")

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"Lies, like shadows, weave their way through time and space. From the innocent girl on a swing in 1922 to the athletic young man lying with a ball on a stone floor, deception takes many forms. Even witches call upon monsters to perpetuate falsehoods, while bunnies and children innocently play amidst the web of untruths. In the Remington family portrait, smiles mask hidden secrets as Wellington reorganizes his defense during the Battle of Waterloo. Lies have always been part of human history; even early lie detectors in 1923 sought to uncover these deceitful threads. A young man in a suit lies without shirt on a couch - an image that symbolizes vulnerability masked by sophistication. In WW1 German anti-British propaganda postcards, lies were weaponized to manipulate public opinion. William Heath Robinson's "The Lie" captures the absurdity of falsehoods with intricate illustrations. Meanwhile, burlesque performers in the 1930s used seductive illusions to entertain audiences. But perhaps nowhere are lies more devastating than among Stalingrad soldiers fighting for survival amidst chaos and betrayal. Their stories remind us of how truth becomes distorted amid war's brutality. Lies persist throughout history, leaving behind scars both seen and unseen. They challenge our perception of reality and test our ability to discern fact from fiction. Yet ultimately, it is up to us whether we succumb or rise above this tangled web woven by deceit.