On Fire Collection

Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. The London fire brigade attempting to extinguish a fire...in the warehouses belonging to Sir Charles Price and Co

"Lord Riverdale's Repentance": George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862
"Lord Riverdale's Repentance" [by William J. Stewart]: George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862. 'That hand was nearer to him at that moment than he dreamt

Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. 'a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs

The War in America: march of Kershaw's and Fitz Lee's divisions of the Confederate Army..., 1864
The War in America: march of Kershaw's and Fitz Lee's divisions of the Confederate Army up the valley of Virginia, 1864

The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two of

Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve de bruler a terre, deux sapeurs s'efforcent de sauver la soupape qui est la plus precieuse de

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "The House on Fire on Christmas Eve"
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Illustration from a short story published in "Illustrated London News", 1860

View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon
View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Blazing curtain on the right side of the stage. The actors, the musicians and the audience are in panic

The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). It was determined to block the narrow entrance of Santiago harbour [in Cuba], and an old American collier steamer, the Merrimac

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Ceremonies during the Tsingbing Festival. An altar. Man with gong and a burnt offering. Ceremony with major, capitains, lieutenants

Allegory of the planet Venus, 1742-1801. Creator: Georg Balthasar Probst
Allegory of the planet Venus, 1742-1801. Venus, sixth planet, and its influence. In the centre floating on a cloud are Venus and Cupid, a set of scales and a bull

View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. L'Escadre Verte ayant ete accueilli d'une Violente Tempete dans la riviere de St

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War, showing...Captain Caldwell, [commanding] H.M.S

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1 Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War. On Sunday afternoon, August 12, H.M

The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. The moment the plugs of the Lambeth, Vauxhall, and Southwark Companies mains were drawn

The Burning of the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Battersea-Bridge, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Battersea-Bridge, 1856....a sudden alarm of fire arose, and the same instant it was discovered that a small ante-room adjoining

The Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre - Flight of the Masqueraders, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre - Flight of the Masqueraders, 1856. Illustration to a poem suggested by a theatre fire

Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, [London], 1856. Inquiry into the cause of the fire: John Drake Palmer, gasman, said he had the entire management of the gas-fittings of the theatre

Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund
Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Andromache grieves for her husband as the city of Thebe Hypoplakia is burned by the Greeks

Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685. Creator: Adam Colonia
Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685

Prometheus steals fire, 1906-1917. Creator: Poul S. Christiansen
Prometheus steals fire, 1906-1917. Prometheus defies the gods by stealing fire from them, and gives it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and civilisation

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Gervais : La Vierge intercédant près de Jésus pour les... c.1869-1871
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Gervais : La Vierge intercedant pres de Jesus pour les pecheurs. Le Jugement dernier et Jesus intercedant. La bonne mort

La Paix, between 1740 and 1750. Creator: Unknown
La Paix, between 1740 and 1750. Peace. Allegorical figure of peace, crowned with laurel, sets fire to the attributes of the war. At her feet, a man tries to break his chains

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Sulpice : Saint Louis enterre les pestiférés à Damiette, c.1864 - 1870
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Sulpice : Saint Louis enterre les pestiferes a Damiette, between 1864 and 1870. Sketch for the Saint-Sulpice church (6th arrondissement of Paris)

H.M.S. "Miranda", and her Prizes, in Litscha Bay, Russian Lapland, 1854. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Miranda", and her Prizes, in Litscha Bay, Russian Lapland, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships bring home booty after destroying the town of Kola

Burning of the town of Novitska, in the White Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Burning of the town of Novitska, in the White Sea, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: Royal Navy warships bombard a town in northern Russia

Destruction of Sulineh, at the Mouth of the Danube, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of Sulineh, at the Mouth of the Danube, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships destroy a Romanian town under Russian control

The Burning of Greytown, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of Greytown, 1854. Post-office and Mosquito flag-staff; Hanseatic Consulate; Lyons Hotel; American Consulate; British Consulate; house containing the powder'

The Insurrection in Spain - the Insurgents setting fire to the Palace of Queen Christina... 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Insurrection in Spain - the Insurgents setting fire to the Palace of Queen Christina, at Madrid, 1854. The first objects of attack by the people of Madrid, when they rose against the Government

Fire at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, on Tuesday last, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fire at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, on Tuesday last, 1850. As soon as the alarm was sounded, the juveniles were rescued, and every precaution taken by the officers for their safe custody

Ruins of the Great Fire at Gravesend - looking West, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Fire at Gravesend - looking West, 1850. The High-street...from the Town-hall downwards, to within a short distance of the Town Pier

Ruins of the Great Fire at Gravesend - High-Street - looking North, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Fire at Gravesend - High-Street - looking North, 1850. Many of [the buildings], notwithstanding that they were three or four stories high

Great Fire at Bristol, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at Bristol, 1850. At Hillsbridge-wharf...on the [River] Avon...an immense fire was raging, sending up large flashes through the half-consumed roof high up into the atmosphere

The Schleswig-Holstein War - Blowing Up of the Screw Steamer "Von der Tan", 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein War - Blowing Up of the Screw Steamer "Von der Tan", 1850. Depiction of...a strategic episode in the war - the blowing up of the screw steamer Von der Tann

Schleswig-Holstein War - Burning of the Lesser Camp, at Kochendorf, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Schleswig-Holstein War - Burning of the Lesser Camp, at Kochendorf, 1850. "The heavy firing at Eckernforde, to the east

Ruins of the Great Fire in Mark-Lane - sketched from Seething-Lane, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Fire in Mark-Lane - sketched from Seething-Lane, [in the City of London], 1850. The three warehouses belonging to Mr. Joseph Barber...burned down, were insured by Mr

Eckernforde, on the Night of September 12-13, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Eckernforde, on the Night of September 12-13, 1850. Scene from the First Schleswig War: "The Schleswig-Holstein army, advancing by Breckendorf and Kochendorf

Ruins of the Great Fire at Bermondsey, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Fire at Bermondsey, [in London], 1850. Firemen at the scene...of a very extensive conflagration, probably the largest that has occurred in the district for years

Great Fire at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 1850. The premises consumed consisted of a building rented by shopkeepers, one portion being occupied as a grog-shop...Mrs

Great Fire at the Southern and Western Railway Station, Cork, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at the Southern and Western Railway Station, Cork, [Ireland], 1850....a destructive fire broke out in the Cork terminus of the Great Southern and Western Railway

Eruption of Vesuvius - Sketched on the Verge of the Grand Stream of Lava, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Eruption of Vesuvius [in Italy] - Sketched on the Verge of the Grand Stream of Lava, 1850. Depiction of...lava, destroying the gateway of a villa, and burning the trees

Burning of St. Anne's Church, Limehouse, on Good Friday Morning, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Burning of St. Anne's Church, Limehouse, [London], on Good Friday Morning, 1850. The roof of the church was on fire, and the entire building enveloped in smoke;

Panorama of the Ohio - Clearing a Forest, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Panorama of the Ohio - Clearing a Forest, 1850. Display at the Egyptian Hall in London: This excellent representation of the "beautiful" American river is worthy of the scene which it

Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. In 1826, Margaret Graham became the first British woman to make a solo balloon flight

Scene of the Fire at Cottenham - sketched from Lambs Corner, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Fire at Cottenham - sketched from Lambs Corner, [Cambridgeshire], 1850. The inflammable nature of the materials in the yard soon caused the fire to spread with the most fearful rapidity;

Fire in All Saints Church, at Manchester, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fire in All Saints Church, at Manchester, 1850....seven fire engines...were stationed in the yard attached to the church; four of them, the Vesta, Neptune, Mersey, and Waterwitch

Great Fire in Guildford-Street, Belvidere-Road, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire in Guildford-Street, Belvidere-Road, [London], 1850....a fire broke out in the extensive timber yard belonging to Mr

The Fire-Brigade, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Fire-Brigade, 1850. Fire in Lambeth, south London: The flames were first discovered by a policeman of the L division, and engines from various stations quickly arrived at the scene

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"On Fire: A Captivating Collection of Historical Infernos and Heroic Feats" Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845: Witness the devastating power of flames as an unknown artist captures the chaos and destruction that engulfed Sir C. Prices Wharf in a fierce conflagration. A tragic masked ball, 1930: Behind the glamourous facade of a lavish masked ball lies a fiery tragedy waiting to unfold, immortalized by an anonymous creator who captured the intensity of this fateful event. Girl On Fire: Ignite your imagination with this iconic image inspired by Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games, " where a fearless young woman becomes a symbol of rebellion amidst a world ablaze with revolution. Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), ca. 1888: Explore the spiritual realm as Kawanabe Kyosai's masterpiece depicts Buddha's triumph over demons through mystical fire rituals, showcasing his artistic prowess and deep symbolism. The heroism of the Cossacks, 1915: Uncover tales of bravery on the battlefield as an unknown artist pays tribute to the valiant acts performed by courageous Cossack warriors amidst blazing warzones during World War I. Philanthropie moderne, c. 1813 (engraving): Delve into history's philanthropic endeavors ignited by compassion and empathy for those in need; this engraving captures humanity's burning desire to make positive change in society. Setting fire to the Wall of Fermiers Generaux in Paris on July 12th, 1789 (coloured engraving): Relive one pivotal moment from France's revolutionary past when enraged citizens set ablaze barriers that symbolized oppression and sparked hope for freedom. The Bombardment of Algiers by Royal Navy, 1816: Journey back to a time of naval supremacy as J.