Fallen Collection (page 11)

How a cat falls, 19th century. Artist: Gustave Francois Lasellaz
How a cat falls, 19th century. A print from les Dernieres Merveilles de la Science, by Daniel Bellet

Settling a Score, 1606. Artist: Theodore de Bry
Settling a Score, 1606. Journeys across India, engraved by Theodore De Bry, 1606

Phaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Phaeton 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 Picart
Phaeton 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 Picart
The fall of Icarus, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The fall of Phaeton, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
The fall of Phaeton, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Palemon, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Palemon, 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

The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, 1655. A plate from Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, (detail), 1324. Artist: Simone Martini
Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, (detail), 1324. Lower left scene of the altarpiece: Child Falling from a Balcony. Found in the collection of the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena

Colossal statue of Rameses I in situ, Memphis, Egypt, 13th century BC. Rameses I was the founder of the 19th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt

Memphis, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Ippolito Rosellini
Memphis, Egypt, 19th century. Giant statues amongst the ruins of the Ancient Egyptian city of Memphis. From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Medinet Abou, Thebes, 5th December 1832, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Louis Haghe
Medinet Abou, Thebes, 5th December 1832, Egypt, 19th century. The mortuary temple of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Rameses III, built in the 12th century BC

Medinet Abou, Thebes, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Henry Pilleau
Medinet Abou, Thebes, Egypt, 19th century. From the collection of the Schuster Gallery, London

How the Chateau was Taken, World War I, France, 1915. A German soldier falls through a ceiling, as French troops fire into the room above them. A print from Le Pays de France, 19 August 1915

Hall of columns, Carnac, 1839. Artist: William James Muller
Hall of columns, Carnac, 1839. Found in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Artist: Loyset Liedet
The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Marcel was about to open the gates of Paris to the king of Navarres armed bands, but Jean Maillart prevented him

The Parable of the Blind, 1568. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Parable of the Blind, 1568. Christs words about peoples inner blindness to true religion: they are blind guides, and if one blind man guides another they will both fall into the ditch

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c1555. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c1555. From the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium

The Last Day of Pompeii Detail, 1833. Artist: Karl Briullov
The Last Day of Pompeii Detail, 1833. Pompeii is a ruined Roman city, destroyed by a volcano eruption in AD 79, Russian Museum, St-Petersburg

Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish scientist and naturalist, 1874. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778), the founder of the modern system of plant

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

Colonne de la Place Vendome, Paris Commune, 16 May 1871. View of the Place Vendome showing the ruins of the triumphal column erected by Napoleon that the Communards demolished due to its imperialist

Choeur des Girondins, song sheet, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. Patriotic song on the theme of the glory of death in the cause of the defence of France. From a private collection

Theatre Scene, 1844. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Theatre Scene, 1844. From a private collection

Waterfall of Roben, Oyama, Japan, 1827. Artist: Hokusai
Waterfall of Roben, Oyama, Japan, 1827. From the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Fallen column, Place Vendome, Paris, 1871. View of the Place Vendome showing the ruins of the triumphal column erected by Napoleon that the Communards demolished due to its imperialist symbolism

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

Syntax Star-gazing, c1815. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Syntax Star-gazing, c1815. Dr Syntax showing a young woman the stars with a small refracting telescope typical of this date, while a manservant trips over a dog and falls headlong down the stairs

The death of Duke Leopold of Brunswick during a flood in Brunswick, Germany, 1785. Artist: Pierre Alexandre Wille
The death of Duke Leopold of Brunswick during a flood in Brunswick, Germany, 1785. Leopold of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1752-1785) was a Prussian general

Detail from colossal statue of Rameses II, Memphis, Egypt, c13th century BC. This detail shows the cartouche of the Pharaohs name on his belt. Rameses II reigned between 1279 BC and 1213 BC

Head of colossal statue of Rameses II, Memphis, Egypt, c13th century BC. Rameses II reigned between 1279 BC and 1213 BC

Athena from part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500-480 BC. Reconstruction of part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia

Reconstruction of part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500 - 480 BC
Reconstruction of part of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500-480 BC. Athena is pictured in the centre. This item is now in the Munich Glyptothek Germany

Reconstruction of part of the East Pediment of Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500-c480 BC. This item is now in the Munich Glyptothek: Germany

Detail of fallen warrior from the East Pediment of Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, c500-c480 BC. This item is now in the Munich Glyptothek: Germany

Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (c19th century)
Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, 22 August 1485 (c19th century). Richard III (1452-1485), the last Yorkist king of England, usurped the throne on the death of his brother, Edward IV

David slaying Goliath, c1860. Having killed the Philistine giant with a stone from his sling, David makes sure that Goliath is really dead

Death of Saul and his armour bearer in battle with the Philistines, 1870. Artist: Kronheim & Co
Death of Saul and his armour bearer in battle with the Philistines, 1870. Rather than be captured, they fell on their swords. From the Bible (I Chronicles)

David slaying the Philistine giant Goliath, c1870. According to the Bible, Goliath was 6 cubits (approximately 3 metres) tall

The death of Warwick the Kingmaker, 1471 (c1880). Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), English soldier and statesman was killed at the Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471

An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. The Camperdown rammes the Victoria by mistake, causing the death of Admiral Tyron and 359 Officers and English Sailors, 22 June 1893

Spartacus and Hermann in the Arena, late 19th century. Spartacus (c109 BC-71 BC), Roman gladiator, victorious in the arena, surrounded by the bodies of fallen adversaries

Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Misfortune in the Tulip Hall, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Misfortune in the Tulip Hall, c1816. Dr Syntax is bitten by a dog and falls over, upsetting some of the potted plants arranged on staging in the conservatory

Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish, 1848
Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish. From Matthias Dunn A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848. Engraving

Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder. Leading woman has lost her load and the woman following is in danger of being hurt buy falling coal and and falling off the ladder

Detail of Stonehenge, 3000 BC - 2000 BC
Shows the sockets on the underside of the fallen crosspiece and the boss on the top of the upright stone, 3000 BC - 2000 BC

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