Escapee Collection (#2)

A smuggling lugger chased by a naval brig, c.1825 (oil on canvas)
7337763 A smuggling lugger chased by a naval brig, c.1825 (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 50.5x65.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950310 A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

The Lent in the Middle Age, c.1910 (print)
7293360 The Lent in the Middle Age, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Salt herring eating during the Lent in the Middle Age, France)

V: a rider who thinks he is fleeing death and who carries it in hips (Velox eques) - The Alphabet of Death
DUV4221970 V: a rider who thinks he is fleeing death and who carries it in hips (Velox eques) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220174 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The Old Bear who Lived in a House of Sugar (chromolitho)
8664001 The Old Bear who Lived in a House of Sugar (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Bear who Lived in a House of Sugar)

The amazing ride of John Waters, 1811 (litho)
8673175 The amazing ride of John Waters, 1811 (litho) by Walton, John de (fl.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The amazing ride of John Waters, 1811. Waters surprises the rider on the horse)

Balkan Wars: Flight of Turkish peasants towards Constantinople, 1912 (print)
527259 Balkan Wars: Flight of Turkish peasants towards Constantinople, 1912 (print); (add.info.: From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 24 November 1912.); Universal History Archive/UIG

I am somewhat worried (colour litho)
8656661 I am somewhat worried (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I am somewhat worried." Dog tearing at a man's clothes)

The Escape from the Cellar in Strasburg (engraving)
8647840 The Escape from the Cellar in Strasburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Escape from the Cellar in Strasburg)

The flight of Gaius Gracchus
7177191 The flight of Gaius Gracchus; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaius Gracchus fleeing across a wooden bridge over the Tiber in an attempt to escape the Roman consuls)

The Mary, Yacht, Arriving with Princess Mary at Gravesend in a Fresh Breeze, 12 February 1689, c.1689 (oil on canvas)
7342588 The Mary, Yacht, Arriving with Princess Mary at Gravesend in a Fresh Breeze, 12 February 1689, c.1689 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de

The retreat of the pirates (print)
7339243 The retreat of the pirates (print) by Stanfield, Clarkson Frederick (1793-1867); 27.1x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: C)

Frightened child, c.1860 (print)
7293374 Frightened child, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. Frightemed child run in the street. Imagery on the fear (emotion), Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950407 The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220344 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Two White Mice, 1903 (lithograph)
954241 Two White Mice, 1903 (lithograph); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Percy and Catesby slain in attempting their escape from Holbeach (engraving)
8632462 Percy and Catesby slain in attempting their escape from Holbeach (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A marvellous escape from sudden death (colour litho)
8644934 A marvellous escape from sudden death (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A marvellous escape from sudden death)

Illustration for Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (colour litho)
8646031 Illustration for Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Papa! Papa! (colour litho)
8656706 Papa! Papa! (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Papa! Papa!" Man running from marriage, women and children)

New Testament: St Paul's Escape from Damascus (colour litho)
8658781 New Testament: St Paul's Escape from Damascus (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul's Escape from Damascus)

The Ottoman sultan's barge nearly run down in the Bosphorus (engraving)
8676935 The Ottoman sultan's barge nearly run down in the Bosphorus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gulliver's Travels: He makes his escape to the Island of Blefuscu (colour litho)
8666358 Gulliver's Travels: He makes his escape to the Island of Blefuscu (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sea Adventure: "Nelson's Bridge" (colour litho)
8668759 Sea Adventure: "Nelson's Bridge" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The destruction of L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1825-27 (oil on canvas)
7337687 The destruction of L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1825-27 (oil on canvas) by Arnald, George (1763-1841); 185.5x269 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lot and his daughters fleeing Sodom, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4955542 Lot and his daughters fleeing Sodom, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loth's wife disobeyed God's warning by watching the destruction of Sodom)

Professor Kinkel, from a lithograph published at Berlin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Professor Kinkel, from a lithograph published at Berlin, 1850. Gottfried Kinkel, Professor of History in the University of Bonn

Cage of Sir Winston Churchills pet budgerigar Toby
" Waiting" for its vanished occupant: The cage of Sir Winston Churchills pet budgerigar Toby which escaped from a hotel in Monte Carlo on February 14 1961

An escaped chimpanzee, 1930. Creator: Unknown
An escaped chimpanzee, 1930. Un Singes Etait Evade. (A monkey escaped). A fireman climbs a ladder to try and catch an ape on a roof as a woman watches from a window

A Vagrant under Rural Guard, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
A Vagrant under Rural Guard, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

A Vagrant on the Loose, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
A Vagrant on the Loose, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi (Views and inhabitants of Nerchinsk hard labor camps)

A Hard Labor Convict Attempts to Escape from the Work Site, 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
A Hard Labor Convict Attempts to Escape from the Work Site, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891 and contained in the albumTipy i vidy Nerchinskoi katorgi

The Retreat from Mons, 1914 (print)
3793839 The Retreat from Mons, 1914 (print); (add.info.: The Retreat from Mons - soldiers firing as they retreat from the Belgian city of Mons during World War I, 1914.); Lebrecht History

Palm tree with wooden picket fence at sunset

The retreat from St. Jean d'Acre, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671869 The retreat from St. Jean d'Acre, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Hall & Pond (1833-1847); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Friedrich Schiller-Flight from Stuttgart, September 1782 (chromo)
3772734 Friedrich Schiller-Flight from Stuttgart, September 1782 (chromo); (add.info.: Friedrich Schiller-Flight from Stuttgart, September 1782. German poet, dramatist, philosopher and historian)

He was very thin, 1930. Creator: Unknown
He was very thin, 1930. Il Etait Tres Maigre. Skinny man escaping through the bars of the prison at Loos near Lille, France. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Lady on a terrace seeking shelter from the rains, early 19th century (gouache with gold on paper)
7394124 Lady on a terrace seeking shelter from the rains, early 19th century (gouache with gold on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 55.2x40.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Flight into Egypt, 1622-25, Battistello (oil on canvas)
7064292 Flight into Egypt, 1622-25, Battistello (oil on canvas) by Caracciolo, Giovanni-Battista (1578-1635); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Flight into Egypt, 1622-25)

The Ash Lad and the Troll, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7387163 The Ash Lad and the Troll, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 68 x 45 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914))

Hagar and the angel, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
7352724 Hagar and the angel, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Assereto, Giovacchino (1600-49); 125x146 cm; Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa, Liguria

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Departure of Empress Eugenie, September 4, 1870 (w/c and pencil)
904746 Departure of Empress Eugenie, September 4, 1870 (w/c and pencil) by Klenck, Paul (1844-1927); Musee d'art et histoire, Saint Denis

The crossing of the red sea, (painting)
7129320 The crossing of the red sea, (painting) by Tempesta, Antonio (1555-1630); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The crossing of the red sea, Antonio Tempesta)

The fire in the borgo, c. 1501-1520 (fresco)
7146030 The fire in the borgo, c.1501-1520 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Sala delle Muse, Vatican Museums, Vatican City; (add.info.: The fire in the borgo)

Fantascienza, 1948 (illustration)
7272510 Fantascienza, 1948 (illustration) by Bergey, Earle (1901-1952); (add.info.: FANTASCIENZA Cover of the periodical American'Starling Stories'per the storie "Tetrahedra of)

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"Escapee: A Journey Through Time and Imagination" In this captivating collection of artworks, we delve into the concept of escape - a universal desire that transcends time and space. From the mesmerizing brushstrokes of Leon-Maxime Faivre's "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" to the epic battle depicted in "Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie, " each piece offers a unique perspective on liberation. The woodcut series, "The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea, " takes us back to ancient times when freedom was sought amidst turbulent waters. The intricate details etched onto paper transport us to an era where escape meant defying insurmountable odds. Amidst these historical narratives, we stumble upon unexpected escapes from everyday life. Enclosed within Sir Winston Churchill's pet budgerigar Toby's cage, we witness a tiny creature yearning for flight beyond its confinements. Similarly, an escaped chimpanzee captured in 1930 reminds us that even our closest relatives seek emancipation from captivity. As we contemplate these diverse interpretations of escape, one thing becomes clear - it is not merely physical but also emotional and spiritual liberation that humans crave. Whether it be breaking free from societal norms or releasing ourselves from self-imposed limitations, our longing for freedom knows no bounds. Through artistry and imagination, these works invite us to explore our own desires for escape. They remind us that while circumstances may differ throughout history and across species, the pursuit remains constant - seeking solace beyond boundaries. So let your mind wander as you immerse yourself in this eclectic mix of masterpieces. Allow them to ignite your own aspirations for release and inspire you to embark on your personal journey towards freedom – whatever form it may take.