Tragedy Collection (#6)

Scenes from the Story of Roman Lucretia, c. 1410 (tempera on wood)
7386934 Scenes from the Story of Roman Lucretia, c.1410 (tempera on wood) by Master of Charles of Durazzo (fl.14th century); National Museum, Krakow

With a rapturous cry she flung herself upon the bosom of Posthumus, illustration from Shakespeare's stories of
IL274102 With a rapturous cry she flung herself upon the bosom of Posthumus, illustration from Shakespeare's stories of the English Kings, published by George Harrap & Son

Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour)
GIA4786601 Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de l'Opera Garnier, Paris

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026236 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026245 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " All hail, Macbeth!" Macbeth)

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026242 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " As birds do, mother." Macbeth)

Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho)
6026241 Illustration for Shakespeare's Macbeth (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Lost Felice, c. 1939 (oil on canvas)
3588519 The Lost Felice, c.1939 (oil on canvas) by Hartley, Marsden (1877-1943); 101.9x76.7 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

The Weird Sisters (Shakespeare, MacBeth, Act 1, Scene 3), March 10, 1785. Creator: John Raphael Smith
The Weird Sisters (Shakespeare, MacBeth, Act 1, Scene 3), March 10, 1785

Mr. Henderson in the Character of Macbeth, 1787. Creator: John Jones
Mr. Henderson in the Character of Macbeth, 1787

Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1, Scene 2: Charmian-"Good Sir, give me good fortune", January 1, 1817
Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1, Scene 2: Charmian-" Good Sir, give me good fortune", January 1, 1817

Deadly lightning strike during a thunderstorm at Feucherolles, France (colour litho)
3097497 Deadly lightning strike during a thunderstorm at Feucherolles, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A tragic game of blind mans buff (colour litho)
3099127 A tragic game of blind mans buff (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tragic game of blind mans buff. Une partie de colin-maillard tragique)

Two young girls killed and a worker injured by a car driven by a madman at Epernay, France (colour litho)
3099279 Two young girls killed and a worker injured by a car driven by a madman at Epernay, France (colour litho) by French School

Killed by a shot from a cannon (colour litho)
3099140 Killed by a shot from a cannon (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Killed by a shot from a cannon. Tue d un coup de canon)

Explosion of a steam engine on a farm (colour litho)
3097414 Explosion of a steam engine on a farm (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explosion of a steam engine on a farm, killing three and injuring seven)

A Tragic bear hunt (colour litho)
3097543 A Tragic bear hunt (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tragic bear hunt. Tragique Chasse A L Ours)

Death of an abandoned three year-old boy in Paris and arrest of his father for neglect (engraving)
6000572 Death of an abandoned three year-old boy in Paris and arrest of his father for neglect (engraving) by French School

Love and death, plate 10 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81629 Love and death, plate 10 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Exciting rescue of two Italian workers buried in a flooded gallery in New York (colour litho)
2814860 Exciting rescue of two Italian workers buried in a flooded gallery in New York (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Capulet supports his dying son Tybalt after he was wounded by Romeo (chromolitho)
2783010 Lord Capulet supports his dying son Tybalt after he was wounded by Romeo (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A tragic accident in Brittany (colour litho)
2779728 A tragic accident in Brittany (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tragic accident in Brittany)

A train struck by a falling boulder in the South of France (colour litho)
2779776 A train struck by a falling boulder in the South of France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

How a Standard-Bearer Died (Colour Litho)
2808710 How a Standard-Bearer Died (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: How A Standard-Bearer Died)

A terrible hunting accident (colour litho)
2807836 A terrible hunting accident (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A terrible hunting accident)

Some border soldiers, a gap opened in the avalanche that blocked the access to a tunnel (colour litho)
2778204 Some border soldiers, a gap opened in the avalanche that blocked the access to a tunnel (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some border soldiers)

The dramas of the mountains, an alpine climb in Bardonecchia ended tragically (colour litho)
2815039 The dramas of the mountains, an alpine climb in Bardonecchia ended tragically (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dramas of the mountains)

The Tragedies of Work, Italian Workers Assaulted in Hungary by Workers for Professional Jealousy (Colour Litho)
2798597 The Tragedies of Work, Italian Workers Assaulted in Hungary by Workers for Professional Jealousy (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The Chinese Route (Colour Litho)
2783750 The Chinese Route (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese route)

The discovery of the body of a hanged man (colour litho)
2782417 The discovery of the body of a hanged man (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The discovery of the body of a hanged man)

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