Rescuing Collection (page 4)

Perseus and Andromeda, 17th century. Artist: Carle van Loo
Perseus and Andromeda, 17th century. The hero Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus, 1851. Artist: William Holman Hunt
Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus, 1851. A scene from Shakespeares play Two Gentlemen of Verona. Found in the collection of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

The wife of colonel Jankoff saving the regimental flags, bombardment of Vladivostok, 1904. The Russian port city of Vladivostok was shelled by Japanese warships during the Russo-Japanese War of

Flash flood at Ain Sefra, Algeria, 1904. The Swiss-born explorer and writer Isabelle Eberhardt was one of the victims of the disaster. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th November 1904

The passenger liner Liban sinking after colliding with another ship, 1903. On the 7th June 1903 the Liban was rammed and sunk off Marseilles by the Fraissinet steamer Insulaire with the loss of about

Save!!, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

The French Linois Class cruiser Galilee saving french sailors, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th September 1903

Floods in St Petersburg, Russia, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th December 1903

Europeans saved by a detachment of French marines, Pao Ting Fou, China, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Europeans saved by a detachment of French marians, Pao Ting Fou, China, 1900. The Boxer Rebellion. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th November 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

Floods in the Midi, South of France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
Floods in the Midi, South of France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th July 1897

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

Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Arion saved by a dolphin, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Arion saved by a dolphin, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Phineus is delivered from the Harpies by Calais and Zethes, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Phineus is delivered from the Harpies by Calais and Zethes, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The rescue of two French soldiers after an avalanche, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th May 1894

Scene seven, the rescue, from the play Maitre D Armes, Port of Saint-Martin, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Scene seven, the rescue, from the play Maitre D Armes, Port of Saint-Martin, 1892. A play by Jules Mary and Georges Grisier. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 29th October 1892

Failed assassination of Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The failed assassination attempt on Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891. The Otsu Scandal was a failed assassination attempt on Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia

The Fire in the Borgo (detail), 1514. Artist: Raphael
The Fire in the Borgo (detail), 1514. This fresco in the Vatican depicts a fire which broke out in the Borgo in Rome in 847. The blaze is said to have been contained by the benediction of Pope Leo IV

Saint George and the Dragon, c1506. Artist: Raphael
Saint George and the Dragon, c1506. A Roman soldier of Christian faith, Saint George saved the daughter of a pagan king by subduing a dragon with his lance

The Liberation of St Peter, 1514. Artist: Raphael
The Liberation of St Peter, 1514. The story in the New Testament says that King Herod took Peter prisoner and intended to have him killed

Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

A balloon on a roof, 1894. Firemen trying to come to the aid of a balloonist who has crash landed on a roof. Illustration in Le Petit Journal, 1894

Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Arion saved by a dolphin, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Arion saved by a dolphin, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Neptune and Amymone, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Neptune and Amymone, 1615. Neptune -god of the sea in Roman mythology, rescued Amymone from a chthonic satyr that was about to rape her

Antigone, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Antigone, 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

Perseus rescuing Andromeda, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Perseus rescuing Andromeda, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

St George Fighting the Dragon or Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1847. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
St George Fighting the Dragon or Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1847. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

The Jug of the Nightingale, 1854. Florence Nightingale flying to the aid of British troops in the Crimea carrying remedies

The Great Western Railway disaster at Thorpe near Norwich, 10 September 1874. Front page illustration taken from the Illustrated London News, (Vol 65, 19 September, 1874)

Storm at the Sea, 1740s. Artist: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Storm at the Sea, 1740s. Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-1789). Found in the collection of the Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Kiev

The Angel delivering St Peter from prison while the soldiers sleep, 1808. Herod, trying to gain popularity with the Jews, persecuted the early Christian church

Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, c1900. In Ancient Greek legend Iphigenia was to be sacrificed by her father at Aulis to secure favourable winds for the fleet to sail against Troy

Police dog being trained, 1907
Police dog being trained, 1905. A dummy is being used to train this Paris Police dog to rescue people from drowning in the Seine. From Sunday. (London, 1907)

Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798. The British fleet under Nelson destroyed the French fleet in Aboukir Bay in a battle fought at night

Rescue workers releasing a man from a bomb damaged building, World War II, 1940. The large-scale German bombing campaign directed at Britains cities began in August 1940

Accident on the Marly-le-Roi rail line, France, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
Accident on the Marly-le-Roi rail line, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 14th November 1891

The Deliverance of Arsinoe, after 1560-1594. Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto
The Deliverance of Arsinoe, after 1560-1594. From the Gemaeldegallerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

Nordenskjold rescued from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, 1903. (Nils) Otto (Gustaf) Nordenskjold (1869-1928) Swedish explorer and geologist, led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904

Joseph Hastens to Rescue Fanny from Imminent Danger, from " The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams", 1792

Tom Jones Rescues Mrs Waters from the Violence of Northerton, from " The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", 1792

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