Skip to main content

Passage Collection (#7)

In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail on a treacherous journey to discover the elusive Northwest Passage

Background imagePassage Collection: A Risque Passage; Un Passage Risque (oil on canvas)

A Risque Passage; Un Passage Risque (oil on canvas)
827474 A Risque Passage; Un Passage Risque (oil on canvas) by Consuelo-Fould, Madame (1862-1927); 185.4x105.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Risque Passage; Un Passage Risque)

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90031966

DDE-90031966
Ireland, Newgrange. Newgrange Passage Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: 23/01/2007

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90029710

DDE-90029710
View inside Passage Vivienne, one of the covered passages of the 2nd Arrondissement, Paris, France Date: 16/09/2009

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90028039

DDE-90028039
Juvenile Copper Rockfish hiding among, Giant Kelp (Macrocystis integrefolia), Browning Passage, Scuba Diving, Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Date: 09/12/2010

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90027318

DDE-90027318
Waves crashing on crushed coral and coral fossils on the beaches of Punta Arena, Mona Island, Puerto Rico Date: 13/11/2007

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90025138

DDE-90025138
The end of the Siq gorge, The Treasury, El Khazaneh, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East, Date: 10/02/2006

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90025085

DDE-90025085
Japan, Kyoto. Torii Gates in the Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shinto Shrine. Date: 23/02/2010

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90023541

DDE-90023541
Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Heavy seas and big swells. Date: 11/09/2007

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90023540

DDE-90023540
Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Heavy seas and big swells. Date: 11/09/2007

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90023532

DDE-90023532
Antarctica, Drake passage. Sea reflecting sunset. Date: 11/09/2007

Background imagePassage Collection: DDE-90023527

DDE-90023527
Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Calm sea. Date: 11/09/2007

Background imagePassage Collection: Passage. Creator: Robert Manno

Passage. Creator: Robert Manno
Passage

Background imagePassage Collection: The Pass of Pancorvo, 1841 (engraving)

The Pass of Pancorvo, 1841 (engraving)
7262271 The Pass of Pancorvo, 1841 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 9.6x14.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions The Passport of Pancorvo, in Spain and Aus d. Kunstanst. D)

Background imagePassage Collection: Inscriptions, tags and graffiti on the walls of the old semaphore of Leucate (11, Aude, Languedoc)

Inscriptions, tags and graffiti on the walls of the old semaphore of Leucate (11, Aude, Languedoc)
PCT4715391 Inscriptions, tags and graffiti on the walls of the old semaphore of Leucate (11, Aude, Languedoc, Occitanie) 1986 - the main motif, inspired by the Baigneuses de Cezanne

Background imagePassage Collection: Tindals Wynd (etching)

Tindals Wynd (etching)
6200335 Tindals Wynd (etching) by Winter, Richard Davidson (1862-1947); 24.9x17.4 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: This passage from the shore to the High Street, known as Tindals Wynd)

Background imagePassage Collection: Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)

Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)
7212172 Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving) by Gailliard, Franz (Francois) (1861-1932); (add.info.: The Moens bookshop in Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium)

Background imagePassage Collection: Madonna in the Wall, Subiaco, 1929 (drypoint engraving)

Madonna in the Wall, Subiaco, 1929 (drypoint engraving)
3088151 Madonna in the Wall, Subiaco, 1929 (drypoint engraving) by Nixon, Job (1891-1938); 25.4x22.86 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

Background imagePassage Collection: Passage of the Home Rule Bill from the Commons to the Lords, Saturday Morning

Passage of the Home Rule Bill from the Commons to the Lords, Saturday Morning, 2 September (engraving)
1627383 Passage of the Home Rule Bill from the Commons to the Lords, Saturday Morning, 2 September (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePassage Collection: Biskra, (oil on canvas)

Biskra, (oil on canvas)
658568 Biskra, (oil on canvas) by Simoni, Gustavo (1846-1925); 87.5x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Biskra. Gustavo Simoni (b. 1846). Oil on canvas. 87.5 x 59cm); Photo © Christies Images

Background imagePassage Collection: Roma: Tivoli, Villa Adriana, Accesso al Palazzo (b / w photo)

Roma: Tivoli, Villa Adriana, Accesso al Palazzo (b / w photo)
6017700 Roma: Tivoli, Villa Adriana, Accesso al Palazzo (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tivoli, Villa Adriana, Accesso al Palazzo)

Background imagePassage Collection: A Critical Moment, Ready for Action (engraving)

A Critical Moment, Ready for Action (engraving)
1050181 A Critical Moment, Ready for Action (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Critical Moment, Ready for Action)

Background imagePassage Collection: Plan and elevation of a Regency neoclassical villa, 1817 (engraving)

Plan and elevation of a Regency neoclassical villa, 1817 (engraving)
5912708 Plan and elevation of a Regency neoclassical villa, 1817 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); (add.info.: Plan and elevation of a Regency neoclassical villa)

Background imagePassage Collection: Passage Of Time

Passage Of Time Ridden By Richard Hughes May Festival Meeting York 2007 York Racecourse, York, England 16 May 2007 Date: 16 May 2007

Background imagePassage Collection: Passage Of Time Ahead Of Sweet Lilly

Passage Of Time Ahead Of Sweet Lilly The Tattersalls Musidora Stks The Tattersalls Musidora Stks The Knavesmire, York Racecorse, England 16 May 2007 Date: 16 May 2007

Background imagePassage Collection: Passage of pilgrims to Mecca (engraving)

Passage of pilgrims to Mecca (engraving)
7161122 Passage of pilgrims to Mecca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage of pilgrims to Mecca)

Background imagePassage Collection: Passage du Saint-Bernard par le general Bonaparte (engraving)

Passage du Saint-Bernard par le general Bonaparte (engraving)
7179598 Passage du Saint-Bernard par le general Bonaparte (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage du Saint-Bernard par le general Bonaparte)

Background imagePassage Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Passage; Thoroughfare; Durchfahrt (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Passage; Thoroughfare; Durchfahrt (engraving)
7196979 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Passage; Thoroughfare; Durchfahrt (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage; Thoroughfare; Durchfahrt)

Background imagePassage Collection: Cutting a Passage in the Ice (colour litho)

Cutting a Passage in the Ice (colour litho)
7193312 Cutting a Passage in the Ice (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cutting a Passage in the Ice)

Background imagePassage Collection: Chambre d enfant (Des enfants jouent avec leurs jouets, tandis qu une domestique range du linge)

Chambre d enfant (Des enfants jouent avec leurs jouets, tandis qu une domestique range du linge dans l armoire)
FIA5366813 Chambre d enfant (Des enfants jouent avec leurs jouets, tandis qu une domestique range du linge dans l armoire) - Child room - Peinture de Elena Dmitryevna Polenova (1850-1898)

Background imagePassage Collection: A Difficult Passage (colour litho)

A Difficult Passage (colour litho)
7184047 A Difficult Passage (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Difficult Passage. Illustration for The Prize, 1896.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePassage Collection: Time (engraving)

Time (engraving)
7169129 Time (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Time. Illustration for An Encyclopaedia of Every-Day Knowledge for the Young by W Martin (new edn)

Background imagePassage Collection: Nuit meridionale (Southern night) - Peinture de Sergei Arsenyevich Vinogradov (1869-1938)

Nuit meridionale (Southern night) - Peinture de Sergei Arsenyevich Vinogradov (1869-1938), huile sur toile, 1915
FIA5350212 Nuit meridionale (Southern night) - Peinture de Sergei Arsenyevich Vinogradov (1869-1938), huile sur toile, 1915, art russe, 20e siecle

Background imagePassage Collection: Clelie (6eme siecle avant JC) passant le Tibre (Cloelia Passing the Tiber)

Clelie (6eme siecle avant JC) passant le Tibre (Cloelia Passing the Tiber) - Peinture de Cristofano Gherardi (1508-1556)
FIA5392423 Clelie (6eme siecle avant JC) passant le Tibre (Cloelia Passing the Tiber) - Peinture de Cristofano Gherardi (1508-1556), fresque, milieu 16eme siecle - Musei Capitolini

Background imagePassage Collection: The Passage of the Jordan (colour litho)

The Passage of the Jordan (colour litho)
7182501 The Passage of the Jordan (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Passage of the Jordan)

Background imagePassage Collection: Les quatre ages du chasseur (engraving)

Les quatre ages du chasseur (engraving)
7200007 Les quatre ages du chasseur (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les quatre ages du chasseur)

Background imagePassage Collection: Flowers bloom along the Abano pass in Tusheti, Georgia

Flowers bloom along the Abano pass in Tusheti, Georgia
Flowers bloom along the extreme terrain of the unpaved, Abano Pass road through the Caucasus Mountains; Tusheti, Georgia

Background imagePassage Collection: Ruelle des Pigeons, Rouen, 1903. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Ruelle des Pigeons, Rouen, 1903. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Ruelle des Pigeons, Rouen, 1903

Background imagePassage Collection: Passageway, Rouen, 1899. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Passageway, Rouen, 1899. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Passageway, Rouen, 1899

Background imagePassage Collection: In the Marble City, 1909. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

In the Marble City, 1909. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
In the Marble City, 1909

Background imagePassage Collection: Hemi-Speos De Seboua, Dromos;Nubie, 1849 / 51, printed 1852

Hemi-Speos De Seboua, Dromos;Nubie, 1849 / 51, printed 1852
Hemi-Speos De Seboua, Dromos; Nubie, 1849/51, printed 1852. A work made of salted paper print, plate 97 from the album " egypte, nubie, palestine et syrie" (1852)

Background imagePassage Collection: Traghetto, 1879-1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Traghetto, 1879-1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Traghetto, 1879-1880

Background imagePassage Collection: The Traghetto, No. 2, 1879-1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The Traghetto, No. 2, 1879-1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Traghetto, No. 2, 1879-1880

Background imagePassage Collection: Indus Valley Civilization (2500-2000 BC), view of a road

Indus Valley Civilization (2500-2000 BC), view of a road
LRI4680262 Indus Valley Civilization (2500-2000 BC), view of a road by Harappan; Mohenjo-Daro, Sindh Province, Pakistan; (add.info.: Harappa civilization of the valley of the Indus (2500-2000 BC)

Background imagePassage Collection: Naval rite of passage: Crossing the Line. Johnny is dunked in a bath of bilge water when he first

Naval rite of passage: Crossing the Line. Johnny is dunked in a bath of bilge water when he first crosses the equator
FLO4989324 Naval rite of passage: Crossing the Line. Johnny is dunked in a bath of bilge water when he first crosses the equator. Sailors are dressed as sea gods Neptune, Amphitrite and Triton

Background imagePassage Collection: View of Middle Temple Gate House, London, 1885 (b / w photo)

View of Middle Temple Gate House, London, 1885 (b / w photo)
1812992 View of Middle Temple Gate House, London, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English

Background imagePassage Collection: Crossing the Cordillera on 1st June, from Travels in South America

Crossing the Cordillera on 1st June, from Travels in South America
TRV227725 Crossing the Cordillera on 1st June, from Travels in South America by Alexander Caldcleugh, 1825 (litho) (b/w photo) by English School

Background imagePassage Collection: Napoleon I and French army crossing the Berezina in November 1812

Napoleon I and French army crossing the Berezina in November 1812
XEE4162438 Napoleon I and French army crossing the Berezina in November 1812, 1813 - engraving by Hassell - passage of the Berezina or Battle of Borisov - by Hassell

Background imagePassage Collection: A Difficult Passage in the Talmud (oil on panel)

A Difficult Passage in the Talmud (oil on panel)
2915182 A Difficult Passage in the Talmud (oil on panel) by Kaufmann (Kaufman) Isidor (1853-1921); 33x28.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Hungarian, out of copyright




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail on a treacherous journey to discover the elusive Northwest Passage. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, this expedition aimed to navigate through uncharted waters and open up new trade routes. Among the crew was Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, a seasoned explorer with an indomitable spirit. As they ventured into the unknown, their path intertwined with history's tapestry. In Paris, real tennis matches were played while Jan Saenredam and Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem captured Plato's Cave in stunning detail in 1604. Meanwhile, Stone circles at Avebury stood as silent witnesses to ancient rituals. Roald Amundsen himself would later follow in their footsteps, leaving his mark on Arctic exploration. But for now, it was Franklin's expedition that held the world's attention. Years passed without any news until 1859 when a last record from Franklin's ill-fated voyage was discovered. Dated 1847 and 1848, it revealed glimpses of their struggles against nature's wrath. Liverpool slums painted a stark contrast to the grandeur of R. M. S Queen Mary and R. M. S Queen Elizabeth off Cowes. Yet even amidst poverty and opulence alike, thoughts lingered about those lost souls who dared challenge icy waters. Ultimately, tragedy befell them all - The End of Sir John Franklin’s Arctic Expedition came too soon in 1845. Their passage became one shrouded in mystery; tales whispered among sailors around campfires or shared over pints at local taverns. But let us not forget these brave men who sought adventure beyond imagination - heroes whose names are etched into history forevermore: Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror and Captain Sir John Franklin himself.