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Terror Collection (#8)

"Terror Unleashed: From Erebus and Terror to Churchill's Siege, a Haunting Journey" Embarking on Franklin's last trip

Background imageTerror Collection: A Perilous Moment, illustration from The Romance of Canada (colour litho)

A Perilous Moment, illustration from The Romance of Canada (colour litho)
IL283078 A Perilous Moment, illustration from The Romance of Canada (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939); Private Collection

Background imageTerror Collection: Poster for the silent film Strike by Sergei Eisenstein, 1925 (colour lithograph)

Poster for the silent film Strike by Sergei Eisenstein, 1925 (colour lithograph)
1198215 Poster for the silent film Strike by Sergei Eisenstein, 1925 (colour lithograph) by Biro, Mihaly (1886-1948); 186x127 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageTerror Collection: The Groaning Mountain (colour litho)

The Groaning Mountain (colour litho)
7193470 The Groaning Mountain (colour litho) by Rountree, Harry (Herbert R.) (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Groaning Mountain)

Background imageTerror Collection: No. 0456c Joseph making himself known to his brethren, plate 3 of The Story of Joseph, c

No. 0456c Joseph making himself known to his brethren, plate 3 of The Story of Joseph, c
FIT77535 No.0456c Joseph making himself known to his brethren, plate 3 of The Story of Joseph, c.1785 (pencil, w/c, pen and ink on paper) by Blake

Background imageTerror Collection: Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, by the German navy, World War I, 1914 (litho)

Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, by the German navy, World War I, 1914 (litho)
7157201 Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, by the German navy, World War I, 1914 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire)

Background imageTerror Collection: Emperor Vitellius dragged through the streets of Rome by the populace, 69 (litho)

Emperor Vitellius dragged through the streets of Rome by the populace, 69 (litho)
7172603 Emperor Vitellius dragged through the streets of Rome by the populace, 69 (litho) by Rochegrosse, Georges (1859-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTerror Collection: Spread of Terror (litho)

Spread of Terror (litho)
7149607 Spread of Terror (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spread of Terror. Illustration from Kultur Cartoons (Stanley Paul & Co, London)

Background imageTerror Collection: Resurrection of Jesus Christ (engraving)

Resurrection of Jesus Christ (engraving)
7172477 Resurrection of Jesus Christ (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28)

Background imageTerror Collection: Tiger interrupting boys swimming (litho)

Tiger interrupting boys swimming (litho)
7201113 Tiger interrupting boys swimming (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (1856-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Interrupted Bathe, tiger interrupting boys swimming)

Background imageTerror Collection: Scene from A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (litho)

Scene from A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (litho)
7201938 Scene from A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (litho) by Pegram, Frederick (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley)

Background imageTerror Collection: The Resurrection of Christ (colour litho)

The Resurrection of Christ (colour litho)
7153790 The Resurrection of Christ (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Resurrection of Christ)

Background imageTerror Collection: 'Hark, dear! said Mr Partridge to his gentle little wife, / I hear a mower with his scythe -

"Hark, dear! said Mr Partridge to his gentle little wife, / I hear a mower with his scythe - the terror of my life
7169003 " Hark, dear! said Mr Partridge to his gentle little wife, / I hear a mower with his scythe - the terror of my life " (litho) by English School

Background imageTerror Collection: The Gifts of Healing No II (engraving)

The Gifts of Healing No II (engraving)
7172239 The Gifts of Healing No II (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gifts of Healing No II)

Background imageTerror Collection: Bataille de Jemmapes (engraving)

Bataille de Jemmapes (engraving)
7194319 Bataille de Jemmapes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bataille de Jemmapes)

Background imageTerror Collection: Bombardement de Lille (engraving)

Bombardement de Lille (engraving)
7194317 Bombardement de Lille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Lille)

Background imageTerror Collection: The Erebus and Terror in the Ice (colour litho)

The Erebus and Terror in the Ice (colour litho)
7193303 The Erebus and Terror in the Ice (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Erebus and Terror in the Ice)

Background imageTerror Collection: Two men fleeing a stable from a kicking horse (engraving)

Two men fleeing a stable from a kicking horse (engraving)
7157503 Two men fleeing a stable from a kicking horse (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two men fleeing a stable from a kicking horse)

Background imageTerror Collection: Derniers moments des Girondins (engraving)

Derniers moments des Girondins (engraving)
7194321 Derniers moments des Girondins (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Derniers moments des Girondins)

Background imageTerror Collection: night of the 9 Thermidor year II (July 27, 1794), 1864 (oil on canvas)

night of the 9 Thermidor year II (July 27, 1794), 1864 (oil on canvas)
FIA5371569 night of the 9 Thermidor year II (July 27, 1794), 1864 (oil on canvas) by Jacobi, Valeri Ivanovich (1834-1902); State Tretyakov Gallery

Background imageTerror Collection: The appeal of the last victims of terror to Saint Lazare prison in Paris on 7 Thermidor year II

The appeal of the last victims of terror to Saint Lazare prison in Paris on 7 Thermidor year II, 1850 (oil on canvas)
PCT4256046 The appeal of the last victims of terror to Saint Lazare prison in Paris on 7 Thermidor year II, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Muller, Charles Louis Lucien (1815-92); Musee des Beaux-Arts

Background imageTerror Collection: The Trial of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, October 14, 1793

The Trial of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, October 14, 1793. Found in the Collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageTerror Collection: Marie Antoinette d Autriche reine de France et de Navarre: marie

Marie Antoinette d Autriche reine de France et de Navarre: marie?e a Versailles le 16 mai 1775, c. 1785. Found in the Collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageTerror Collection: Marie Antoinette at the Conciergerie, c. 1815. Creator: Anonymous

Marie Antoinette at the Conciergerie, c. 1815. Creator: Anonymous
Marie Antoinette at the Conciergerie, c. 1815. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageTerror Collection: Louis XVI on the Scaffold, 1795. Creator: Huck, Johann Gerhard (1758-1811)

Louis XVI on the Scaffold, 1795. Creator: Huck, Johann Gerhard (1758-1811)
Louis XVI on the Scaffold, 1795. Found in the Collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageTerror Collection: Louis XVI before the National Convention in December 1792, 1796

Louis XVI before the National Convention in December 1792, 1796. Found in the Collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageTerror Collection: Representation of Terror, as a woman with a lion head, holding a knife and snakes

Representation of Terror, as a woman with a lion head, holding a knife and snakes
XEE4417260 Representation of Terror, as a woman with a lion head, holding a knife and snakes. From " Mythology of Youth" by Pierre Blanchard 1803

Background imageTerror Collection: Maximilien de Robespierre injured in the antechamber of the Comite de Salut Public

Maximilien de Robespierre injured in the antechamber of the Comite de Salut Public
LRI4675551 Maximilien de Robespierre injured in the antechamber of the Comite de Salut Public, 10 Thermidor An II (28th July 1794) (engraving) by French School

Background imageTerror Collection: The Nantes Drowning - The Terror during the French Revolution: the drowning of Nantes

The Nantes Drowning - The Terror during the French Revolution: the drowning of Nantes
XEE4151348 The Nantes Drowning - The Terror during the French Revolution: the drowning of Nantes, 1793 - priests inserted in a boat are drowned in the Loire by order of Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste)

Background imageTerror Collection: La Terreur during the Revolution Fraincaise: Girondins condemned to death leave for

La Terreur during the Revolution Fraincaise: Girondins condemned to death leave for
XEE4172045 La Terreur during the Revolution Fraincaise: Girondins condemned to death leave for the scaffaud singing patriotic songs, 1793

Background imageTerror Collection: The Seaman in a Storm (engraving)

The Seaman in a Storm (engraving)
3646506 The Seaman in a Storm (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seaman in a Storm. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Background imageTerror Collection: The Expulsion (oil on canvas)

The Expulsion (oil on canvas)
3664448 The Expulsion (oil on canvas) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); 58.5x42 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Background imageTerror Collection: The aged King Louis XI of France fearing death (colour litho)

The aged King Louis XI of France fearing death (colour litho)
3621697 The aged King Louis XI of France fearing death (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTerror Collection: The great eruption of Vesuvius: exorcising the fury of the mountain (engraving)

The great eruption of Vesuvius: exorcising the fury of the mountain (engraving)
3637839 The great eruption of Vesuvius: exorcising the fury of the mountain (engraving) by Pellegrini, Riccardo (1863-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great eruption of Vesuvius)

Background imageTerror Collection: The Resurrection of Christ (engraving)

The Resurrection of Christ (engraving)
5233517 The Resurrection of Christ (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Resurrection of Christ.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Background imageTerror Collection: The Rock of Scylla, dreaded by ancient mariners, Sicily, Italy (engraving)

The Rock of Scylla, dreaded by ancient mariners, Sicily, Italy (engraving)
5997441 The Rock of Scylla, dreaded by ancient mariners, Sicily, Italy (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rock of Scylla, dreaded by ancient mariners)

Background imageTerror Collection: Satyrs and nymphs frightened by a motor car (engraving)

Satyrs and nymphs frightened by a motor car (engraving)
5999589 Satyrs and nymphs frightened by a motor car (engraving) by Gervais, Paul Jean (1859-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satyrs and nymphs frightened by a motor car)

Background imageTerror Collection: Croque-Mitaine; 1863 illustration, by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883); French artist

Croque-Mitaine; 1863 illustration, by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883); French artist
5617068 Croque-Mitaine; 1863 illustration, by Gustave Dore (1832 A- 1883); French artist, printmaker, illustrator. Croque-Mitaine (The bogeyman)

Background imageTerror Collection: Adams dream of the Day of Judgment (engraving)

Adams dream of the Day of Judgment (engraving)
5207626 Adams dream of the Day of Judgment (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adams dream of the Day of Judgment)

Background imageTerror Collection: 'Ninety-Three', the Fugitives in the Forest of La Saudraie (engraving)

"Ninety-Three", the Fugitives in the Forest of La Saudraie (engraving)
1058430 " Ninety-Three", the Fugitives in the Forest of La Saudraie (engraving) by Fildes, Samuel Luke (1844-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Ninety-Three")

Background imageTerror Collection: Belshazzar seeing the writing on the wall (engraving)

Belshazzar seeing the writing on the wall (engraving)
976531 Belshazzar seeing the writing on the wall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belshazzar seeing the writing on the wall)

Background imageTerror Collection: A pauper lad nearly buried alive by two playmates in a workhouse orchard (engraving)

A pauper lad nearly buried alive by two playmates in a workhouse orchard (engraving)
736224 A pauper lad nearly buried alive by two playmates in a workhouse orchard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTerror Collection: The earthquake in New York (engraving)

The earthquake in New York (engraving)
736075 The earthquake in New York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The earthquake in New York; exciting panic in a wholesale warehouse in Broadway;)

Background imageTerror Collection: Paris crowd fleeing the panic from the charge of the Cuirassiers (engraving)

Paris crowd fleeing the panic from the charge of the Cuirassiers (engraving)
736046 Paris crowd fleeing the panic from the charge of the Cuirassiers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTerror Collection: Huge fires in Canada, populations pushed towards the lakes by burning and fierce forests

Huge fires in Canada, populations pushed towards the lakes by burning and fierce forests... (colour litho)
2815459 Huge fires in Canada, populations pushed towards the lakes by burning and fierce forests... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageTerror Collection: Shooting in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (colour litho)

Shooting in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (colour litho)
2779523 Shooting in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris)

Background imageTerror Collection: Saving horses from a fire at the racing stables of Lord Derby at Newmarket (colour litho)

Saving horses from a fire at the racing stables of Lord Derby at Newmarket (colour litho)
2779197 Saving horses from a fire at the racing stables of Lord Derby at Newmarket (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)




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"Terror Unleashed: From Erebus and Terror to Churchill's Siege, a Haunting Journey" Embarking on Franklin's last trip, the ships Erebus and Terror sailed into the icy unknown in search of the elusive Northwest Passage. Their fate remains shrouded in mystery. In the heart of East London, Winston Churchill stood witness to the Sidney Street Siege, where terror gripped the streets as armed anarchists clashed with authorities. Whistle and I'll Come 2 - an eerie tale that sends chills down your spine. A haunting presence lurks within these pages, leaving you trembling with fear. Franklin's writings reveal his relentless pursuit of glory amidst treacherous conditions. His words echo through time, capturing both bravery and terror in equal measure. Cause & Effect - a dentist cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicts a comical yet terrifying scenario that strikes fear into even the bravest souls sitting in that dreaded chair. Portraits of Captain Sir John Franklin and his crew immortalize their valiant efforts against nature's wrath. Faces etched with determination but haunted by impending doom. Scrooge Sees Grave - Charles Dickens' classic tale reminds us that our actions have consequences; it warns against succumbing to greed or facing eternal torment. The Guillotine stands tall as a chilling symbol of revolution during France's tumultuous past. The Carmelites of Compiegne faced this horrifying fate during the first half of the 19th century. An Alvarezsaurid bird fearlessly cleanses Giganotosaurus carolinii dinosaur's mouth – an unlikely alliance between predator and prey showcasing nature’s intricate balance between terror and survival. A Tyrannosaurus Rex feasts upon carrion left behind by a fallen Triceratops – a gruesome scene reminding us that life is often intertwined with death, where terror lies just beneath its surface. Skull and Crossbones inverted – an ominous sign warning of danger and imminent peril.