Taxation Collection

Carolina colonist refusing to pay taxes, 1700s
Tax-collector beaten off by an angry Carolina colonist. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Santa caught by the tax inspector by H. M. Bateman
A rather surprised looking Father Christmas, who has arrived at the house of a tax inspector to innocently deliver toys on Christmas Eve, finds himself caught by a vigilant tax inspector. H.M

Boston Tea Party 1773
Boston citizens, dressed as Indians, board English ships and throw tea chests into the harbour in protest against taxation

Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)
XJF863053 Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole)

Peter extracting the coin from the fish, Santa Maria del Carmine, 1428 (fresco)
3598989 Peter extracting the coin from the fish, Santa Maria del Carmine, 1428 (fresco) by Masaccio, Tommaso (1401-28); (add.info.: by Tommaso Masaccio); Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The Domesday Book, Nottinghamshire
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Nottinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

The Domesday Book, Surrey
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Surrey, including Guildford, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

Key figures behind tariff reform from Birmingham area
The key figures behind tariff reform from the Birmingham area. Tariff Reform introduced by Joseph and Austen Chamberlain in 1903

18th Century Taxation
Satire on the taxes with which people were burdened in the latter 18th century

Tax collection, 1862-1887. Creator: Mikhail Znamensky
Tax collection, 1862-1887. From an album of 32 original watercolors from the library of Tsar Nicholas II. The subjects include scenes from Tobol'sk, Berezov, Obdorsk (present-day Salekhard)

A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia

Kyrgyz-Kazakhs of the Middle Horde Paying a Tax by the Tsar's Decree, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27)

Testimonials presented to the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P. by the Association... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Testimonials presented to the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P. by the Association for the Abolition of the Taxes on Knowledge, 1862. Mr

Fourteen of the barriers designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux for the Wall of
CHT430470 Fourteen of the barriers designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux for the Wall of the Farmers-General surrounding Paris (engraving) by French School

Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, c1125-1104 BC
Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, about 1125-1104 BC. From Sippar, southern Iraq

Jonathan Thatcher riding cow to Stockport Market
Jonathan Thatcher rode his cow to Stockport Market on 27 November 1784 in defiance of Pitts Horse Tax. 1784

America - The Stamp Act - Burning the Stamps
American Colonists burn papers bearing the Stamps required under The Stamp Act of March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists

Hampden, (c1594- 1643), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hampden, (c1594- 1643), 1830. John Hampden (c1594- 1643) English politician and leading parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England before the English Civil War

Income Tax, 1798. John Bull scratches his head at William Pitts (1759-1806) introduction of Income Tax. Pitt is shown as an angel playing a harp. Hand-coloured cartoon in the style of Gillray

Poor Taxpayer!... Thank the Empire, cartoon criticising the cost of the wars of the Second Empire (1852-70)
CHT224186 Poor Taxpayer!....Thank the Empire, cartoon criticising the cost of the wars of the Second Empire (1852-70), from Le Sans Culotte, 1879 (colour litho) by Le Petit

The Chamberlain and his assistants before the Virgin, 1489 (painting on wood)
885904 The Chamberlain and his assistants before the Virgin, 1489 (painting on wood) by Cozzarelli, Guidoccio di Giovanno (1450-1517); Archivio di Stato, Siena

The chamberlain and a writer in their office (painting on wood)
885887 The chamberlain and a writer in their office (painting on wood) by Italian School, (14th century); Archivio di Stato, Siena

The Tribut, also called Le Denier de Cesar, 1635 (Etching)
7393367 The Tribut, also called Le Denier de Cesar, 1635 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 7, 3 x 10, 3 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

The tribute money, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7129481 The tribute money, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The tribute money)

National Assembly: demonstration by deputies against the tax on parliamentary allowances, 1933 (illustration)
7211552 National Assembly: demonstration by deputies against the tax on parliamentary allowances, 1933 (illustration) by Bogislas

Rioters (maillotins) refusing to pay a tax on food are thrown into the Seine (1382), 1896 (Illustration)
7304381 Rioters (maillotins) refusing to pay a tax on food are thrown into the Seine (1382), 1896 (Illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Levy of the Crusade Tax in France, Crusades were strategically
7279759 Levy of the Crusade Tax in France, Crusades were strategically by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Levy of the Crusade Tax in France)

Horatio C. Burchard of Illinois, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Horatio C. Burchard of Illinois, 1865-1880. Burchard, Hon. Horatio C. of Ill. between 1865 and 1880.[Politician and lawyer: director of the US Mint; created the Consumer Price Index]

La Bonnet Rouge or John Bull evading the Hat Tax, pub. 1797 (handn coloured engraving)
2966816 La Bonnet Rouge or John Bull evading the Hat Tax, pub. 1797 (handn coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Setting fire to the Wall of the Fermiers Generaux in Paris on 12 July, 1789 (coloured engraving)
CHT441001 Setting fire to the Wall of the Fermiers Generaux in Paris on 12 July, 1789 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Tribute money, 1428- 1480s (fresco)
7260212 The Tribute money, 1428- 1480s (fresco) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); 247x597 cm; Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The Tax Collector, cover of a box of playing cards depicting the central figures of a village, c
CHT293669 The Tax Collector, cover of a box of playing cards depicting the central figures of a village, c.1870 (colour engraving) by Coudert, B

Lloyd George playing golf with Prince Bulow, German Chancellor, 1909 (litho)
KDC400232 Lloyd George playing golf with Prince Bulow, German Chancellor, 1909 (litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dr Lloyd George proposes to cure the sufferer from the unemployment epidemic with four hot water bottles
KDC397332 Dr Lloyd George proposes to cure the sufferer from the unemployment epidemic with four hot water bottles, Insurance Levy, Relief Works, Loans and Export Credits, 1921 (litho) by Partridge

The Duke of Sully collecting taxes as King Henry IVs Superintendent of Finances (colour litho)
3622110 The Duke of Sully collecting taxes as King Henry IVs Superintendent of Finances (colour litho) by Beuzon, Joseph (1864-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms H. V-5 Taxing the merchants entering a town, from Codice dei Privilegi (vellum)
XIR182067 Ms H. V-5 Taxing the merchants entering a town, from Codice dei Privilegi (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Queriniana, Brescia

The Property Tax, pub. 1814 (hand-coloured engraving) by Charles Williams (1776-1820)
1144584 The Property Tax, pub. 1814 (hand-coloured engraving) by Charles Williams (1776-1820) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Pitt)

Bookmark commemorating Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom, Coventry, Warwickshire (silk)
7153911 Bookmark commemorating Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom, Coventry, Warwickshire (silk) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rival Cupids: a Political Valentine, satire on the 1874 British general election (engraving)
7172973 The Rival Cupids: a Political Valentine, satire on the 1874 British general election (engraving) by English School

Jesus Christ and Zacchaeus the tax collector (engraving)
7172464 Jesus Christ and Zacchaeus the tax collector (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ and Zacchaeus the tax collector (luke 19)

Man in debt surrounded by bills (colour litho)
7150233 Man in debt surrounded by bills (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man in debt surrounded by bills)

Zaccheus the publican (colour litho)
7153791 Zaccheus the publican (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zaccheus the publican)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Quittance timbree; Receipt-stamp; Empfangschein (engraving)
7197310 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Quittance timbree; Receipt-stamp; Empfangschein (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"The Great Plague of London"(engraving)
7178062 " The Great Plague of London" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Matthew Sitting at the Receipt of Custom (engraving)
7182803 Matthew Sitting at the Receipt of Custom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Sitting at the Receipt of Custom)

Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (engraving)
7172460 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18)

Peasants in the Office of two Tax Collectors (oil on panel)
7085117 Peasants in the Office of two Tax Collectors (oil on panel) by Massys or Metsys, Quentin (c.1466-1530) (workshop of); 78.5x94 cm; Private Collection; Netherlandish, out of copyright

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"Unyielding Carolina Colonists: A Stand Against Taxation in the 1700s" In the tumultuous era of the 1700s, a fiery resistance against taxation emerged among Carolina colonists. Refusing to bear the burden of unjust taxes imposed by distant rulers, these brave individuals stood united in their defiance. Their unwavering determination echoed through history, leaving an indelible mark on the fight for freedom. The tax inspector's net tightens around Santa: H. M. Bateman's satirical take on taxation Even Santa Claus couldn't escape the clutches of taxation. In a whimsical twist captured by artist H. M. Bateman, jolly old St. Nick finds himself caught red-handed by a vigilant tax inspector. This humorous illustration reminds us that no one is immune from the long arm of taxation. Boston Tea Party: Brewing Rebellion and Taxation without Representation (1773) The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic symbol of colonial resistance against unjust British taxes during America's struggle for independence. On that fateful night in 1773, enraged colonists dumped chests filled with tea into Boston Harbor to protest "taxation without representation. " This act ignited a revolutionary spark that would forever change history. Idol-Worship or The Way to Preferment (1740): An Engraving Reflecting Taxation Woes An engraving titled "Idol-Worship or The Way to Preferment" vividly portrays societal frustrations with excessive taxation in 18th-century England. Depicting figures bowing before moneybags while ordinary citizens suffer under heavy tax burdens, this artwork serves as a poignant reminder of how unchecked power can exploit hardworking individuals. The Domesday Book Chronicles Nottinghamshire and Surrey's Historical Taxes The Domesday Book offers us glimpses into historical taxation practices across medieval England.