Flame Collection (page 8)

The Burning of the Library at Alexandria, 391 AD (litho)
8661075 The Burning of the Library at Alexandria, 391 AD (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burning of the Library at Alexandria, 391 AD)

Villagers burning Themselves to avoid the Pindharis, 1815 (litho)
8660965 Villagers burning Themselves to avoid the Pindharis, 1815 (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villagers burning Themselves to avoid the Pindharis)

Advertisement, c.1935 (b/w photo)
8638985 Advertisement, c.1935 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, c.1935)

Lollards: The burning of Anne Askew and others in Smithfield (engraving)
8647416 Lollards: The burning of Anne Askew and others in Smithfield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The burning of Anne Askew and others in Smithfield)

Modes of saving life in cases of fire (engraving)
8646021 Modes of saving life in cases of fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modes of saving life in cases of fire)

The great caisson of the Brooklyn Bridge on fire, working in the shadow of three perils, fire, water
8643291 The great caisson of the Brooklyn Bridge on fire, working in the shadow of three perils, fire, water, and compressed air (engraving) by English School

Popular Superstitions: The lucky horseshoe (colour litho)
8668722 Popular Superstitions: The lucky horseshoe (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lucky horseshoe)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor-Cycle "First-Aid" Fire-Fighting Outfit (colour litho)
8665673 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor-Cycle "First-Aid" Fire-Fighting Outfit (colour litho) by English School

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand "Fire-Suds" Machine in use (colour litho)
8665663 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand "Fire-Suds" Machine in use (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quick-Hitch" Harness, about 1881 (colour litho)
8665643 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quick-Hitch" Harness, about 1881 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Quick-Hitch" Harness)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand-Drawn Hose-Carriage and Reel, 1873 (colour litho)
8665635 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand-Drawn Hose-Carriage and Reel, 1873 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hand-Drawn Hose-Carriage and Reel, 1873)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Tozer" Fire-Pump, about 1870 (colour litho)
8665631 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Tozer" Fire-Pump, about 1870 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Tozer" Fire-Pump, about 1870)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: 17th Century Fire Apparatus (colour litho)
8665625 Fire-Fighting Appliances: 17th Century Fire Apparatus (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th Century Fire Apparatus)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Six-Wheeled Motor Fire-Engine with "Hatfield" Pump (colour litho)
8665668 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Six-Wheeled Motor Fire-Engine with "Hatfield" Pump (colour litho) by English School

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Smoke-Helmets in use (colour litho)
8665664 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Smoke-Helmets in use (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smoke-Helmets in use)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Line-Throwing Gun in use (colour litho)
8665662 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Line-Throwing Gun in use (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Line-Throwing Gun in use)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Operating a Large Jet (colour litho)
8665659 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Operating a Large Jet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Operating a Large Jet)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor Turn-Table Fire-Escape, 1908 (colour litho)
8665653 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor Turn-Table Fire-Escape, 1908 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Motor Turn-Table Fire-Escape, 1908)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quadricycle" "First-Aid" Hose-Carrier, 1895 (colour litho)
8665650 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quadricycle" "First-Aid" Hose-Carrier, 1895 (colour litho) by English School

Fire-Fighting Appliances: London Fireman and Manual Engine, about 1750 (colour litho)
8665622 Fire-Fighting Appliances: London Fireman and Manual Engine, about 1750 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Fireman and Manual Engine)

Sea Adventure: The fireships in Calais Roads (colour litho)
8668736 Sea Adventure: The fireships in Calais Roads (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fireships in Calais Roads)

Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas)
XOS5879301 Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Salvator Rosa At dusk)

HMS Bellisle at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, 1806 (coloured aquatint)
7341796 HMS Bellisle at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, 1806 (coloured aquatint) by British School, (19th century); 32.4x45.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

In Irons for getting drunk from A Sailor's Progress, 1818 (coloured etching)
7341601 In Irons for getting drunk from A Sailor's Progress, 1818 (coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 11.8x12.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

HMS Vindictive alongside the Mole, Zeebrugge, April 23rd 1918, 1923 (watercolour on paper, gouache)
7341573 HMS Vindictive alongside the Mole, Zeebrugge, April 23rd 1918, 1923 (watercolour on paper, gouache) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); 23.5x54.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Burning of Payta, November 1741, mid 18th century (oil on canvas)
7337643 The Burning of Payta, November 1741, mid 18th century (oil on canvas) by Scott, Samuel (c.1702-72); 98.5x138 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, late 17th century (oil painting)
7337636 The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, late 17th century (oil painting) by Diest, Adriaen van (1655-1704); 90.2x111.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The burning of HMS Royal James at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, late 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337622 The burning of HMS Royal James at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, late 17th century (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de

The burning of HMS Royal James at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, 18th century (oil on canvas)
7337620 The burning of HMS Royal James at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Monamy, Peter (1681-1749); 89x129.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

War of the Seven Years (1756-1763): French warships attacking the British fleet off Quebec City (Canada) at night
MMM5458374 War of the Seven Years (1756-1763): French warships attacking the British fleet off Quebec City (Canada) at night, on 28 June 1759 by Serres, Dominic (1722-93); National Maritime Museum

Naval combat between the HMS Mary Rose of the Royal Navy and seven pirate algerines off the coast of Tangier (Morocco)
MMM5458016 Naval combat between the HMS Mary Rose of the Royal Navy and seven pirate algerines off the coast of Tangier (Morocco), on December 8, 1669

The Battle of the Medway (or Battle of Chatham), c.1667 (oil on canvas)
MMM5457999 The Battle of the Medway (or Battle of Chatham), c.1667 (oil on canvas); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Leviticus: Different Rituals of Atonement - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837
FGL5483195 Leviticus: Different Rituals of Atonement - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi

The ship Roxburgh Castle (built in 1852), rescuing the crew of the burning British Merchant
MMM5466014 The ship Roxburgh Castle (built in 1852), rescuing the crew of the burning British Merchant, off the island of Saint Helena, England, on January 17, 1853; National Maritime Museum, London

The Minnie Shiffer rescuing 600 passengers from the Connaught in the Atlantic on October 8, 1860
MMM5483465 The Minnie Shiffer rescuing 600 passengers from the Connaught in the Atlantic on October 8, 1860 by Brierly, Oswald Walters (1817-94); 22.6x34.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding
5307949 An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding.; (add.info.: Engraving an elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding in his cellar. Dated 19th century)

Engraving depicting a oil table lamp with a wire gauze cylinder over the flame
5309255 Engraving depicting a oil table lamp with a wire gauze cylinder over the flame, designed to burn heavier petroleum products with a flash-point of 100 degrees Celsius

Comets and Aerolites, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340563 Comets and Aerolites, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie, John (1813-75); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Scenes of psychostasis - SORIGUEROLA, Master of (half 13th century)). Panel of Saint Michael. end 13th c
CUL4866436 Scenes of psychostasis - SORIGUEROLA, Master of (half 13th century)). Panel of Saint Michael. end 13th c. (93 x 234'5 cm)

Rescue of a young woman evacuated from a burning house, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834458 Rescue of a young woman evacuated from a burning house, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of a young woman evacuated from a burning house in Alencon (Orne)

Browning's apparatus for producing spark spectra of salts and gases, 1881
3480082 Browning's apparatus for producing spark spectra of salts and gases, 1881; (add.info.: Browning's apparatus for producing spark spectra of salts)

The Baku Ateshgah, 1850
3479435 The Baku Ateshgah, 1850; (add.info.: The Baku Ateshgah, known as the Temple of fire, early 19th century illustration. Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359102 A winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress)

A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359103 A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a)

Copperplate engraving of Janus, 1798
2604002 Copperplate engraving of Janus, 1798; (add.info.: Janus: Two - faced Ancient Roman god, keeper of the gate of heaven. Copperplate engraving 1798)

A tramp lighting a fire, 1850
3478316 A tramp lighting a fire, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a tramp lighting a fire ready to brew up a cup of tea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850
3478144 A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn)

Science. Production of phosphoric matches. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434768 Science. Production of phosphoric matches. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

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"Flame: Igniting the Past, Illuminating the Future" In 1985 Monaco GP, the roaring engines and scorching tires set the track ablaze with a fiery passion. Like a Mandelbrot fractal, flames dance in intricate patterns, showcasing their mesmerizing beauty and infinite complexity. From Nikola Tesla's groundbreaking experiments in 1899 to present-day innovations, fire has been harnessed as a powerful force of energy and progress. The Jabberwock Colour ignites imagination with its vibrant hues that mimic the flickering flames of creativity. An illustration captures the awe-inspiring moment when an iconic US space rocket Saturn 5's second stage soars through mid-air, leaving trails of fire behind. "Burning the candle at both ends C014 / 1258" symbolizes relentless determination and tireless pursuit of one's goals amidst life's challenges. Volcanic eruption near Iceland's Myrdalsjokull glacier in April 2010 reminds us of nature's raw power as molten lava engulfs everything in its path with an unstoppable flame. Monks lighting khom loy candles for Loi Krathong festival represents spiritual enlightenment and unity as communities come together to celebrate light overcoming darkness. "Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicts fierce determination to overcome obstacles on the path towards enlightenment - like walking through fire unscathed. "The Burning Of Cranmer" serves as a haunting reminder of historical events where flames were used to silence dissenting voices but also kindled resilience within individuals fighting for their beliefs. The Great Fire of London in 1666 devastated entire neighborhoods but ultimately led to urban planning reforms that shaped modern cities worldwide – rising from ashes like phoenixes reborn.