Precarious Collection (page 5)

Banished, 1865
7215877 Banished, 1865 by Sundt-Hansen, Carl (1841-1907); 50x42 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A street scene, 1812
7215863 A street scene, 1812 by Flintoe, Johannes (1787-1870); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

TOWERS CROSSING A FORD (detail), 1872 (oil on canvas)
7215218 TOWERS CROSSING A FORD (detail), 1872 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1872//Oil on canvas The " Mother Volga")

Poor children enjoying a farthing feast (chromolitho)
7157148 Poor children enjoying a farthing feast (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor children enjoying a farthing feast)

Poor homeless children enjoying a Punch and Judy show at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157097 Poor homeless children enjoying a Punch and Judy show at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman

Conservation of rotten boroughs, & preservation of plebeian limbs very different (engraving)
7172227 Conservation of rotten boroughs, & preservation of plebeian limbs very different (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Alfred the Great sharing his last loaf of bread with a poor pilgrim during the privations caused by the Danes
7147392 King Alfred the Great sharing his last loaf of bread with a poor pilgrim during the privations caused by the Danes, Athelney, Somerset, 878 (engraving) by American School

Empress Maria Theresa of Austria visiting a housebound poor woman (litho)
7184937 Empress Maria Theresa of Austria visiting a housebound poor woman (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Slum in London, 1875 (litho)
7182863 A Slum in London, 1875 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slum in London, 1875)

Australia: Approved Design for Government Hospice, to be erected on Mount Buffalo, Victoria (b / w photo)
7182040 Australia: Approved Design for Government Hospice, to be erected on Mount Buffalo, Victoria (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Taudis; Hovel; Schmutzige Loch (engraving)
7197691 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Taudis; Hovel; Schmutzige Loch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taudis; Hovel; Schmutzige Loch)

Confrontation between a man and a bear on a narrow mountain ledge (colour litho)
7202053 Confrontation between a man and a bear on a narrow mountain ledge (colour litho) by Luker, William (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hard Times and No Expectations (litho)
7201178 Hard Times and No Expectations (litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hard Times and No Expectations, impoverished owls)

Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France (woodcut)
7201565 Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France (woodcut) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spa for the poor and sick at Plombieres, France)

The Twins (colour litho)
7181923 The Twins (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Twins. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

"Sweep your doorstep, mum?"(colour litho)
7181699 " Sweep your doorstep, mum?" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Sweep your doorstep, mum)

How Some Children spend Christmas (colour litho)
7181669 How Some Children spend Christmas (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Some Children spend Christmas)

Sunshine in Slumland (colour litho)
7181661 Sunshine in Slumland (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunshine in Slumland)

"Oh!!"(colour litho)
7181644 " Oh!!" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Oh!!" Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1900)

An Act of Kindness (colour litho)
7181635 An Act of Kindness (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Act of Kindness)

On the Road (colour litho)
7181578 On the Road (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1900).); © Look and Learn

Slum baby (b / w photo)
7185843 Slum baby (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slum baby. Illustration from The Quiver (Cassell and Company, Limited, London)

Jewish quarter of the East End, London (b / w photo)
7185840 Jewish quarter of the East End, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jewish quarter of the East End, London)

A street preacher (engraving)
7185823 A street preacher (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: A street preacher. Illustration from The Quiver (Cassell and Company, Limited, London)

Box-making, London (engraving)
7185821 Box-making, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Box-making, London)

The Mask (engraving)
7186357 The Mask (engraving) by Chierici, Gaetano (1838-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mask. Painting depicting a mother in the kitchen angry at her son for scaring his little brother)

The "Robins"Again! (engraving)
7188237 The " Robins" Again! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Robins" Again)

Cold Comfort (colour litho)
7181917 Cold Comfort (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cold Comfort. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

An Orphan Baby (colour litho)
7181897 An Orphan Baby (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Orphan Baby. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

No Money (colour litho)
7181895 No Money (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Money. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

"Any yaller stone, mum?"(colour litho)
7181727 " Any yaller stone, mum?" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Any yaller stone, mum)

Such a Handy Little Woman! (colour litho)
7181680 Such a Handy Little Woman! (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Such a Handy Little Woman)

A Terrible Accident (colour litho)
7181629 A Terrible Accident (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Terrible Accident)

True as Steel, II, An Abrupt Awakening (colour litho)
7181979 True as Steel, II, An Abrupt Awakening (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: True as Steel, II, An Abrupt Awakening)

"Black Diamonds"(colour litho)
7181664 " Black Diamonds" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Black Diamonds." Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1900)

The Little Flower-Girl (colour litho)
7181651 The Little Flower-Girl (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Flower-Girl)

"What can we buy for sixpence?"(colour litho)
7181648 " What can we buy for sixpence?" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " What can we buy for sixpence)

Earning an Honest Penny (colour litho)
7181642 Earning an Honest Penny (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earning an Honest Penny)

On an Errand of Mercy (engraving)
7180717 On an Errand of Mercy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On an Errand of Mercy)

Railway surveyors carrying out precarious work on the route of a mountain railway (colour litho)
7148572 Railway surveyors carrying out precarious work on the route of a mountain railway (colour litho) by Kinsella, Edward Parick (1874-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Temptation: poor young man looking into a shop window at tropical fruits (chromolitho)
7153590 Temptation: poor young man looking into a shop window at tropical fruits (chromolitho) by Dickes, William (fl.1843-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temptation)

Poor homeless mother and her children sheltering from the rain beneath a hedge (chromolitho)
7157116 Poor homeless mother and her children sheltering from the rain beneath a hedge (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poor homeless boy at a waifs supper standing up to signal his wish to enter a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho)
7157105 Poor homeless boy at a waifs supper standing up to signal his wish to enter a Dr Barnardos childrens home (chromolitho) by English School

Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain (chromolitho)
7157072 Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeless mother and children in Victorian Britain)

Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157060 Shelter for the homeless poor in the East End of London, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Open all Night to Receive Poor Children (engraving)
7165784 Open all Night to Receive Poor Children (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Open all Night to Receive Poor Children)

Poverty (engraving)
7166852 Poverty (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poverty. Illustration for The Childs Companion and Juvenile Instructor)

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"Capturing the Essence of Precarious: From Bricklayers to Balanced Rocks" In 1827, bricklayers showcased their skill and bravery as they precariously balanced on scaffolding, building towering structures that still stand today. A precariously perched Studebaker Six in Yosemite National Park reminds us of the delicate balance between man-made machines and nature's grandeur. The Empire State Building stands tall and proud, a testament to human ingenuity and engineering prowess, defying gravity with its precarious height. Taki Katei's exquisite artwork "Flowers and Birds" transports us back to the 19th century when delicate brushstrokes captured fleeting moments in nature's precarious beauty. Greenan Castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland stands stoically atop a cliff edge, its ancient walls teetering on the brink of time - a monument to history's precarious grip on our present. Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs unveils its awe-inspiring Balanced Rock - an extraordinary natural formation that defies logic by remaining precariously poised for centuries. Discovering a simple device for removing warts reminds us that even seemingly trivial ailments can create precarious situations if left unattended or underestimated. Raven Wall at Bosigran challenges climbers with its sheer cliffs and treacherous routes – an extreme adventure where every move is carefully calculated amidst a world hanging by a thread. William Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration "Long Drawn Out. " humorously depicts everyday tasks becoming increasingly complex and precarious – reminding us not to take life too seriously. Squam Lake in New Hampshire reflects tranquility amid uncertainty; its glassy surface mirroring both calm skies above and turbulent waters below – capturing nature's own sense of precariousness.