Burning Collection

The Burning Of Cranmer, 1556, (c1850). Thomas Cranmer was one of the first Anglican martyrs burned for heresy in 1556. Colour plate from Pictures of English History

The Florentines Renouncing The Vanities By Order of Savonarola, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Florentines Renouncing The Vanities By Order of Savonarola, 1890. Supporters of Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) Italian Dominican friar and preacher active in Renaissance Florence

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Autumn Leaves, 1856, (c1915). Artist: John Everett Millais
Autumn Leaves, 1856, (c1915). The painting is held by the Manchester Art Gallery. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. The London fire brigade attempting to extinguish a fire...in the warehouses belonging to Sir Charles Price and Co

Come thou out, Housewife called Flosi to Bergthora, 1913. Bergthorsknoll, the home of Njall, is burnt down in the Icelandic saga Njals Saga, killing Njal and his family

"Lord Riverdale's Repentance": George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862
"Lord Riverdale's Repentance" [by William J. Stewart]: George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862. 'That hand was nearer to him at that moment than he dreamt

The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. 'Instantly a dense column of black smoke sprang from the cupola, like a gigantic tower, towards heaven

The boats of H.M.S. Sutlej and Devastation attacking an Indian village in Clayoquot..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The boats of H.M.S. Sutlej and Devastation attacking an Indian village in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant Edward C. Hall

Burning of the United States' mail-steamer Roanoke, off St. George's, Bermuda..., 1864. Creator: Smyth
Burning of the United States' mail-steamer Roanoke, off St. George's, Bermuda, on the 9th of October, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by one of the passengers

Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. 'a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs

The War in America: march of Kershaw's and Fitz Lee's divisions of the Confederate Army..., 1864
The War in America: march of Kershaw's and Fitz Lee's divisions of the Confederate Army up the valley of Virginia, 1864

Burning of the American river steamer Isaac Newton on her way from New York to Albany, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Burning of the American river steamer Isaac Newton on her way from New York to Albany, 1864. Engraving from a sketch y Mr. Edward L. Henry

Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. 'The fire...destroyed nearly all that portion of the city comprised between the Church of St

The Burning of Troy with the Flight of Aeneas and Anchises, early-mid 17th century. Creator: Francois de Nome
The Burning of Troy with the Flight of Aeneas and Anchises, early-mid 17th century. The Trojan Horse (centre) was said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy

Fire by Night in the Winter, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire by Night in the Winter, 1618-1677

Fire at a Village by Night, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire at a Village by Night, 1618-1677

Verdun; Bombardement de Verdun avec des obus incendiaires (nuit du 25 au 26 mars 1916)
'Verdun; Bombardement de Verdun avec des obus incendiaires (nuit du 25 au 26 mars 1916), 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two of

Sketches in Canton - Appearance of a Busy Street...after a Visit from "The Barbarians", 1858
Sketches in Canton - Appearance of a Busy Street in Canton after a Visit from "The Barbarians" on their burning and plundering raid, 1858. Destruction caused by British forces

Great Fire at Bristol, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at Bristol, 1876. The fire was prevented from spreading to the more extensive portion of Messrs. Gardiner and Thomas's premises by the men forming a bank of bags of rice

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: the scene on Saturday night, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876

Martyrdom of a Christian saint, 1497. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne
Martyrdom of a Christian saints, 1497. Illustration from a Book of Hours. Latin text: Initium sancti evangelii secundum Johannem

Kali, 1800-1825. Creator: Unknown
Kali, 1800-1825. Kali, a fierce form of the Great Goddess of the Hindu traditions, stands over the body of the god Shiva, who, despite his open eyes and sexually aroused state

Burning of the training-ship Goliath, 1876. Creator: H. E. Tozer
Burning of the training-ship Goliath, 1876. The Goliath was a vessel of the Royal Navy, lent by the Admiralty to the Forest-gate district board of managers for the training of pauper boys [from

Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve de bruler a terre, deux sapeurs s'efforcent de sauver la soupape qui est la plus precieuse de

Coup d'etat in Portugal; Auto-da-fe in front of the building of the Democratic newspaper... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; Auto-da-fe in front of the building of the Democratic newspaper "O'Mundo", ransacked by revolutionaries during a night of disorder from December 7 to 8

Toilet of Helen, La Belle Hélène, 1914. Creator: Bryson Burroughs
Toilet of Helen, La Belle Helene, 1914. Helen of Troy making herself up at a very modern looking dressing-table while Troy burns in the background

The Fire of Thessaloniki; The Turkish quarter on fire, the same day, at 10 o'clock, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Fire of Thessaloniki; The Turkish quarter on fire, the same day, at 10 o'clock in the evening, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

The Fire of Thessaloniki; Around the old Konak, August 18, 1917, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Fire of Thessaloniki; Around the old Konak, August 18, 1917, at 7 o'clock in the evening, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

In Canada: The Halifax Explosion The mills of Gurney finish burning, 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Canada: The Halifax Explosion The mills of Gurney finish burning, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "The House on Fire on Christmas Eve"
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Illustration from a short story published in "Illustrated London News", 1860

Oda Udaijin Taira no Nobunaga in Flames at the Temple Honnoji, Published in 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oda Udaijin Taira no Nobunaga in Flames at the Temple Honnoji, Published in 1878. From A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan

Requited Love Represented by Eros and Anteros, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham
Requited Love Represented by Eros and Anteros, 1588. From Mythological Subjects

Sketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Note woman on right with bound feet. The rooms where the Chinese sit and smoke opium are surrounded by wooden couches

The old man and the frog, 1904. Creator: Charles Lucien Léandre
The old man and the frog, 1904. Le vieillard et la grenouille'. A large sleeping man sits with his back to a round table, on which a frog in a glass bottle climbs a staircase, watched by a maid

'Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667), 1667-1678. Creator: Willem Schellinks
Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667), 1667-1678

The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen p Creator
The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen putting out the Algerian Strongholds, 27 August 1816, 1818

The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, c.1505-c.1510. Creator: Master of the Figdor Deposition
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, c.1505-c.1510

The Revolution in Sicily - massacre of people by the royal troops at...Palermo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - massacre of people by the royal troops at the Convent of the White Benedictines at Palermo, from a sketch by Frank Vizetelly, 1860....our Special Artist at Palermo

The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667, 1667-1669. Creator: Jan van Leyden
The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667, 1667-1669

The Battle on the Volturno - battery where the Neapolitans burnt the wounded Garibaldians... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - battery where the Neapolitans burnt the wounded Garibaldians - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Sketches in China - the Burning of Telesio's Store, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - the Burning of Telesio's Store, 1858. Europeans in China. Telesio's Store...where sundry beverages and edibles were to be got

The Romans Burning the Dutch Countryside, Publshed 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
The Romans Burning the Dutch Countryside, Publshed 1612. From The War of the Romans Against the Batavians, pl. 34

Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; la ferme Lessard, entre Marizy et Neuilly-Saint-Front, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the operations, 1857. War in China: The time is approaching when our present treaty with China will have

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