Drowned Collection (page 7)

The Haul (Le coup de filet), 1900. Creator: Paul Albert Besnard
The Haul (Le coup de filet), 1900

And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were In It, 1891-92. Creator: Frederic Leighton
And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were In It, 1891-92. The title is taken from the Bible - Book of Revelation 20:13. This was a study for a painting now in the Tate Gallery

Elegy (from Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds), December 8, 1778

The Wreck of the "Atlantic"- Cast Up by the Sea (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVII)
The Wreck of the " Atlantic" - Cast Up by the Sea (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVII), August 26, 1873

The Flood, 1904. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Flood, 1904

The Flood, 1829. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Flood, 1829

Kitchener Memorial, Orkney, Scotland
On Marwick Head, five miles east of Dounby in Orkney, stands a crenallated tower built by public subscription to honour the memory of Herbert Kitchener

VENDEEANS DROWNED
The Noyades [drownings] de Nantes - Republican general Carrier orders priests and royalist sympathisers taken out onto the Loire in barges and drowned. Date: February - May 1794

Afghan War - Men of the 10th Hussars drown - Kabul River
Forty-six men of the 10th Hussars are drowned, swept away by the current, as they attempt to ford the Kabul River. Date: 31 March 1879

WELL AT MOULINS, FRANCE
In this well in the rue des Grenouilles, at Moulins, France, maitre Jean Cabuche, being drunk, fell and was drowned, polluting the water for his neighbours Date: medieval

Shelley Drowned
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) - When he drowns off the Italian coast, Trelawny cremates his body on the beach at Viareggio Date: 1847

ACCIDENTS / LIFE-SAVING
Resuscitation - Dr H R Silvesters method Date: circa 1860

How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well, Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar... ca. 1430
How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well, Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, ca. 1430

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USA, New Hampshire, Marlborough, Fall foliage on Meetinghouse Pond

Plate 12, from World in Miniature, 1816. 1816. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Plate 12, from " World in Miniature", 1816

The Deluge towards Its Close, ca. 1813. Creator: Joshua Shaw
The Deluge towards Its Close, ca. 1813. The Flood, described in Genesis with uprooted tree, drowned bodies and the carcass of a gigantic snake

M. Park, (1771-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
M. Park, (1771-1806), 1830. Mungo Park (1771-1806) Scottish explorer of West Africa, noted for exploration of the upper Niger River c1796, his book Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa

The gunship Iltis is wrecked, 1896, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The gunship Iltis is wrecked, 1896, (1936). Untergang Des Kanonenbootes " Iltis". The German gunboat Iltis sank in the East China Sea off Chinas Shandong Peninsula near Tsingtao during a

Some of the Titanics Notable Passengers, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Some of the Titanics Notable Passengers, April 20, 1912. Photographs of well-to-do passengers, some known to be saved. The White Star Line ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off

Hero and Leander, c. 1604 (oil on canvas)
3366953 Hero and Leander, c.1604 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 95.9x128 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

The Death of Sappho, 1819 (oil on canvas)
3366952 The Death of Sappho, 1819 (oil on canvas) by Vafflard, Pierre Antoine Augustin (1777-c.1840); 65.1x81.6 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: Sappho (c. 630 a c)

Pulling Prince Joseph Poniatowski (1763-1813) from the Elstera River, 1813 (colour litho)
CZA228902 Pulling Prince Joseph Poniatowski (1763-1813) from the Elstera River, 1813 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); 23.5x29.6 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow

Death of Prince Joseph Poniatowski (1763-1813) in the Elstera River, 1813 (colour litho)
CZA228799 Death of Prince Joseph Poniatowski (1763-1813) in the Elstera River, 1813 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); 23.2x29.5 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow

The Sea Mine, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
The Sea Mine, 1916. Plate 66 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Death of Frederick Barbarossa, c1154, (1907). Frederick I (1122-1190), also known as Frederick Barbarossa, was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152

And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It, exhibited 1892, (1912). Artist: Frederic Leighton
And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It, exhibited 1892, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York)

When the Sea Gives up its Dead, 1901. Artist: MJ Blatchford
When the Sea Gives up its Dead, 1901. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

Ajax the Lesser, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Ajax the Lesser, 1615. Locrian Ajax was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War. He is a significant figure in the Iliad and is mentioned in the Odyssey

An Accident in Santander, Divers Looking for the Bodies of the Victims, 1893. Fire broke out on the commercial ship Cabo-Machchichaco, the crew of the liner Alphonse III, tried to help

Old Testament, Noahs Ark on Mount Ararat
Old Testament -- Noahs Ark, resting on Mount Ararat after the Deluge, with the bodies of drowned people littering the landscape

Red Sea Parting Pharaoh's Army Drowned Drowns
After having parted to allow Moses and his people to escape Egypt, the Red Sea closes and drowns Pharaoh's Army. The Bible. Old Testament. Exodus 15:4

Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c. 1898
Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898

Restoration of the apparently drowned or suffocated. From The Household Physician, published c. 1898
Restoration of the apparently drowned or suffocated. From The Household Physician, published c.1898

Grey Heron drowned its water vole prey Netherlands, Ardea cinerea

man moustache 14 June 83 Drowned 24 June London Stereoscopic
man with moustache - taken 14 June 83 (about) Drowned - 24 June 83; London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company; about June 14, 1883; Albumen silver print

The Last Of Quilp. Illustration By Harry Furniss For The Charles Dickens Novel The Old Curiosity Shop, From The Testimonial Edition, Published 1910

English Protestants Being Drowned By Irish Catholics During The Irish Rebellion Of 1641. From The Book Of Martyrs By John Foxe, Published C.1865

The Flying Dutchman. A Ghost Ship That Can Never Make Port, Doomed To Sail The Oceans Forever. From The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, May To October 1904

Lord Kitchener black bordered Mourning Card
Kitchener's portait is surrounded by the names of the campaigns in which he served. He was drowned when HMS Hampshire sank on 5 June 1916. WW1 Date: 1916

Pharaoh and his host drowned in the Red Sea - Exodus 14. circa 1690

Friedrich I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor from 1155. He drowned in a river near Antioch while on a Crusade, but as depicted here there is a legend that he is sleeping with his knights in a cave

Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery
Clear Off - Submarines About: Captain Loxley of the Royal Navy, his terrier Bruce by his side, pictured giving his last order to another ship, warning of the danger of torpedoes

National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage. Deputation to Mr. Asquith on Womans Suffrage. Cartoon shows the male voter in a lock, captioned, Good Heavens, if she opens that lock, I shall be drowned

Thomas Spencer
THOMAS SPENCER churchman described as that extraordinary genius who sadly drowned while bathing at Liverpool before realising his promise... Date: 1790 - 1811

Hero and Leander: Leander Found by the Nereids, copy of a painting by Domenico Feti
XIR220712 Hero and Leander: Leander Found by the Nereids, copy of a painting by Domenico Feti, 1650-56 (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 23x31 cm; Louvre, Paris

Sinking of the American liner Lusitania after being struck by a torpedo from a German submarine, 7 May 1915. A number of passengers drowned. Germans claimed she was carrying munitions

Tollymore Park, Bryansford - the Pool
Tollymore Park, Bryansford (the Pool in which Dr. Hunters Daughter was Drowned) (1847). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1847

Shipwreck off a rocky coast, c. 1815
A ship is wrecked in a stormy sea off a rocky coast. People on shore try to rescue half-drowned survivors. A broken rowing boat has been washed up or dragged to shore

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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.