Drowned Collection (page 9)

A drowned rat Somewhere in France
A drowned rat. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Matchbox cover inscribed In memoriam - Kitchener, WW1
Matchbox cover inscribed " In memoriam - Kitchener, born 24th June 1850, drowned 5th June 1916. He did his duty." Trench Art

Sketch cover, Captain Loxleys faithful dog, WW1
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a portrait of Bruce, the faithful Irish terrier belonging to Captain Noel Loxley of H.M.S Formidable

Margaret Fuller
SARAH MARGARET FULLER marchioess Ossoli American teacher, editor and transcendentalist, drowned in shipwreck with husband and son with her autograph Date: 1810 - 1850

Hester Tradescant
HESTER TRADESCANT wife of John Tradescant the elder (and mother of the younger), found drowned in her pond at Lambeth. Date: ? - 1678

Giambattista Grimani
GIAMBATTISTA GRIMANI Venetian naval commander : while leading his fleet against the Turks, he was drowned in a storm off Psara. Date: ? - 1648

Drawings Prints, Print, Burning, Henry, Clay, Yonkers-While, Trip, Albany, New, York
Drawings and Prints, Print, Burning of the Henry Clay Near Yonkers-While on Her Trip From Albany to New York on Wednesday Afternoon July 28th

Source Size = 3762 x 2483
SOME OF THE COMIC ELEMENTS IN THE GROUNDING OF A TROOPSHIP: 1. The Bump. 2. " Bweakers? Anything to Bweak this Confounded Monotony." 3. " You are Unmarried, Mr

Ophelia among the Flowers, c. 1905-8 (pastel on paper)
BAL99415 Ophelia among the Flowers, c.1905-8 (pastel on paper) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 64x91 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

A child taken away by a wave, Saint-Malo, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR661396 A child taken away by a wave, Saint-Malo, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 1st March 1914 (colour litho) by French School

Crossing the Red Sea, detail of the Pharaoh drowning with his army, from Scenes
XIR444290 Crossing the Red Sea, detail of the Pharaoh drowning with his army, from Scenes from the Old Testament, 1356-67 (fresco) by Bartolo di Fredi

Drowning in the Mekong rapids, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
XIR346375 Drowning in the Mekong rapids, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 31st July 1910 (colour litho) by French School

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HOWARD ELPHINSTONE, V. C. K. C. B. G. C. M. G. Born December, 183o
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HOWARD ELPHINSTONE, V.C. K.C.B. G.C.M.G. Born December, 183o. Drowned at sea, March 8, 1890, engraving 1890, UK, U.K

Virginia Drowned, from the Painting by J. Bertrand

Sculling Match on the Parramatta River, Sydney, between Clifford and Hanlan, February 7, 1885

The Death of Mungo Park, 1806 (engraving)
XJF2639747 The Death of Mungo Park, 1806 (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece to Travels in the Interior of Africa, in the years 1795)

Stranding of the British East Indiaman General Barker in Noordwijk, 1781, print maker: Louis Bernard Coclers

Shipwreck of Virginie, illustration for Paul et Virginie by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
XIR164818 Shipwreck of Virginie, illustration for Paul et Virginie by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814) engraved by Barthelemy Roger (1767-1841) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Prud hon

The Storm, or The Shipwreck (oil on canvas)
XIR175292 The Storm, or The Shipwreck (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824) (after); 51x62 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

The Rescue, c. 1870 (oil on canvas)
XKH144501 The Rescue, c.1870 (oil on canvas) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 35x28 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; French, out of copyright

Wharf at Canton, where the Rioting Began, and from which a Chinese Porter Fell Into
Wharf at Canton, where the Rioting Began, and from which a Chinese Porter Fell into the Water and was Drowned, China, 1883

Kyoto, Japan - Kimozuji Dera Temple Complex - Sacred stones - Memorial to the suicide (by drowning) of Saigo and Gessho. Date: circa 1905

Popular song Goodbye Dolly
A woman in despair over her drowning soldier husband who whilst rowing broke an oar and fell into the water. Realising his fate he bids fond farewell to his wife, Dolly

Picture No. 10864614
Cormorants - on drowned tree in Indian lake (Phalacrocorax carbo) Date:

Sqn Cdr E H Dunnings Sopwith Pup N6452
Sqn Cdr E.H. Dunnings Sopwith Pup, N6452, going over the side of HMS Furious during his third attempt, 7 August 1917. Sqn Cdr Dunning was drowned. Date: 1917

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

Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782) English naval officer of Swedish descent. Rear admiral 1780. Command of HM ships in East Indies in Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Sculling Match On The Parramatta River, Sydney, Between Clifford And Hanlan, February 7, 1885

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HOWARD ELPHINSTONE, V. C. K. C. B. G. C. M. G. Born December, 183o
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HOWARD ELPHINSTONE, V.C. K.C.B. G.C.M.G. Born December, 183o. Drowned at sea, March 8, 1890, engraving 1890, UK, U.K

Sheep farming, rocks put into metal water trough to prevent lambs from drowning, Bootle, Cumbria, England, March

Severe flooding, conceptual image

Cloudesley Shovell
SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL British naval commander, drowned when his vessel was wrecked in a storm off the Scillies. Date: 1650 - 1707

Friedrich 1 Drowns
The emperor FRIEDRICH I, participating in the Third Crusade, is drowned while attempting to cross the Saleph River in Cilicia (in present- day Turkey) Date: 1190

Group of Romanian Jews
A group of Romanian Jews, with a quotation from Prime Minister Carp. Below is an historical note about the persecution of the Jews in Romania in 1866

St. Aldhelms Chapel, on top of the windswept promintory of St. Aldhelms Head, near Worth Matravers, Dorset, England. Built c.1140 in memory of a bride & groom who drowned. Date: early 12th century

Jean Charcot Photo
JEAN BAPTISTE ETIENNE AUGUSTE CHARCOT - French explorer and oceanographer, son of the eminent doctor, drowned in shipwreck off Iceland : in 1910. Date: 1867 - 1936

Illustration, The Sea Mine, WW1
An illustration entitled The Sea Mine, depicting people drowned and drowning in the sea following their ship being hit and sunk by a mine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Lord Kitchener, headlines announcing his death
Newspaper headlines on a large poster, announcing the death by drowning of Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916). He died when HMS Hampshire, on which he was travelling

The White Ship tragedy
William Adelin dies following the sinking of the White Ship in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. As the only legitimate son of Henry I and heir to the throne of England

The Wise Men Gotham by Charles Folkard. So they left the eel to be drowned. Anon 1923

Common Toad (Bufo bufo) adult males, group attempting to mate with dead female, drowned during mating ball, in farm pond, Chipping, Lancashire, England, march

Common Toad (Bufo bufo) adult male, attempting to mate with dead female, drowned during mating ball, in farm pond, Chipping, Lancashire, England, march

Drowned city. Conceptual computer artwork of buildings beneath the sea, flooded by rising sea levels

Lear / Nonsense / Ems
There was an Old Person of Ems, who casually fell in the Thames; And when he was found they said he was drowned, that unlucky Old Person of Ems

Lear / Nonsense / Cadiz
There was an Old Person of Cadiz, who was always polite to all ladies; But in handing his daughter, he fell into the water, which drowned that Old Person of Cadiz

Drowned in the Vaal: De Wets fellow conspirator, General Beyers

Admiral Jellicoes farewell to Lord Kitchener
A photograph of Admiral John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935) bidding farewell to Field-Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) before his embarkation aboard the H.M.S

Police Agent Drowned
A police agent is set upon by the mob and drowned in the Seine

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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.