On Fire Collection

Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. The London fire brigade attempting to extinguish a fire...in the warehouses belonging to Sir Charles Price and Co

"Lord Riverdale's Repentance": George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862
"Lord Riverdale's Repentance" [by William J. Stewart]: George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862. 'That hand was nearer to him at that moment than he dreamt

The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The explosion on Wednesday week at Edmund's Main Colliery, Barnsley, 1862. 'Instantly a dense column of black smoke sprang from the cupola, like a gigantic tower, towards heaven

The boats of H.M.S. Sutlej and Devastation attacking an Indian village in Clayoquot..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The boats of H.M.S. Sutlej and Devastation attacking an Indian village in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant Edward C. Hall

Burning of the United States' mail-steamer Roanoke, off St. George's, Bermuda..., 1864. Creator: Smyth
Burning of the United States' mail-steamer Roanoke, off St. George's, Bermuda, on the 9th of October, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by one of the passengers

Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. 'a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs

The War in America: march of Kershaw's and Fitz Lee's divisions of the Confederate Army..., 1864
The War in America: march of Kershaw's and Fitz Lee's divisions of the Confederate Army up the valley of Virginia, 1864

Burning of the American river steamer Isaac Newton on her way from New York to Albany, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Burning of the American river steamer Isaac Newton on her way from New York to Albany, 1864. Engraving from a sketch y Mr. Edward L. Henry

Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. 'The fire...destroyed nearly all that portion of the city comprised between the Church of St

Fire by Night in the Winter, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire by Night in the Winter, 1618-1677

Fire at a Village by Night, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire at a Village by Night, 1618-1677

The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two of

Sketches in Canton - Appearance of a Busy Street...after a Visit from "The Barbarians", 1858
Sketches in Canton - Appearance of a Busy Street in Canton after a Visit from "The Barbarians" on their burning and plundering raid, 1858. Destruction caused by British forces

Great Fire at Bristol, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at Bristol, 1876. The fire was prevented from spreading to the more extensive portion of Messrs. Gardiner and Thomas's premises by the men forming a bank of bags of rice

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: the scene on Saturday night, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876

Burning of the training-ship Goliath, 1876. Creator: H. E. Tozer
Burning of the training-ship Goliath, 1876. The Goliath was a vessel of the Royal Navy, lent by the Admiralty to the Forest-gate district board of managers for the training of pauper boys [from

Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve de bruler a terre, deux sapeurs s'efforcent de sauver la soupape qui est la plus precieuse de

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "The House on Fire on Christmas Eve"
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Illustration from a short story published in "Illustrated London News", 1860

Oda Udaijin Taira no Nobunaga in Flames at the Temple Honnoji, Published in 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oda Udaijin Taira no Nobunaga in Flames at the Temple Honnoji, Published in 1878. From A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan

The Revolution in Sicily - massacre of people by the royal troops at...Palermo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - massacre of people by the royal troops at the Convent of the White Benedictines at Palermo, from a sketch by Frank Vizetelly, 1860....our Special Artist at Palermo

Sketches in China - the Burning of Telesio's Store, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - the Burning of Telesio's Store, 1858. Europeans in China. Telesio's Store...where sundry beverages and edibles were to be got

Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the operations, 1857. War in China: The time is approaching when our present treaty with China will have

The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, [London], 1876. The...fire took place [in] a large bonded warehouse...having an extensive river frontage, in the occupation of Messrs

View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon
View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Blazing curtain on the right side of the stage. The actors, the musicians and the audience are in panic

The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). It was determined to block the narrow entrance of Santiago harbour [in Cuba], and an old American collier steamer, the Merrimac

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Ceremonies during the Tsingbing Festival. An altar. Man with gong and a burnt offering. Ceremony with major, capitains, lieutenants

Allegory of the planet Venus, 1742-1801. Creator: Georg Balthasar Probst
Allegory of the planet Venus, 1742-1801. Venus, sixth planet, and its influence. In the centre floating on a cloud are Venus and Cupid, a set of scales and a bull

View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. L'Escadre Verte ayant ete accueilli d'une Violente Tempete dans la riviere de St

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War, showing...Captain Caldwell, [commanding] H.M.S

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1 Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War. On Sunday afternoon, August 12, H.M

Canton and Part of the Suburbs, sketched during the Conflagration in the City, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Canton and Part of the Suburbs, sketched during the Conflagration in the City, 1857. This Sketch is of interest as it was taken during the only fire of importance which we have succeeded as yet in

The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Creator: Dirk Langendijk
The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Sint-Janskerk in Arnhem was demolished in 1817

Fire at Amsterdam by Night, 1645-1660. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire at Amsterdam by Night, 1645-1660

The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. The moment the plugs of the Lambeth, Vauxhall, and Southwark Companies mains were drawn

The Burning of the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Battersea-Bridge, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Battersea-Bridge, 1856....a sudden alarm of fire arose, and the same instant it was discovered that a small ante-room adjoining

The Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre - Flight of the Masqueraders, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre - Flight of the Masqueraders, 1856. Illustration to a poem suggested by a theatre fire

Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, [London], 1856. Inquiry into the cause of the fire: John Drake Palmer, gasman, said he had the entire management of the gas-fittings of the theatre

Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund
Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Andromache grieves for her husband as the city of Thebe Hypoplakia is burned by the Greeks

Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685. Creator: Adam Colonia
Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685

Prometheus steals fire, 1906-1917. Creator: Poul S. Christiansen
Prometheus steals fire, 1906-1917. Prometheus defies the gods by stealing fire from them, and gives it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and civilisation

The Most Terrible Night, 1807-1808. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen
The Most Terrible Night. View of Kongens Nytorv (King's New Square) in Copenhagen During the English Bombardment of Copenhagen at Night between 4 and 5 September 1807, 1807-1808

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Gervais : La Vierge intercédant près de Jésus pour les... c.1869-1871
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Gervais : La Vierge intercedant pres de Jesus pour les pecheurs. Le Jugement dernier et Jesus intercedant. La bonne mort

La Paix, between 1740 and 1750. Creator: Unknown
La Paix, between 1740 and 1750. Peace. Allegorical figure of peace, crowned with laurel, sets fire to the attributes of the war. At her feet, a man tries to break his chains

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Sulpice : Saint Louis enterre les pestiférés à Damiette, c.1864 - 1870
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Sulpice : Saint Louis enterre les pestiferes a Damiette, between 1864 and 1870. Sketch for the Saint-Sulpice church (6th arrondissement of Paris)

H.M.S. "Miranda", and her Prizes, in Litscha Bay, Russian Lapland, 1854. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Miranda", and her Prizes, in Litscha Bay, Russian Lapland, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships bring home booty after destroying the town of Kola

Burning of the town of Novitska, in the White Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Burning of the town of Novitska, in the White Sea, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: Royal Navy warships bombard a town in northern Russia

Conflagration at Varna: French Line-of-Battle ship "Bayard" - H.M. Frigate "Leander", 1854. Crimean War: fire in a Bulgarian Black Sea port

Fire at Cubitt's Building Works, Thames Bank, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Fire at Cubitt's Building Works, Thames Bank, [London] 1854. The [building] had been erected regardless of expense, so as to make the factory throughout substantial, and, if possible, fire-proof

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