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Hector taking leave of Andromache: the Fright of Astyanax, 1766. Creator: Benjamin WestHector taking leave of Andromache: the Fright of Astyanax, 1766
Fear, ca. 1860. Creator: Henry Peach RobinsonFear, ca. 1860
Figure 60: Fright, 1854-56, printed 1862. Creators: Duchenne de BoulogneFigure 60: Fright, 1854-56, printed 1862
Figure 62: Terror, semiprofile, 1854-56, printed 1862. Creators: Duchenne de BoulogneFigure 62: Terror, semiprofile, 1854-56, printed 1862
Amputation, February 17, 1786. February 17, 1786. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonAmputation, February 17, 1786
Lodging at M Queens (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 20, 1786
Horror, January 1, 1800. January 1, 1800. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonHorror, January 1, 1800
The Dead Alive!, July 1795. July 1795. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonThe Dead Alive!, July 1795
The New Property Tax Paying His Respects To John Bull, April 16, 1806. April 16, 1806The New Property Tax Paying His Respects To John Bull, April 16, 1806
Death and the Miser, December 20, 1801. December 20, 1801. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonDeath and the Miser, December 20, 1801
Landscape with rushing stream and a couple on the bank, frightened by a snake, 1775-1827
Story of Golden Locks, ca. 1870. Creator: Seymour Joseph GuyStory of Golden Locks, ca. 1870
Christ Asleep during the Tempest, ca. 1853. Creator: Eugene DelacroixChrist Asleep during the Tempest, ca. 1853
Diana and her nymphs bathing, with a stag hunt in the background, ca 1606. Creator: FranckenDiana and her nymphs bathing, with a stag hunt in the background, ca 1606. Private Collection
The Nursery, 1833. Creator: John DoyleThe Nursery, 1833. John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton de Gyfford; Sir Francis Burdett; William Cobbett; John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer. British politians depicted as crying children
The destruction of Achan and his children in the valley of Achor, 19th century. CreatorThe destruction of Achan and his children in the valley of Achor, 19th century. Biblical scene, from Joshua 7: 24: And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver
Her ghastly face and blood-stained garments... 1919. Creator: UnknownHer ghastly face and blood-stained garments struck terror to the souls of the petrified spectators, 1919....the brides sumptuously lacquered kago appeared, surrounded by a numerous retinue
Lord Cornwallis receiving the Sons of Tippoo Saib, (c1780s), 1816. Creator: UnknownLord Cornwallis receiving the Sons of Tippoo Saib, (c1780s), 1816. Charles Cornwallis, (1738-1805) British Army general and official, appointed Governor-General and of India
Twenty elephants in the flames, 1932. Creator: UnknownTwenty elephants in the flames, 1932. Vingt Elephants dans les Flammes. A fire at a menagerie in Antwerp, Belgium. Front cover of " L Illustre du Petit Journal". [France, 1932]
An appalling cataclysm, 1932. Creator: UnknownAn appalling cataclysm, 1932. Un Epouvantable Cataclysme. Buildings are torn apart and people are killed and injured during the destruction of Saint-Denis de la Reunion
A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Creator: UnknownA volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Un Volcan Se Reveille A La Martinique. People grab belongings and flee as smoke and lava spew out of a volcano
Christian at Mount Sinai, c1910. Creator: UnknownChristian at Mount Sinai, c1910. Scene from " The Pilgrims Progress", by John Bunyan. Glass lantern slide produced by the Church Army Lantern Department which in 1905 had approximately 100
Battle of Cunaxa, 1890. Creator: UnknownBattle of Cunaxa, 1890. The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger and his brother Arsaces, (Artaxerxes II). Cyrus charged his brothers bodyguard and was killed by a javelin
In Memoriam - The Relief of Lucknow, 1858, (1901). Creator: UnknownIn Memoriam - The Relief of Lucknow, 1858, (1901). The siege of Lucknow was one of the major engagements of the uprising against British rule in India which began in 1857
Men in a boat threatened by a sea monster, early-mid 18th century, (1924). CreatorMen in a boat threatened by a sea monster, early-mid 18th century, (1924). From the " Shinsen O Uchiwa" (Old and New Ghost Stories), attribited to Okumura Masanobu
The Sack of Louvain, (1919). Creator: UnknownThe Sack of Louvain, (1919). Scene from the First World War: the town of Louvain in Belgium was attacked by German soldiers in August 1914
Scene from Hamlet, 19th century. Creator: UnknownScene from " Hamlet", 19th century. Act 1 Scene 5 from " Hamlet" by William Shakespeare: the ghost of his father appears to Hamlet and says Adieu Adieu Adieu! remember me
An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris, c1849. Creator: George CruikshankAn Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris - Mourir pour la Patrie, c1849. Humorous scene: shocked and terrified English diners are interrupted at dinner
Desolation des Peruviens pendant L Eclipse de Lune, 1723. Creator: Bernard PicartDesolation des Peruviens pendant L Eclipse de Lune, 1723. Desolation of the Peruvians during the lunar eclipse. From " Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde"
John Gilpins horse is alarmed by a donkey, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph CaldecottJohn Gilpins horse is alarmed by a donkey, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin, newly hatted and wigged thanks to his friend, is about to set off again when a braying donkey frightens his horse
John Gilpins horse splashes mud on a womans dress, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph CaldecottJohn Gilpins horse splashes mud on a womans dress, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin was the subject of a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled " The Diverting History of John Gilpin"
Moses and the Burning Bush. Creator: N v d LindenMoses and the Burning Bush. Scene from the Old Testament
The Dragon of the Apocalyps. Creator: P MassonThe Dragon of the Apocalyps. A fearful king and his subjects cower before a fire-breathing dragon, as angels empty basins over the landscape
Woman being frightened by a mouse, c1950. Creator: Shirley MarkhamWoman being frightened by a mouse, c1950. Birthday card design. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952
Disturbed: A Plover Rising from Its Nest, 1879, (c1902). Creator: UnknownDisturbed: A Plover Rising from Its Nest, 1879, (c1902). After a painting in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. A bird is startled and breaks cover in the early spring twilight
Cupid frightening other children, c1757, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista TiepoloCupid frightening other children, c1757, (1928). Cupid with a cloth over his head frightening other children, pen with wash on white paper
Pirates of the Mediterranean Playing at Dice for Prisoners. c1869. Artist: W RidgwayPirates of the Mediterranean Playing at Dice for Prisoners. c1869. 19th century imagining of a 16th century scene
Dianas Rest. Private Collection
Bell to warn of gas attack, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)
An Episode of the White Terror, 1815, (1896). General Count Jacques Laurent Gilly in hiding in a peasants house near Anduze in the South of France
Children drawing water from the Aldgate pump, London, August 1908. One boy pumps while the other holds a cup under the water outlet. To the left is a street fire alarm, with a bank behind
Street fire alarm, Southwark, London, 1932. Box with a telephone from which the fire brigade could be called. These boxes would have had keys to deter hoax callers
Le Francois a Londres, 1770. Artist: C WhiteLe Francois a Londres, 1770. A butcher, with doubled fists, menaces a French dandy, who holds up his hands in alarm, while one of two women behind him holds his pigtail
The Overdrove ox, 1790. A scene on London Bridge; on the right the Greenwich to Blackheath Machine has overturned; frightened citizens are fleeing from a bull
Blowing up the Pic Nic s; or, Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets... 1802Blowing up the Pic Nic s; or, Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets. Vide Tottenham Street Pantomime, 1802. Richard Sheridan leading the forces of the professionals against the amateurs of the Pic
The Combat, scene from the English Civil War, c1849-c1866
Mackerel seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul SandbyMackerel seller, 1760. A mackerel seller with a large basket, crying her wares, or possibly shouting at the person in the doorway. Her dog barks at a cat who has raised its fur
Exeter Change, 1817. Artist: Henry MeyerExeter Change, 1817. Shows tigers in a cage, probably in crosss menagerie, which was housed in Exeter Change, Westminster, London. A boy is holding up a small child at the cage