Ablaze Collection

Fire in a landscape in Central Java, 1825, (1825). Creator: Anon
Fire in a landscape in Central Java, 1825, (1825). Fire at night between the towns of Semarang and Demak, in the evening of September 23, 1825. Probably an event during the Java War

View of fireworks and a triumphal arch with a two-headed eagle and the name of Joseph... 1765-1799 Creator: Anon
View of fireworks and a triumphal arch with a two-headed eagle and the name of Joseph II, German emperor, 1765-1799. In the background on the left, a structure explodes. On the right a ship is burning

View of the fire in the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on May 11, 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon
View of the fire in the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on May 11, 1772, (1772-1799). Firefighters pump water from the Keizersgracht in the foreground and belongins are rescued from houses

Fire at the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, London, 1882 (1883). The theatre was destroyed in the blaze but was rebuilt, opening again in 1884

Fire at the Armoury in the Tower of London, 30 October 1841. Artist: Thomas Colman Dibdin
Fire at the Armoury in the Tower of London, 30 October 1841

Destruction of the Armoury in the Tower of London by fire, 30 October 1841. Artist
Destruction of the Armoury in the Tower of London by fire, 30 October 1841

Two views of the destruction of the Armoury in the Tower of London by fire, 30 October 1841

Fire at the Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1849. Artist: J Maund
Fire at the Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1849. View depicting the destruction of the theatre by fire on 13th March, 1849, showing a fireman showering the building with water

Fire at the Royal Exchange, City of London, January 1838

Hunting a Mare, 1819. An ass, with the profile of Lord Mayor of London John Atkins, flees from Henry Hunt and a crowd of jeering followers

Smoak Jack the alarmist, extinguishing the second Great Fire of London (a la Gulliver)!!!, 1819. Alderman Atkins stands on balcony of Mansion House directing a jet of water on little Jacobins below

Old St Pauls Cathedral burning in the Great Fire of London, 1666

Fire on London Bridge, 1758. View of the fire on 11 April 1758, which destroyed a temporary wooden walkway spanning the centre of London Bridge (shown here on the east side)

View of fire engines extinguishing a fire in Cornhill, City of London, 25 March 1748. With ruins of buildings in the background

Counsellor OP - Defender of our Theatric Liberties, 1809. Artist: James Gillray
Counsellor OP - Defender of our Theatric Liberties, 1809. shows Counsellor Clifford standing outside the east front of the new Covent Garden theatre which is in flames

Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. Artist: James Gillray
Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. John Kemble, with his brother Charles and his sister Sarah Siddons in tears, begging outside Northumberland House and receiving a draft for 10, 000 pounds

No Popery or Newgate Reformer... 1780. A villainous looking man, believed to be Ned Dennis, wearing a No Popery favour in his hat, holds a cudgel raised to his left

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

The Reichstag on fire, Berlin, Germany, 27 February 1933. The Reichstag, which housed Germanys parliament, was the target of an arson attack

The San Francisco Earthquake, California, USA, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco on 18th April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Fire at Saint Andres Cathedral, Bordeaux, France, 25th August 1787 (1882-1884). Artist: Cosson
Fire at Saint Andres Cathedral, Bordeaux, France, 25th August 1787 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine

Moscow on fire, 15th September 1812 (1882-1884). Artist: A Etienne
Moscow on fire, 15th September 1812 (1882-1884). After the indecisive but bloody Battle of Borodino, the Russians abandoned Moscow to Napoleon and the French invaders

The burning of Norfolk, Virginia, 1776 (c1880). The town of Norfolk was destroyed by fires after an eight hour bombardment by British warships on New Years Day 1776

The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, London, 1834 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Sixth Great Conflagration in San Francisco, Californa, 1851 (1937). Artist: J de Vere
Sixth Great Conflagration in San Francisco, Californa, 1851 (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

The great fire in San Francisco, California, 1850 (1937)
The great fire in San Francisco, California, 4 May 1850 (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre being destroyed by fire, March 1926 (1936)
The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, being destroyed by fire, March 1926 (1936). Built in 1874-79

The burning of Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1871 (c1880). The Great Fire of Chicago destroyed a third of the city including the whole of the business district

Bombardment of Verdun with Incendiary Shells, France, 25-26 March 1916, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Bombardment of Verdun with Incendiary Shells, France, 25-26 March 1916, (1926). The Battle of Verdun was the longest and one of the bloodiest of the First World War

Arras on Fire at at Night, France, 5-6 July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Arras on Fire at at Night, France, 5-6 July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

Fire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Fire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd January 1894

The naval Battle of Navarino, 20th October 1827, (1893). Artist: J Godfrey
The naval Battle of Navarino, 20th October 1827, (1893). The Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829) in Navarino Bay

The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893). Artist: R Dawson
The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893). The Bristol Riots of 1831, 1893. Large-scale riots broke out in Bristol in 1831 sparked by the House of Lords rejection of the Reform Bill

Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. Artist: Lemonier
Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. On 7 June 1915 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L

Le Palais Royal, Paris Commune, 24 May 1871. Fierce street fighting during the suppression of the Paris Commune. The Palace of the Tuileries is ablaze in the background after having been set alight

Train Crash at Bellevue in 1842 (19th century). From the Chateau of Sceaux, France

Paris in flames, 1871. View showing the city ablaze during its recapture by government forces from those of the Paris Commune

La Prise de Paris, 23 May 1871. The Ministry of Finances building ablaze during the recapture of Paris from the Paris Commune. From a private collection

Fire in London, 1808. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Fire in London, 1808. Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, London, burning, on 3 March 1791, after the mills were set alight by arsonists

Great Fire of London, 1666 (19th century). Old St Paul s, destroyed in the fire, seen from the south bank of the Thames. Refugees from the flames cluster in boats

Great Fire of London, 1666 (1825). Charles II and Duke of Yorks party examining the scene. The fire, the worst in Londons history, began in a bakery in Pudding Lane and lasted for 4 days

Great Fire of London, 1666 (c1865). Artist: Kronheim & Co
Great Fire of London, 1666 (c1865). Boats full of citizens who have escaped cross the Thames while others look back to Old St Pauls and the blazing city from the safety of the South Bank

Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Artist: Victor Fleming
Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Still showing part of the burning of Atlanta sequence. MGM film based on the novel of the American Civil War by Margaret Mitchell, screenplay by Sidney Howard

The fall of Richmond, Virginia, American Civil War, 2 April 1865. Artist: Currier and Ives
The fall of Richmond, Virginia, American Civil War, 2 April 1865. Confederates abandoning their capital city having first set fire to it. From a Currier and Ives print

Crimean War, 1853-1856 (c1857)
Crimean War, 1854-1856 (c1857). The Russians, having destroyed as much as possible and scuttled their fleet, abandoning the main southern part of Sebastapol for the northern forts, 8 September 1855

Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, during bombing raid on London, 1916
Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, close to London, by Lieut William Leefe Robinson of Royal Flying Corps during bombing raid on London on night of 2-3 September 1916

Prairie Fires of the Great West, USA, 1871. Artist: Currier and Ives
Prairie Fires of the Great West, USA, 1871. A locomotive with cowcatcher and headlamp hauls a passenger train across the prairie while buffalo stampede in the face of a huge fire

Burning the Farm of a Treacherous Burgher, 2nd Boer War, c1900. A Boer farmers wife shakes her fist at the British soldiers

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