Alarming Collection

Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth. late 19th century

The benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, Germany
Comic illustration of the wonderful benefits to a ladys urinary tract (!) having taken the water at Bad Wildungen - a German therapeutic spa Town with springs that bring forth water containing iron

Bank Notes - Paper Money - French Alarmists - ah! poor John Bull
NCO191224 Bank Notes - Paper Money - French Alarmists - ah! poor John Bull! published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!. Creator: George Cruikshank
Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!

A wife who is unusually early alarming her husband. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

A group of thieves had raided horses in the Romanian village of Izmall (colour litho)
2778084 A group of thieves had raided horses in the Romanian village of Izmall (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

"There was an Old Person of Mold, who shrank from sensations of cold", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386694 " There was an Old Person of Mold, who shrank from sensations of cold", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Extraordinary wave at Ramsgate; Alarming position of ladies bathing (engraving)
736056 Extraordinary wave at Ramsgate; Alarming position of ladies bathing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A market in the Pyrenees interrupted by a wild boar (colour litho)
2779173 A market in the Pyrenees interrupted by a wild boar (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A market in the Pyrenees interrupted by a wild boar)

Affability, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint)
NCO189770 Affability, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 34.5x24.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

"Invisible Grey"as a War Paint (engraving)
1044364 " Invisible Grey" as a War Paint (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Invisible Grey" as a War Paint)

The Sale of the "Rattletrap s"Mess Kit (engraving)
1048017 The Sale of the " Rattletrap s" Mess Kit (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sale of the " Rattletrap s" Mess Kit)

Chinese Emperor Wu Wang creates loud explosions
Chinese Emperor Yeou Wang (Zhou Dynasty) alarms his enemies with loud explosions. Date: circa 781 - 771 BC

People by the harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall -- a bare-chested man seems to be upstaging the female model in a rather alarming way! Date: circa 1980s

Eurasian Oystercatcher alarming in flight, Haematopus ostralegus

Comic postcard, Couple about to fly in a monoplane - alarming advice from an expert pilot Date: 20th century

Fijian Man with war club
A Fijian Man with war club resting on his shoulder. He wears a spectacluar neckace of carved bones and wears his hair brushed upwards in a wild and alarming fan-shape

FURIES
The ERINYES were so alarming that the Greeks dared not use their true name but called them the EUMENIDES ( the good tempered ones ) : here they pursue Orestes and Pylades

Napoleon from Elba
Napoleon returns from Elba, alarming the authorities at Paris

August Bebel Caricature
AUGUST BEBEL German radical statesman, depicted as a volcano, alarming his political colleagues. Date: 1840 - 1913

Celebration / 1848 / Streets
Celebrating La Steaoa in Bucharest, Romania : children process through the streets, singing and alarming the dogs Date: 1848

Wife despairs at Husbands awful choice of attire and colour - " Strike me pink!" Date: circa 1940s

White-tailed Deer - buck flagging (warning signal) as it bounds for denser brush - Autumn - Montana - Western U. S
TOM-2085 White-tailed Deer - buck flagging (warning signal) as it bounds for denser brush - Autumn Montana - Western USA Odocoileus virginianus Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

A charm against Fairies by M. Reed
A rather alarming illustration (at least to any new parents) depicting a baby being spirited away by fairies who leave a wizened changeling of their race in its place while its mother sleeps

Silhouette - Children and Birds (" Small Animal-friends" ) - by Karl Frohlich 1856

Leopard attack on zoo keeper, 1870
An alarming occurance at a menagerie-a keeper attacked by five leopards. Date: 1870

The Inner World
THE INNER WORLD (A Hyatt Verrill) A traveller to the Inner Earth encounters its alarming fauna Date: 1935

Death in Stratosphere
DEATH IN THE STRATOSPHERE (Henry J Kostkos) Explorers encounter alarming wildlife up there : the heroine, dressed for golf, defends her spacecraft Date: 1937

Alarming prospect 1853 / Leech
Alarming prospect - The single ladies ladies off to the diggings. The early days of the Victorian gold rush were famously male dominated

Correcting a Skid
Providing that the car is not travelling at excessive speed a skid need not be an alarming occurrence... avoid if possible applying the brakes

Overdoing the Polka
Polka Mania : the alarming effects of over-indulgence !

ST PAULs INTERIOR 1789
The service of thanksgiving at St Pauls Cathedral for the Kings recovery from a series of alarming fits and madness. His sons chewed biscuits rudely during the service

Children / Hoops / C19Th
Two boys race their hoops, alarming the geese

Socialism / Social Peril
An alarming view of the social(-ist) peril!

Fairy Tale / Seven Ravens
A little girl sets out to find her seven brothers, and is confronted by an alarming sunrise

Alice Meets Humpty
Alice meets Humpty Dumpty and hears the alarming story of his great fall

Pretending Ghost
A man dresses up as an archetypal ghost and stands in a graveyard flapping his drapes, alarming passers-by

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"Alarming Scenes from the Past: A Glimpse into Curiosities and Chaos" Step back in time with these Victorian scraps, where dentists pull teeth with alarming force, leaving patients both relieved and terrified. Bank notes flutter through the air like paper money confetti, causing French alarmists to cry out in dismay while poor John Bull tries to make sense of it all. Discover the hidden benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, Germany, as locals swear by its healing powers. Meanwhile, an unusually early wife startles her husband awake, creating an alarming morning routine captured by Bateman's artistic genius. Witness the bustling harbor scene of Mevagissey in Cornwall as people go about their daily lives amidst a backdrop of crashing waves. In contrast, a group of audacious thieves raid horses in Romania's Izmall village, leaving residents on high alert. Delve into nonsense poetry with "There was an Old Person of Mold, " a whimsical tale that tickles your imagination. Marvel at an extraordinary wave threatening unsuspecting bathers at Ramsgate while ladies cling to safety. And who could forget the interruption caused by a wild boar during a market day in the Pyrenees? Experience affability through Hannah Humphrey's published work from 1795 - etchings that capture moments of warmth and kindness amidst turbulent times. Explore how "Invisible Grey" becomes war paint for warriors preparing for battle. Lastly, join us for The Sale of the "Rattletrap s" Mess Kit - witness this comical engraving depicting chaos and confusion as soldiers scramble to secure their essentials. These captivating glimpses into history remind us that life has always been filled with surprising twists and turns - sometimes amusingly alarming but undeniably fascinating.