Running Away Collection (#2)

Au Loup! (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89. Creator: Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Au Loup! (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1783/89. Wolf! designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jacques Stella, manufactured by Christophe Phillipe Oberkampf

Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off, c. 1806. Creator: Francisco Goya
Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off, c. 1806

A Miracle (Un Miracle), 1874. Creator: Mose, Bianchi
A Miracle (Un Miracle), 1874

An unsuccessful attempt to milk a cow (colour litho)
3626702 An unsuccessful attempt to milk a cow (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An unsuccessful attempt to milk a cow)

Policeman chasing off a naked man for swimming in a pond (colour litho)
6000019 Policeman chasing off a naked man for swimming in a pond (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Italian cartoon on the adulterous wife, 17th Century (litho)
5208510 Italian cartoon on the adulterous wife, 17th Century (litho) by Italian School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian cartoon on the adulterous wife, 17th Century)

Look out! There are the police! Wheres that? (chromolitho)
968679 Look out! There are the police! Wheres that? (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Look out! There are the police! Wheres that)

The Brothers Bold pursued by angry gorillas (colour litho)
979062 The Brothers Bold pursued by angry gorillas (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brothers Bold pursued by angry gorillas)

Le Tigre Echappe (engraving)
2783405 Le Tigre Echappe (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Tigre Echappe. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 26 August 1894.); © Look and Learn

Rather the butter than the bread! (colour litho)
2818426 Rather the butter than the bread! (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rather the butter than the bread)

Il prend la poudre d escampette (woodcut on grey paper)
2653222 Il prend la poudre d escampette (woodcut on grey paper) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); 14x9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Knight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336584 The Knight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pan and Syrinx (oil)
AGN284339 Pan and Syrinx (oil) by Matteis, Paolo di (1662-1728); Private Collection; (add.info.: chasing the nymph Syrinx through Arcadia; ); Photo eAgnew s, London; Italian, out of copyright

Life in Manitoba, 1877 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163741 Life in Manitoba, 1877 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Elopement, Alice Jane Donkin, 9th October 1862 (sepia photo)
STC363559 The Elopement, Alice Jane Donkin, 9th October 1862 (sepia photo) by Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (Lewis Carroll) (1832-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

2 Kings 13 21 Miracle of Elishas tomb, from the
STC67523 2 Kings 13 21 Miracle of Elishas tomb, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Burning town by the sea (oil on board)
BFM286828 Burning town by the sea (oil on board) by Momper, Joos or Josse de, The Younger (1564-1635); 48x60.4 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha

The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, published by P. J. Leatherhead in 1782
NCO191214 The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, published by P.J. Leatherhead in 1782 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815)

Belgians and Refugees from the invaded regions arriving in Paris at Gare du Nord
CHT163521 Belgians and Refugees from the invaded regions arriving in Paris at Gare du Nord, 1914 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Cholera is Coming, 1898
BOO184128 Cholera is Coming, 1898 by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Swiss, out of copyright

Panic in the railway station of Capendu, France (colour litho)
3097446 Panic in the railway station of Capendu, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panic in the railway station of Capendu, France)

The Aeronauts and the Polar Bears (coloured engraving)
979184 The Aeronauts and the Polar Bears (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Aeronauts and the Polar Bears.); © Look and Learn

The term, c. 1860 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT287010 The term, c.1860 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le terme; ); eArchives Charmet; French

The defeated French troops at the battle of Sedan, 1st September 1870 (coloured engraving
CHT163318 The defeated French troops at the battle of Sedan, 1st September 1870 (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Bears attacking a flock of sheep in the French Pyrenees (colour litho)
2818229 Bears attacking a flock of sheep in the French Pyrenees (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

After Waterloo: Every Man for Himself, 1890 (sepia photogravure)
1249021 After Waterloo: Every Man for Himself, 1890 (sepia photogravure) by Gow, Andrew Carrick (1848-1920) (after); BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt

The three mariners chased by cannibals (colour litho)
979073 The three mariners chased by cannibals (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: The three mariners chased by cannibals)

Native Americans (coloured engraving)
3630061 Native Americans (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native Americans.); © Look and Learn

Native Americans and animals fleeing a prairie fire (coloured engraving)
3630054 Native Americans and animals fleeing a prairie fire (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Moeurs Du Tigre (engraving)
2789159 Les Moeurs Du Tigre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Moeurs Du Tigre. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 7 February 1886)

Two sentries shooting at would-be saboteurs on the French railways (colour litho)
2779664 Two sentries shooting at would-be saboteurs on the French railways (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A German lion tamer taking one of his animals for a drive in his car (colour litho)
2779518 A German lion tamer taking one of his animals for a drive in his car (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A horse pulling a cab down a flight of steps in Paris (colour litho)
2818717 A horse pulling a cab down a flight of steps in Paris (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving)
2962470 The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thieves! Stop them! Where are they? (chromolitho)
968678 Thieves! Stop them! Where are they? (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thieves! Stop them! Where are they)

A herd of cattle surprised by a landslide in the French Alps (colour litho)
3097534 A herd of cattle surprised by a landslide in the French Alps (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (chromolitho)
978159 Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist and microbiologist

Escape of two wild animals from a menagerie (engraving)
2783453 Escape of two wild animals from a menagerie (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escape of two wild animals from a menagerie)

Lightning (chromolitho)
2782814 Lightning (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lightning. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

"There was an Old Man of Bohemia, whose daughter was christened Euphemia", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386628 " There was an Old Man of Bohemia, whose daughter was christened Euphemia", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Man hunting an ostrich (colour litho)
979080 Man hunting an ostrich (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man hunting an ostrich)

The three mariners fleeing a giant snake (colour litho)
979068 The three mariners fleeing a giant snake (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: The three mariners fleeing a giant snake)

Villagers fleeing their homes after an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy (colour litho)
3097589 Villagers fleeing their homes after an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Monk of the Etangs-Brisses, illustration for Legendes Rustiques
CHT164106 The Monk of the Etangs-Brisses, illustration for Legendes Rustiques by George Sand (1804-76), engraved by E. Vernier, 1858 (litho) by Sand

The Fugitives, 1916 / 1917. Creator: Ernst Barlach
The Fugitives, 1916/1917

A cette lueur soudaine... (In the sudden gleam of light... ), 1878
A cette lueur soudaine... (In the sudden gleam of light...), 1878

La Maison Maudite (The House of the Damned), c. 1883 / 1885. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
La Maison Maudite (The House of the Damned), c. 1883/1885

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"Running Away: A Journey Through Time and Emotion" Step into the Feathered Fair in a Fright, an 18th-century spectacle where excitement intertwines with fear. Witness the Rabbit running away, its swift escape captivating all who watch. In a snowy scene, two mischievous boys hurl snowballs at a chimney sweep on a New Year's greetings card. Laughter fills the air as they playfully chase him away. The Events of Bloody Sunday unfold before our eyes on the front cover of Le Petit Parisien from February 5th, 1905. The vivid colors of this lithograph depict chaos and turmoil as people flee from danger. Der Zechpreller by Carl Spitzweg takes us to the mid-late 19th century. In this comical painting from c1924, we see a man evading his debts by running away from creditors with humor and wit. John Tenniel's The Rabbit Running Away transports us to 1930. With Tenniel's iconic illustrations, we witness Alice's adventures come alive as she chases after her elusive furry friend. Deserting German Army horses depicted in vibrant color lithographs remind us of their plight during times of war. Their desperate flight echoes through history as they seek freedom amidst chaos. Charge of the Black Rhinoceros; Life in a South African Colony showcases unknown creators' depiction of wild animals charging forward in defiance against human encroachment—a powerful visual representation of resistance and survival. Force majeure leaps out at us through Le Pele-Mele's illustration from 1902. This colorful lithograph captures nature's unstoppable force as it compels individuals to run for shelter or safety when faced with unforeseen circumstances beyond their control. A Tragic bear hunt unfolds before our eyes in another striking color lithograph—reminding us that sometimes fleeing is not an option but rather an unfortunate consequence born out of necessity.