Climber Collection (#8)

High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. viii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

A Garden by the Sea (oil on canvas)
1767296 A Garden by the Sea (oil on canvas) by Topham, Frank William Warwick (1838-1924); 43.8x35.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Cottage at Freshwater, Isle of Wight (watercolour and bodycolour heightened with
1766732 A Cottage at Freshwater, Isle of Wight (watercolour and bodycolour heightened with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cottage at Freshwater)

Venus and Aeneas, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195384 Venus and Aeneas, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Le Pothuis, Gerberoy, 1927 (oil on canvas)
826212 Le Pothuis, Gerberoy, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 73x60.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Pothuis, Gerberoy. Henri le Sidaner (1862-1939)

Still Life with Grapes and Peaches, (oil on canvas)
651103 Still Life with Grapes and Peaches, (oil on canvas) by Baum, Charles (1812-77); 91.5x73.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Grapes and Peaches. Carl Baum (1812-1877)

The Annunciation: A Design for a Lunette, (black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash)
990010 The Annunciation: A Design for a Lunette, (black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash) by Bedoli, Girolamo Mazzola (c.1500-69); 20.5x33.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Annunciation)

The Summer House; La Maison d Ete, (oil on canvas)
656849 The Summer House; La Maison d Ete, (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 73.6x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Summer House; La Maison d Ete)

A Girl Sitting on a Porch, Liselund, 1916 (oil on canvas)
659153 A Girl Sitting on a Porch, Liselund, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Ilsted, Peter Vilhelm (1861-1933); 48.5x 55.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Girl Sitting on a Porch, Liselund)

Mother and Child, (oil on canvas)
659061 Mother and Child, (oil on canvas) by List, Wilhelm (1864-1918); 90.5x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child. Wilhelm List (1864-1918). Oil on canvas

In the Pergola, 1894 (oil on canvas)
659051 In the Pergola, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); 50.8x36.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Summer Evening; Sommerabend, 1911 (oil on canavs)
824292 Summer Evening; Sommerabend, 1911 (oil on canavs) by Dorsch, Ferdinand (1875-1938); 112x135.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer Evening; Sommerabend. Ferdinand Dorsch (1875-1938)

Still Life with Strawberries, (oil on canvas)
823082 Still Life with Strawberries, (oil on canvas) by Roesen, Severin (c.1820-72); 63.3x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Strawberries. Severin Roesen (ca.1815-1872)

La Table sous la Tonnelle, 1917 (oil on canvas)
653199 La Table sous la Tonnelle, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 89x117 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Table sous la Tonnelle)

Washing Day, (pencil and watercolour)
652075 Washing Day, (pencil and watercolour) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 24.1x18.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing Day. Helen Allingham (1848-1926). Pencil and watercolour

A Mute Appeal, (pencil and watercolour)
652018 A Mute Appeal, (pencil and watercolour) by Wilson, Charles Edward (1853-1941); 25.7x17.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mute Appeal. Charles Edward Wilson (1854-1941)

The Stone Table; Le Table de Pierre, 1919 (oil over pencil on canvas)
825732 The Stone Table; Le Table de Pierre, 1919 (oil over pencil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 65.1x80.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Canonbury Tower (coloured photo)
3643416 Canonbury Tower (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canonbury Tower. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Kennedia rubicunda, c. 1803-06 (w / c, pen, ink and pencil)
5670309 Kennedia rubicunda, c.1803-06 (w/c, pen, ink and pencil) by Lewin, John William (1770-1819); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info)

The dramas of the mountains (colour litho)
2809171 The dramas of the mountains (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dramas of the mountains)

American leisures (colour litho)
2808956 American leisures (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: American leisures)

In the Cyrenaic plateau, patrols of the Vestone Alpini in reconnaissance on the sides of the Derna in... (colour litho)
2815565 In the Cyrenaic plateau, patrols of the Vestone Alpini in reconnaissance on the sides of the Derna in... (colour litho) by Beltrame

How are the holidays now celebrated, New Years Eve in the high mountains (colour litho)
2814968 How are the holidays now celebrated, New Years Eve in the high mountains (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: How are the holidays now celebrated)

Back to boarding (Colour Litho)
2778487 Back to boarding (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Back to boarding)

The brave rescue of a brigadier (colour litho)
2777872 The brave rescue of a brigadier (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brave rescue of a brigadier)

Salvation on the Tree (Colour Litho)
2778412 Salvation on the Tree (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvation on the tree)

Conquests of Italian climbers in South America (colour litho)
2783892 Conquests of Italian climbers in South America (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conquests of Italian climbers in South America)

Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount
2969362 Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), c.1830-33 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

A Cottage at Haslemere (watercolour with scratching out)
1766722 A Cottage at Haslemere (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 24.5x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cottage at Haslemere. Helen Allingham (1848-1926)

The Old Fish Shop, Haslemere (watercolour)
1766691 The Old Fish Shop, Haslemere (watercolour) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 33x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Fish Shop, Haslemere. Helen Allingham (1848-1926). Watercolour

A hand coloured lithographed scene of a man proposing, c
1765068 A hand coloured lithographed scene of a man proposing, c.1800 (hand coloured lithoraph on card) by English School

Plate LII (a bunch of purple grapes), 1809 (aquatint and stipple-engraving
986389 Plate LII (a bunch of purple grapes), 1809 (aquatint and stipple-engraving, printed in colour and finished b) by Brookshaw

Summer in les Grissons, Switzerland, 1923 (colour lithograph)
1197945 Summer in les Grissons, Switzerland, 1923 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 103x64 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

An Iznik pottery dish, with a central roundel depicting three bunches of grapes
1196744 An Iznik pottery dish, with a central roundel depicting three bunches of grapes and vine leaves, c.1570 (ceramic) by Turkish School

The Afternoon Walk, 1880 (oil on canvas)
657717 The Afternoon Walk, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Fortescue, William Banks (c.1855-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afternoon Walk. William Banks Fortescue (ca.1855-1924). Oil on canvas

The House below the Church; La Maison sous L Eglise, 1935 (oil on canvas)
653325 The House below the Church; La Maison sous L Eglise, 1935 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 100x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Baccante, 1885 (oil on canvas)
652991 A Baccante, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Rae, Henrietta (1859-1928); 127x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Baccante. Henrietta Rae (1859-1928). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1885

The Sulphation; Le sulfatage, c. 1925 (oil on canvas)
1769297 The Sulphation; Le sulfatage, c.1925 (oil on canvas) by Martin, Henri (1860-1943); 203.8x109.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sulphation; Le sulfatage. Henri Martin (1860-1943)

Elegante et Pierrot, 1918 (watercolour on paper)
824527 Elegante et Pierrot, 1918 (watercolour on paper) by Wegener, Gerda Marie Frederike (1885-1940); 33.5x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Elegante et Pierrot. Gerda Wegener (1885-1940)

At the Tavern (oil on canvas)
1195800 At the Tavern (oil on canvas) by Westchiloff, Constantin Alexandrovich (1877-1945); 64x98.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Westchiloff)

An Iznik border tile, with a central flowerhead between scrolling palmette and leafy vine
1196731 An Iznik border tile, with a central flowerhead between scrolling palmette and leafy vine, c.1570 (ceramic) by Turkish School

La Treille, 1898 (oil on canvas)
658999 La Treille, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 112x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Treille. William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). Oil on canvas

A leaded glass trellised window depicting clematis vines
991177 A leaded glass trellised window depicting clematis vines, early 20th century (leaded glass) by Tiffany Studios (1902-32); 287x151.8x10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Diagrams showing air fighting techniques 1939
Set of diagrams detailing the techniques of fighter planes, taking into account their increased speed. Clatworthy shows the advantages of " dive

A Neapolitan Flower Seller, 1883 (oil on canvas)
2956896 A Neapolitan Flower Seller, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Maclaren, Walter (fl.1869-1909); 121.92x60.96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Edward Fitzgerald, mountaineer (1871-1931) (engraving) (b / w photo)
XTD140278 Portrait of Edward Fitzgerald, mountaineer (1871-1931) (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Cannonade on the Matterhorn, 1862, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn
STC184862 A Cannonade on the Matterhorn, 1862, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn engraved by Edward Whymper (1840-1911), published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Mahoney

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"Conquering New Heights: The Legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary" Sir Edmund Hillary, a legendary New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, etched his name in history on May 28, 1953. Alongside Tenzing Norgay, he stood near the summit of Mount Everest - a feat that had eluded countless climbers before them. Their triumph marked an extraordinary milestone in human achievement. From the breathtaking Monte Rosa in Italy's Aosta Valley to the rugged cliffs above Llanberis Pass in Wales, mountaineers have always been drawn to nature's vertical challenges. With unwavering determination and skillful navigation across treacherous crevasses, they push their limits and inspire us all. In 1861, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson captured the essence of this pursuit with his iconic photograph "The Ascent of Mont Blanc. " It immortalized climbers defying gravity as they ascended Europe's highest peak. This image serves as a timeless reminder of humanity's relentless desire to conquer mountains. Not limited to towering summits alone, climbers also explore hidden realms beneath our feet. Venturing into cave archways like those found at Foxhole on Gower Peninsula in Wales reveals an entirely different kind of challenge - one where darkness meets adrenaline-fueled exploration. Annie Peck understood this thrill intimately when she masked up for her climbing adventures. Her courage exemplified how humans can adapt and thrive even under extreme conditions while scaling great heights or delving deep into uncharted territories. Sadly, not all species are as fortunate as these intrepid explorers. The endangered Ocelot reminds us that our actions impact more than just ourselves; we must protect fragile ecosystems so future generations can experience the wonders that climbers witness firsthand. Reflecting on past expeditions brings us back to the historic British camp at Mount Everest in 1924 - a testament to perseverance despite setbacks.