Escape Collection (page 4)

The Pilgrim Fathers, 1916. From America in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1916]

Friday and His Father, c1870. From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. [Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London]

The Death - Postponed, 1822, (1922). Artist: Robert Pollard
The Death - Postponed, 1822, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Cloelia and her Companions escaping from the Etruscan Camp, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Cloelia and her Companions escaping from the Etruscan Camp, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Escape of Morgan, 1902. The Morgans Raid (11 June - 26 July 1863), episode of the American Civil War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

A Man Pursuing A Woman, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Man Pursuing A Woman, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Escape of Suraja Dowla from Plassey, 1757 (c1912). Betrayed by Mir Jafar, then commander of Nawabs army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757

Fortunate Escape of the Juno, c1795. Artist: Robert Dodd
Fortunate Escape of the Juno, c1795. The British frigate HMS Juno escaped undamaged from the port of Toulon under heavy French fire on 10 January 1794. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N

The Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
The Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). The Siege of Cawnpore during the Indian rebellion of 1857

Young Douglas Steals The Keys of Loch Leven Castle, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Young Douglas Steals The Keys of Loch Leven Castle, 1902. The young Douglas Steals helped Mary Queen Of Scots escape from Lochleven Castle. After a work by Patten Wilson (1869-1934)

Mrs Dunstan escaping down the Merrimac, late 17th century(?) (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Queen Janes flight from the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Janes flight from the Tower, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession

Dr Graham shot in his buggy by the Sealkote Mutineers, 1857, (c1860). British doctor killed at Sialkot (now in Pakistan), during the period of the Indian Mutiny

The Narrow Escape of Marlborough, 18th century (19th century). Print taken from Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

The escape of the Young Pretender, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Escape of the Earl of Nithsdale from the Tower of London, 1716, (19th century). William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale (1676-1744) escaped execution by exchanging clothes with his wifes maid

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, c1515-1519 (1849). Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer
Rest on the Flight into Egypt, c1515-1519, (1849). From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, volume V (Paris, 1849)

Southwards in Search of the Sun, 1905. Artist: Bemrose
Southwards in Search of the Sun, 1905. Advertisement for the International Sleeping Car and European Express Trains Company, 1905. From The Connoisseur (January 1905)

The Flight from Lucknow, 1858, (c1920). Artist: Abraham Solomon
The Flight from Lucknow, 1858, (c1920). The siege of Lucknow was one of the major engagements of the uprising against British rule in India which began in 1857

Battle of Quiberon, 1898. Artist: Barbant
Battle of Quiberon, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Death of the Earl, plate V of Marriage a la mode, 1833. Artist: TE Nicholson
Death of the Earl, plate V of Marriage a la mode, 1833. Early 19th century version of a scene from Hogarths Marriage a la mode of c1743

Queen Henrietta (1609-1669) sheltered by a bank from the parliamentarians, 19th century. Artist: J Rogers
Queen Henrietta (1609-1669) sheltered by a bank from the parliamentarians, 19th century. Below this is a representation of King Charles I (1600-1649) escaping from Oxford

Evangelina Cossio (1877-1970), c1910
Evangelina Cossio (1877-1970), (c1910). During the Cuban War of Independence in 1896-98 her imprisonment as a rebel and escape from a Spanish jail in Cuba

Escape of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, 1863 (c1880). Morgan was captured after leading the campaign in the American Civil War that became known as Morgans Raid

Charles II in Disguise Aided in his Escape by Jane Lane... 1651, (19th century). Artist: Herbert Bourne
Charles II in Disguise Aided in his Escape by Jane Lane after the Battle of Worcester, 1651, (19th century). After the execution of his father, Charles I

King Charles II escaping from England, 1651. Artist: Gucht
King Charles II escaping from England, 1651. King Charles II in disguise riding before Mrs Lane by which he made his escape. Lord Wilmot in the distance

Flight of Matilda from Oxford, 1142 (1789). Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154

Flight of Matilda from Oxford, 1142. Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154. He supported the claim to the throne of Matilda (1102-1167)

Charles II in disguise aided in his escape by Jane Lane, 1651, (19th century). Artist: H Bourne
Charles II in disguise aided in his escape by Jane Lane, 1651, (19th century). After the execution of his father, Charles I, Charles II claimed the throne and invaded England in 1651

A True Draught of Eliza Canning, 1753. A View of the Front and Back ofs Wells House at Enfield where E Canning desposed she was confined from 1st to 30th January, 1753

Louis Philippe arrives at Newhaven, 1848, (1900). Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was King of France from 1830 until 1848 when he abdicated in favour of his young grandson

Flight Of The Empress Maude, 12th century, (c1850). In 1142, Maude (or Matilda), was trapped in Oxford Castle but escaped over the ice of the frozen River Thames

Jack Curlings narrow escape from a ferocious bear, 1855. A engraving from the Cassells Illustrated Family Paper, (London, 1855)

Rocheforts Escape, ca 1881. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Rocheforts Escape, ca 1881. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

On Board a Sailing Ship, between 1818 and 1820. Artist: Caspar David Friedrich
On Board a Sailing Ship, between 1818 and 1820. Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Flight into Egypt, c1508. Artist: Titian
The Flight into Egypt, c1508. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

A boy shot by a Prussian gendarme escaping from a correctional facility, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th March 1900

Tragic bullfight accident around Paris, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Tragic bullfight accident around Paris, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd October 1899

Escape of Prince Charles, 18th century, (c1860)

Siege of Lille, October 1792, (1892). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 15th October 1892

Scene seven, the rescue, from the play Maitre D Armes, Port of Saint-Martin, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Scene seven, the rescue, from the play Maitre D Armes, Port of Saint-Martin, 1892. A play by Jules Mary and Georges Grisier. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 29th October 1892

A farming machine struck by lightning, 1902. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 5th October 1902

Orpheus, leading Eurydice out of Hell, looks back upon her and loses her forever, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Orpheus, leading Eurydice out of Hell, looks back upon her and loses her forever, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Icarus and Daedalus, 1887. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
Icarus and Daedalus, 1887. A plate from Gaston Tissandiers Histoire des ballons, 1887. Private Collection

The origin of Rome, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
The origin of Rome, 1757. Anchises was carried from the burning city of Troy on his sons shoulders Aeneas. The journey of Aeneas from Troy

Entering Holland from the Belgian frontier, 1915. About a million refugees crossed the border from German-occupied Belgium into the neutral Netherlands during the First World War

Melusine flies away, 1478. A legendary figure from European folklore, Melusine is usually depicted as a a serpent or fish from the waist down

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