Dangerous Collection (#93)

Polar Bear walking at the Alaska beach in Kaktovik

Picture No. 11676118
European Scorpion Date:

Picture No. 11674986
Moon Jellyfish. Date:

At the top of Bukit Tabur Mountain at sunrise, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

ORNER LOCKLEAR (1891-1920). American stunt pilot and film actor. Photographed on the wings of a Curtiss Jenny, 1920

Dangerous and Cunning Snakes

Chimney Sweeps Boys Trapped in a Chimney, illustration from The Chimney-sweeper s
XJF701498 Chimney Sweeps Boys Trapped in a Chimney, illustration from The Chimney-sweepers Friend and Climbing Boys Album by James Montgomery, published 1825 (engraving) by English School

Types of Dangerous Performances which the bill of Mr E
XJF493399 Types of Dangerous Performances which the bill of Mr E. Jenkins, M.P. proposes to suppress, illustration from The Penny Illustrated Paper, March 12, 1880 (engraving) by English School

An Egyptian Dervish in the 19th century, eating scorpions. From El Mundo Ilustrado
KW478324 An Egyptian Dervish in the 19th century, eating scorpions. From El Mundo Ilustrado, published Barcelona, 1880. by European School

A shoal of whales attacking a liner, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR414882 A shoal of whales attacking a liner, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 17th August 1913 (colour litho) by French School

Homicidal Alp, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
XIR414880 Homicidal Alp, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 10th August 1913 (colour litho) by French School

Two children carried along by the Niagara Falls, front cover illustration from Le
XIR414871 Two children carried along by the Niagara Falls, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 6th July 1913 (colour litho) by French School

Tragic collision of two airplanes, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR414872 Tragic collision of two airplanes, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 6th July 1913 (colour litho) by French School

A woman falling down from the gondola of a balloon, back cover illustration
XIR414788 A woman falling down from the gondola of a balloon, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 1st June 1913 (colour litho) by French School

Being devoured by a lion, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR414530 Being devoured by a lion, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 29th September 1895 (colour litho) by Meyer

Indians attacking a transcontinental stagecoach in 1867, illustration from The
KW409921 Indians attacking a transcontinental stagecoach in 1867, illustration from The World in the Hands, engraved by Charles Laplante (d.1903), published 1878 (engraving) by Janet

A Consultation of Physicians, 1736 (engraving)
XJF396074 A Consultation of Physicians, 1736 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: the doctors hold canes which would have been filled with disinfectant; The)

Giant crocodile threatens a boat on the Congo River during a 19th century expedition
KW392557 Giant crocodile threatens a boat on the Congo River during a 19th century expedition, from Africa Pintoresca, published 1888 (engraving) by Spanish School

A rhinoceros attacks an expedition, from Africa Pintoresca, published 1888
KW392546 A rhinoceros attacks an expedition, from Africa Pintoresca, published 1888 (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; Spanish, out of copyright

An improvised bridge in Central Africa, from Africa Pintoresca, published 1888
KW392544 An improvised bridge in Central Africa, from Africa Pintoresca, published 1888 (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; Spanish, out of copyright

Anaconda looking for prey, from La Vida de los Animales, published in Spain c
KW387041 Anaconda looking for prey, from La Vida de los Animales, published in Spain c.1885 (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; Spanish, out of copyright

Pulling the sledges through the pack ice, illustration from Expedition du Tegetthoff
XIR346528 Pulling the sledges through the pack ice, illustration from Expedition du Tegetthoff by Julius Prayer (1841-1915) engraved by Henri Theophile Hildibrand (1824-97) (engraving) (b/w photo)

Vagabond is a nuisance for countryside, illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR346309 Vagabond is a nuisance for countryside, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 20th October 1907 (colour litho) by French School

Navigators mistake a whales back for an island, after a miniature in Richard
KW345516 Navigators mistake a whales back for an island, after a miniature in Richard de Fournivals Bestiarire d Amour, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages, by Paul Lacroix

Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey, 1866 (oil on canvas)
XOS779039 Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 180x152 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Women carrying coal to the surface in East Scotland mines, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts
KW468242 Women carrying coal to the surface in East Scotland mines, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (engraving) by English School

Woman carrying coal to the surface in East Scotland mines, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts
KW468243 Woman carrying coal to the surface in East Scotland mines, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (engraving) by English School

Suvorov crossing the Devils Bridge in 1799, 1880 (w / c on paper)
BAL347490 Suvorov crossing the Devils Bridge in 1799, 1880 (w/c on paper) by Kivshenko, Aleksei Danilovich (1851-95); State Central Navy Museum, St

Daniel in the lions den (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR346575 Daniel in the lions den (engraving) (b/w photo) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

2832667; out of copyright

Daniel preserved in the Lions den, from The New and Complete Book of Martyrs
XJF276482 Daniel preserved in the Lions den, from The New and Complete Book of Martyrs, by Paul Wright (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English

Pearl divers off the coast of the Island of Ceylon in the 18th century, from Les
KW2662537 Pearl divers off the coast of the Island of Ceylon in the 18th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

2619172; out of copyright

Merchant Vessel in a Storm, facsimile of a woodcut in Grand Kalendrier et Compost
KW260628 Merchant Vessel in a Storm, facsimile of a woodcut in Grand Kalendrier et Compost des Bergers by Nicolas de Rouge, printed c.1490

On the dark road, illustration from Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
KW259248 On the dark road, illustration from Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (1812-70) first published 1848 (litho) by Browne

A Terrible Accident in the Alps, from Le Petit Journal, 23rd July 1892
XIR246053 A Terrible Accident in the Alps, from Le Petit Journal, 23rd July 1892 (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1844-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: fall from 3800m altitude; ); French

The Death of Lieutenant Bujon: The Discovery of his Body, from Le Petit Journal
XIR236278 The Death of Lieutenant Bujon: The Discovery of his Body, from Le Petit Journal, 12th September 1891 (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901) & Meyer

Cockney Sportsmen: Shooting Flying, engraved by James Gillray (1757-1815) 1800 (hand-coloured)
XYC249059 Cockney Sportsmen: Shooting Flying, engraved by James Gillray (1757-1815) 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); 25.7x35.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Coach and Highwayman (w / c on paper)
XYC208281 Coach and Highwayman (w/c on paper) by Tillemans, Peter (1684-1734); 22.9x32.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; Flemish, out of copyright

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast (oil on canvas)
XYC190748 Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast (oil on canvas) by Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842); 59.1x89.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Gold Mining, Victoria, c. 1900, from Under the Southern Cross - Glimpses of Australia
KW187927 Gold Mining, Victoria, c.1900, from Under the Southern Cross - Glimpses of Australia, published in 1908 (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century)

Carrying United States Mail Across the Sierra Nevada in 1860, from American Pictures
KW187902 Carrying United States Mail Across the Sierra Nevada in 1860, from American Pictures, published by The Religious Tract Society, 1876 (engraving) by English School

The Accident (oil on canvas)
XIR181557 The Accident (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 60.5x73 cm; Musee Cognacq-Jay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The Tempest, c. 1762 (oil on canvas)
XIR180399 The Tempest, c.1762 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 42x33.8 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Troyes, France; French, out of copyright

The Taking of Fort Fautuhua, Tahiti, 17th December 1846 (oil on canvas)
XIR177999 The Taking of Fort Fautuhua, Tahiti, 17th December 1846 (oil on canvas) by Giraud, Charles (1819-92); 151x109 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Fable of the doves and the hawks, Dirk Stoop, John Ogilby, 1665

Woman with a Raven, on the Edge of a Precipice (woodcut)
XKH141339 Woman with a Raven, on the Edge of a Precipice (woodcut) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); 16.8x11.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

And they Still Say Fish is Expensive, 1894 (oil on canvas)
XOS1273712 And they Still Say Fish is Expensive, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923); 151.5x204 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

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"Dangerous: A Glimpse into the Perils of Life, Art, and Nature" In a world teeming with danger, we find ourselves captivated by its allure. From the haunting depiction of Gin Lane in 1751 by William Hogarth to the relentless fury of Bishop Rock Lighthouse battling a gale, danger has been etched into our history. Even great figures like Winston Churchill faced peril head-on during the Sidney Street Siege in East London. The resilience displayed amidst chaos reminds us that danger can bring out both our darkest fears and our greatest strengths. Nature too holds its own dangerous wonders. The majestic Highland cow may seem gentle at first glance, but its sheer size and untamed spirit remind us that beauty often conceals hidden dangers. Beneath the ocean's surface lies another realm of trepidation - where the Great White Shark lurks with an open mouth ready to strike. Ron & Valerie Taylor's underwater close-up captures this apex predator in all its terrifying glory off South Australia's coast. The laborious work captured in Bricklayers 1827 serves as a reminder that even seemingly mundane tasks hold their own risks. Every brick laid is a testament to human vulnerability against gravity's pull. Yet amidst these perils lie beacons of hope. Skerryvore Lighthouse stands tall on Scotland's west coast, guiding ships through treacherous waters towards safety. It symbolizes humanity's ability to conquer adversity and protect one another from harm. But not all dangers are man-made; some stem from mythical creatures like Kraken attacking ships during storms – tales woven through generations reminding us of mankind’s fragility against nature’s wrath. Artistic expressions also explore spiritual hazards as seen in Briton Riviere’s In Manus Tuas Domine. (1879). This masterpiece portrays biblical narratives warning us about unseen threats lurking within ourselves or society at large. Danger can also manifest itself subtly - such as the Fly agaric mushrooms, their vibrant colors concealing a toxic secret.