Explosion Collection (#3)

Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. 'Preparations were now made for destroying the Terpsichore, 18-gun sailing-frigate

Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. '...Mr. Donald M'Kay, the extensive shipowner

The fatal explosion at a percussion-cap manufactory in Graham-Street, Birmingham:...the ruins, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The fatal explosion at a percussion-cap manufactory in Graham-Street, Birmingham: view of the ruins, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W. Hart

The siege operations at St. Mary's Creek, Chatham, on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The siege operations at St. Mary's Creek, Chatham, on Saturday last, 1864. Military rehearsal. 'The besieged garrison were all men of the Marine Artillery and Volunteer Artillery

The War in Denmark: the town of Sonderburg in ruins after the bombardment..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: the town of Sonderburg in ruins after the bombardment, 1864. Engraving '...from a sketch taken by Mr

The War in Denmark: Danish cruisers of Rügen chasing a Prussian flotilla into Swinemünde..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: Danish cruisers of Rugen chasing a Prussian flotilla into Swinemunde - from a sketch by our Danish correspondent, 1864

Illustrations of the War in Denmark: fight between the Danes and the Austrians at Veile..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: fight between the Danes and the Austrians at Veile on the 8th of March, 1864. '...the Austrian infantry regiment of Hesse was sent...across the frozen swamp

The War in Denmark: a skirmish near Fredericia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: a skirmish near Fredericia, 1864. A skirmish between the Danes and Austrians during the Second Schleswig War. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. View of '...the rehearsal of a night attack and defence

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Fireworks over Jerusalem I
Tal Paz-Fridman

Lag BaOmer V
Tal Paz-Fridman

Lag BaOmer II
Tal Paz-Fridman

Lag BaOmer I
Tal Paz-Fridman

Implosion I
Tal Paz-Fridman

Implosion II
Tal Paz-Fridman

WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration)
8684964 WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash)
7341813 Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash) by Cleveley, Robert (1747-1809); 29x35.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Iron Steamship Nemesis, War Junks in Anson's Bay January 7th 1841, 1843 (aquatint)
7342215 Iron Steamship Nemesis, War Junks in Anson's Bay January 7th 1841, 1843 (aquatint) by Duncan, Edward (1803-82); 41.6x60.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Moonlight Battle: the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 1780 (oil on canvas)
7337661 The Moonlight Battle: the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 1780 (oil on canvas) by Paton, Richard (1717-91); 101.6x147.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The capture and destruction of four frigates from the Spanish treasure, off the coast of Cadiz (Spain), on October 5
MMM5480715 The capture and destruction of four frigates from the Spanish treasure, off the coast of Cadiz (Spain), on October 5, 1804, by a British squadron by Pocock

Southampton at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour)
7341730 Southampton at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 31.5x44.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Illustration depicting the aftermath of an explosion in Rue des Bons Enfants, Paris, 1892 (engraving)
5616307 Illustration depicting the aftermath of an explosion in Rue des Bons Enfants, Paris, 1892 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Explosion in Barcelona. Illustration in: Le Petit Parisien, France, Sept. 17, 1905 (print)
5674454 Explosion in Barcelona. Illustration in: Le Petit Parisien, France, Sept. 17, 1905 (print); (add.info.: Explosion of a bomb on the Rambla, Barcelona)

Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho)
8644705 Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho) by Mayer, Henry (1868-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Explosion)

Explode, Express, Eye-glass, Falcon, Farewell, Farmer, Farm-house, Faucet, Feather, Fencing, Ferry, Festoon (engraving)
8650046 Explode, Express, Eye-glass, Falcon, Farewell, Farmer, Farm-house, Faucet, Feather, Fencing, Ferry, Festoon (engraving) by German School

I was delighted to hear (colour litho)
8656771 I was delighted to hear (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I was delighted to hear. Man with an ear trumpet and cannon)

Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, 1904 (litho)
8655620 Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk)

Bomb detonated in police ranks during the revolt of Haymarket Square in Chicago, USA, 1886
NWI4827634 Bomb detonated in police ranks during the revolt of Haymarket Square in Chicago, USA, 1886. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Postcard, Satirique en N & B, 1914_11: The laughter of William after his glorious victories - War of 14 -18
ICA4839876 Postcard, Satirique en N & B, 1914_11: The laughter of William after his glorious victories - War of 14 -18, Provincial Edition - William II; (add.info.: Postcard, Satirique en N & B)

The American Civil War (1861-1865) between Union and Confederate Armels: The rebels attacked the Union Arm gun in
NWI4831271 The American Civil War (1861-1865) between Union and Confederate Armels: The rebels attacked the Union Arm gun in Galveston Bay, Texas in 1863

Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England)
NWI4829159 Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England), circa 1880 - Colorised engraving

WW1: fight in Champagne, France september 25, 1915 (painting)
1748570 WW1: fight in Champagne, France september 25, 1915 (painting); (add.info.: fight in Champagne, France september 25, 1915); Photo: Tallandier

Illustration by Ferat of Jules Verne's novel "The Mysterious Island"
PCT4260842 Illustration by Ferat of Jules Verne's novel "The Mysterious Island". Explosion of the volcano, the characters are projected into the air

A new lighter, 14-18, 1920 (postcard)
JAB4120391 A new lighter, 14-18, 1920 (postcard); (add.info.: A new lighter, 14-18 - Postcard 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century
LSE4093802 Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century); Photo © Leonard de Selva

First World War: Patriotic map showing a little girl thinking of the absent who is an artillery waiter
LUX4743944 First World War: Patriotic map showing a little girl thinking of the absent who is an artillery waiter and laying near her cannon 75 and entitled A l'absent, 1915

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915
LUX4740584 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915, Map titled: Revenge of Our Weapons; (add.info)

Adventurer, l'Aventurier, 16th century. In feather hat, short cape, doublet and hose, buckle shoes, with sword
5912947 Adventurer, l'Aventurier, 16th century. In feather hat, short cape, doublet and hose, buckle shoes, with sword, horn and stick. Ship exploding in the background

The explosion on board the Great Eastern liner off Hastings, England, on September 9, 1859
MMM5483481 The explosion on board the Great Eastern liner off Hastings, England, on September 9, 1859, due to the absence of a safety valve in the boiler; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes, 19th century
5308716 Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes)

Anticipation: Air battles of the future as imagined in 1909, using modern air transport vehicles and defensive weaponry
NWI4952842 Anticipation: Air battles of the future as imagined in 1909, using modern air transport vehicles and defensive weaponry: airship, biplane, anti-aircraft fire and bomb

Study of the former German battleship Baden, listing and under fire as a gunnery target in 1921, 1921 (Watercolour)
7341752 Study of the former German battleship Baden, listing and under fire as a gunnery target in 1921, 1921 (Watercolour) by Wyllie

HMS Audacious sinking off Loch Swilly after striking a mine, 27 October 1914, early 20th century (watercolour)
7341751 HMS Audacious sinking off Loch Swilly after striking a mine, 27 October 1914, early 20th century (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 30.6x44.3 cm; National Maritime Museum

HMS Cambridge Gunnery ship at Devonport, firing a torpedo, late 19th century (lithograph)
7341857 HMS Cambridge Gunnery ship at Devonport, firing a torpedo, late 19th century (lithograph) by British School, (19th century); 27x38.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War)
863352 Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War); (add.info.: Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War) 1853-1856. Siege of Sebastopol, October 1854 to September 1855. British troops inside the captured Redan

Agricultural engine destroyed by an explosion, Lewes, Sussex (engraving)
8676946 Agricultural engine destroyed by an explosion, Lewes, Sussex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural engine destroyed by an explosion)

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"Capturing the Power: A Spectacle of Explosions Unleashed" In the realm of art, explosions have been depicted in various forms throughout history. From Norman Lindsay's mesmerizing portrayal of a star exploding to James Prinsep Beadle's vivid depiction of the Ulster Division under attack, these artworks encapsulate the sheer intensity and devastation caused by such cataclysmic events. Charles John De Lacy's masterpiece, "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, " transports us to 1918 when this explosive assault unfolded during World War I. The image serves as a haunting reminder of the sacrifices made by brave soldiers amidst chaos and destruction. Moving forward in time, we witness Bruce Bairnsfather's poignant WWI cartoon titled "A Miner Success. " This clever illustration sheds light on the dangerous conditions faced by miners who were tasked with detonating explosives underground during wartime. Shifting our gaze beyond Earth, we encounter a stunning composite image capturing the Crab Nebula. This celestial explosion showcases nature's ability to create breathtaking beauty even within its most violent moments. Not limited to war or natural phenomena, explosions also find their place in entertainment. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmundson immortalized these fiery bursts through their comedic brilliance as the Dangerous Brothers on Saturday Live. Their explosive performances left audiences roaring with laughter. Taking flight into aviation history, we marvel at Hendon Aerial Pageant where daredevil pilots showcased aerial stunts that thrilled spectators while pushing boundaries within controlled explosions and pyrotechnics displays. Artistic interpretations extend further into space as well; supernova they are brought to life through captivating artwork that captures both their destructive force and awe-inspiring magnificence. History reminds us that not all explosions occur on land or in space; tragedy struck aboard steamboat Sultana in 1865 when it exploded near Helena. This disaster claimed countless lives and stands as a somber testament to the devastating consequences of an explosion gone wrong. In contrast, H.