Panic Collection (page 2)

John Gilpins wine bottles explode, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpins wine bottles explode, 1878, (c1918). Before setting out on his journey, Gilpin had attached bottles of wine to his belt

Bystanders watch as John Gilpin is chased across the countryside, 1878, (c1918). Creator
Bystanders watch as John Gilpin is chased across the countryside, 1878, (c1918). Riders set off in pursuit of Gilpin, wrongly assuming that as he is being chased by the postboy

Girl on horse fleeing flaming fort, c1941. Creator: Shirley Markham
Girl on horse fleeing flaming fort, c1941. Painting done aged 10. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, (1818). Creator: Unknown
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, (1818). 19th century depiction of the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD, during which the Second Temple was burned

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

Bank-notes - paper money - French alarmists... 1797. Artist
Bank-notes - paper money - French alarmists... 1797. Showing the interior of the Bank of England. William Pitt is standing behind a counter

Destruction of the Victoria & Albert Balloon, Arlington St, Westminster, London, 1851. View of the Victoria and Albert hot air balloon crashing into a building

People bargaining for mounts at West Smithfield, London, 1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
People bargaining for mounts at West Smithfield, London, 1825. Child chimney-sweeps covered in soot ride a donkey. A white horse panics

A sudden surprize to the City Militia... 1774. Artist: John Nixon
A sudden surprize to the City Militia... 1774. The gateway of the Honourable Artillery Company headquarters. Children climbing

Brighton Coach leaving th Belle Sauvage Inn, London, c1840
The 3 Browns booked for Brighton, and only one place: the Brighton coach leaving the Belle Sauvage, c1840. Satirical scene showing a crowded coach leaving the Belle Sauvage Inn, Belle Sauvage Yard

The Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: Samuel Knights
THE TUNNEL !!! or another BUBBLE BURST!, 1827; pedestrians walking through the Thames Tunnel, London flee in terror as a torrent of water gushes through the roof. Beneath this image is a moral verse

The Ghost - A Christmas Frolic - Le Revenant, 1814
The Ghost - A Christmas Frolic - Le Revenant, printed 1814 (stipple engraving)

Depositors of the Union Trust Company, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Great Depression, July 1933. Lining up to draw out what is left of their deposits

The Wall Street Crash, New York City, USA, Thursday, 24 October 1929. The panicking crowds that collected that morning outside the Stock Exchange building at Broad and Wall Streets

Stock-market listings as recorded in the New York Times, Wednesday, 30 October, 1929. Printed the morning after the great liquidation, the famous sixteen-million-share day

The City Was Taken With A Desperate Panic, 1902. Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
The City Was Taken With A Desperate Panic, 1902. The Morgans Raid (11 June - 26 July 1863), episode of the American Civil War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

The Frightened Elephants Rushed Back Crashing Through The Forest, 1895, (1902). Artist: Stanley Llewellyn Wood
The Frightened Elephants Rushed Back Crashing Through The Forest, 1895, (1902). The Anglo-Nepalese War or Gurkha War (1814-16), fought between the Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company

Mr. Jorrockss Bath, 1854. Artist: John Leech
Mr. Jorrockss Bath, 1854. From Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrockss Hunt, by Robert Smith Surtees. [Bradbury and Evans, London, 1854]

Bearnaise, c19th century. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Bearnaise, c19th century. Charles Motte was a French lithographer and publisher who encouraged early 19th century artists to reproduce their work. After Jean Victor Adam (1801-1867)

Travelers Stung By Bees, c1880. From The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone The Great Missionary Traveller. [Adam & Co. London, c1880]

Chasing the Ostrich, c1880. From The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone The Great Missionary Traveller. [Adam & Co. London, c1880]

The Death of Major Peirson at St. Heliers, 1781 (1878). Artist: JJ Crew
The Death of Major Peirson at St. Heliers, 1781 (1878). The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781. The Battle of Jersey was the last French attempt to seize the island of Jersey

We are beaten, o Romans, in a great battle, our army is destroyed, c1912 (1912). The announcement by Marcus, one of the Roman praetors

The Great Fire of London, 1666 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. III, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Mr Muffington on Placid Joe (late Pull Devil), 1865. Artist: John Leech
Mr Muffington on Placid Joe (late Pull Devil), 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co

Mandarin throwing himself with the infant emperor into the sea, 13th century, (1847). Artist: Armstrong
Mandarin throwing himself with the infant emperor into the sea, 13th century, (1847). Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

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

Death of Turenne, Henri de La Tour d?Auvergne, marshal of France, 1898. Artist: Laplante
Death of Turenne, Henri de La Tour d?Auvergne, marshal of France, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Canterbury burned by the Danes, 851 AD, (c1920). Artist: A Pearse
Canterbury burned by the Danes, 851 AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Cubans Burning Refineries, (1870s), 1920s
Cubans burning a sugar refinery. During the two wars the Cubans burned many refineries to deprive revenue to the government of Spain

The Military Prophet... April 1750
The Military Prophet: or, A Flight from Providence. Adressed to the foolish and guilty who timidly withdrew themselves on the alarm of another earthquake, April 1750

On the Road to Souain, Sommepy, France, World War I, 1915 (1929). A column of French troops comes under artillery fire

A Chlorine Gas Attack, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 1915, (1926). Artist: Lucien Jonas
A Chlorine Gas Attack, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 1915, (1926). On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front, in the first gas attack of the war

Street fighting in Petrograd, Russia, 17th July 1917. An outbreak of violence in the city in the period between the February and October Revolutions

Circus tent blown away, Saint Etienne, France, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th April 1903

In Spain, Riots break out in Barcelona, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 26th May 1901

Panic at King Humberts funeral, Rome, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th August 1900

Self-sacrifice of a French cuirassier, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd September 1900

Collision on the Seine, Paris, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Collision on the Seine, Paris, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th February 1897

Fire at the Bazar de la Charite, Paris, 4th May 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Fire at the Bazar de la Charite, Paris, 4th May 1897. The fire was caused by film equipment with a lamp powered by oxygen exploding. 115 people, most of them women, were killed in the disaster

Disaster at Saint-Sauveur hospital, Lille, France, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Disaster at Saint-Sauveur hospital, Lille, France, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th April 1896. Soldiers, firemen and nurses trying to evacuate people from the burning building

A bomb in Barcelona, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
A bomb in Barcelona, 1896. On June 7, 1896, a bomb, probably planted by anarchists, exploded amidst a religious procession in Cambios Nuevos, Barcelona

The Lynching in a prison of a black man and the assassination of a white woman tied to him, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th December 1902

Venezuelan vessels sunk by the Anglo-German fleet, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th December 1902

The Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
The Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. The concrete dam of Bouzey (France) failed in the year 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th May 1895

Cholera in Russia, the troubles in Astrakhan, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Cholera in Russia, the troubles in Astrakhan, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th August 1892

The taking away of the insane in Villejuif, Paris, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The taking away of the insane in Villejuif, Paris, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 12th December 1891

A representation of the opera Lohengrin, Place de l Opera, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
A representation of the opera Lohengrin, Place de l Opera, 1891. Lohengrin is a romantic opera (or music drama) in three acts by Richard Wagner

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