Failed Collection

Monaco Grand Prix / 1969
Jackie Stewart, in a Matra- Ford (7), leads Chris Amons Ferrari (11) away from the grid at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix. Both failed to finish the race

Schneider Trophy 1929
Cover for the official programme : the aircraft depicted is the Italian Macchi 52, which to Il Duces disappointment failed to win the face

Robert Owen / New Harmony
New Harmony, Indiana, USA. Robert Owen established an experimental co-operative community to compliment his ideas for social reform. The project failed in 1928

The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18
Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt

American chess player Paul Morphy (1837-1884) playing blind eight chess games at the Cafe
XEE4139992 American chess player Paul Morphy (1837-1884) playing blind eight chess games at the Cafe de la Regence in Paris, 1858

United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D

Mars 96 surface station, artwork
Mars 96 surface station. Artwork showing one of the surface stations of the Russian Mars 96 mission landing on Mars after being released from orbit

Escape System for British Submarines, 1933
Illustration showing the air-lock system, built into British submarines of the 1930 s, that was designed to allow submariners to escape if their submarine failed

Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 - Mk. 7 combination G-ANSO
Gloster Meteor Mk.8 - Mk.7 combination (ex GAF) G-ANSO, at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough air-show. Built as an F Mk.8 airframe with strengthened outer wings, the Ground Attack Fighter (GAF) aka Reaper

Admiral Teddy Evans, (1881-1957), British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1881-1957), known as Teddy Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916

Edward Preble
EDWARD PREBLE American naval commander, served in the war against the British but failed to take Tripoli. Date: 1761 - 1807

Orbiting Carbon Observatory, artwork
Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) in Earth orbit, artwork. A NASA mission, the OCO was designed to make global measurements of levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide

France: genre scene, a couple plays chess in a bourgeois decor, 1860 - photography signed Max Chanu
LUX4816603 France: genre scene, a couple plays chess in a bourgeois decor, 1860 - photography signed Max Chanu; (add.info.: France: genre scene, a couple plays chess in a bourgeois decor)

Tapestry around 1380-1430, with a hunter man and a woman and a couple playing with a chess - Chromolithography
FLO4643604 Tapestry around 1380-1430, with a hunter man and a woman and a couple playing with a chess - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903)

American championship chess game between Jackson Showalter 1860-1935) (right) and Samuel Lipschutz (1863-1905) (left)
NWI4961929 American championship chess game between Jackson Showalter 1860-1935) (right) and Samuel Lipschutz (1863-1905) (left) in 1892. Illustration 19th century

Passenger leisure on the deck of a P & O liner, chess game, reading, conversation, under the gaze of a crew member
NWI4962457 Passenger leisure on the deck of a P & O liner, chess game, reading, conversation, under the gaze of a crew member, circa 1900

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): studio fantasy photo showing a genre scene, two bourgeois play chess, 1865
LUX4817710 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): studio fantasy photo showing a genre scene, two bourgeois play chess, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Interior view of the former cafe de la Regence, famous for being the centre of chess in Paris
ELD4905076 Interior view of the former cafe de la Regence, famous for being the centre of chess in Paris (Cafe de la Regence in Paris was an important European centre of chess in the 18th)

Tunis: Studio photo of a Moorish couple playing chess, traditional dress, 1870
LUX4718069 Tunis: Studio photo of a Moorish couple playing chess, traditional dress, 1870; (add.info.: Tunis: Studio photo of a Moorish couple playing chess, traditional dress)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Lucon: A genre scene, a couple plays chess in a grand bourgeois decor, 1860
LUX4816623 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Lucon: A genre scene, a couple plays chess in a grand bourgeois decor, 1860; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Lucon: A genre scene

Tunisian island of Gerba (Djerba) (engraving)
3599999 Tunisian island of Gerba (Djerba) (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the Tunisian island of Gerba (Djerba) under almohade dominion since 1160

Muster of Irish nationalists at Mullinahone acclaiming as their leader William Smith 0'Brien (1803-1864)
530800 Muster of Irish nationalists at Mullinahone acclaiming as their leader William Smith 0'Brien (1803-1864), July 1848. Insurrection failed

Fancy dress costume for the game of chess, with dress of chessboard pattern, crown, bodice decorated with chess pieces
FLO4564986 Fancy dress costume for the game of chess, with dress of chessboard pattern, crown, bodice decorated with chess pieces

Tapestry, 1360-1420, from the Museum of Sigmaringen (Germany), depicting scenes from the epic poem "Guillaume
FLO4643520 Tapestry, 1360-1420, from the Museum of Sigmaringen (Germany), depicting scenes from the epic poem "Guillaume d'Orleans" by William IX of Poitiers

Flying Together
Wei Tang

Ils m'ont refusé ca... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ils m'ont refuse ca... 19th century. The 1859 Exhibition - They refused me.... the ignoramuses

A game of live chess, fantasy of billionaire - in "Le petit journal" of July 17, 1904
LSE4076346 A game of live chess, fantasy of billionaire - in "Le petit journal" of July 17, 1904 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A game of live chess)

Game over
Victoria Glinka

Manchester 2000 Olympic Bid, Crowds await official announcement on who will be hosting the 2000 Olympic Games, Decision Day, 23rd September 1993. Pictured

Richard Branson on top of his Balloon capsule December 1997 with a small weather test balloon in place of the lost one Branson is planning to navigate around the world

Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX Ay Jijos ! of PEMEX Built as Martin B-26C-20-MO Marauder 41-35071 for the United States Army Air Force, 35071 was modified to AT-23B and later redesignated TB-26C

Robert Owen - New Harmony, Indiana, USA
New Harmony, Indiana, USA. Robert Owen established an experimental co-operative community to compliment his ideas for social reform. The project failed in 1828. Date: 1838

PZL-Mielec I-22 Iryda SP-PWG - 0204
Polish Air Force - PZL-Mielec I-22 Iryda SP-PWG / 0204 (msn ANA002-04), fourth prototype of the Iryda, which failed to go into large-scale production due to the fall of the Iron Curtain

Proposed Hotel Commonwealth, New York
Artists impression of the proposed Hotel Commonwealth, New York, USA - occupying a whole block, Broadway, 55th Street, 56th Street and 7th Avenue. The project failed in the mid-1920s. Date: circa 1916

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat N212KA (msn D.902, ex BuAer 121528), fitted with a passenger compartment in the fuselage. This aircraft was destroyed on 12 December 1968 when the engine failed on take-off

King Charles I taking the Speaker's Chair in a failed attempt to arrest five MPs for treason Date: 1642

HIMS Askold
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Askold, a protected cruiser. This ship was notable for having five funnels and its high turn of speed

Blue Chaise Longe
Oil painting of a grand interior. The variations of light in a fine interior have attracted artists and tested their skill since the Interior genre was invented by the Dutch painters in

HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders

JOHN REDMOND (1856 - 1918), Irish statesman who did his best to keep order after the death of Parnell but ultimately failed to control the dissenting factions

CORNELIS BEUDIN (1615? - 1650), (also known as Godinez) French Jesuit missionary in Mexico, who was privileged to die for his faith though he failed to make sainthood

Hubert Latham in an Antoinette monoplane in attempt to fly across English Channel 19 July 1909 (print)
530534 Hubert Latham in an Antoinette monoplane in attempt to fly across English Channel 19 July 1909 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Hubert Latham (1883-1912), French aviatior

I am very bored (colour litho)
3641737 I am very bored (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I am very bored. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Visiting the Sick James Gillray, July 1806. Charles James Fox in armchair, obviously ill (he died in September)
528672 Visiting the Sick James Gillray, July 1806. Charles James Fox in armchair, obviously ill (he died in September). Mrs Fitzherbert urges him to confess, Prince of Wales wipes away tears

Farm for sale, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm for sale. Boundary County, Idaho. This soil is sandy and the effort of clearing has been wasted. This farm has been occupied by four families since 1936, all failed

Les Chess amoureux, composed in prose by Evrart de Conty (1330? -1405), manuscript enluminated by the material of
JLJ4657210 Les Chess amoureux, composed in prose by Evrart de Conty (1330? -1405), manuscript enluminated by the material of Antoine Rollin

Oriel Bill, Oxford (engraving)
7192742 Oriel Bill, Oxford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oriel Bill, Oxford)

Endeavour Nears Splashdown, 1971. Creator: NASA
Endeavour Nears Splashdown, 1971. The Apollo 15 Command Module " Endeavour", with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B

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"Failed: Tales of Triumph and Defeat in History" Monaco Grand Prix, 1969: A race that promised glory but ended in disappointment for many drivers. Schneider Trophy, 1929: The dream of victory shattered as the trophy slipped through their fingers. Robert Owen's New Harmony Experiment: An ambitious vision for a utopian society that ultimately crumbled under the weight of conflicting ideals. The Greely Arctic Expedition's Farthest Point North, 1884: A treacherous journey to the extreme ends of the Earth with an outcome far from what they had hoped for. Paul Morphy's Blind Chess Games at Café de la Régence, 1858: A display of incredible skill tainted by missed opportunities and unexpected defeats. Admiral Teddy Evans' Antarctic Exploration, 1916: A courageous mission met with setbacks and challenges that tested his resilience as a leader. Mars 96 Surface Station Artwork: An artistic depiction of a failed attempt to establish a research station on Mars – a reminder that reaching new frontiers is not always within our grasp. Escape System for British Submarines, 1933: An innovative solution designed to save lives underwater but fell short when put to the test. United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra (53-3973): A once-promising aircraft project plagued by technical issues and never reached its full potential in service. Edward Preble's Unfulfilled Ambitions: Despite his contributions to American naval history, he faced personal disappointments along his path to greatness. Orbiting Carbon Observatory Artwork : Imagining a satellite dedicated to monitoring carbon levels in our atmosphere; unfortunately grounded due to launch failure Earl of Essex Arrested : Once favored by Queen Elizabeth I, this nobleman found himself on the wrong side of power leading to his arrest and ultimate downfall.