Incident Collection (#8)

Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall... 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall... 1821. Alderman Wood lies in the mud outside Brandenburgh House. The cartoon refers to the fact that although Wood supported her

A London Nuisance Artist: Richard Dighton
A Pleasant Way to Lose an Eye, 1821. Plate IV of A London Nuisance. A butchers roundsman, not looking where he is going, has poked one of the horns of his tray in the eye of a passer by

A Heavy Fall of Snow, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
A Heavy Fall of Snow, 1821. Plate II of A London Nuisance. A man is clearing snow from above the shop front of Careless, skaite maker and the snow lands on the head of a passer- by

An Unlucky Hit, 1821. Artist: Richard
An Unlucky Hit, 1821. Plate VI of A London Nuisance. A porter walks blindly along a street, carrying a cupboard or wardrobe, with the corner of which he has struck a lady in the forehead

One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil, 1821. Plate V of A London Nuisance, depicting a gas lamp exploding in the shop of I Killem, chemist, throwing debris over a passing lady and small child

A Sunday ordinary at Highgate, 1784. A waiter serving a crowd of diners at a table, spilling gravy over one of them while his attention is distracted by a woman with her child on his other side;

The Overdrove ox, 1790. A scene on London Bridge; on the right the Greenwich to Blackheath Machine has overturned; frightened citizens are fleeing from a bull

Exterior of Fishmongers Hall, a Regular break down, 1824. A scene in front of Crockfords club in St Jamess Street. Members look from the windows at a gig

A Break, losing the Reins, 1830. Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel about to fall from a vehicle, hauled by a horse (Alderman Hunter) and an ass (Alderman Key)

The Humorous Diversion of Sliding on the Ice, c1745. Artist: Benjamin Cole
The Humorous Diversion of Sliding on the Ice, c1745. On the right a young man has slipped and hit his head where blood pours from the wound

An accident near Coppice Row, Farringdon Street, City of London, 1862. View showing men attempting to rectify the damage and crowds watching

Passing a Mud Cart, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
Passing a Mud Cart, 1821. A dandy on the pavement is splashed in the face and dress by liquid mud (or worse) from a cart. Plate I of A London Nuisance

One of the Advantages of Oil over Gas, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
One of the Advantages of Oil over Gas, 1821. A lamplighter is mounted on a ladder, engaged in filling a lamp with oil; momentarily distracted, he pours the oil over a passing citizen

Cockney Sportsmen, London, 1800. Artist: James Gillray
Cockney Sportsmen, London, 1800. View of a young city gent advancing towards the carcass of a horse beset by many crows. His gun which is reversed, goes off peppering the posterior of his fat friend

The Picadilly nuisance, London, 1818; a disorderly mass of pedestrians, including a fruit seller in the foreground, fills the pavement outside the White Horse coaching terminus

Visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London, c1750
A common Council-man of Candlestick Ward and his wife, on a visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London

Going it by steam, (1829?). Artist: Robert Seymour
Going it by steam, 1829; showing a steam engine, to which a coach has been attached, exploding, causing passengers to fly into the air or fall heavily

Regents Park, Marylebone, London, 1828; scene with people driving various steam powered vehicles in Regents Park

View of the Cambridge Heath Turnpike, Hackney, London, 1809. Artist: Heinrich Schutz
View of the Cambridge Heath Turnpike, Tower Hamlets, London, 1809. With a view of St Pauls Cathedral on the horizon. In the foreground a man with crutches begs from a passing group

Sinking of the Princess Alice on the River Thames, 1878. Scene showing the paddle steamer sinking, surrounded by drowning figures

Accident in Farringdon Street, London, 1862. Scene of an accident near Coppice Row on Farringdon Street, showing figures attempting to rectify the damage

Fallen rider in a speedway race at Lea Bridge Stadium, Leyton, London, 1928. Artist: Bill Brunell
Unidentified motorcycle. Place: Lea Bridge Speedway. Date: 14.7.28

Talbot-Darracq of Henry Segrave, JCC 200 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1926. Artist: Bill Brunell
Talbot-Darracq. Entry No: 11. Driver: Segrave, H.O.D. Background: Crashed Alvis 1496 cc. Event Entry No: 2. Driver: Maurice Harvey. Brooklands. J.C.C. 200-mile Race. Date: 25.9.26

RSS Hebelers Lagonda passing R Childes crashed Lea-Francis, BARC 6-Hour Race
Left: Lagonda 1954 cc. Reg. No. XV3502. Entry No: 12. Driver: Hebeler, R.S.S. Right: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. No: 30. Official trying to extract a marker barrel from under the car. Brooklands

Lagonda passing R Childes crashed Lea-Francis, BARC 6-Hour Race, Brooklands, Surrey
Lagonda 1954 cc. No: 18. Drivers: Jackson, R.R./ Broomhall, C.A. Right: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. No: 30. Driver: Childes, R. Grounded on a marker barrel. Brooklands. BARC 6-hour race. Date: 29.6.29

Alfa Romeo passing R Childes crashed Lea-Francis, BARC 6-Hour Race, Brooklands
Left: Alfa Romeo 1750 cc. Event Entry No: 22. Right: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. Event Entry No: 30. Driver: Childes, R. Grounded on a marker barrel. Place: Brooklands. BARC 6-hour race. Date: 29.6.29

Hector Dobbs Riley Dobbs offset special passing Raymond Mays crashed ERA, Donington Park, 1935
ERA 1980S cc. Entry No: 8. Driver: Mays, R. Retired. Facing the wrong direction, having spun off off the track. Right: Riley Dobbs offset special. 1458 cc. Entry No: 33. Driver: Dobbs, H.G

Dick Shuttleworths Alfa Romeo passing Raymond Mays crashed ERA, Donington Park, 1935
ERA 1980S cc. No: 8. Driver: Mays, R. Retired. Facing the wrong direction, having spun off off the track. Right: Alfa Romeo 2904S cc. Entry No: 2. Driver: Shuttleworth, R.O

Austin 7 of B Sparrow about to crash, Donington Park Race Meeting, Leicestershire, 1933
Austin 747 cc. Event Entry No: 52. Driver: Sparrow, B. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 13.5.33

MG J2 passing the crashed Austin 7 of B Sparrow, Donington Park Race Meeting, Leicestershire, 1933
Left: MG J2 847 cc. Reg. No. AMA84. Entry No: 41. Front wings and lamps removed. Right: Austin 747 cc. Entry No: 52. Driver: Sparrow, B. Crashed. Donington Park. Date: 13.5.33

Crashed Austin 7 of B Sparrow, Donington Park Race Meeting, Leicestershire, 1933
Austin 747 cc. Event Entry No: 52. Driver: Sparrow, B. Place: Donington Park Race Meeting. Date: 13.5.33

The German airship Hindenburg blows up, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, 6 May 1937. The passenger airship Hindenburg was destroyed when it caught fire while mooring

William I receiving a fatal injury at Mantes, France, 1087 (1864). William I (1028-1087), Duke of Normany and first Norman King of England

Mountaineering accident, 19th century. We saw a toe- it seemed to belong to Moore- we saw Reynaud a flying body. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Destruction of a Skin-Boat by the Falling of an Iceberg, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of a Skin-Boat by the Falling of an Iceberg, 1856. Kayak off the coast of Greenland. Boat travelling among the icebergs is not without danger; rotten icebergs frequently fall in pieces

Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Building collapse in Yorkshire....a portion of the Castle Mills, situate in Blonk-street, belonging to Messrs. Wm. Parker and Co

The Omnibus after the Smash, 1906. The wreckage of a London Motor Omnibus after an accident at Handcross, West Sussex, England. From The Tatler Volume 21 [The Tatler, London, 1906]

The Fall of Icarus, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
The Fall of Icarus, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana

Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. On the evening of 8th January 1964, Mrs Pat Walters skidded on ice and crashed through the barriers of a bridge in Kilnhurst

Ware Washing!, c1860, (1922). Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
Ware Washing!, c1860, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Plate V: Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, 1829, 1830, (1922). Artist: Charles Bentley
Plate V: Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, 1829, 1830, (1922).After Henry Thomas Alken(1785?1851). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring

Full Cry - And A Fall, c1790, (1922). Artist: George Morland
Full Cry - And A Fall, c1790, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

The Village Hunt, c1800, (1922). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Village Hunt, c1800, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

The Stampede, c1912, (c1915). Artist: William Robinson Leigh
The Stampede, c1912, (c1915). From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

American Speedway Racing - Jack Ericson, turning on three wheels, 1937
American Speedway Racing - Jack Ericson, of New Jersey, making a successful turn on three wheels. His front wheel can be seen flying in the opposite direction. 1937

A Loop-the-Looper in Deep Thought Scratching His Head Over a Difficult Problem, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

Accident to the Tenth Hussars, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

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