Disastrous Fires Collection (#4)

Scene from a comedy by Hrotsvitha, a canoness and author (woodcut)
7201488 Scene from a comedy by Hrotsvitha, a canoness and author (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from a comedy by Hrotsvitha)

THE MOCK PHOENIX! Or a vain attempt to RISE AGAIN, 1813 (engraving)
7262244 THE MOCK PHOENIX! Or a vain attempt to RISE AGAIN, 1813 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: THE MOCK PHOENIX)

GASCONARDERS OR THE GRAND ARMY RETREATING FROM MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving)
7262211 GASCONARDERS OR THE GRAND ARMY RETREATING FROM MOSCOW, 1813 (engraving) by Williams, C. (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Dutch interior, 1630-85 (Chalk)
7261593 Dutch interior, 1630-85 (Chalk) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85) (attr. to); 26.5x19.7 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Dutch interior)

Silhouettes, 1830 (Watercolour)
7261322 Silhouettes, 1830 (Watercolour) by Edouart, Augustin Amant Constant Fidele (1789-1861); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Watercolour drawing)

The edge of the Bekanneer desert, India, 1909 (Watercolour)
7261323 The edge of the Bekanneer desert, India, 1909 (Watercolour) by Dean, Frank (1865-1947); 34x24.5 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: The edge of the Bekanneer desert)

THE TYRANT OF THE CONTINENT IS FALLEN, 19th century (engraving)
7262219 THE TYRANT OF THE CONTINENT IS FALLEN, 19th century (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: THE TYRANT OF THE CONTINENT IS FALLEN)

The Palais Royal and the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin before and after the fire of 1871 (colour litho)
XIR232828 The Palais Royal and the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin before and after the fire of 1871 (colour litho) by Coindre, Victor (fl.1870) (after); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis

Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236773 Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rex sacrificulus or king of sacrifices)

Ponitifex maximus or chief high priest, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236760 Ponitifex maximus or chief high priest, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flamen priest performing a ritual in ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236872 Flamen priest performing a ritual in ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flamen priest performing a ritual in ancient Rome)

A masked ball in a rustic hall, 17th century. 1906 (lithograph)
7236870 A masked ball in a rustic hall, 17th century. 1906 (lithograph) by Mariette, Jean (1660-1742); Private Collection; (add.info.: A masked ball, 17th century)

The Cook (colour litho)
7194538 The Cook (colour litho) by Humphrey, Maud (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cook. Illustration for Little Grown-Ups with plates by Maud Humphrey (Gardner, Darton)

Woman of Scandinavia, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234002 Woman of Scandinavia, 16th century. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Krieger, Christoph (d.c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman of Scandinavia, 16th century)

The Ascension of the Prophet Elijah and scenes from his life, 17th century (oil on wood)
7216449 The Ascension of the Prophet Elijah and scenes from his life, 17th century (oil on wood) by Poulakis, Theodore (1622-1692); Byzantine Museum, Athens

The prediction of St. Paul to Ephese. Jews who were engaged in exorcism burn the books
ELD4831298 The prediction of St. Paul to Ephese. Jews who were engaged in exorcism burn the books. Illustration by Gustave Dore, 1882 (engraving) by Dore

Cunigunde of Luxembourg, wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, preparing to undergo trial by ordeal by walking over
7147862 Cunigunde of Luxembourg, wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, preparing to undergo trial by ordeal by walking over red hot ploughshares after being accused of adultery (engraving)

Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho)
2815723 Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Ladies and Gentlemen feasting around a table, c. 1612-67 (oil, canvas and paper)
7240716 Ladies and Gentlemen feasting around a table, c.1612-67 (oil, canvas and paper) by Wael, Cornelis de (1592-1667) (attr)

Regency party-goers playing the game of The Little Man Lives On. 1906 (litho)
7239544 Regency party-goers playing the game of The Little Man Lives On. 1906 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho)
7239545 Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Episodes of war, two French soldiers, one blinded and one wounded in the leg help each other... (colour litho)
2815695 Episodes of war, two French soldiers, one blinded and one wounded in the leg help each other... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The campaign in India against British industrial products started by the agitator Gandhi... (colour litho)
2809025 The campaign in India against British industrial products started by the agitator Gandhi... (colour litho) by Salvadori

Maggie Tulliver with the gypsies, scene from The Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot (colour litho)
7185278 Maggie Tulliver with the gypsies, scene from The Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot (colour litho) by Charleson, Malcolm Daniel (1888-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Agony and fall of Antwerp, bombing of the city by the Germans who occupied it on the 9th current (colour litho)
2815691 Agony and fall of Antwerp, bombing of the city by the Germans who occupied it on the 9th current (colour litho) by Beltrame

The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho)
2815680 The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Tartars Resting, 1885 (oil on canvas)
3494068 Tartars Resting, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gorstkin-Wywiorski, Michal Pawel (1861-1926); Private Collection

Offerings to the dead. Ancient Greece
7243339 Offerings to the dead. Ancient Greece. by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two priestesses in ancient Greece make offerings to the dead in the form of a)

English gentleman lighting his nightshirt on fire with a candle. 1900 (chromolithograph)
7233601 English gentleman lighting his nightshirt on fire with a candle. 1900 (chromolithograph) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); (add.info)

A Tavern Scene, c. 1625-38 (oil on panel)
7240822 A Tavern Scene, c.1625-38 (oil on panel) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38) (follower of); 32.4x25.3 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Comforts of a Rum p ford stove (colourized engraving)
7239629 Comforts of a Rum p ford stove (colourized engraving) by Williams, Charles (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Luxury, or the Comforts of a Rum p ford)

The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visiting the German merchant Anton Fugger at his home in Augsburg, 1535 (engraving)
7148086 The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visiting the German merchant Anton Fugger at his home in Augsburg, 1535 (engraving) by Becker

Dog rescuing a baby from a fire (chromolitho)
7157174 Dog rescuing a baby from a fire (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog rescuing a baby from a fire)

Come, lets to bed, says Sleepy Head (colour litho)
7157425 Come, lets to bed, says Sleepy Head (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come, lets to bed, says Sleepy Head)

Living-room with Victorian table and striped chair covers (colour litho)
7157399 Living-room with Victorian table and striped chair covers (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Destruction by fire of a gin palace on Oxford Street, London (engraving)
7153918 Destruction by fire of a gin palace on Oxford Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Ingrate (engraving)
7164298 An Ingrate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ingrate. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood, 1830 (Hurst)

Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho)
7180947 Illustration for The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Rapt, twirling in thy hand a wither d spray)

Landscape with a Gypsy Encampment (oil on canvas)
6201661 Landscape with a Gypsy Encampment (oil on canvas) by Morland, George (1763-1804); Private Collection

La chasse au feu en Amerique (engraving)
7194462 La chasse au feu en Amerique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse au feu en Amerique)

Roasting an ox, procession of Charles V and Pope Clement VII after Charles coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in Bologna
7185720 Roasting an ox, procession of Charles V and Pope Clement VII after Charles coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in Bologna, 1530 (engraving) by French School

James Watt watching his grandmothers tea kettle boil (colour litho)
7185299 James Watt watching his grandmothers tea kettle boil (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watt watching his grandmothers tea kettle boil)

Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812 (engraving)
7184954 Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleons Grande Armee retreating from the burning city of Moscow, Russia)

Virgils Aeneid: Aeneas and Helen (colour litho)
7183469 Virgils Aeneid: Aeneas and Helen (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas and Helen)

Interior of an Indian Lodge, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper)
5054754 Interior of an Indian Lodge, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.0x17.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Bushmen making a fire (engraving)
7165169 Bushmen making a fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bushmen making a fire)

Bachelor cooking (colour litho)
7150889 Bachelor cooking (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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"Unleashing the Fury: A Glimpse into Disastrous Fires Throughout History" Witness the chilling execution of women convicted of witchcraft by burning at the stake, an engraving that echoes centuries of persecution and fear. The Martyrdom of St Jude depicted in an engraving reminds us of the devastating fires that claimed countless lives during religious conflicts throughout history. Step back in time to witness the harrowing execution of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, as flames engulfed him during Mary I's reign in Oxford, 1556. In a haunting oil painting on copper, experience the martyrdom of St. Lawrence as he faced a fiery fate for his unwavering faith and refusal to renounce his beliefs. Delve into another grim scene through an engraved illustration capturing the execution of a woman accused and condemned as a witch, consumed by flames at the stake. Relive Joan of Arc's tragic end through a vivid chromolithograph depicting her martyrdom – burned alive for her audacious defiance against societal norms. Travel back to ancient times with an engraving portraying Roman soldiers setting fire to sacred groves on Anglesey, leaving druids' traditions ablaze amidst their ruins. Discover yet another martyrdom captured in an engraving – this time depicting St Mark's ultimate sacrifice for spreading Christianity despite facing ruthless opposition. Explore how societies grappled with firearms through a color lithograph titled "How to Handle the Gun, " reminding us that even technological advancements can lead to disastrous consequences if mishandled or misused. Immerse yourself in Virgil's epic tales and revenge-filled adventures brought to life through vibrant lithography – where fire often symbolizes destruction and transformation alike. Witness one dark chapter from Russia's history unfold before your eyes - a color lithograph showcasing violent clashes between striking workers and authorities in the Vassili Ostrof district of Petersburg.