Explosion Collection (page 8)

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War, showing...Captain Caldwell, [commanding] H.M.S

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1 Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War. On Sunday afternoon, August 12, H.M

Battle of Medway, c.1668. Creator: Willem Schellinks
Battle of Medway, c.1668

'La hauteur de Douaumont vue du la Chaume, 1916 (1924) Creator: Francois Flameng
'La hauteur de Douaumont vue du la Chaume, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Shelling of s-Hertogenbosch by the French, 1800. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Shelling of s-Hertogenbosch by the French, 1800. Other Title(s): The Shelling of Hertogenbosch by the French during the Siege of 1794, presumably in the Night of 25-26 September

En Alsace; Eclatement d'un obus allemand pres de l'eglise de Thann, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
En Alsace; Eclatement d'un obus allemand pres de l'eglise de Thann, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

The Explosion of Gunboat nr 2, under Command of Jan van Speijk, off Antwerp, 5 February 1831, 1832

The Rapenburg in Leiden, 1807. Creator: Carel Lodewijk Hansen
The Rapenburg in Leiden, 1807. Other Title(s): The Rapenburg, Leiden, Three Days after the Explosion of a Powder Ship on 12 January 1807

Le Fort de Douaumont. La preparation d'artillerie; le 22 mai, a 10heures. -- deux heures... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le Fort de Douaumont. La preparation d'artillerie; le 22 mai, a 10heures. -- deux heures avant l'assaut, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

'Le Fort de Douaumont. La veille de notre attaque, 21 mai, a 3 h. 1/2 du soir, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le Fort de Douaumont. La veille de notre attaque, 21 mai, a 3 h. 1/2 du soir, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

The Naval Review: the Flotilla of Gun-Boats off the Motherbank - drawn by R. Leitch, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Naval Review: the Flotilla of Gun-Boats off the Motherbank - drawn by R. Leitch, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire

The Batte of the Alma - painted by Horace Vernet, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
The Batte of the Alma - painted by Horace Vernet, 1856. Crimean War scene:..a Zouave and a Highlander, both wounded, and trudging away from the fight, evidently savage that they are disabled

Captain Glasse, and his Chief Engineer, H.M.S. "Vulture", superintending the repairs of the Mortars Creator
Captain Glasse, and his Chief Engineer, H.M.S. "Vulture", superintending the repairs of the Mortars during the Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856

The Attack on Sveaborg, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Attack on Sveaborg, 1856. Incident during the Crimean War; Russian-held town [now part of Helsinki, Finland] comes under fire from the French-English-Ottoman alliance

Results of the Great Blasting Operation at Holyhead, North Wales, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Results of the Great Blasting Operation at Holyhead, North Wales, 1856. Building a new harbour and breakwater....in the lower quarries of the mountain a most stupendous

La bataille de Champagne; Sur la route de Souain a Somme-Py: un marmite, 1915 (1924). Creator: Unknown
'La bataille de Champagne; Sur la route de Souain a Somme-Py: un marmite, 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Les Batailles de l'Artois; L'Eglise d'Ablain et les Fonds de Souchez, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'Les Batailles de l'Artois; L'Eglise d'Ablain et les Fonds de Souchez, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Les Batailles de l'Artois; Notre-Dame-de-Lorette et Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
'Les Batailles de l'Artois; Notre-Dame-de-Lorette et Ablain-Saint-Nazaire pendant le bombardement, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration

Sébastopol, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Sebastopol, 19th century

'Bataille de la Somme; La Vallee de la Somme pres de Curlu, 1916 (1924) Creator: Francois Flameng
'Bataille de la Somme; La Vallee de la Somme pres de Curlu, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'La Vallee de la Somme pres de Clery, 1916 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng
'La Vallee de la Somme pres de Clery, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Target Practice, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice, 1913

'Sur la Ligne de Feu; Le premier shrapnell de la journee, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Sur la Ligne de Feu; Le premier shrapnell de la journee, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne; L'attaque des tranchees allemandes de Nogent-l'Abbesse, 1914
'Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne; L'attaque des tranchees allemandes de Nogent-l'Abbesse, devant Reims, la 24 septembre 1914'

'La surveillance de la mer; l''Amphion touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914
'La surveillance de la mer; Le lendemain 7 aout, l''Amphion, au cours de son perilleux service, touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914

Le resultat d'une explosion de mine, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'Le resultat d'une explosion de mine; a la place de cet entonnoir immense il y avait, tout a l'heure, une tranchee allemande, 1915

Panorama de Soissons sous le feu de la grosse artillerie allemande, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Devant les Falaises de L'Aisne; Ce panorama de Soissons sous le feu de la grosse artillerie allemande a ete pris du clocher de Saint-Jean-des-Vignes deja mutile, 17 septembre

La baie de Suvla et les Falaises d'Anzac; Eclatements d'obus turcs de gros calibre, 1915 (1916)
La baie de Suvla et les Falaises d'Anzac; Eclatements d'obus turcs de gros calibre sur les pentes d'Anafarta, dominant la baie de Suvla, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

La Bataille de la Somme; Laissant passer l'orage; Photographie prise du fond d'un depot, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; Laissant passer l'orage; Photographie prise du fond d'un depot de munitions d'artillerie de ennemi

La Bataille de Verdun; La hauteur de Douamont vue du fort de la Chaume, 1916. Creator: Francois Flameng
La Bataille de Verdun; La hauteur de Douamont vue du fort de la Chaume, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

L'offensive de la Somme: La paroi du plus Grand Entonnoir de la region de la Somme, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'offensive de la Somme: La paroi du plus Grand Entonnoir de la region de la Somme; C'est entre l'ancienne ligne francaise et les tranchees allemandes au Sud de la Somme que

Une semaine de combats sur la rive gauche de la Meuse; 14 mars (13 heures)... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Une semaine de combats sur la rive gauche de la Meuse; 14mars (13 heures). --Preparation d'artillerie allemande sur le villagede Cumieres, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Le croiseur "Bremen" au moment ou il est atteint par une torpille d'un sous-marin... c1915
Le croiseur "Bremen" au moment ou il est atteint par une torpille d'un sous-marin anglais et va couler, c1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

La bataille de Riga; D'apres une aquarelle du lieutenant de vaisseau Novikof, c1915. Creator: Unknown
La bataille de Riga; D'apres une aquarelle du lieutenant de vaisseau Novikof, c1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Sur la route de Souain a Somme-Py : une marmite, 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
Sur la route de Souain a Somme-Py : une marmite, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Blowing Up the Cashmere Gate, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Blowing Up the Cashmere Gate, (1902). Scene from the Great Sepoy Rebellion (also known as the Indian Mutiny), 14 September 1857

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Le croiseur germano-turc... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Le croiseur germano-turc est distance et disparait peu a peu a l'horizon, 1915

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); La derniere salve du... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); La derniere salve du "Goeben" tombe en avant du torpilleur qui fuit a toute vitesse, 1915

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Un nouveau projectile... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Un nouveau projectile du "Goeben" tombe a quatre metres et la gerbe d'eau eclabousse le pont, 1915

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Les deux projectiles... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Les deux projectiles sulvants tombent a ving-cinq et vingt metres, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Autour de Douaumont; la vallee de Vaux et les eclatements de nos 155 sur les pentes... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Autour de Douaumont; la vallee de Vaux et les eclatements de nos 155 sur les pentes d'Hardaumont a gauche et de Vaux a droite, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Explosion of Fort Prasto at Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Explosion of Fort Prasto at Bomarsund, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

The "Valorous" chasing Russian Steamers into Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The "Valorous" chasing Russian Steamers into Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War....the mast-heads of a Russian steamer appeared... another was seen following her

Explosion on Board HMS "Cordelia", 1891. Creator: Unknown. Explosion on Board HMS "Cordelia", 1891
'Explosion on Board HMS "Cordelia"; the Bursting of a Gun, scene of the accident on Upper Deck, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian prisoners relate that General Luders, thinking he had gained a victory...sent a grandiloquent account of the affair

The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian cavalry, about 4000 in number

The Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1854. Crimean War: disastrous communication breakdown. When Lord Lucan received the order from Captain Nolan, and had read it, he asked

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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.