Drowned Collection

The Young Martyr, 1855 (oil on canvas)
XIR83595 The Young Martyr, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Delaroche, Hippolyte (Paul) (1797-1856); 170.5x148 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

Virginia Drowned, from the Painting by J. Bertrand

Kingsley / Water Babies
Tom saw the fairies carry baby & cradle gently down; another drowned baby is introduced to the world of the water babies

Captain Matthew Webb, the Celebrated Swimmer (engraving)
1107120 Captain Matthew Webb, the Celebrated Swimmer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Matthew Webb, the Celebrated Swimmer)

Wexford, Redgate, near, King Doniert's Stone (litho)
8633337 Wexford, Redgate, near, King Doniert's Stone (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wexford, Redgate, near, King Doniert's Stone)

Lord Ullin's Daughter
5307697 Lord Ullin's Daughter.; (add.info.: Illustration for Thomas Campbell's poem 'Lord Ullin's Daughter')

Restoration of the apparently drowned or suffocated. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116652 Restoration of the apparently drowned or suffocated. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

The failure of the Anglo Saxon in Newfoundland (Canada). Lithography (34.4x43.4 cm) by F. Sala et Co, 1863
MMM5483503 The failure of the Anglo Saxon in Newfoundland (Canada). Lithography (34.4x43.4 cm) by F. Sala et Co, 1863.; National Maritime Museum, London

Fidelity of a dog, c.1850 (engraving)
7293102 Fidelity of a dog, c.1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Fidelity of a dog crying after his drowned master. Engraving, France, ca 1850.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Virginia Drowned, 1870 (engraving)
1575583 Virginia Drowned, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a young woman who has drowned by J. Bertrand. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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)

Boy saving a child from drowning, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835181 Boy saving a child from drowning, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucas a six-year-old boy saves another child from drowning)

Simon saving a man from drowning, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834526 Simon saving a man from drowning, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lock keeper Simon saves from drowning a man fell into the Seine)

Sea Adventure: The hermit of Cocos Island (colour litho)
8668771 Sea Adventure: The hermit of Cocos Island (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hermit of Cocos Island)

Engraving depicting a man trying to resuscitate a drowning victim by pressing on their back to drain water from
5309163 Engraving depicting a man trying to resuscitate a drowning victim by pressing on their back to drain water from the lungs and stomach

Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116653 Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Sea Adventure: The King's gift (colour litho)
8668730 Sea Adventure: The King's gift (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King's gift)

Sea Adventure: The wreck of the "Birkenhead" (colour litho)
8668751 Sea Adventure: The wreck of the "Birkenhead" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Engraving depicting a man trying to resuscitate a drowning victim by pressing on their back to drain water from
5309164 Engraving depicting a man trying to resuscitate a drowning victim by pressing on their back to drain water from the lungs and stomach

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 10: a prince in arms prays
7242668 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 10: a prince in arms prays, another child is lying on the ground (a dead child is lying on the ground)

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 14: in the street
7242672 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 14: in the street, a little girl coming out of a well, supported by women; St

The defeat of Emperor Maxence who died on 28 October 312, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge
ELD4963509 The defeat of Emperor Maxence who died on 28 October 312, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Icarus, 17th century (engraving)
3480571 Death of Icarus, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Death of Icarus. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681)

A fisherman reviving a child, 1850
3478540 A fisherman reviving a child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Devonshire fisherman, and his wife, reviving a child saved from a shipwreck)

Cross, Crowd, Crown, Dance, Dream, Drill, Drill, Drink, Drive, Drown, Drunk, Dunce (engraving)
8650016 Cross, Crowd, Crown, Dance, Dream, Drill, Drill, Drink, Drive, Drown, Drunk, Dunce (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross, Crowd, Crown)

The Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798, 1825 (oil on canvas)
7337688 The Battle of the Nile: Destruction of 'L'Orient', 1 August 1798, 1825 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Mather (1761-1831); 103.4x123.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Frederick I (Barbarossa) c1123-1190 Holy Roman emperor from 1152. Death of Barbarossa who drowned trying to cross River
533144 Frederick I (Barbarossa) c1123-1190 Holy Roman emperor from 1152. Death of Barbarossa who drowned trying to cross River Saleph in Cilicia

washed out to sea
Charlaine Gerber

The Crossing of the Red Sea. Creator: School of Frans Francken the Younger
The Crossing of the Red Sea, Unknown date

Illustration for Johann Christoph Mayer's History of the Crusades, 1781. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Johann Christoph Mayer's History of the Crusades, 1781

Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Dramatic scene: survivors cling to rocks being battered by huge waves

Shipwreck, before 1812. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
Shipwreck, before 1812. Dramatic scene: survivors and dead bodies on rocks being battered by huge waves

'"The Bridge of Sighs" and Thomas Hood, 1890. Creator: William Small
'"The Bridge of Sighs" and Thomas Hood, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Léopoldine au Livre d'Heures, 1835. Creator: Auguste de Chatillon
Leopoldine au Livre d'Heures, 1835

Back into Nothingness, plate fifteen from A Life, 1884. Creator: Max Klinger
Back into Nothingness, plate fifteen from A Life, 1884

Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. Creator: Unknown. Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850
Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. The wreck of the Superb occurred on the Minquiers Rocks [about 15 km south of Jersey in the Channel Islands] and resulted in the loss of eleven persons

Wreck of the "Superb", as Seen through a Telescope, from Jersey, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the "Superb", as Seen through a Telescope, from Jersey, 1850. The wreck...occurred on the Minquiers Rocks [south of Jersey in the Channel Islands]

Boat Catastrophe, and the "Lalla Rookh" in Distress, off Worthing, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Boat Catastrophe, and the "Lalla Rookh" in Distress, off Worthing, 1850. Shipwrick off the coast of Sussex....a heavily laden barque, since ascertained to have been the Lalla Rookh

Destruction of Retreating Russians at Satschan Lake, 1805, (1896). Retreat by Russian forces that had been defeated by the French at the Battle of Austerlitz

Aerial view of Khwai River, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Dead Leadwood (Combretum imberbe), Khwai, Botswana, Africa

Drowned and lighted
Ruslan Asanov

RMS Titanic - letter in Swedish, Carl Asplund, victim
RMS Titanic - Lillian Asplund Collection - a letter written in Swedish, including the words of an old Swedish song, and mentioning his son Oscar. Recovered from Carl Asplund's body

RMS Titanic - letter to Carl Asplund, victim
RMS Titanic - Lillian Asplund Collection - a letter written in Swedish, dated Worcester, 28 February 1912, to Carl Asplund. I have received your letter today

Mlle Lantelme, actress drowned in the Rhine
Mlle Genevieve Lantelme, actress (1883-1911), theatrical portraits, captioned France's most lovely actress, drowned in the Rhine'

MUSSORGSKY/KHOVANSCCHINA
Costume for Martha, a widow, mystic, former mistress of Andrei Khovanski, son of Ivan K : she escapes being drowned, dies throwing herself into a fire

The Dream has Ended in Death, from The Juror, 1887 (litho)
5858943 The Dream has Ended in Death, from The Juror, 1887 (litho) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 23.7 -- 18.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Odilon Redon)

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"Drowned: A Reflection on Tragic Tales and Watery Graves" In the haunting masterpiece "The Young Martyr, 1855, " painted by an unknown artist, a young girl is depicted as a symbol of innocence lost to the depths. Her tragic fate mirrors the countless lives claimed by treacherous waters throughout history. From the brave coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey who risked their lives to save others, to Charles Kingsley's enchanting tale "Water Babies" that explores themes of redemption through drowning, water has long held a mysterious allure. Virginia Woolf's poignant story "Drowned" draws inspiration from J. Bertrand's painting, capturing the essence of despair and longing in her words. The image becomes a metaphor for life's struggles and our constant battle against unseen forces. Tragedy struck again with the sinking of Empress of Ireland and RMS Lusitania during World War I. These maritime disasters not only claimed countless lives but also left indelible scars on collective memory. Even prominent figures like President William Howard Taft and Major Archibald Butt were not immune to water's merciless grasp. Their untimely deaths serve as reminders that no one is exempt from nature's unpredictable power. The infamous RMS Titanic remains etched in history as both a marvel of engineering and a chilling reminder of human vulnerability. Letters exchanged between victims Carl Asplund and his family reveal heart-wrenching farewells before they succumbed to icy waters. Beyond real-life tragedies lie stories like Mlle Lantelme, an actress whose demise in the Rhine River added another layer to her enigmatic persona. In Mussorgsky's opera "Khovanshchina, " her character embodies sacrifice amidst political turmoil—a testament to art imitating life even in deathly circumstances. Centuries earlier, woodcuts depicting "The Submersion of Pharaoh’s Army in the Red Sea" captured a biblical event of divine intervention.