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Background imagePeril Collection: The Falkland Islands: Encounter of a Sealer with a Sea-Lion, in a Tussac Bog, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Falkland Islands: Encounter of a Sealer with a Sea-Lion, in a Tussac Bog, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Falkland Islands: Encounter of a Sealer with a Sea-Lion, in a Tussac Bog, 1856. European attacking a sea-lion...in a Tussac bog

Background imagePeril Collection: A Norwegian Coastline, 1868-1873. Creator: Carl Frederik Sorensen

A Norwegian Coastline, 1868-1873. Creator: Carl Frederik Sorensen
A Norwegian Coastline, 1868-1873

Background imagePeril Collection: Wreck of the Chilian Steamer 'Cazador', 1856. Creator: Smyth. Wreck of the Chilian Steamer

Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Creator: Smyth. Wreck of the Chilian Steamer
Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Disaster off the coast of Chile. The vessel left Talcahuano with a smooth sea

Background imagePeril Collection: The Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre - Flight of the Masqueraders, 1856. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imagePeril Collection: Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imagePeril Collection: Wreck of 'The Amelia', on the Hermitage Rocks, Jersey, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of "The Amelia", on the Hermitage Rocks, Jersey, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of "The Amelia", on the Hermitage Rocks, Jersey, 1856. The coast of Jersey, with its surrounding groups of rocks, and its banks and shoals

Background imagePeril Collection: Snowstorm in Armenia - Dr. Sandwith and his Party crossing the Allah-Akbar Mountain

Snowstorm in Armenia - Dr. Sandwith and his Party crossing the Allah-Akbar Mountain, on their way fr Creator: Unknown
Snowstorm in Armenia - Dr. Sandwith and his Party crossing the Allah-Akbar Mountain, on their way from Kars, 1856. As we press onwards the wind arises

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

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

Background imagePeril Collection: Ice-Skating in a Village, c.1610. Creator: Hendrick Avercamp

Ice-Skating in a Village, c.1610. Creator: Hendrick Avercamp
Ice-Skating in a Village, c.1610

Background imagePeril Collection: Hungry Wolves Attacking a Party of Riders, 1836. Creator: Eugène Verboeckhoven

Hungry Wolves Attacking a Party of Riders, 1836. Creator: Eugène Verboeckhoven
Hungry Wolves Attacking a Party of Riders, 1836

Background imagePeril Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imagePeril Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imagePeril Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imagePeril Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imagePeril Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imagePeril Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imagePeril Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imagePeril Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imagePeril Collection: Une mission délicate, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Une mission délicate, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une mission delicate, 19th century. A tricky job - man attempting to put a muzzle on a dog, with public notice above

Background imagePeril Collection: The Passage through Krokkleven near Ringerike in Norway, 1788-1789. Creator: Erik Pauelsen

The Passage through Krokkleven near Ringerike in Norway, 1788-1789. Creator: Erik Pauelsen
The Passage through Krokkleven near Ringerike in Norway, 1788-1789

Background imagePeril Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imagePeril Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imagePeril Collection: The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, c1880-83. Creators: Adolph Menzel, W Manfield

The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, c1880-83. Creators: Adolph Menzel, W Manfield
'The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

Background imagePeril Collection: The 'Gallumbo, ' a popular Sport in Spain, 1891. Creator: Unknown

The "Gallumbo, " a popular Sport in Spain, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The "Gallumbo, " a popular Sport in Spain, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePeril Collection: Allons Bon! J'avais oublié de décharger mon fusil!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Allons Bon! J'avais oublié de décharger mon fusil!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Allons Bon! J'avais oublie de decharger mon fusil!, 19th century. Hunting. Ah right, I had forgotten to discharge my gun!

Background imagePeril Collection: '' And Every Soul Was Saved' ; after T.M.Hemy, 1891. Creator: Thomas M M Hemy

'" And Every Soul Was Saved" ; after T.M.Hemy, 1891. Creator: Thomas M M Hemy
'" And Every Soul Was Saved" ; after T.M.Hemy, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePeril Collection: Les agréments d'une flanerie... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Les agréments d'une flanerie... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les agrements d'une flanerie... 19th century. Parisians. The joys of a stroll along the boulevard Montmartre between three and five o'clock

Background imagePeril Collection: 'The Newfoundland Cod Fishery; Fishing for Cod from a Doris or Flat-Bottomed Boat, 1891

'The Newfoundland Cod Fishery; Fishing for Cod from a Doris or Flat-Bottomed Boat, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Newfoundland Cod Fishery; Fishing for Cod from a Doris or Flat-Bottomed Boat, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePeril Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imagePeril Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imagePeril Collection: La surveillance de la mer; Les Allemands ont deja seme, dans la mer du Nord, des mines, 1914

La surveillance de la mer; Les Allemands ont deja seme, dans la mer du Nord, des mines, 1914. Creator: Henri Rudaux
'La surveillance de la mer; Les Allemands ont deja seme, dans la mer du Nord, des mines flottants fort dangereuses pour le securite des transports, 1914

Background imagePeril Collection: Impressions et compressions de voyage, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Impressions et compressions de voyage, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Impressions et compressions de voyage, 19th century. Early railway passengers: We're done for! No, it's well known that when the convoy moves forward the travellers move backwards

Background imagePeril Collection: 'En Foret D'Argonne; Passage dangereux a travers une clairiere, 1915. Creator: Unknown

'En Foret D'Argonne; Passage dangereux a travers une clairiere, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'En Foret D'Argonne; Passage dangereux a travers une clairiere, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Background imagePeril Collection: 'Un sapeur-mineur a son obscur et perilleux travail dans une galerie, 1915. Creator: Unknown

'Un sapeur-mineur a son obscur et perilleux travail dans une galerie, 1915. Creator: Unknown
'Un sapeur-mineur a son obscur et perilleux travail dans une galerie, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Background imagePeril Collection: Manhood. From the series: The Four Ages of Man, 1840-1845. Creator: Ditlev Blunck

Manhood. From the series: The Four Ages of Man, 1840-1845. Creator: Ditlev Blunck
Manhood. From the series: The Four Ages of Man, 1840-1845. Young man steering a boat through rocky seas, flanked by an angel and a devil

Background imagePeril Collection: ''Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor', By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; 'I will thrust, and do thou

'"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; "I will thrust, and do thou ! and see which can drive the other to death", 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imagePeril Collection: ''Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor', By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; 'That for Urith', 1890

'"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; "That for Urith", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Background imagePeril Collection: Le danger du tete-a-tete. Creator: Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Le danger du tete-a-tete. Creator: Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet
Le danger du tete-a-tete

Background imagePeril Collection: 'A Perilous Calling', after Nelson Dawson, 1891. Creator: Unknown

'A Perilous Calling", after Nelson Dawson, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'A Perilous Calling", after Nelson Dawson, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePeril Collection: The Flood, n.d. Creator: Edward Calvert

The Flood, n.d. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Flood, n.d

Background imagePeril Collection: The Pedestrian Hobbies, or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill, published April 8, 1819

The Pedestrian Hobbies, or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill, published April 8, 1819. Creator: William Heath
The Pedestrian Hobbies, or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill, published April 8, 1819. Men riding hobby horses (a forerunner of the bicycle)

Background imagePeril Collection: A Family Party Taking an Airing, 1819. Creator: William Heath

A Family Party Taking an Airing, 1819. Creator: William Heath
A Family Party Taking an Airing, 1819. A hobby horse (a forerunner of the bicycle) adapted to carry a passenger (and her pets). The rider is teased by monkeys. Attributed to William Heath

Background imagePeril Collection: ''Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor', By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; 'Are you aware that the boot-flap behind i

'"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; "Are you aware that the boot-flap behind is down", 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imagePeril Collection: 'A Longing Look', 1890. Creator: Unknown

'A Longing Look', 1890. Creator: Unknown
'A Longing Look', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imagePeril Collection: ''Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor', By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; 'Then he took out his hunting-knife

'"Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor", By S. Baring Gould, M. A.; "Then he took out his hunting-knife and tried the point on his fingers", 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imagePeril Collection: La foudre, c.1865. Creator: Jules Breton

La foudre, c.1865. Creator: Jules Breton
La foudre, c.1865. Lightning. Peasants sheltering under trees during a thunderstorm - a branch has just been broken by a bolt of lightning. A standing woman holds her young child in her arms

Background imagePeril Collection: 'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday May 24, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown

'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday May 24, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday May 24, 1890, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imagePeril Collection: The Graphic Stanley Number; Lieutenant Stairs Charged by a Wounded Elephant, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Graphic Stanley Number; Lieutenant Stairs Charged by a Wounded Elephant, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic Stanley Number; Lieutenant Stairs Charged by a Wounded Elephant, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890



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