Cowering Collection (page 4)

Faint heart never won fair lady (chromolitho)
7201722 Faint heart never won fair lady (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faint heart never won fair lady)

Delays are dangerous (chromolitho)
7201716 Delays are dangerous (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delays are dangerous)

Rabbit confused by a scarecrow (colour litho)
7184891 Rabbit confused by a scarecrow (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rabbit confused by a scarecrow)

Microscopy for the Million (litho)
7201243 Microscopy for the Million (litho) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microscopy for the million)

Christ walking on water (colour litho)
7172936 Christ walking on water (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ walking on water (Matthew 14:29 and 30)

Christ calming the Tempest on the sea (colour litho)
7153777 Christ calming the Tempest on the sea (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ calming the Tempest on the sea)

The British in Ceylon, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373575 The British in Ceylon, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The British in Ceylon, illustration from Hutchinson
IL370596 The British in Ceylon, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lend the way they Fight, 1918 (colour litho)
699118 Lend the way they Fight, 1918 (colour litho) by Ashe, Edmund (1867-1941); 93x53 cm; Private Collection; eGalerie Bilderwelt; American, out of copyright

Second Scene of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810 (oil on canvas)
877321 Second Scene of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810 (oil on canvas) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); 27.6x35.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

A miraculous rescue (colour litho)
2809115 A miraculous rescue (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A miraculous rescue)

The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho)
2809096 The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reign of terror in Belfast)

On the way to defeat (Colour Litho)
2808731 On the way to defeat (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the path to defeat)

The mountain fife, who came to play, come home played (colour litho)
2808705 The mountain fife, who came to play, come home played (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mountain fife, who came to play, return home played)

Lion cage shattered after a collision in a street in Leipzig, and terrifying flight of... (colour litho)
2815592 Lion cage shattered after a collision in a street in Leipzig, and terrifying flight of... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A great American tailors shop on fire, fighting fierce on the stairs of salvation with a seventy... (colour litho)
2815567 A great American tailors shop on fire, fighting fierce on the stairs of salvation with a seventy... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Huge fires in Canada, populations pushed towards the lakes by burning and fierce forests... (colour litho)
2815459 Huge fires in Canada, populations pushed towards the lakes by burning and fierce forests... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Dramatic Horse Flight Of A Dragon Squadron In The Streets Of The Popular Districts Of Metz (Lorraine) (Colour Litho)
2798688 Dramatic Horse Flight Of A Dragon Squadron In The Streets Of The Popular Districts Of Metz (Lorraine) (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The Colossal Fire Of The Rich American Seaside Resort Of Atlantic City, The Flight Of The Population (Colour Litho)
2798540 The Colossal Fire Of The Rich American Seaside Resort Of Atlantic City, The Flight Of The Population (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

An Exciting Animal Escape From The Field Of The Fair In Castel Del Piano, Near Perugia (colour litho)
2798471 An Exciting Animal Escape From The Field Of The Fair In Castel Del Piano, Near Perugia (colour litho) by Beltrame

A memorable scare experienced some Romanian peasants, from the Banat, who... (colour litho)
2778185 A memorable scare experienced some Romanian peasants, from the Banat, who... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A terrible outbreak of grisu in a mine in Illinois, in the United States, buried alive... (colour litho)
2778118 A terrible outbreak of grisu in a mine in Illinois, in the United States, buried alive... (colour litho) by Beltrame

An exceptional joke (colour litho)
2777895 An exceptional joke (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An exceptional joke)

A Victimless Catastrophe (Colour Litho)
2777890 A Victimless Catastrophe (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A victimless catastrophe)

The jungle in an English village (colour litho)
2777862 The jungle in an English village (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The jungle in an English village)

Burned Alive on the Pulpit (Colour Litho)
2778418 Burned Alive on the Pulpit (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burned alive on the pulpit)

A picturesque horse escape in the countryside of Novara (colour litho)
2778079 A picturesque horse escape in the countryside of Novara (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

In a forest near the famous Abbey of Monte Cassino, a group of naturists - men and women... (colour litho)
2778076 In a forest near the famous Abbey of Monte Cassino, a group of naturists - men and women... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Malhabitants in Bad Hands (Colour Litho)
2783851 Malhabitants in Bad Hands (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bad guys in bad hands)

During the exercises of a French artillery regiment, twelve grenades of 120... (colour litho)
2783620 During the exercises of a French artillery regiment, twelve grenades of 120... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A gigantic octopus, exposed in a tub on a beach near Toulon, has seized... (colour litho)
2783584 A gigantic octopus, exposed in a tub on a beach near Toulon, has seized... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gigantic octopus)

Comic postcard, I dreamt I was married
Comic postcard, Man has nightmare - I dreamt I was married!! Date: 20th century

Exhibition of a Democratic Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, pub
2962485 Exhibition of a Democratic Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, illustration from
STC324219 Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, 1910 (colour litho) by Rackham

Psyche, c. 1910 (oil on canvas)
BRN159824 Psyche, c.1910 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 65.4x81.3 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Plate 3 from The Rakes Progress at University
NCO193198 Plate 3 from The Rakes Progress at University, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

"There was an Old Person of Rhodes, who strongly objected to toads", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386635 " There was an Old Person of Rhodes, who strongly objected to toads", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

The Transfiguration of Christ (oil on panel)
FTB367748 The Transfiguration of Christ (oil on panel) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); Chiesa de San Salvador, Venice

"Discovered a tiny girl cowering under a thorn bush"
908917 " Discovered a tiny girl cowering under a thorn bush". by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard published by W Collins & Co Ltd 1924)

Poster advertising the publication of Germinal
696824 Poster advertising the publication of Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902) in Le Cri du Peuple (colour litho) by Choubrac, Leon (1847-85) (after); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; French

The Transfiguration, ninth panel of the North Doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni
BEN131511 The Transfiguration, ninth panel of the North Doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, 1403-24 (bronze) by Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455); 52x45 cm; Baptistery, Florence

Exhibition of a Democratic-Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings
NCO189746 Exhibition of a Democratic-Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Workers who, while working in Aix-les-Bains, see with terror stand up in front of them... (colour litho)
2815604 Workers who, while working in Aix-les-Bains, see with terror stand up in front of them... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workers who)

The Italian Tripolitania, the first flights of military airplanes to Tripoli between the deep... (colour litho)
2815487 The Italian Tripolitania, the first flights of military airplanes to Tripoli between the deep... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Tragic fire in a movie theater that cost the lives of 183 people, the agonizing escape of the crowd (Colour Litho)
2815422 Tragic fire in a movie theater that cost the lives of 183 people, the agonizing escape of the crowd (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The crimes of ignorance, the people of Molfetta destroy a cart of disinfectants intended for... (colour litho)
2815377 The crimes of ignorance, the people of Molfetta destroy a cart of disinfectants intended for... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Unexpected visit, a military governor general from Toul forced to defend himself against a raging bull (Colour Litho)
2815248 Unexpected visit, a military governor general from Toul forced to defend himself against a raging bull (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Dramatic cycling race at the Berlin velodrome, ladies burned by the gasoline of a... (colour litho)
2815247 Dramatic cycling race at the Berlin velodrome, ladies burned by the gasoline of a... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Cowering: A Glimpse into the Human Psyche" In this captivating collection of images, we are confronted with various depictions of cowering, a universal human response to fear and intimidation. From historical events to mythical tales, these visuals offer an intriguing insight into our complex emotions. Bill Sykes (Barnard), portrayed as a menacing figure in Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist, " represents the embodiment of cruelty and violence. His presence evokes a sense of terror that forces others to cower before him. Paul Kruger, State President of Transvaal depicted as an ogre, reveals how power can transform even respected leaders into intimidating figures. This portrayal highlights the vulnerability felt by those who oppose authority. Shirley Markham's painting from 1952 captures a moment where a man stands over a cowering woman. The image raises questions about gender dynamics and unequal power relationships that have plagued societies throughout history. H. M Bateman's cartoon titled "Where Ignorance is Bliss" humorously illustrates how ignorance can lead individuals to blindly overlook danger until it looms over them. It serves as a reminder that turning away from reality does not make it disappear. The Hands with Right on their Side, WW1 cartoon portrays soldiers hiding behind their righteous cause while engaging in brutal warfare. It exposes the paradoxical nature of war where both sides claim moral superiority but inflict suffering upon each other. The Battlefield of Neuve Chapelle photograph transports us back to World War I, capturing soldiers huddled together in trenches, desperately seeking shelter from relentless enemy fire. Their collective act reflects the harsh realities faced by those caught in the midst of conflict. "No Sir, I've Never Been Afraid Of A Sans Culotte" lithograph depicts an individual defiantly standing tall amidst chaos during France's revolutionary period. While others may cower under oppressive regimes or social unrest, this figure embodies resilience and fearlessness.