Afraid Collection

Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 1 of 3), Mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 1 of 3), Mid 1840s

Bill Sykes (Barnard)
Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPH, 1863. French illusionist Henri Robin with a ghost, in a double exposed publicity photograph by Eug├¿ne Thi© bault, 1863

In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Artist: Briton Riviere
In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Painting held at the Manchester City Galleries, Manchester. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

Denise Welch and Tracey Wilkinson feature in the play Woyzeck 5 February 1990

Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century

Indri
^BIndri^b (^IIndri indri^i). This is the largest of the lemurs, its body reaching 90 centimetres in length

Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

New England Puritans on their way to church in the snow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

"... Meanwhile, in Britain
7168495 "... Meanwhile, in Britain, the entire population faced by the threat of invasion, has been flung into a state of complete panic

Hamster -Cricetus cricetus-, alert young in a meadow, Austria

Behind the Flying Saucers, book cover
BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS, a book by Frank Scully, and the first to claim that a flying saucer had crashed in the American desert

Scene from Shakespeares Twelfth Night
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, Twelfth Night, in which Sir Toby Belch encourages the reluctant duellists, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the page Cesario (Viola disguised)

DESIRE
TETSU OKAWA

Richard III and the sons of Edward IV
Richard III, as Duke of Gloucester, orders the sons of the late King Edward IV be parted from their mother, Elizabeth Woodville. 1480s

She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling
3082142 She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling, from The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, pub

The Featherd Fair in a Fright, 18th century. Women with elaborate feathered hairdos flee from angry ostriches who want their feathers back

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Cartoon, They have ears! WW1
Cartoon, They have ears! Three fashionable French women are afraid that two Dachshunds might be German spies. Date: 1916

Wagner / Ring / Dragon
Loge pretends to be afraid of Alberich in the guise of a dragon

Technophobia, conceptual artwork
Technophobia, conceptual computer artwork

Dog Frightens Baby
Towser tries to make Baby laugh, but only manages to make him cry

2 Women Whisper in Cafe
Women in Paris cafe; afraid to make themselves conspicious, propose to look as if they are waiting for someone

The Miser. Depiction of a rich man who has locked himself in a room with barred windows. Coins, chests and bags of money all around him

Jailor and Two Sexy Women in a Jail Cell

A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]

Man standing over cowering woman, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Man standing over cowering woman, 1952. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

The Island Bee (from Wayside Posies: Original Poems of the Country Life), 1867

Comic postcard, two British soldiers, private and sergeant major, WW1 Date: circa 1918

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858. Creator: John Quidor
The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858

Man and Two Dominating Women

Giant Robot Throwing Naked People on a Field

Confused Woman

Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Une Anglaise Martyrisee Par Des Chinois. A terrified woman is restrained as her fingers are cut off with a knife on a wooden block

John Gilpin gallops through a village, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpin gallops through a village, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin, with wine bottles attached to his belt, clings on as his horse tears down the road chased by dogs and scattering geese

The safest asylum is a mother's breast, 19th century (illustration)
8822188 The safest asylum is a mother's breast

Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913

The peasants quarrel, 1653. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The peasants quarrel, 1653. In a plain interor, three men are involved in a violent quarrel

Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810

The Young Captive, 1832. Creator: Ary Scheffer
The Young Captive, 1832

The Last Days of the Confederate Government: the train of the Confederates crossing the Pe-Dee River, North Carolina

The War in Denmark: a skirmish near Fredericia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: a skirmish near Fredericia, 1864. A skirmish between the Danes and Austrians during the Second Schleswig War. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Hauling conger eels (colour litho)
8656892 Hauling conger eels (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes at the seaside. Hauling conger eels)

I am fairly carried away with the charm of Margate (colour litho)
8656703 I am fairly carried away with the charm of Margate (colour litho) by English School

Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print)
7293375 Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. The fear of the dark, child in the bed)

The failure of the Anglo Saxon in Newfoundland (Canada)
MMM5483503 The failure of the Anglo Saxon in Newfoundland (Canada). Lithography (34.4x43.4 cm) by F

Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny (1857-1858) (engraving)
UIG5416130 Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny (1857-1858) (engraving); (add.info.: Rebelion against British rule in India. It was begun by Indian troops in the service of the British, called sepoys')

Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho)
8644712 Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho) by Mayer, Henry (1868-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: She stands in fear of the Village Boys)

The wolf, c.1900 (print)
7293413 The wolf, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. A wolf in the forest. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print)
7293387 Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. The fear of the dark, child in the bed)

There was an Old Person of Hyde
8634386 There was an Old Person of Hyde, who walked by the shore with his Bride (coloured engraving) by Lear

Out on the deep: sailors bold (colour litho)
8635658 Out on the deep: sailors bold (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Out on the deep: sailors bold. Sailors bold)

Fear of a Dictator (litho)
8673910 Fear of a Dictator (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fear of a Dictator. A Rochester election handbill of 1834)

Male soldier inspecting an army of women musketeers (engraving)
8664228 Male soldier inspecting an army of women musketeers (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The female rights musketeers)

Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205926 Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N
DUV4214887 Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

A woman nervously moving to answer an unexpected knock at the front door, 1875
3480136 A woman nervously moving to answer an unexpected knock at the front door

The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves
MMM5478588 The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The Expedition of the Coffins)

The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13
MMM5483523 The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13, 1858

The wolf, c.1900 (print)
7293412 The wolf, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Wolf's fear. A girl hide from the wolf. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The wolf, c.1900 (print)
7293411 The wolf, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Wolf's fear. A wolf attack a girl. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Blown by the waves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950175 Blown by the waves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Illustration for Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (colour litho)
8637201 Illustration for Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (colour litho) by American School

With a diamond ring given him by the Queen
8636229 With a diamond ring given him by the Queen, Raleigh had written on a window pane the words, "Fain would I climb but that I fear to fall" (engraving) by English School

Stop reading that ghost story, till I've brushed yer air down (colour litho)
8656657 Stop reading that ghost story, till I've brushed yer air down (colour litho) by English School

Yes, dear - sometimes the idea of marriage positively frightens me! (colour litho)
8656643 Yes, dear - sometimes the idea of marriage positively frightens me

Londoners panicked by Zeppelins (litho)
8656103 Londoners panicked by Zeppelins (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Londoners panicked by Zeppelins, World War I, 1914-1918)

Expression of horror (coloured engraving)
8655702 Expression of horror (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Expression of horror)

Expressions of emotions on the faces of young children (coloured engraving)
8655764 Expressions of emotions on the faces of young children (coloured engraving) by French School

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630776 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630688 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster

Beware of the bull (colour litho)
8656908 Beware of the bull (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: !Beware of the bull. And I'm a vegetarian too." Man terrorised by a bull)

And the Beaver, Was afraid he had a Fever (litho)
8670632 And the Beaver, Was afraid he had a Fever (litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: And the Beaver, Was afraid he had a Fever)

French Maiden, (oil on canvas)
985329 French Maiden, (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 38.5x48.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Maiden. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas

Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout
MMM5457668 Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout, the smugglers organize their defense, one is watching the outside through the keyhole

Letres G and H: patty and lobster, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205946 Letres G and H: patty and lobster, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Messrs. Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816-1893) and Keys (?) Dancing to save their lives
MMM5482802 Messrs

Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving)
DUV4202539 Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator), 8 pages Letter A and B (araignee)

Baby standing on head of tiger (colour litho)
3104116 Baby standing on head of tiger (colour litho) by White, Flora (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baby standing on head of tiger)

Farmer's wife letting out a bull to frighten off agricultural workers attacking a farm
527849 Farmer's wife letting out a bull to frighten off agricultural workers attacking a farm, c1830

British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho)
8673238 British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho) by Huskinson

There was an Old Person in Black, a Grasshopper jumped on his back (coloured engraving)
8634332 There was an Old Person in Black, a Grasshopper jumped on his back (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Person in Black)

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"Captured by Fear: From Bill Sykes to King Kong, the Power of Terror Unleashed" In the haunting world of art and history, fear takes on many forms. From the menacing presence of Bill Sykes in Barnard's work to Fay Wray's iconic portrayal in Merian C Cooper's King Kong (1933), we witness how terror can grip our hearts. One cannot forget Briton Riviere's masterpiece "In Manus Tuas Domine. " (1879) where a vulnerable child seeks solace from an unknown danger lurking nearby. Leon-Maxime Faivre's "Deux meres" (Two Mothers) from 1888 captures the essence of maternal fear as two mothers anxiously protect their children from harm. The chilling spirit photograph taken by French illusionist Henri Robin in 1863 leaves us questioning the existence of supernatural forces that send shivers down our spines. Meanwhile, Utagawa Kuniyoshi's "Nichiren Calming the Storm" transports us to a realm where even nature itself becomes a source of dread. History too has its tales of trepidation; Richard III and his sinister actions towards Edward IV's sons remind us that evil can lurk within human hearts. And who could forget Alice trembling as she opens the door with a little key, unlocking a world filled with uncertainty? Fear extends beyond art and literature; it seeps into real-life moments like Denise Welch and Tracey Wilkinson starring in Woyzeck on February 5th, 1990—a play that explores psychological torment. Even innocent creatures like hamsters experience alertness amidst meadows, as captured by HSET2A-00128. Afraid—such a simple word yet laden with complexity, and is an emotion that transcends time and place, reminding us all that vulnerability lies within each one of us.