Accidents Collection (page 8)

More Haste Less Speed, 1899
BAL55719 More Haste Less Speed, 1899 by Elsley, Arthur John (1861-1952); Fine Art of Oakham Ltd. Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: by Arthur John Elsley)

If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c. 1594 (oil on panel)
471421 If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c.1594 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 19x19 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The branch of the tree breaks and Guilleri falls (verse 3), 1880 (engraving)
7312480 The branch of the tree breaks and Guilleri falls (verse 3), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Deadly fall of alpine hunters in the Vanoise mountains, 1892 (illustration)
7312234 Deadly fall of alpine hunters in the Vanoise mountains, 1892 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Deadly fall of several Alpine hunters at the summit of La Grande Casse in)

Syntax Star-gazing, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in search of the Picturesque, by William Combe
STC213548 Syntax Star-gazing, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in search of the Picturesque, by William Combe, published 1812 (aquatint) by Rowlandson

A carriage blown into a canal by a gust of wind in Marseilles (litho)
2807732 A carriage blown into a canal by a gust of wind in Marseilles (litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peasants bring home a man who has crashed in the mountains, Sacrifice
7279502 Peasants bring home a man who has crashed in the mountains, Sacrifice by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Voluntary Rescue Society in Vienna, Austria. Helping a scaffold to collapse
7278863 Voluntary Rescue Society in Vienna, Austria. Helping a scaffold to collapse by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voluntary Rescue Society in Vienna, Austria)

An accident at a military horse show, military riding
7279730 An accident at a military horse show, military riding by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An accident at a military horse show, military riding)

Bullfight. Wounded Picador - Fortuny, Maria (1838-1874) - ca 1867 - Oil on canvas - 80, 5x140
FIA5398820 Bullfight. Wounded Picador - Fortuny, Maria (1838-1874) - ca 1867 - Oil on canvas - 80, 5x140, 7 - Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga by Fortuny, Mariano (1838-74); Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

L Assiette au Beurre, number 298, Satirical in Colours, 1906_12_15
ICA4907907 L Assiette au Beurre, number 298, Satirical in Colours, 1906_12_15 by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); (add.info.: Automobile, Sexual Sex)

A tragic bullfight in Seville: three matadors killed and many spectators grievously injured while trying to rescue
XEE4150241 A tragic bullfight in Seville: three matadors killed and many spectators grievously injured while trying to rescue them, last page of newspaper Petity Journal may 9

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

The skeleton of Death pushes a ladder away from a wall killing a gallant suitor as he tries to elope with a beauty
FLO4690408 The skeleton of Death pushes a ladder away from a wall killing a gallant suitor as he tries to elope with a beauty. The girls father shoots a musket at the falling man

Ancient Egyptian Art: Palette with bull in pink granite (reverse), Paris, Musee Du Louvre
JLJ4607640 Ancient Egyptian Art: Palette with bull in pink granite (reverse), Paris, Musee Du Louvre. by Egyptian School; Louvre, Paris

Return from the Tempete A sailor knocks at the door of a woman of a sinner who died in a tempete to tell her the news
JLJ4665831 Return from the Tempete A sailor knocks at the door of a woman of a sinner who died in a tempete to tell her the news

An accident during a bullfight in Salins-de-Giraud (Salins de Giraud) (Bouches du Rhone)
XEE4189412 An accident during a bullfight in Salins-de-Giraud (Salins de Giraud) (Bouches du Rhone), a bull precipitates in the crowd injuring one of the spectators

A seven-year-old girl tied her little sister to the tail of a cow - "Le Petit Journal"of July 25
XEE4150366 A seven-year-old girl tied her little sister to the tail of a cow - " Le Petit Journal" of July 25, 1909 (engraving) by French School

Discovery in Organic Remains (engraving)
7177726 Discovery in Organic Remains (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery in Organic Remains)

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 terrible accident in an artillery shed in Douai, the clumsy of three artificial men exploded a powder reserve
LSE4326853 A terrible accident in an artillery shed in Douai, the clumsy of three artificial men exploded a powder reserve

A woman, Mrs. Lewal, throws herself through the window of her apartment, then the husband lifts up her body
LSE4326683 A woman, Mrs. Lewal, throws herself through the window of her apartment, then the husband lifts up her body. Engraving in " Le petit journal" 6/3/1898. Selva Collection

The strange result of a duel: two students in Gratz in Austria fighting in a duel cause an accident
XEE4185928 The strange result of a duel: two students in Gratz in Austria fighting in a duel cause an accident. The sword of one of the two split into two

Miscellaneous: an accident during a show in a menagerie, a lioness seriously injures the tamer
XEE4189594 Miscellaneous: an accident during a show in a menagerie, a lioness seriously injures the tamer. Illustration taken from " Le petit journal" from 15/05/1921 Collection privee by

Death of a beekeeper attacked by bees extracting honey from the hives in Quincey near Nuits Saint Georges
XEE4177953 Death of a beekeeper attacked by bees extracting honey from the hives in Quincey near Nuits Saint Georges (Nuits-Saint-Georges) in Cote d Or (Cote-d Or)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 173, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_7_23: Medical, Folie (lithograph)
ICA4891970 L Assiette au Beurre, number 173, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_7_23: Medical, Folie (lithograph) by Delannoy, Aristide (1874-1911); (add.info.: L Plate au beurre, number 173)

The miracle of the child grabs between the fangs of a wolf. Part of the triptych History of Hermit of St
LRI4608561 The miracle of the child grabs between the fangs of a wolf. Part of the triptych History of Hermit of St. Augustine (Tempera on wood, 1325-1328) by Martini

The whims of a lion in the circus of Paris in 1900
XEE4408296 The whims of a lion in the circus of Paris in 1900. by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A mother, who went down to Avignon to sell her vegles and chickens on the march, saves her son
LSE4326653 A mother, who went down to Avignon to sell her vegles and chickens on the march, saves her son, takes him badly by a packed horse

Agostino Novello called the Panormitano and the representation of four of his miracles, c. 1328 (tempera on wood)
LRI4621503 Agostino Novello called the Panormitano and the representation of four of his miracles, c. 1328 (tempera on wood) by Martini, Simone (1284-1344); Chiesa di Sant Agostino, Siena, Tuscany

Dante and Virgil meet the souls of violently dead people. Illuminated page illustrating a song of the Antipurgatory
LRI4665966 Dante and Virgil meet the souls of violently dead people. Illuminated page illustrating a song of the Antipurgatory from the " Divina Commedia" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

A Moor caught by the bull in the ring, plate 8 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81908 A Moor caught by the bull in the ring, plate 8 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Dreadful events in the front rows of the ring at Madrid and the death of the mayor of Torrejon in 1801
IND81921 Dreadful events in the front rows of the ring at Madrid and the death of the mayor of Torrejon in 1801, plate 21 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

The dramas of the air, the fall of a military biplane in the Centocelle camp, in Rome
2815394 The dramas of the air, the fall of a military biplane in the Centocelle camp, in Rome, and death of the two aeronauts (colour litho) by Beltrame

A carriage struck by a train (colour litho)
2807668 A carriage struck by a train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A carriage struck by a train. Trois personnes ecrasees par un train)

Misadventure of a millionaire motorist (colour litho)
2779175 Misadventure of a millionaire motorist (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Misadventure of a millionaire motorist)

A torpedo that overturns a locomotive (colour litho)
2778498 A torpedo that overturns a locomotive (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A torpedo that overturns a locomotive)

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)

Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c. 1913-1915 (oil on canvas)
656203 Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c.1913-1915 (oil on canvas) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 130x240 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen)

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)

Explosion on board the British battleship HMS Royal Sovereign (colour litho)
2807709 Explosion on board the British battleship HMS Royal Sovereign (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

Accident on the coastal defence ship Bouvines (colour litho)
2818664 Accident on the coastal defence ship Bouvines (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Accident on the French coastal defence ship Bouvines)

Countess Lucia Costa, of Milan, climbed with her husband and two greyhounds over a hill around... (colour litho)
2777975 Countess Lucia Costa, of Milan, climbed with her husband and two greyhounds over a hill around... (colour litho) by Beltrame

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"Accidents: Unpredictable, yet unforgettable moments that shape our lives. From the infamous Montparnasse Accident to a bus embedded in a house on Blackstock Road, London, these incidents remind us of the fragility of existence. Sometimes they are even take an unexpected turn, like the incredible encounter between a diver and an octopus deep beneath the ocean's surface. Looking back at history, we find ourselves marveling at 18th-century fire engines and their valiant efforts to protect communities from devastating blazes. The GLC-LFB Road Traffic Accident (RTA) serves as a stark reminder of the dangers we face on modern roads every day. But they can not always tragic; they can also teach us valuable lessons about safety. Take the Fire Safety Hop Pickers who risked their lives amidst flames to save others or witness the heroic firefighters racing through streets on their trusty fire-fighting motorcycles. Traveling further back in time, we discover manual fire-engines from 1885 and horse-drawn fire engines that were once relied upon for firefighting duties. And let's not forget about innovation –the first petrol-powered fire engine revolutionized emergency response forever. In action-packed scenes captured by photographers over generations, we see these mighty machines battling against roaring infernos with unwavering determination. Each image tells its own story of bravery and resilience. From small towns to bustling cities, they have left indelible marks on our collective memory. They remind us to appreciate life's precious moments while emphasizing the importance of preparedness and safety measures. " Note.