Choking Collection

Smoking club, 18th century artwork. The practice of smoking tobacco was popularised in England and Ireland in the 1580s and 1590s by the English soldier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618)

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Elwes and Choke
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blome s

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 173, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_7_19: July 14
ICA4875434 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 173, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_7_19: July 14! - Anticlericalism - Separation of Church and State

Hercules stifles Ante who opposes his passage in Africa -Hercules overcoming Antaeus who opposes his passage into
FLO4607780 Hercules stifles Ante who opposes his passage in Africa -Hercules overcoming Antaeus who opposes his passage into Africa. Copperplate engraving by W

"Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk
1122847 "Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk?" said Quilp, c.1920 (colour litho) by Reynolds

John o' Arnha choking a monster, 1826 (engraving)
5912517 John o' Arnha choking a monster, 1826 (engraving); (add.info.: John o' Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above)

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874243 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B, 1905_8_20: Cure victim des combistes (partisans of Emile Combes, 1835-1921) - Anticlericalism

Laocoon Group, the Trojan priest of Apollo, Laocoon, dies with his two children by two snakes
YOU4418725 Laocoon Group, the Trojan priest of Apollo, Laocoon, dies with his two children by two snakes, Marble sculpture of Rhodians Agesander, Athenodore and Polyhorus, 2nd or 1st century BC

Krishna Destroys the Horse Demon Keshi (recto), Folio from a Bhagavata Purana... c1750 or later. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Destroys the Horse Demon Keshi (recto), Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord); Dipak Raga (verso) (image 1 of 3), c1750 or later

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Hercule étouffant... c.1852-1854
Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Hercule etouffant Antee, between 1852 and 1854

Young boy portrayed as Hercules choking the snakes (marble)
2561954 Young boy portrayed as Hercules choking the snakes (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Young boy portrayed as Hercules choking the snakes (marble)
2562031 Young boy portrayed as Hercules choking the snakes (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Cover of " "L'Assiette au Beurre", Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4877645 Cover of " "L'Assiette au Beurre", Satirique en Couleurs, 1902_5_24: Justice Proces - Avocat (lithograph) by Gousse

Representation of Hercules Terrassant Ante, King of Libya (Heracles (Hercules) killing Antaeus with a bearhug
XEE4417387 Representation of Hercules Terrassant Ante, King of Libya (Heracles (Hercules) killing Antaeus with a bearhug) From " Mythology of Youth " by Pierre Blanchard 1803

Allegory of the fight of reason and appetite. The earthly and carnal appetite is depicted by Ante and Hercules
XEE4136049 Allegory of the fight of reason and appetite. The earthly and carnal appetite is depicted by Ante and Hercules (Heracles) symbolizes reason

The twelve works of Hercules: "Heracles (Hercules) Lift the Giant Ante"Painting by Antonio Benci called The
LRI4662601 The twelve works of Hercules: " Heracles (Hercules) Lift the Giant Ante" Painting by Antonio Benci called The Pollaiolo (Pollaiuolo) (1431-1498), 1475. Dim

Heracles (Hercules) Lift the Giant Ante, 1475 (bronze sculpture)
LRI4595160 Heracles (Hercules) Lift the Giant Ante, 1475 (bronze sculpture) by Pollaiuolo, Antonio (1432/3-98); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany

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African Lion, Panthera leo, choking a gnu kill in the Masai Mara GR, Kenya. Date: 08/02/2006

Once when attacked by a she-bear he choked her with his bare hands, illustration from A History of Germany by H. E
STC232158 Once when attacked by a she-bear he choked her with his bare hands, illustration from A History of Germany by H.E. Marshall, 1913 (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C

A Python Killing a Tiger (w / c & gouache on paper)
XIR180691 A Python Killing a Tiger (w/c & gouache on paper) by Barye, Antoine Louis (1796-1875); 20.5x26.5 cm; Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; (add.info.: Tiger chokes by a Python; )

Greek art: Laocoon group (marble)
LRI4658183 Greek art: Laocoon group (marble) by Greek; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Greek art: Laocoon group)

The quarrel, c. 1515-20 (oil on canvas)
6336941 The quarrel, c.1515-20 (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Dosso (c.1479-1542); Galleria di Palazzo Cini, Venice, Italy; Photo eFine Art Images; Italian, out of copyright

Cover of "L Assiette au Beurre", number 557, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4918231 Cover of " L Assiette au Beurre", number 557, Satirique en Couleurs, 1911_12_16: Les choffeurs - Anarchiste Anarchisme, President of the Republic, Love, Hat

Greek art: crater with red figures called Euphronios crater representing Hercules
JLJ4613335 Greek art: crater with red figures called Euphronios crater representing Hercules (Heracles) performing one of his twelve works

"There was an Old Man of Calcutta, who perpetually ate bread and butter", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386674 " There was an Old Man of Calcutta, who perpetually ate bread and butter", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Man standing up while choking at the dinner table
Man standing up, clutching his head while choking at the dinner table while other guests and waiter panic. Symptoms of Choaking

Man and ladies searching for a carriage in a crowd
Man and ladies searching for their carriage outside a crowded theatre in the rain. Miseries of Public Places. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

John o Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above and three witches stir a cauldron. The Kelpy tried we John to grapple, But Arn caught him by the thrapple

Scottish traveller dancing a jig with a violinist. I ve been throw Hollan, Spain and France, An at Vienna learn d to dance

Laocoon (fresco, 1st century AD)
LRI4642181 Laocoon (fresco, 1st century AD) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Roman Art: " Laocoon" (Roman art)

Greek art: crater with red figures called Euphronios crater representing Hercules
JLJ4668094 Greek art: crater with red figures called Euphronios crater representing Hercules (Heracles) performing one of his twelve works

Life of Saint Francoise Romaine (santa Francesca romana) (1384-1440)
LRI4692329 Life of Saint Francoise Romaine (santa Francesca romana) (1384-1440): " the saint rises an unbaptized child whose mother had accidentally suffocated in her sleep" Fresco by

American Army poster warning of gas attack, 1918 (litho)
702010 American Army poster warning of gas attack, 1918 (litho) by Thayer, W. G. (fl.1914-18) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caption reads)

"There was an Old Man of the South, who had an immoderate mouth", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386636 " There was an Old Man of the South, who had an immoderate mouth", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Man standing up while choking at the dinner table
5893705 Man standing up while choking at the dinner table. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Man standing up)

WWI gas attack: an American soldier chokes having failed to don his mask
702015 WWI gas attack: an American soldier chokes having failed to don his mask, 1917-18 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American

Imperial suffocation: Napoleon-I locked in a garbage bin, n. d. deb. 19th
LSE4076593 Imperial suffocation: Napoleon-I locked in a garbage bin, n.d. deb. 19th by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Illustration of Bombled Louis (1862-1927) from the book "
JLJ4626304 Illustration of Bombled Louis (1862-1927) from the book " The Memorial of Saint Helene" by Count Emmanuel de Las Cases (1766-1842)

Profile portrait of Doberman Pinscher outdoors
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Profile portrait of Doberman Pinscher outdoors

BADLY SMOKING CHIMNEY
Beginning fires for the winter - something wrong with the chimney: a blocked chimney pours smoke back into the room causing people to cough and choke Date: circa 1850

Symptoms of Choaking, 1806 (pub. August 25, 1808). 1806 (pub. August 25, 1808)
Symptoms of Choaking, 1806 (pub. August 25, 1808)

RF- Stump tailed chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) portrait, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Eastern Madagascar

Cannon firing in pub -1
The owner of a company manufacturing miniature cannons test fires one of his products in the Quarter House pub, Compton Road, Wolverhampton

Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
Slow Asphyxiation, 1916. Plate 69 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Richard III, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
Richard III, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

Caricature against the Constituent Assembly 1921. Artist: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Caricature against the Constituent Assembly 1921

Dr Syntax in danger. Syntax is unwell and tended to by a doctor who asks him to put his tongue out; servants panic and one rushes in with a dish of boiling water accompanied by an excitable dog

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"Unveiling the Artistic Journey of Choking: From Smoking Clubs to Ancient Mythology" Step into a world where art intertwines with the concept of choking, taking us on a captivating journey through time. In this intriguing exploration, we encounter various forms of artistic expression that depict this enigmatic theme. Our voyage commences in the smoky ambiance of an 18th-century smoking club. Amidst swirling clouds and camaraderie, conversations are punctuated by whispers about chokeholds and their significance in history. As we delve deeper, a mesmerizing artwork catches our eye – a coat of arms copperplate from the 17th century bearing the names Elwes and Choke. A subtle nod to ancestral connections or perhaps an emblematic representation? The scene then shifts dramatically as we find ourselves amidst cannon fire within a lively pub setting. Startled patrons witness an unexpected spectacle - a young boy portrayed as Hercules fearlessly choking snakes in marble form. This powerful depiction symbolizes strength conquering adversity, leaving us awestruck by its intricate craftsmanship. As our expedition continues, we stumble upon another portrayal of Hercules' might against Antaeus - King of Libya - captured vividly in Pierre Blanchard's "Mythology of Youth. " The clash between reason and earthly appetite unfolds before our eyes; Hercules emerges triumphant while stifling Ante's influence over mankind. Further along our path lies a haunting image depicting the tragic fate suffered by Edward V and Richard Duke of York during their imprisonment in London Tower. Their innocent lives were abruptly stifled while they slept – forever etched into history's dark tapestry. Intriguingly, an allegorical masterpiece confronts us next—an epic battle between reason personified by Hercules and carnal appetite embodied by Ante—a visual feast for contemplation on human nature's eternal struggle. We then encounter Antonio Benci's renowned painting "Heracles Lifts the Giant Ante" which captures the essence of strength and heroism.