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Menacing Collection (#6)

"Menacing: A Glimpse into the Dark Side" Bill Sykes (Barnard): The infamous character from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist

Background imageMenacing Collection: Diver and schooling bream and sharks, Yap, Micronesia

Diver and schooling bream and sharks, Yap, Micronesia
Diver with schooling Gold-spot emperor, or bream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus), and blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) off the island of Yap; Yap, Micronesia

Background imageMenacing Collection: Thundercloud (cumulonimbus) over green field. Bavaria, Germany

Thundercloud (cumulonimbus) over green field. Bavaria, Germany

Background imageMenacing Collection: Thunderstorm on the plains of the Texas Panhandle

Thunderstorm on the plains of the Texas Panhandle
An empty highway disappears into the mouth of a storm somewhere in the Texas Panhandle; Texas, United States of America

Background imageMenacing Collection: Great White Shark

Great White Shark
This Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was photographed off Guadalupe Island; Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Background imageMenacing Collection: Grey Reef Shark

Grey Reef Shark
A close look at the sensory organs known as ampullae of Lorenzini, on a Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos. These dark pores around their snout and face pick up electrical fields)

Background imageMenacing Collection: Rolling Storm Clouds Over Prairie, Alberta

Rolling Storm Clouds Over Prairie, Alberta

Background imageMenacing Collection: Thunder Clouds Over Field Of Wheat North Of Edmonton, Alberta

Thunder Clouds Over Field Of Wheat North Of Edmonton, Alberta

Background imageMenacing Collection: Micronesia, Yap, Silhouette Of A Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos)

Micronesia, Yap, Silhouette Of A Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos)

Background imageMenacing Collection: Seascape, Co Waterford, Ireland

Seascape, Co Waterford, Ireland

Background imageMenacing Collection: A Stormy Sky

A Stormy Sky

Background imageMenacing Collection: Grey Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos) At A Controled Feeding Off The Island Of Yap; Yap

Grey Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos) At A Controled Feeding Off The Island Of Yap; Yap, Micronesia

Background imageMenacing Collection: Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus Galapagensis) Can Reach Twelve Feet In Length And Is Listed As

Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus Galapagensis) Can Reach Twelve Feet In Length And Is Listed As Potentially Dangerous; Hawaii, United States Of America

Background imageMenacing Collection: Hawaii, Molokai, Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos) Swimming Below Mokuhooniki Rock

Hawaii, Molokai, Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos) Swimming Below Mokuhooniki Rock

Background imageMenacing Collection: Hawaii, Molokai, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna Lewini) Swimming On The Ocean Floor

Hawaii, Molokai, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna Lewini) Swimming On The Ocean Floor

Background imageMenacing Collection: Grand Bahamas, West End, Lemon Shark (Negaprion Brevirostris) Underwater With Remoras

Grand Bahamas, West End, Lemon Shark (Negaprion Brevirostris) Underwater With Remoras

Background imageMenacing Collection: Fiji, Bequ Lagoon, Bull Shark (Carcharhinus Leucas)

Fiji, Bequ Lagoon, Bull Shark (Carcharhinus Leucas)

Background imageMenacing Collection: Fiji, Beqa Lagoon, Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon Obesus)

Fiji, Beqa Lagoon, Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon Obesus)

Background imageMenacing Collection: Hawaii, Big Island, Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) With Pilot Fish

Hawaii, Big Island, Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) With Pilot Fish

Background imageMenacing Collection: Micronesia, (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos); Yap, Yellow Juvenile Jacks Swimming with Grey Reef Shark

Micronesia, (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos); Yap, Yellow Juvenile Jacks Swimming with Grey Reef Shark

Background imageMenacing Collection: Micronesia, Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos); Yap

Micronesia, Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos); Yap

Background imageMenacing Collection: Dog Approaching Another Dog With Hostile Intentions. Illustration By Mr Riviere From The Book The

Dog Approaching Another Dog With Hostile Intentions. Illustration By Mr Riviere From The Book The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals By Charles Darwin

Background imageMenacing Collection: Half Bred Shepherd Dog With Hostile Intentions. Illustration By Mr. A

Half Bred Shepherd Dog With Hostile Intentions. Illustration By Mr. A. May From The Book The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals By Charles Darwin, From The Popular Edition Published 1904

Background imageMenacing Collection: Cat, Savage And Prepared To Fight. Illustration Drawn From Life By Mr

Cat, Savage And Prepared To Fight. Illustration Drawn From Life By Mr. Wood From The Book The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals By Charles Darwin, From The Popular Edition Published 1904

Background imageMenacing Collection: The Irish Vampire, 1885. Artist: John Tenniel

The Irish Vampire, 1885. Artist: John Tenniel
The Irish Vampire, 1885. The Irish National League, with the face of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 24 October 1885)

Background imageMenacing Collection: Scene from Little Red Riding Hood, 1900. Artist: Tom Browne

Scene from Little Red Riding Hood, 1900. Artist: Tom Browne
Scene from Little Red Riding Hood, 1900. This fairy tale, common to Germany, Sweden and France appears in Histoires ou Contes du temps passe (Tales of Times Past) by Charles Perrault, Paris 1697

Background imageMenacing Collection: Children in fancy dress - clown and princess

Children in fancy dress - clown and princess
Unidentified children in a somewhat sinister fancy dress tableaux. A small boy (at least we assume its a boy) wears a clown outfit

Background imageMenacing Collection: Old London Signs - The Bull & Mouth

Old London Signs - The Bull & Mouth Inn sign - formerly to be found in Aldersgate Street, London - from the original sign now in the Guildhall Museum

Background imageMenacing Collection: Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie

Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie
A British officer, enjoying a meal in a restaurant is alarmed by the shadow of a fruit bowl being carried by a waiter. Date: 1915

Background imageMenacing Collection: Poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, WW1

Poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, WW1
American poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, designed to raise money for the war effort during the First World War. Showing a menacing German with bloody fingers and bayonet. Date: 1917-1918

Background imageMenacing Collection: Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) on the shore with mouth wide open, teeth

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) on the shore with mouth wide open, teeth and throat well visible, Crocodile Market, Lake Chamo. Africa, Ethiopia

Background imageMenacing Collection: The Fire of Faction, 1762 (engraving)

The Fire of Faction, 1762 (engraving)
XJF486340 The Fire of Faction, 1762 (engraving) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 26.4 x 20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Satire on William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Background imageMenacing Collection: The Devil corrupting a group of nuns

The Devil corrupting a group of nuns
Engraving from Thomas Glanvilles " Saducismus Triumphatos", depicting the Devil corrupting a group of nuns. The book affirmed the existence of witches with malign supernatural magical

Background imageMenacing Collection: Spectacled Caiman - Tropical Rainforest - Costa Rica

Spectacled Caiman - Tropical Rainforest - Costa Rica
CAN-4587 Spectacled Caiman Tropical Rainforest - Costa Rica Caiman crocodilus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageMenacing Collection: Stage Fright by Jack Gordge

Stage Fright by Jack Gordge
An actress stands by a theatre curtain, terrified to go on stage, a phobia personified by a menacing shadowy figure behind her. Date: 1927

Background imageMenacing Collection: Youth crime

Youth crime
MODEL RELEASED. Youth crime. Youth wearing a hooded jacket leaning against a vandalised fence

Background imageMenacing Collection: Elephants charging forward through water

Elephants charging forward through water
Elephants charge toward the viewer through a shallow pool. Illustration from Romance of Ivory story in pen & ink by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageMenacing Collection: Model of a great white shark

Model of a great white shark

Background imageMenacing Collection: Gold Scorpion (Scorpio maurus), side view

Gold Scorpion (Scorpio maurus), side view

Background imageMenacing Collection: An elephant matriarch

An elephant matriarch, or family head, looks menacing in a wooded area of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve as one of her offspring puts up its trunk.Moremi is the only area of the Okavango Delta

Background imageMenacing Collection: Naples, 19th century. Artist: Landelot-Theodore Turpin de Crisse

Naples, 19th century. Artist: Landelot-Theodore Turpin de Crisse
Naples, 19th century. Vesuvius looms menacingly in the background. From the Musee Baron Martin de Gray, France

Background imageMenacing Collection: Bayadere costume design for Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst

Bayadere costume design for Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Danse sacree, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, Music by Reynaldo Hahn

Background imageMenacing Collection: Theatre, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Jacques Bellange

Theatre, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Jacques Bellange
Theatre, Bellange, Private Collection

Background imageMenacing Collection: Hercules and Cerberus, c1634. Artist: Francisco de Zurbaran

Hercules and Cerberus, c1634. Artist: Francisco de Zurbaran
Hercules and Cerberus, c1634. From a private collection

Background imageMenacing Collection: Ceremony of Circumcision, Basel, 1739 (first edition 1663). Artist: Jan Leusden

Ceremony of Circumcision, Basel, 1739 (first edition 1663). Artist: Jan Leusden
Ceremony of Circumcision. From Jan Leusden Philogus Hebraeo-Mixtus, Basel, 1739 (first edition 1663). Engraving

Background imageMenacing Collection: Circumcision set

Circumcision set. Photograph

Background imageMenacing Collection: Circumcision set, Dutch, 1827

Circumcision set, Dutch, 1827. Photograph

Background imageMenacing Collection: Water closet, 1556

Water closet, 1556
Water Closet, 1556. A man sitting on a toilet being menaced by a demonic creature. From The Metamorphosis of Ajax by Sir John Harrington

Background imageMenacing Collection: The Red Mokanna, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Red Mokanna, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Red Mokanna, 1871. The menacing figure of The Commune stands over France who has little more to give. After Frances defeat by Prussia, the Commune increased in violence




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"Menacing: A Glimpse into the Dark Side" Bill Sykes (Barnard): The infamous character from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, his menacing presence sends shivers down your spine. "Deux meres (Two Mothers), 1888" by Leon-Maxime Faivre: This haunting painting captures the essence of two mothers torn between love and menace, leaving viewers captivated by its enigmatic aura. Silhouette of Barn Swallow flying over water, hawking for insects: In this breathtaking moment, nature's predator takes on a menacing stance as it hunts its unsuspecting prey with precision and grace. Ogre-faced/Net-casting spider with web held between legs: With its eerie appearance and unique hunting technique, this spider exudes an air of menace as it waits patiently to ensnare its next victim. MV Agusta F4 CC: This sleek and powerful motorcycle commands attention on the road with its aggressive design and roaring engine, leaving others in awe or intimidated by its menacing presence. A lone bull elephant looks menacing in a wooded area: Towering above the trees, this majestic creature emanates power and dominance while simultaneously instilling fear in those who dare cross its path. Alligator floating with just eyes and nose above surface of still lake: Like a stealthy predator lurking beneath calm waters, only revealing glimpses of itself through piercing eyes and nostrils—a truly menacing sight to behold. Great white shark swimming towards camera: As this apex predator approaches head-on with jaws wide open, one cannot help but feel a sense of impending danger—an encounter that is both thrilling yet undeniably intimidating. Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal: Amidst ancient temples adorned with intricate carvings lies an atmosphere tinged with mystery—a place where history whispers tales of past rulers and their menacing reigns.