Terror Collection (#9)

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)

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)

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)

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)

"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")

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)

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)

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;)

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)

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

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)

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)

A child buried alive by a collapsing sand dune at the beach (colour litho)
2779957 A child buried alive by a collapsing sand dune at the beach (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dramatic Horse Flight Of A Dragon Squadron In The Streets Of The Popular Districts Of Metz (Lorraine) (Colour Litho)
2798688 Dramatic Horse Flight Of A Dragon Squadron In The Streets Of The Popular Districts Of Metz (Lorraine) (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The Colossal Fire Of The Rich American Seaside Resort Of Atlantic City, The Flight Of The Population (Colour Litho)
2798540 The Colossal Fire Of The Rich American Seaside Resort Of Atlantic City, The Flight Of The Population (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

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

La Voyageuse Noire (engraving)
2783287 La Voyageuse Noire (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Voyageuse Noire. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 9 March 1879.); © Look and Learn

The Contrast or Things as they Are, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving)
2966810 The Contrast or Things as they Are, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Exhibition of a Democratic Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, pub
2962485 Exhibition of a Democratic Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Thames barge Terror, near Woolwich, SE London
Thames barge Terror on the river near Woolwich, South-East London. Date: circa 1930s

Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April
2636948 Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April, 1806 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Damocles at the Table, before 1620 (oil on copper)
BFM286847 Damocles at the Table, before 1620 (oil on copper) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); 30x50.5 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha

The Wild Boar Hunt, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
BEN119430 The Wild Boar Hunt, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Snyders or Snijders, Frans (1579-1657); 214x311 cm; Galleria Palatina & Appartamenti Reali di Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Sir Lancelot in the Queens Chamber, 1857 (pen & ink, w / c on paper)
BIR107266 Sir Lancelot in the Queens Chamber, 1857 (pen & ink, w/c on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 26x35 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

The Dioscuri Protect a Ship, 1731 (engraving)
STC134102 The Dioscuri Protect a Ship, 1731 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

And scarcely had he Maggie rallied When out the hellish legion sallied
STC205085 And scarcely had he Maggie rallied When out the hellish legion sallied, from Tam O Shanter by Robert Burns (1759-96) (etching) by Lucas

The Burial of the Sardine (Corpus Christi Festival on Ash Wednesday) c
BBC193308 The Burial of the Sardine (Corpus Christi Festival on Ash Wednesday) c.1812-19 (oil on canvas) (detail of 530) by Goya y Lucientes

A Palomino frightened by an oncoming storm with a Spaniel, 1814
PAR66968 A Palomino frightened by an oncoming storm with a Spaniel, 1814 by Towne, Charles (1763-1840); 75x90.2 cm; Private Collection; ePartridge Fine Arts, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Passions from Physiognomy, 1829 (engraving)
5893741 Passions from Physiognomy, 1829 (engraving) by Smellie, William (1697-1763); (add.info.: Passions from Johann Caspar Lavaters Physiognomy)

Departure for the scaffold of Madame Dubarry (Countess Jeanne du Barry ou Becu
ELD5620134 Departure for the scaffold of Madame Dubarry (Countess Jeanne du Barry ou Becu, 1743-1793) in 1793 - (engraving) 1846 by French School

eli6290
ELD5620128 eli6290 by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mme Rolands imprisonment at Sainte Pelagie Prison in Paris - Madame Roland (Manon (Jeanne Marie) Roland Philipon

Italian comedians are hunted out of the city of Paris following the censorship measures
LRI4646399 Italian comedians are hunted out of the city of Paris following the censorship measures of Parisian theaters. 18th century (Engraving) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info)

French Revolution: Deroute de Passy (Pacy sur Eure or Pacy-sur-Eure) on 13 July 1793
JLJ4618515 French Revolution: Deroute de Passy (Pacy sur Eure or Pacy-sur-Eure) on 13 July 1793. Engraving by Berthaut after Swebach

French Revolution: Journees of May 31, June 1 and 2, 1793: the fall of the Girondins
JLJ4618464 French Revolution: Journees of May 31, June 1 and 2, 1793: the fall of the Girondins, under pressure from the people of Paris

Arrest under the Terror, 1794 - French Revolution: Terror
XEE4157690 Arrest under the Terror, 1794 - French Revolution: Terror (instituted on 10 June 1794 by the Convention) - Loizerolles sacrificed himself for his son - Arrest under the Terror of Jean

The Desperate Man (Self Portrait), 1843-45 (oil on canvas)
957039 The Desperate Man (Self Portrait), 1843-45 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 45x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le desespere); Luisa Ricciarini; French, out of copyright

The "Erebus"and "Terror"in the Arctic Regions (coloured engraving)
5218933 The " Erebus" and " Terror" in the Arctic Regions (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Croque-Mitaine; 1863 illustration, by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883); French artist
5617067 Croque-Mitaine; 1863 illustration, by Gustave Dore (1832 A- 1883); French artist, printmaker, illustrator. Croque-Mitaine (The bogeyman)

Andromeda, c. 1630 (oil on panel)
5672025 Andromeda, c.1630 (oil on panel) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 34x24.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info.: According to Greek mythology)

Lady badly burned in an accident with a paraffin lamp. Date: 1871

John Brown of Haddington praying to calm a storm at sea (engraving)
5207282 John Brown of Haddington praying to calm a storm at sea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Brown of Haddington praying to calm a storm at sea)

The Shell (w / c and crayon on paper)
CRD127282 The Shell (w/c and crayon on paper) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); 54.5x38 cm; Croydon Art Collection, Museum of Croydon, UK; eCroydon Art Collection; English, out of copyright

The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer (engraving)
609998 The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer (engraving) by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845); Private Collection; (add.info.: The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer; published May 1797)

L Insurrection de l Institut Amphibie or The Pursuit of Knowledge
NCO190154 L Insurrection de l Institut Amphibie or The Pursuit of Knowledge, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Rain of Ashes, 1880
AII80244 The Rain of Ashes, 1880 by Toma, Gioacchino (1838-91); Galleria d Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Sala dei Giganti, detail of the destruction of the giants by Jupiters thunderbolts
BEN78487 Sala dei Giganti, detail of the destruction of the giants by Jupiters thunderbolts, 1536 (fresco) (for detail see 78488) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

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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.