Torch Collection (page 7)

Justice and Divine Vengeance pursuing Crime, 1808. Artist: Pierre-Paul Prud hon
Justice and Divine Vengeance pursuing Crime, 1808. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Great Chamber in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. Artist: Agostino Aglio
Great Chamber in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. The Italian explorer and antiquities collector Giovanni Belzoni was the first to enter the second pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre

Forced Passage in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. Artist: Agostino Aglio
Forced Passage in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. The Italian explorer and antiquities collector Giovanni Belzoni was the first to enter the second pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre

Ball of the Burning Men, 1393. (c1470). In 1393, Isabeau de Baviere organised a celebration of the marriage of one of her ladies-in-waiting

Le Canard a Trois Becs, cartoon relating to the Paris Commune, 1871. Artist: H Nerac
Le Canard a Trois Becs, cartoon relating to the Paris Commune, 1871. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Prehistoric Peeps: A Night Lecture on Evolution, 1894. Artist: Edward Tennyson Reed
Prehistoric Peeps: A Night Lecture on Evolution, 1894. Satirical cartoon showing creatures halfway between men and monkeys listening to a lecture. The lectern is in the form of a pteradoctyl

Anchovy Fishing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Anchovy Fishing, c1845. Depicting men in their sailing boats out at sea. In the boat on the right men are dragging a net out of the water

Indians Fishing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Indians Fishing, c1845. Two men in a boat, one of them standing posied with a spear in their hand, ready to spear a fish. The boat has a lighted torch at the front of it in order to increase

Eruption of Vesuvius, Italy, c1815. Vesuvius during one of its early 19th century eruptions viewed from the Bay of Naples. In the centre foreground fishermen are using a flare to attract their prey

Cupids with Doves and a Torch, 17th centruy. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Cupids with Doves and a Torch, 17th century. Tiepolo, Giandomenico (1727-1804). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Lintel 24, Maya, Late Classic period, c600-900
Maya relief of a priest cutting his tongue on a rope of thorns, from Lintel 24, House E, at Menche, Late Classic period, c600-900

Greek bronze figure holding a pomegranate and a torch, possibly the Greek goddess Persephone. from the British Museums collection

Ancient Olympic Games: the relay race, 1922. Competitors had to keep alight the flame and hand it to their fellows.This reconstruction shows a runner protecting the flame with his shield

Exploring a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA, c1870
Exploring The Styx, a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, the system of limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA, c1870. Wood engraving

Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a lighthouse in the form of a giant statue of the god Helios

Joseph Addisons torchlight funeral in Westminster Abbey, 1719 (c1850). Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician

The July Revolution, France, 1848: election of the President of the Republic, December, 1848. Taking the ballot boxes to the Hotel de Ville, Paris

The Irish Guy Fawkes, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Guy Fawkes, 1880. This cartoon shows Charles Parnell, the Irish Nationalist leader, creeping past the barrels of the gunpowder of Rebellion, Sedition and Anarchy

The Habitual Criminal Cure, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
The Habitual Criminal Cure, 1869. This cartoon refers to what might be called an early stop and search. Recently, the Habitual Criminals Act passed through the House of Lords

Portrait of la Voisin, . n. d. Creator: Antoine Coypel
Portrait of la Voisin, .n.d

L Amour couronnepar les Graces (Cupid crowned by the Graces), 1770-1805
L Amour couronne par les Graces (Cupid crowned by the Graces), 1770-1805

A Sybil reading facing right, ca. 1517-18. Creator: Ugo da Carpi
A Sybil reading facing right, ca. 1517-18

Off, off, you lendings-Come unbutton here (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4), 1793
Off, off, you lendings - Come unbutton here (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4), 1793

Esemplario di lavori, page 5 (verso), August 1529. August 1529
Esemplario di lavori, page 5 (verso), August 1529

Light Your Honor, Coach unhired, 1811. 1811. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Light Your Honor, Coach unhired, 1811

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