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Fearful Collection (#6)

"Fearful: Unraveling the Enigmatic Mind of Sherlock Holmes and Watson" Step into the world of mystery and intrigue as Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr

Background imageFearful Collection: And still they don t go!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

And still they don t go!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
And still they don t go!, 1799. Plate 59 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Background imageFearful Collection: Here comes the bogeyman, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

Here comes the bogeyman, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Here comes the bogeyman, 1799. Plate 3 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Background imageFearful Collection: Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Paula, 18th century. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Paula, 18th century. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Paula, 18th century. St Francis of Paula (1416-1507) was the founder of the Order of Minims. From the Church San Benedetto, Venice, Italy

Background imageFearful Collection: Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, watches the preparations for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, that she has demanded

Background imageFearful Collection: Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore

Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Esther (Haddash or Hadassah) coming into the presence of King Ahasuerus fainting in fear as she expects to die if it is discovered that she is a Jew

Background imageFearful Collection: Diana and Actaeon, 1732. Artist: Louis Galloche

Diana and Actaeon, 1732. Artist: Louis Galloche
Diana and Actaeon, 1732. According to Greek myth, Actaeon was transformed into a deer, and mistakenly killed by his lover Diana (Artemis in Greek mythology), goddess of the hunt

Background imageFearful Collection: The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring H B Irving

The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring H B Irving
The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, November 1871. Pictured here is Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919) in the role of Mathias

Background imageFearful Collection: Poorly puppy by the fire - His First Trouble by G E Studdy

Poorly puppy by the fire - His First Trouble by G E Studdy
His First Trouble by G E Studdy - A poorly puppy, wrapped up warm by the fire staring across to his medicine on the hearth with apprehension. Date: 1912

Background imageFearful Collection: A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls

A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls and to see what chaos may then ensue! Date: 1913

Background imageFearful Collection: Startling Stories - The Giant Atom

Startling Stories - The Giant Atom by Malcolm Jameson. A man holds a woman protectively as they both look fearfully out of a spaceship window, the view ahead shows the sun orbiting planet earth

Background imageFearful Collection: Fantastic Adventures - The Singing Skulls

Fantastic Adventures - The Singing Skulls
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1945, featuring the story The Singing Skulls by Don Wilcox. Glamorous woman shocked by floating (and singing)

Background imageFearful Collection: Joseph Carpue

Joseph Carpue
JOSEPH CARPUE Surgeon, lecturer on anatomy, who died as a result of injuries sustained in a fearful railway accident. Date: 1764 - 1846

Background imageFearful Collection: PHANTOM FROM SPACE

PHANTOM FROM SPACE From what incredible world did he come, this stranger from the void, with his unimaginable desires, his fearful menace ? Date: 1953

Background imageFearful Collection: Chunnel Hopes & Fears

Chunnel Hopes & Fears
Britain is both hopeful and fearful about the Channel Tunnel... Date: 1882

Background imageFearful Collection: Crash at Meudon 1842

Crash at Meudon 1842
At Meudon, on the Versailles line, two trains collide with fearful consequences Date: 8 May 1842

Background imageFearful Collection: Girls Bathing

Girls Bathing
Two girls at the seaside - one already in the water, her friend fearful to take the plunge... Date: 1903

Background imageFearful Collection: WW1 - Journalists greeted by German shells at Reims

WW1 - Journalists greeted by German shells at Reims
Journalists (chosen by the French government) are greeted by German shells at Reims! Date: 1915

Background imageFearful Collection: The mens ward at Bethlehem Hospital, 1861

The mens ward at Bethlehem Hospital, 1861. Several large potted plants are in evidence; perhaps an early example of horticultural therapy. Date: 1861

Background imageFearful Collection: Listening to the guns of deliverance in invaded France 1916

Listening to the guns of deliverance in invaded France 1916
Stricken populations of invaded France, hiding behind bushes and a fallen wall, a frightened family listening to the guns and whirr of the aeroplanes, coming nearer every day. 1916

Background imageFearful Collection: Source Size = 3724 x 2483

Source Size = 3724 x 2483
An Autumn Tour in Switzerland: Cutting Off a Fearful Corner

Background imageFearful Collection: The Elements by C. Stanfield, R. A. 1793-1867, English Marine Painter; a Magnificent

The Elements by C. Stanfield, R. A. 1793-1867, English Marine Painter; a Magnificent
The Elements by C. Stanfield, R.A. 1793-1867, English Marine Painter; a Magnificent City has its Superb Temples Consumed by Fire

Background imageFearful Collection: Who litigates has sleepless nights, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, Maarten Spiegel, 1597

Who litigates has sleepless nights, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, Maarten Spiegel, 1597

Background imageFearful Collection: Fearfulness, Raphael Sadeler (I), 1592

Fearfulness, Raphael Sadeler (I), 1592

Background imageFearful Collection: A sad tale of a family torn apart - Siberia, Russia

A sad tale of a family torn apart - Siberia, Russia
A sad tale of a family torn apart by the oppressive actions of the Tsarist military, Siberia, Russia. In this second card

Background imageFearful Collection: Tramp asks a horrified lady for a hairpin to clean his pipe

Tramp asks a horrified lady for a hairpin to clean his pipe
A Tramp asks a horrified smart lady, seated on a park bench for a hairpin to clean his pipe! Weary Willy seating himself beside nervous Miss Jones) - Will yer lend me a nairpin, Lidy

Background imageFearful Collection: Picture No. 11051394

Picture No. 11051394
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Background imageFearful Collection: Rollercoaster, Sea World, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Rollercoaster, Sea World, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Background imageFearful Collection: Domestic Dog, West Highland White Terrier, adult, hiding under furniture, England, September

Domestic Dog, West Highland White Terrier, adult, hiding under furniture, England, September

Background imageFearful Collection: The Elements by C. Stanfield, R. A. 1793-1867, English Marine Painter; a Magnificent

The Elements by C. Stanfield, R. A. 1793-1867, English Marine Painter; a Magnificent
The Elements by C. Stanfield, R.A. 1793-1867, English Marine Painter; a Magnificent City has its Superb Temples Consumed by Fire

Background imageFearful Collection: Two kittens (Felis sylvestris catus) clinging to opposite sides of a tree

Two kittens (Felis sylvestris catus) clinging to opposite sides of a tree

Background imageFearful Collection: Fear, conceptual artwork F006 / 8695

Fear, conceptual artwork F006 / 8695
Fear, conceptual computer artwork

Background imageFearful Collection: Domestic violence C018 / 9239

Domestic violence C018 / 9239
MODEL RELEASED. Domestic violence. Man threatening a woman with violence

Background imageFearful Collection: Human eye, infrared image C013 / 7322

Human eye, infrared image C013 / 7322
MODEL RELEASED. Human eye, close-up infrared image. This is the right-hand eye of a 21-year-old man, with raised eyebrow and distended pupil

Background imageFearful Collection: Nightmare, conceptual image

Nightmare, conceptual image
Nightmare. Conceptual artwork of a crying person having nightmares while asleep. Some of the images that are going through his or her mind (upper centre) include a gun, a skull and an aeroplane

Background imageFearful Collection: Plague quarantine, England, 16th century

Plague quarantine, England, 16th century
Plague quarantine. Artwork of a mother and child passing a quarantined house during a plague epidemic in medieval England

Background imageFearful Collection: Mob attacking Jacquard in Lyon, France

Mob attacking Jacquard in Lyon, France. The French weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834, lower left) invented an improved mechanical loom in 1804

Background imageFearful Collection: The Hypochondriac, satirical artwork

The Hypochondriac, satirical artwork
The Hypochondriac. Satirical artwork showing a female patient (centre) suffering from hypochondria, a mental condition where a patient over-reacts to physical symptoms that may be harmless

Background imageFearful Collection: Sea serpent, 16th century artwork

Sea serpent, 16th century artwork
Sea serpent. 16th century artwork of a sea serpent seizing a sailor from a ship. Accounts of sea serpents may have been based on exaggerated observations of large marine creatures such as oarfish or

Background imageFearful Collection: Fearful eyes, artwork

Fearful eyes, artwork
Fearful eyes. Artwork of human eyes displaying emotions such as fear, worry, confusion or anxiety

Background imageFearful Collection: Vertigo, conceptual artwork

Vertigo, conceptual artwork
Vertigo. Conceptual artwork of a man losing his balance on a stepladder, with yellow lines and stars representing vertigo or dizziness

Background imageFearful Collection: The road to Gretna-Green

The road to Gretna-Green
A couple look anxiously behind them, fearful that they may be pursued, as they make their way speedily to Gretna Green to be married

Background imageFearful Collection: Einhard and Emma

Einhard and Emma
A romantic legend tells how Charlemagnes secretary Einhard, secretly courting Emma, fearful of being traced by his footprints, is carried by her after their trysts

Background imageFearful Collection: Swinging in Spain

Swinging in Spain
El Columpio (= swing) in Andaluzia : most eyes except the dogs are on the young girl, hopeful or fearful that she will display her underwear

Background imageFearful Collection: Aissaouas Mutilation

Aissaouas Mutilation
Moslem fanatics at Kairouan, a holy city of Tunisia, seem to feel no pain as they inflict fearful mutilations on their own bodies

Background imageFearful Collection: Chinese Eclipse Ceremony

Chinese Eclipse Ceremony
Chinese ceremonies during the eclipse of the sun involving music and reverence

Background imageFearful Collection: Very Robust Bed 20C

Very Robust Bed 20C
Italian beds are designed to take a fearful pounding - dancing elephants wouldn t break the springs !

Background imageFearful Collection: THE WYVERN

THE WYVERN
The countryfolk of Coed-y-Moch marvel at the body of the Wyvern, the fearful monster slain by the shepherd Meredydd

Background imageFearful Collection: Sand Tiger Shark / Sand Shark / Grey nurse shark / Ragged-tooth shark some disagreement over

Sand Tiger Shark / Sand Shark / Grey nurse shark / Ragged-tooth shark some disagreement over classification. _DSC0996
TOM-1523 Sand Tiger Shark / Sand Shark / Grey nurse shark / Ragged-tooth shark some disagreement over classification. Carcharias taurus or Eugomphodus taurus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints




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"Fearful: Unraveling the Enigmatic Mind of Sherlock Holmes and Watson" Step into the world of mystery and intrigue as Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson, navigate through a labyrinth encounters. From the chilling Hare (Bewick) case to their relentless action against Communists in 1925, fear becomes their constant companion. Delve into history's darkest corners as we explore the castration practices of the 17th century or witness Paul Kruger, State President of Transvaal portrayed as an Ogre - a terrifying symbol for those who opposed him. But fear knows no bounds nor time constraints. Travel back to the 18th century where The Feathered Fair finds itself in a frightful predicament or witness The Death of Faust, where terror intertwines with tragedy. The Senghenydd Universal Colliery Disaster in Wales leaves us trembling at its devastating aftermath while Technophobia conceptual artwork forces us to confront our own fears in this digital age. Join Louise Hampton on her Late Night Final escapades where she uncovers stories that send shivers down your spine. And what about that eerie encounter between a dead shark and unsuspecting window-shopping holidaymakers? Fear lurks even amidst leisurely pursuits. Finally, let us not forget the innocence lost within an old German house in 1887; one child paralyzed by fear from the infamous bogeyman. A haunting reminder that fear transcends generations. In this captivating journey through time and imagination, "Fearful" unravels tales that will make your heart race and leave you questioning what truly terrifies us all.