Fearful Collection (#2)

Cain Slaying Abel, 1715-1728. Creators: Paolo de Matteis, Luca Giordano
Cain Slaying Abel, 1715-1728

A collection of Turkish men, 1686-1722. Creator: Benoit Le Coffre
A collection of Turkish men, 1686-1722

Furnival, Richard, Captain, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Furnival, Richard, Captain, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913

les premieres operations Italiennes; un biplan autrichien sur Venise le 24 mai, 1915. Creator: R Paoletti
les premieres operations Italiennes; un biplan autrichien sur Venise le 24 mai: la population sur les terrasses, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Satyrs Spying on Nymphs, after 1627. Creator: Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Satyrs Spying on Nymphs, after 1627

Un Miracle (A Miracle), 1874. Creator: Mose, Bianchi
Un Miracle (A Miracle), 1874

Davis, Clark, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Davis, Clark, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916

Dagma, Thyra, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 May 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dagma, Thyra, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 May 5

District of Columbia - Fire Alarm Box And Policeman, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
District of Columbia - Fire Alarm Box And Policeman, 1913. 13½ Street N.W

West, L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
West, L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1913

West, L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
West, L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1913

Une mission délicate, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une mission delicate, 19th century. A tricky job - man attempting to put a muzzle on a dog, with public notice above

McMullen, Doris, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
McMullen, Doris, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913

Longwill, W.B. Mr. portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1925. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Longwill, W.B. Mr. portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1925

St. Denis, Ruth, 1919 Feb. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
St. Denis, Ruth, 1919 Feb. 11

Isadora Duncan dancer, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancer, between 1915 and 1923

Isadora Duncan dancers, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancers, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923

J'veux pas entrer dans tant d'eau... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
J'veux pas entrer dans tant d'eau... 19th century. I don't want to get into so much water...ther must be big fish in there

La Serbie Douloureuse; L'exode devant l'invasion autrichienne, 1914. Creator: Unknown
La Serbie Douloureuse; L'exode devant l'invasion autrichienne, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

La Serbie Douloureuse, 1914. Creator: Unknown
La Serbie Douloureuse, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

On dit qu'on commence déja a la voir... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
On dit qu'on commence deja a la voir... 19th century. The comet of 1857: women discussing the appearance of the comet. One asks where it can be seen. Near Cherbourg is the reply

Ito, Michio, Mr. portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1921. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ito, Michio, Mr. portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1921

Hoff, Vanda, Miss, 1916 May 21. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hoff, Vanda, Miss, 1916 May 21

Faut-il qu'un animal soit bête... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Faut-il qu'un animal soit bete... 19th century....pour vous faire une peur pareille! Hunting. A huntsman is frightened by a rabbit

Impressions et compressions de voyage, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Impressions et compressions de voyage, 19th century. Early railway passengers: We're done for! No, it's well known that when the convoy moves forward the travellers move backwards

Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road to Bygone Days; Vicissitudes of the Road - 1787--The Creator
Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road to Bygone Days; Vicissitudes of the Road - 1787--The Highwayman--Lord Barrymore Stopped, 1890. From "The Graphic

Saint Thomas d'Aquin prêchant la confiance en Dieu pendant la tempête, 1823. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Saint Thomas d'Aquin prechant la confiance en Dieu pendant la tempete, 1823. St Thomas Aquinas declares his confidence in God during the storm

Tobias Frightened by the Fish. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt
Tobias Frightened by the Fish

Severn, Margaret, Miss, 1922 June 30. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Severn, Margaret, Miss, 1922 June 30

A Modern Hercules, published November 17, 1795. Creator: Unknown
A Modern Hercules, published November 17, 1795....Or, a Finishing Blow for Poor John Bull'. British prime minister William Pitt, brandishing a club inscribed Convention Bill

"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; "Then he took out his hunting-knife and tried the point on his fingers", 1890. From "The Graphic

La foudre, c.1865. Creator: Jules Breton
La foudre, c.1865. Lightning. Peasants sheltering under trees during a thunderstorm - a branch has just been broken by a bolt of lightning. A standing woman holds her young child in her arms

A-listnin to the witch-tales at Annie tells about, c1900. Creator: Elizabeth B. Brownell
A-listnin to the witch-tales at Annie tells about, c1900. Photograph shows a young girl with her hands clasped in front, staring intently forward

Les Derniers jours de Pompéi, between 1834 and 1850. Creator: Frédéric Schopin
Les Derniers jours de Pompei, between 1834 and 1850. The Last Days of Pompeii. Depiction of the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii during the eruption of Vesuvius on 24 August 24

The Star in the East - the First Christmas Morning, 1854. Creator: James Godwin
The Star in the East - the First Christmas Morning, 1854. The angel points at the star, indicating to the shepherds where they may find the baby Jesus. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

Pictures of the Year - VII. "La Gigale", after Henrietta Rae, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Pictures of the Year - VII. "La Gigale", after Henrietta Rae, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "On going up to the fire to throw a pitch of dead weeds upon it, she found that he did the same on the other side", 1891

La Peur (Fear), 1865. Creator: Odilon Redon
La Peur (Fear), 1865

Belphegor, 1794. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Belphegor, 1794

Belphegor, 1794. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Belphegor, 1794

Belphegor, 1794. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Belphegor, 1794

Belphegor, 1794. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Belphegor, 1794

Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "What makes you draw off in that way, Tess?", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

L'Ascension, 1879. Creator: Gustave Doré
L'Ascension, 1879

The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kasahari Hokkyo in the Play Kazoe Uta Ta Ue Soga... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Kasahari Hokkyo in the Play Kazoe Uta Ta Ue Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Lady Hangaku (Hangaku Gozen) in the Play Wada-... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Lady Hangaku (Hangaku Gozen) in the Play Wada-gassen Onna Maizuru, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

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