Flee Collection (#2)

A smuggler chased by a brig, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7337764 A smuggler chased by a brig, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842); 30.5x40.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lot and his daughters fleeing from Sodom (engraving)
6867215 Lot and his daughters fleeing from Sodom (engraving); (add.info.: Lot's departure from Sodom. Sent from the city of Sodom by angels before its destruction)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220212 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Bull escapes from a Bullring during bullfight in Paris, 1899
3480872 Bull escapes from a Bullring during bullfight in Paris, 1899; (add.info.: Bull escapes from a Bullring during bullfight in Paris, France, 1899.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Russian cavalry force the Austrians to flee at the Battle of Lemberg, Galicia in 1914 during WWI (litho)
3252898 Russian cavalry force the Austrians to flee at the Battle of Lemberg, Galicia in 1914 during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aristomenes escaping from the pit (engraving)
8635003 Aristomenes escaping from the pit (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristomenes escaping from the pit into which he had been thrown by)

Odysseus in the whirlpool of Charybdis (engraving)
8634991 Odysseus in the whirlpool of Charybdis (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus in the whirlpool of Charybdis. Illustration from Hellas)

Jamrach is Coming (engraving)
8672782 Jamrach is Coming (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamrach is Coming)

Leonidas and the "Three Hundred" at Thermopylae (litho)
8660803 Leonidas and the "Three Hundred" at Thermopylae (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leonidas and the "Three Hundred" at Thermopylae)

Margaret of Anjou's Meeting with a Hexham Robber, 1464 (litho)
8661393 Margaret of Anjou's Meeting with a Hexham Robber, 1464 (litho) by Symons, William Christian (1845-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Escape of Ariovistus from the Carnage of Roman Cavalry (engraving)
8658559 Escape of Ariovistus from the Carnage of Roman Cavalry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escape of Ariovistus from the Carnage of Roman Cavalry)

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

Engraving depicting a scene from the French Revolution - Royalists flee via ferry to the British Fleet, 19th century
5308639 Engraving depicting a scene from the French Revolution - Royalists flee via ferry to the British Fleet, 19th century; (add.info)

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)

Men's costumes, late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912641 Men's costumes, late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Portait and coat of arms of Sigismund Duke of Bavaria, and his brother Johann, Abbot of Andechs Abbey)

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)

Aeneas carrying his father as he flees the destruction of Troy
3480499 Aeneas carrying his father as he flees the destruction of Troy; (add.info.: Aeneas carrying his father as he flees the destruction of Troy)

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)

King James II throwing Great Seal into the River Thames
King James II throwing Great Seal of England into the River Thames near Whitehall. The Seal was used for stamping the kings assent on all important documents

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

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)

SEA MONSTER. Medieval woodcut

The Great Wildebeest Migration
Adrian Wray

Spanish Civil War child refugees arrive at Southampton, 1937
Children from Bilbao waiting to land from the Spanish Compania transaltantic liner Habana at Southampton docks-child refugees evacuated to England during the Spanish Civil War, 1937

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"Flee: Tales of Escape and Survival Throughout History" In the midst of World War II, the HMS Jervis Bay valiantly attacks the formidable Admiral Scheer, allowing countless ships to flee to safety. A heartwarming sight unfolds as a close-knit sperm whale family swims together, seeking refuge in the vast ocean depths. Ichabod Crane's encounter with the terrifying headless horseman forces him to flee from Sleepy Hollow, leaving behind a town steeped in eerie legends. The indigenous Purhepecha Indians of Michoacan Province hastily flee their village upon hearing news of approaching Spanish conquistadors, desperately trying to preserve their way of life. Following a divine warning, Joseph leads Mary and baby Jesus on their flight to Egypt, escaping King Herod's wrath and ensuring the survival of an extraordinary child. Commodore Perry's strategic maneuvers at the Battle of Lake Erie allow American forces to triumph over British adversaries while enemy ships desperately attempt to flee his relentless pursuit. Strolling through ancient Damascus' towering walls transports us back in time when St. Paul himself escaped persecution by fleeing this historic city under cover of darkness. Belgian refugees find solace amidst turmoil during World War I as they escape their war-torn homeland and seek shelter in neighboring countries for a chance at peace and security. The infamous Judge Jeffreys flees England after William III ascends to power following James II's overthrow - evading justice for his brutal actions during turbulent times in British history. The mesmerizing St Etienne Circus captivates audiences with daring acrobats defying gravity but also serves as an escape from reality into a world filled with wonder and excitement. A haunting image emerges as Parsee Towers of Silence stand tall against the sky - silent witnesses where Zoroastrians lay their dead out for vultures to consume, symbolizing the soul's flight to eternity.