Stealing Collection (page 4)

I Mourn because the World is so Untrustworthy, 1594 (oil on panel)
471422 I Mourn because the World is so Untrustworthy, 1594 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 17x17 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The cat steals Pierrot's roasted partridge (verse 9), 1880 (engraving)
7312474 The cat steals Pierrot's roasted partridge (verse 9), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

The Fool Of Reuter And Schreiber, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308488 The Fool Of Reuter And Schreiber, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Fox-Tailed Jester, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308530 The Fox-Tailed Jester, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The parrot screams when he sees the cat that has just stolen a leg." The Parroquet -- To the Thief!
7309651 The parrot screams when he sees the cat that has just stolen a leg." The Parroquet -- To the Thief!...", 1936 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 7 x 10

Three Brown noddies / Common noddies (Anous stolidus) trying to steal a fish from a Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean

Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) attempting to steal food from Nazca booby (Sula granti) feeding its chick, Genovesa Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Two highwaymen on horses wait in the forest for their next victim (1898), Germany, Historic
7279006 Two highwaymen on horses wait in the forest for their next victim (1898), Germany, Historic by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern Christians in the Palace of the Ancient Moorish Kings, Alhambra;An Autumn Tour in Andalusia Creator
Modern Christians in the Palace of the Ancient Moorish Kings, Alhambra; An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. [Tourist chipping off part of the wall decoration as a souvenir]

After the Battle, Plundering the Wounded (engraving)
3634639 After the Battle, Plundering the Wounded (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Battle, Plundering the Wounded)

Banditry in Italy (colour litho)
2818456 Banditry in Italy (colour litho) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banditry in Italy. The pillage of a house in Sicily. Le brigandage en Italie)

Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) fighting for fish. Lake Kerkini, Greece. February. Vulnerable species

The Events in China, a Corpse Stripper Surprised by Soldiers of European Troops (colour Litho)
2798376 The Events in China, a Corpse Stripper Surprised by Soldiers of European Troops (colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Events in China)

Les Resurrectionistes (engraving)
2783141 Les Resurrectionistes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Resurrectionistes)

An audacious assault on the Rue Ordener in Paris (colour litho)
2782478 An audacious assault on the Rue Ordener in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An audacious assault on the Rue Ordener in Paris)

Les Voleurs De Diamants (engraving)
2789314 Les Voleurs De Diamants (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Voleurs De Diamants. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 4 March 1883)

Grave robbers (colour litho)
2779373 Grave robbers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grave robbers. Two teenagers stealing jewellery from the body of a woman in a cemetery)

Morgan le Fays treason, illustration from The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table by Alfred W
STC398621 Morgan le Fays treason, illustration from The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table by Alfred W

The Pillage of a Farm (oil on canvas)
XIR243014 The Pillage of a Farm (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Musee Bargoin, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Fine Art and General Insurance, 1896 (lithography)
397476 Fine Art and General Insurance, 1896 (lithography) by Berchmans, Emile (1867-1947); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: The Fine Art and General Inssurance Company Limited)

The Present State of Great Britain, 1779. Creator: James Phillips
The Present State of Great Britain, 1779

Travellers Ambushed by Brigands, 1670 (oil on canvas)
7259970 Travellers Ambushed by Brigands, 1670 (oil on canvas) by Berchem, Nicolaes Pietersz (1620-1683); 105 x 95.3 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Cat stealing meat from the butcher boys delivery (litho)
7201129 Cat stealing meat from the butcher boys delivery (litho) by Venner, Victor (1869-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opportunity, a cat stealing meat from the butcher boys delivery)

Spaniards Inn on Hampstead Heath, London, a favourite haunt of Dick Turpin (b / w photo)
7186501 Spaniards Inn on Hampstead Heath, London, a favourite haunt of Dick Turpin (b/w photo) by McLeish, Donald (1879-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spaniards Inn on Hampstead Heath)

A flagrant offence! (colour litho)
7181033 A flagrant offence! (colour litho) by Echau, Joaquin Xaudaru y (1872-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: A flagrant offence)

Andvaris curse (colour litho)
7173304 Andvaris curse (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dwarf Andvari cursing the gold stolen from him)

Down came two fearful monsters, the like of whom man never saw (colour litho)
STC445084 Down came two fearful monsters, the like of whom man never saw (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

17th century highwaymen sharing loot in a clearing. 1803 (engraving)
7233037 17th century highwaymen sharing loot in a clearing. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century highwaymen sharing loot in a clearing)

Sans gene. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100595 Sans gene. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sans gene)

London Apprentice Inn, Isleworth, London, favourite haunt of highwaymen (b / w photo)
7186502 London Apprentice Inn, Isleworth, London, favourite haunt of highwaymen (b/w photo) by McLeish, Donald (1879-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Apprentice Inn, Isleworth, London)

Children being taught to pickpocket (etching)
3245405 Children being taught to pickpocket (etching) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Baron Munchausen Highwaymen and brigands engraving by Gustave Dore

La Fontaines Fables - The Two Mules
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Two Mules

The skeleton of Death and the miser. 1827 (engraving)
7233015 The skeleton of Death and the miser. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the miser)

Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving)
7148029 Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights)

Advertisement for Baldings Boiled Ham (litho)
7150025 Advertisement for Baldings Boiled Ham (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Court of law hearing the case of a man who has been charged with stealing ham)

Birds seizing Food from the Tray of an Eastern Baker, Genesis xl, 16, 17 (engraving)
7180902 Birds seizing Food from the Tray of an Eastern Baker, Genesis xl, 16, 17 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Il Pecorone: Day IX, Novel I, The Master Thief (litho)
7182495 Il Pecorone: Day IX, Novel I, The Master Thief (litho) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Day IX, Novel I, The Master Thief)

Out of Sight Out of Mind (engraving)
7177875 Out of Sight Out of Mind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Out of Sight Out of Mind)

Sherlock Holmes uptodate (litho)
7201781 Sherlock Holmes uptodate (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sherlock Holmes uptodate)

Thief cast out into the wilderness for robbing a store, United States (litho)
7201189 Thief cast out into the wilderness for robbing a store, United States (litho) by Jellicoe, John (fl.1888); Private Collection; (add.info)

Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving)
7148028 Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raid on a wagon train by medieval robber knights)

Thief stealing a coat while the owner is distracted by his lover (woodcut)
7201495 Thief stealing a coat while the owner is distracted by his lover (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Newly weds french cook (colour litho)
7151022 Newly weds french cook (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

R is for robber (colour litho)
7149219 R is for robber (colour litho) by Dalziel Brothers (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: R is for robber)

Double Entry (engraving)
7177964 Double Entry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Double Entry. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

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"Unlikely Thieves: From Mischievous Squirrels to Legendary Outlaws" Grey Squirrel trapped inside a squirrel-proof bird feeder UK September: Even the craftiest of thieves can find themselves caught in unexpected situations. Revelling with Harlots, plate III of A Rake's Progress, 1735: Exploring the allure and consequences of indulging in forbidden pleasures. Edward I removing the Stone of Scone: The audacity and ambition behind historical acts of theft that shaped nations. European Bee-Eater: Nature's own thief, this colorful bird snatches insects mid-air with precision and grace. Boys Scrumping: Childhood adventures take an adventurous turn as young boys stealthily pluck fruits from forbidden trees. Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece: Mythical tales remind us that even heroes resort to cunning tactics when faced with extraordinary challenges. Dick Turpin: Unraveling the legend surrounding one of England's most notorious highwaymen who stole from the rich but captured our imagination. Misanthrope, 1568 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Delving into human nature through art, exploring how greed can drive individuals towards thievery. Resurrectionists raiding a cemetery for dissection purposes, 1887 by Hablot Knight Browne: Examining dark chapters in history where body snatchers resorted to grave robbery for scientific progress. Fairies Steal a Child: Diving into folklore where mystical creatures play tricks on unsuspecting humans, reminding us that not all theft is malicious or materialistic. The Humorist Easter Number 1938 - Celebrating wit and humor while poking fun at societal norms including playful references to lighthearted pranks involving stolen objects during Easter festivities. In this diverse collection of images and stories about stealing, we explore the multifaceted nature of theft.