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The New Zealander, 1872. Creator: Gustave DoréThe New Zealander, 1872. A figure sits on the banks of the River Thames contemplating the downfall of the city. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold
Le Tapis Vert (The Green Carpet), ca 1776. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)Le Tapis Vert (The Green Carpet), ca 1776. Found in the collection of the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon
Downfall, plate twelve from A Life, 1884. Creator: Max KlingerDownfall, plate twelve from A Life, 1884
Downfall, from A Life, 1884. Creator: Max KlingerDownfall, from A Life, 1884
Into the Gutter!, plate ten from A Life, 1884. Creator: Max KlingerInto the Gutter!, plate ten from A Life, 1884
The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. Artist: Jean Joseph Benjamin ConstantThe Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire since the 4th century AD, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turkish army commanded by Sultan Mehmet II in
A Rakes Progress - 8: The Mad House, 1733. Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress - 8: The Mad House, 1733. True to his nature Tom Rakewell has run through a vast fortune through indulgence in all the luxuries of modern living
Illustration from John Miltons Paradise Lost, 1866. Artist: Gustave DoreIllustration from John Miltons Paradise Lost, 1866. Illustration for Miltons (1608-1674) epic poem dramatising the fall of Man in the Book of Genesis in the Bible
The Fall of Babylon, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835. Creator: John MartinThe Fall of Babylon, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835
The Fall of Satan, 1825. Creator: William BlakeThe Fall of Satan, 1825
A Rakes Progress, Plate 7, June 25, 1735. Creator: William HogarthA Rakes Progress, Plate 7, June 25, 1735
Paye qui Tombe: Die eerst valt betaelt de Speelman, die laest, de Kosten (The Fall of the Country: The First That Falls Pays the Player, the Last the Costs).n.d
From Top to Bottom, or Cause and Effect (Du haut en bas... ou les causes et les effetFrom Top to Bottom, or Cause and Effect (Du haut en bas...ou les causes et les effets), April 1814
Wotan Waits in Valhalla for the End with his Broken Spear, 1906. From The Ring Cycle of operas by German composer Richard Wagner
Leon Trotsky after being expelled from the Communist Party, December 1927. ArtistLeon Trotsky after being expelled from the Communist Party, December 1927. Trotsky (1879-1940) was one of the leading figures of the Russian Revolution and in the Soviet government afterwards
Melancholy End of Tib Gracchus, 1852. Artist: John LeechMelancholy End of Tib Gracchus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
The Giants Downfall, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry WehnertThe Giants Downfall, 1901. The King?s Son Who Feared Nothing is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm
A Rakes Progress - 7: Fleet Prison, 1733. Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress - 7: Fleet Prison, 1733. Tom Rakewell is confined to Fleet Prison, London, for debt, and being harangued by his wife
The Disgrace of Lord Clarendon 1667 (1905)The Disgrace of Lord Clarendon after His Last Interview with the King in Whitehall Palace, 1667 (1905). Edward Hyde, 1st Earl Clarendon was King Charles IIs Chief Minister after the King`s
Emperor Napoleon III of France in exile, Chislehurst, Kent, 1871-1873. The Emperor and his family were forced to flee into exile after the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War led to
The French Imperial Family in exile, Chislehurst, Kent, 1871-1873. Emperor Napoleon III of France, Empress consort Eugenie de Montijo, and Louis Napoleon, Prince Imperial
Henry sent Wolsey away from court, c1529, (1905). Artist: As ForrestHenry sent Wolsey away from court, c1529, (1905). King Henry VIII banishes Cardinal Wolsey. Illustration from Our Island Story by H E Marshall, published by T C & E C Jack Ltd, (London and Edinburgh)
The Journey of a Modern Hero, to the Island of Elba, 1814. Cartoon depicting Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French
Leon Trotsky and his family, Alma Ata, USSR, 1928. Trotsky (1879-1940) with his wife, Natalia Sedova (1882-1962), and son, Lev Sedov (1906-1938)
The Fall of Icarus, 1655. Artist: Michel de MarollesThe 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
Phaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1655. Artist: Michel de MarollesPhaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
Phaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1733. Artist: Bernard PicartPhaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
The fall of Icarus, 1733. Artist: Bernard PicartThe fall of Icarus, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
Victory!, front page of Libres newspaper, 9 May 1945. The end of World War II in Europe, with photographs of the architects of the Allied victory, Roosevelt, Stalin, de Gaulle and Churchill
Nazis Radio Good-bye, front page of the Daily Express, 1 May 1945. The final days of World War II in Europe. The photograph shows the bodies of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c1555. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the ElderLandscape with the Fall of Icarus, c1555. From the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Ruinepublique Soeur de l An-pire!, 1871. Cartoon showing a figure representing the Paris Commune standing over a fallen France, preparing to hurl a rock at her. From a private collection
Caricature of Napoleon I watching the fall of the Colonne de Vendome, Paris Commune, 1871. The Paris Commune voted to dismantle the column erected by Napoloeon I in the Place Vendome
Ah! Que l on est fier d etre Francais, 1871. Doesn t it make one proud to be French?, laments a caricature of Napoleon I, whose statue was toppled from its column in the Place de la Vendome by
Forces under Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, in battle, c410 (1654). Artist: Francois ChauveauForces under Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, in battle, c410 (1654).Alaric (c370-410) ruled the Visigoths (western Goths) from 395
Forces under Alaric I, King of the Visigoths from 395, sacking Rome, 410 (1654). Artist: Francois ChauveauForces under Alaric I, King of the Visigoths from 395, sacking Rome, 410 (1654). Alaric (c370-410) ruled the Visigoths (western Goths) from 395
Daniel interpreting the writing on the wall at the feast of Belshazzar, king of Babylon. The writing read Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin (You are weighed in the scales and found wanting)
Abd-ul-Aziz, Sultan of Turkey from 1861, 1869. Artist: James TissotAbd-ul-Aziz, Sultan of Turkey from 1861, 1869. At first liberal and westernising, Abd-ul-Aziz (1830-1876) became autocratic