Burning Collection (page 12)

The massacre and burning of two villages at Madagascar, c16th century. Men, presumably Europeans, have arrived at the island on a ship. They seem to be responsible for setting fire to native villages

Rebecca Riots, South Wales, 1840s, (1900). Farmers against economic and agrarian depression following the end of the Napoleonic Wars

Robinson Crusoe Saves the Crew of a Ship on Fire at Sea, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Riots in Montreal, Canada, 1849, (1900). The burning of the House of Assembly. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Attack on the Bastille, 1789, (1845). The Bastille was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine. On the morning of 14 July 1789, a crowd advanced on the Bastille

The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). Artist: Sidney Adamson
The Battle of Sommesous, 1914, (1926). The village of Sommesous changed hands four times between the Germans and French during the Battle of the Marne in September 1914

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

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

Masquerade at the French court, 1393, (1470-1475). Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
Masquerade at the French court, (Dance of the Wodehouses), 1393, (1470-1475). Masquerade at the court of King Charles VI of France, accompanied by live music from musicians in the upper right corner

Perillus condemned to the bronze bull by Phalaris, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Pierre Woeiriot de Bouze
Perillus condemned to the bronze bull by Phalaris, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving of Phalaris (c570 BC), tyrant of Agrigentum in Sicily

Marine fusiliers involved in a street battle in Diksmuide, Flanders, Belgium, 1914 (1926). Artist: Charles Fouqueray
Marine fusiliers involved in a street battle in Diksmuide, Flanders, Belgium, 1914 (1926). French marines in action during the Battle of the Yser which stopped the German advance

Cathedral of Reims on fire from German shelling, France, 1914

Satire on Walpole, 1738, (1910). Examples of costume: wigs are smaller than in the 17th century, and the coats are wide-skirted

Masque of Charles VI of France, c1480, (1910). Veils are distended by wires, with knights disguised in close-fitting hairy garments and masks

The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926)

The carcass of Zeppelin LZ93 (L44), St Clement, France, 20 October 1917. Wreckage of a German airship brought down by anti-aircraft fire

Napoleon and his staff watching the burning of Moscow, 1812, (late 19th century. )
Napoleon and his staff watching the burning of Moscow, 1812, (late 19th century.)

A Sea Battle, late 17th or 18th century. Artist: Adam Silo
A Sea Battle, late 17th or 18th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Nymphs Burning the Ship of Telemachus, 1746. Artist: Henri Antoine de Favannes
Nymphs Burning the Ship of Telemachus, 1746. According to Greek mythology, Telemachus was the son of Odysseus. He is a prominent character in Homers Odyssey

The Village Firemen, 1857. Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
The Village Firemen, 1857. Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre Cecil (1824-1898). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1630s. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1630s. Rubens, Peter Paul, (School). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Piano burning, United States, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th June 1904

The German sailors burn Tsung-Li-Yamen, 1900. Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics

Fire at the Bazar de la Charite, Paris, 4th May 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Fire at the Bazar de la Charite, Paris, 4th May 1897. The fire was caused by film equipment with a lamp powered by oxygen exploding. 115 people, most of them women, were killed in the disaster

Disaster at Saint-Sauveur hospital, Lille, France, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Disaster at Saint-Sauveur hospital, Lille, France, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th April 1896. Soldiers, firemen and nurses trying to evacuate people from the burning building

The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Artist: J Rogers
The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI

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

Death of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Artist: Frederic Lix
Death of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Gaston Bauchat was a Sergeant in the Paris fire brigade who was killed in an explosion on 11th February 1894

Mineralogy, extracting sulphur from pyrites, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777

Satirical engraving on the fire of the balloon of Miolan and Janinet 1784 (1887). Artist: Gaston Tissandier
Satirical engraving on the fire of the balloon of Miolan and Janinet 1784 (1887). French abbots Miolan and Janinet were ridiculed for their failed balloon ascent from the Jardin de Luxembourg

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

The death of Hercules, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The death of Hercules, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Thiodamas, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Thiodamas, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

A representation of January, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of January, 1757. A Roman consul. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757

City on the Rock, c1878-1918. Artist: Eugenio Lucas Villamil
City on the Rock, 19th Century. Located in the collection at, New York Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art

The Battle of the Nile, 1800. Artist: Philip James de Loutherbourg
The Battle of the Nile, 1800. The battle was fought at night in Abu Qir Bay, near Alexandria, Nelson found the French fleet at anchor and attacked, Tate Gallery, London

Plunderers, 1867. Artist: Evariste Vital Luminais
Plunderers, 1867. Located in the collection at, Musee de Langus

Easter Island, Religious Festival, 1872. Artist: Louis Marie Julien Viaud
Easter Island, Religious Festival, 1872

La Traversee du Styx, c1591-1638. Artist: Jacob Isaacz van Swanenburg
La Traversee du Styx, c1591-1638. In Greek mythology, Styx is the name of a river which formed the boundary between earth and the underworld, Hades

Saint Paul Preaching at Ephesus, 1649. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur
Saint Paul Preaching at Ephesus, 1649. During Saint Pauls mission to Ephesus, he succeeded in converting many of the citys inhabitants to Christianity, located in the collection at, Louvre, Paris

A woman leaving her burning house in a bombed street, Germany, 1945. She carries the few possessions she has been able to salvage

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

Bombardment of a windmill with Incendiary shells, Artois, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

French soldiers fight a fire started by German incendiary bombs, Artois, World War I, 1915. During World War I the front line between the opposing German

A farm on fire from German incendiary bombs, Artois, France, World War I, 1915. During World War I the front line between the opposing German and British armies in France ran through the province

The martyrdom of St Denis, 1317. On the orders of Sisinnius, St Denis is martyred on a brazier, watched by St Eleutherius and St Rusticus

Ball of the Burning Men, 1393. (c1470). In 1393, Isabeau de Baviere organised a celebration of the marriage of one of her ladies-in-waiting

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