Explosion Collection (page 4)

Explosion of "fire damp," an inflammable gas generated in coal mines (engraving)
8650669 Explosion of "fire damp," an inflammable gas generated in coal mines (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Going It By Steam, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper)
7483096 Going It By Steam, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper) by Seymour, Robert (1798-1836); 22x33 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Anarchist attack on the street. Explosion of a grenade in Rambla de Santa Monica
UIG5416131 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Anarchist attack on the street. Explosion of a grenade in Rambla de Santa Monica. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1884; PHAS/UIG.

Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796
MMM5483376 Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796. by Willyams, Cooper (1762-1816) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting 'The Man Bombshell': this act gave the impression that the acrobat was fired from a cannon
5308574 Engraving depicting 'The Man Bombshell': this act gave the impression that the acrobat was fired from a cannon by the force of an explosion; (add.info)

Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines
5310057 Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines)

An attack in the India - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950423 An attack in the India - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

14 July tragic - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949819 14 July tragic - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

Cover of " La Bomb"", 1889_9_8 - Illustration by Paul de Semant (1842-1903): Gare la bombshell
ICA4931762 Cover of " La Bomb"", 1889_9_8 - Illustration by Paul de Semant (1842-1903): Gare la bombshell! - Elections, Case Boulanger, Bomb, Explosion - Ferry Jules

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): American Garrison at Fort Mifflin at Delaware River, 1777
NWI4843339 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): American Garrison at Fort Mifflin at Delaware River, 1777

American Independence Party, celebration of July 4 in New York, Cortland Street south towards Broadway, New York, 1834
NWI4880853 American Independence Party, celebration of July 4 in New York, Cortland Street south towards Broadway, New York, 1834

Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 14/08/04 - The death of Russian General Keller in Yantseling - Russia
ICA4855417 Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 14/08/04 - The death of Russian General Keller in Yantseling - Russia, Canons, shells, Manchuria, Russian-Japanese War

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the plane of the distruding triple agreement and German Zeppelin, 1914
LUX4740514 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the plane of the distruding triple agreement and German Zeppelin

Solar protuberances, c1880 (illustration)
2526602 Solar protuberances, c1880 (illustration); (add.info.: Science. Astronomy. Solar prominences. Illustration in: Wunders des Himmels, by Johann Littrows)

Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905
2604044 Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905; (add.info.: Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Russian batteries repelling the second Japanese attempt under Admiral Togo to block Port Arthur by sinking)

A balloon falling into the sea
3732769 A balloon falling into the sea; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a balloon falling into the sea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Napoleon Bonaparte and his Army retreating from the battlefied of Liepzig
FLO4608636 Napoleon Bonaparte and his Army retreating from the battlefied of Liepzig, after the premature destruction of the bridge on the Elster River, 1813

Anarchist attack on King Alfonso XIII of Spain, rue de Rivoli, Paris. Engraving, 'Le petit journal', June 11
XEE4180878 Anarchist attack on King Alfonso XIII of Spain, rue de Rivoli, Paris. Engraving, 'Le petit journal', June 11

Explosion of the Maine, 1898
1575210 Explosion of the Maine, 1898; (add.info.: Explosion of the Maine 1898. Print shows the USS Maine blowing up in the harbour at Havana, Cuba, a small portrait of Captain C. D)

Boxer Rising, China, 1899-1901: Troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance under the command of Japanese Colonel Kuriya
528583 Boxer Rising, China, 1899-1901: Troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance under the command of Japanese Colonel Kuriya, attacking Tianjin (Tientsin), 14 July 1900

Sunrise over Ramon crater #8
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #6
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #5
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #3
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #2
Tal Paz-Fridman

Raging waves
Takafumi Yamashita

Birth of two stillborn babies, 15th century (engraving)
5311584 Birth of two stillborn babies, 15th century (engraving); (add.info.: The explosion is supposed to be uterine gasses)

War 14-18:German horse thrown into a tree 10 m high (Postcard)
ICA4837297 War 14-18:German horse thrown into a tree 10 m high (Postcard); (add.info.: Postcard, in N & B: Laun horse boche was thrown into a tree 10 m high by our 75 - War of 14 -18, Photography)

The American Civil War, 1861-1865:54th Regiment of Massachusetts (Black Regiment of the Union Armee also known as)
NWI4830058 The American Civil War, 1861-1865:54th Regiment of Massachusetts (Black Regiment of the Union Armee also known as the Black Regiment)

Coal mine: miners prepare an explosive charge to build a tunnel, 1860s. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826391 Coal mine: miners prepare an explosive charge to build a tunnel, 1860s. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Coal mine: miners prepare an explosive charge to build a tunnel)

Napoleon blowing up his comrades. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a
FLO4608413 Napoleon blowing up his comrades. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Russian cruiser 'Varyag'
2604143 Russian cruiser 'Varyag'; (add.info.: Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Russian cruiser 'Varyag' receiving her death - blows from the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Chemulpo)

American Civil War, battle of ironclads
2603974 American Civil War, battle of ironclads; (add.info.: American Civil War: Engagement between the Confederate ironclad 'Merrimac' (also called 'Virginia')

Cartoon on Russian secret police
2603889 Cartoon on Russian secret police; (add.info.: Cartoon on the Russian secret police. From "L'Assiette au Beurre", Paris, 13 March 1909).

Destruction of the rebel monster "Merrimac" off Craney Island
2909859 Destruction of the rebel monster "Merrimac" off Craney Island; (add.info.: Destruction of the rebel monster "Merrimac" off Craney Island, May 11th 1862)

Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho)
3252882 Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction caused by a British bomb thrown from an aeroplane onto a German cavalry column)

The loss of the iron steamer 'Elberfeld', 1850
3478496 The loss of the iron steamer 'Elberfeld', 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the loss of the iron steamer 'Elberfeld')

First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927)
LUX4736029 First World War: France, Postcard: portrait drawing of the inventor Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927) of the melinite that contributes to the superiority of the French artillery

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a rooster singing victory for 1917, 1917
LUX4739468 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a rooster singing victory for 1917, 1917; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

View of the crater of Mt. Vesuvius: the interior in 1751, and in 1775. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4574370 View of the crater of Mt. Vesuvius: the interior in 1751, and in 1775. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

The moonlight battle off St. Vincent, 1782 (mezzotint)
1579727 The moonlight battle off St. Vincent, 1782 (mezzotint); (add.info.: Mezzotint of the moonlight battle off St. Vincent. In the distance the San Domingo blowing up. Print by R. Laurie)

German attack of british navy during the great war (painting)
1755409 German attack of british navy during the great war (painting); (add.info.: german attack of british navy during the great war); Photo: Tallandier.

The Filamentary Nebula
5307776 The Filamentary Nebula.; (add.info.: Lithograph of the Filamentary Nebula (NGC 6960). This is part of an exploding sphere of gas emitted by a super-nova more than 1000 years ago

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

The destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1825-27 (oil on canvas)
7337687 The destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1825-27 (oil on canvas) by Arnald, George (1763-1841); 185.5x269 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Preparation of nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889
JAB4120775 Preparation of nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889; (add.info.: Preparation of nitroglycerin. Engraving 1889); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a good sister on the battlefield praying to God to watch over
LUX4740104 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a good sister on the battlefield praying to God to watch over the soldier and the flag

The cruiser Aurora bombarding the Winter Palace, c.1923-24 (colour litho)
CHT173043 The cruiser Aurora bombarding the Winter Palace, c.1923-24 (colour litho) by Carrey, Georges (1902-53); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Capturing the Power: A Spectacle of Explosions Unleashed" In the realm of art, explosions have been depicted in various forms throughout history. From Norman Lindsay's mesmerizing portrayal of a star exploding to James Prinsep Beadle's vivid depiction of the Ulster Division under attack, these artworks encapsulate the sheer intensity and devastation caused by such cataclysmic events. Charles John De Lacy's masterpiece, "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, " transports us to 1918 when this explosive assault unfolded during World War I. The image serves as a haunting reminder of the sacrifices made by brave soldiers amidst chaos and destruction. Moving forward in time, we witness Bruce Bairnsfather's poignant WWI cartoon titled "A Miner Success. " This clever illustration sheds light on the dangerous conditions faced by miners who were tasked with detonating explosives underground during wartime. Shifting our gaze beyond Earth, we encounter a stunning composite image capturing the Crab Nebula. This celestial explosion showcases nature's ability to create breathtaking beauty even within its most violent moments. Not limited to war or natural phenomena, explosions also find their place in entertainment. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmundson immortalized these fiery bursts through their comedic brilliance as the Dangerous Brothers on Saturday Live. Their explosive performances left audiences roaring with laughter. Taking flight into aviation history, we marvel at Hendon Aerial Pageant where daredevil pilots showcased aerial stunts that thrilled spectators while pushing boundaries within controlled explosions and pyrotechnics displays. Artistic interpretations extend further into space as well; supernova they are brought to life through captivating artwork that captures both their destructive force and awe-inspiring magnificence. History reminds us that not all explosions occur on land or in space; tragedy struck aboard steamboat Sultana in 1865 when it exploded near Helena. This disaster claimed countless lives and stands as a somber testament to the devastating consequences of an explosion gone wrong. In contrast, H.