Dangerous Collection

Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass

Highland cow (Bos taurus) rubbing its chin on a stile

Bricklayers 1827
A bricklayer standing on a rather precarious looking scaffold. His assistant mixes mortar behind him; his hod for carrying bricks etc is nearby

Norton. Isle of Man TT
500cc Norton racing at the Isle of Man TT, an annual motorcycle event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since 1907. It regarded as one of the most dangerous racing events in the world

Skerryvore Lighthouse, west coast of Scotland
View of Skerryvore Lighthouse, off the west coast of Scotland, completed in 1844. Seen here with a typically rough sea

Warning sign for wildlife. Tasmania Australia
Warning sign on the side of a highway. Sign shows a car crashing into a kangaroo. Warning recommends speed is reduced to 65 km/h after dark when wildlife is often on the road. Binalong Bay. Tasmania

Kraken attacking ship during a storm
A mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm

Propaganda poster: careless talk costs lives
Second world war propaganda poster warning people that careless talk costs lives. Tell nobody -- not even her

Red Deer SM 1511 Fighting Cervus elaphus © Stefan Meyers / ARDEA LONDON
SM-1511 Red DEER - two stags / male fighting during rutting season Cervus elaphus Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Great White Shark VT 2255 (M)
VT-2255-M Great White / White / White Pointer SHARK - underwater close up of head and open mouth. Carcharodon carcharias Photographed: South Australia

Poisonous Plants
Deadly Nightshade (Atropa Belladonna); Thorn Apple (Datura Stramonium); Henbane (Hyoscyamus Niger); Mezereon (Daphne Mezereum); Fools Parsley (Aethusa Cynapium);

WW2 - Flower-Class Corvette in heavy seas - Atlantic Convoy
WW2 - Weather hazards which the convoy escorts in the Atlantic Ocean have to face in Winter - a Flower-Class Corvette, of 930 tonnes, being thrown high out of the water by a heavy sea. Date: 1943

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria), artwork. This mushroom is powerfully hallucinogenic, containing the drugs ibotenic acid and muscimol

Grizzly Bear WAT 4216 Standing Ursus arctos horribilis © M, Watson ARDEA LONDON
WAT-4216 GRIZZLY BEAR - standing and roaring USA Ursus arctos horribilis The Grizzly is a sub species of the North American Brown Bear Distribution: Alaska, Canada and United States. M

Newly born Barbary lion cubs rest inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, July 8, 2019. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (early 20th century). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman

Sunrise at Tacking Point Lighthouse
Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

Beware of Trains - In English and Welsh
A metal sign in English and Welsh stating - Beware of Trains - likely to have been positioned at a footpath crossing or at a station

Bishop Rock Lighthouse in a gale
The Bishop Rock Lighthouse in a Force 8 gale. Bishop Rock is a small rock at the westernmost tip of the Isles of Scilly. It is the smallest island in the world to have a building on it

In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Artist: Briton Riviere
In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Painting held at the Manchester City Galleries, Manchester. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

Warning sign, Cave canem, beware of the dog, Lake Maggiore, Switzerland, Europe

Fire at 298 Old Brompton Road, London SW5, 25 February 1956

An angry Grizzly Bear
Enraged Grizzly Bear snarling and raising a dangerous-looking paw. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Tiger Shark - Shark swims in shallow water in lagoon. Coral sea. Australia TIG-018
VT-8485 Tiger SHARK - in shallow water lagoon Coral sea

Great White / White / White Pointer SHARK - C/U MOUTH
RAF-78 Great White / White / White Pointer SHARK - C/U MOUTH Carcharodon carcharias Ralf Kiefner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Crocodiles in Playa Larga, Bay of Pigs, Mantanzas Province, Cuba

One-month-old lion cubs lie together at the Ramat Gan Safari
Three one-month-old female African lion cubs lie together at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv February 21, 2010

Winston Churchill at Sidney Street Siege, East London
Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, with a group of policemen during the Siege of Sidney Street in Stepney, East London, on 3 January 1911. Date: 1911

Canadian Rodeo
A cowboy riding a bucking bronco at a rodeo at Alberta, Canada. Date: early 1930s

Polar Bear Road Sign - Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Spitsbergen) LA003889
COS-3965 Polar Bear Road Sign Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Spitsbergen) - Norway Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

A dangerous brew

Mouse held away from Mousetrap
" My Wife won t let me!" A male mouse is prevented by his wife from taking the unwise step of trying to obtain a tempting block of cheese from a little wire cage

COAL MINE / PENITENT
A penitent, so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily

Great Hammerhead Shark - Swims towards the photographer
VT-8479 Great Hammerhead SHARK - swimming towards the photographer Coral Sea. Australia Sphyrna mokarran These sharks are considered dangerous

Percy H Fawcett, British explorer
PERCY H FAWCETT British explorer who disappeared while exploring the Matto Grosso of Brazil

Warning sign, rail traffic

WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights
" Zepp!" WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights Date: circa 1917

Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman Island, Underwater view of Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana) in shallow water near Stingray City in Caribbean Sea

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a raid by Hudson planes of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, during the Second World War, in which eleven ships were hit. 1941

Mountain Lion (Cougar) (Felis concolor) in snow in captivity, near Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, North America

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)
A woman cyclist first aid scout of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), riding along in her distinctive uniform

Stonefish VT 5 Poisonous © Valerie Taylor / ARDEA LONDON
VT-5 STONEFISH - on beach Poisonous Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Don t Waste Bread Wwi
Poster advising the public to eat less bread, and save two thick slices a day to defeat the U-boats during WWI. Thats a dangerous way to cut bread!

Great White Shark - Close up of head with mouth open
DSE-120 Great White SHARK - close-up of head

TIGER SHARK - mouth open
AU-8-BC TIGER SHARK - mouth open Galeocerdo cuviere Distribution: Tropical and temperate waters

Great White Shark - With mouth wide open, South Australia
VT-260-m Great White Shark - With mouth wide open South Australia Carcharodon carcharias Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Great White / White / White Pointer SHARK - & scuba divers in ca
AU-1-KD Great White / White / White Pointer SHARK - & scuba divers in cage Carcharodon carcharias Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Stingray - These large soft rays live on sand in the Moorea lagoon
VT-8656 STINGRAY - These large soft rays live on sand in the Moorea lagoon. They have become a tourist attraction. Moorea, French Polynesia

Lion - Male, charging
CRH-361-m Lion - Male, charging Moremi, Botswana Panthera leo Chris Harvey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fox hunter is thrown and falls on his head
A fox hunter is thrown when his horse refuses a fence, and he lands on his head in the next field

Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John Clempert
Undated coloured poster for Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John Clempert featuring illustrations of his tricks and performances. HPF/5B/18

Sunset over Morecambe Bay Cumbria UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

England v West Indies Fifth Test match at the Oval. England batsman Hugh Morris narrowly avoids a bouncer from West Indies bowler Curtly Ambrose. August 1991

Picture No. 11073692
Lifeguards Surfboard and warning flags on beach Sennen Cove, Cornwall, UK

North America, Florida Alligator among cypress trees in Florida Everglades

Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Lionfish (Pterois volitans). This fish has poisonous spines in its fins. The sting is extremely painful, but is unlikely to be fatal to a human. Photographed in Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Simpson researching anaesthetics, 1840s
Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870), Scottish doctor. This historical artwork shows Simpsons butler walking in on Simpson, who is suffering from the effects of a recent experiment

Man jumping off a large cornince on a snowboard on Flagstaff Peak in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah

Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) adult male, charging, Etosha N. P. Namibia
Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) adult male, charging, Etosha N.P. Namibia

To the Public Danger
Humorous scene by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing policemen chasing a gentleman in a futuristic flying machine along a main road. Satire on flying which was in infancy

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with mouth open, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

White shark looks above water (Carcharodon carcharius). South Africa
Tom Campbell / SplashdownDirect

A speed camera
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Great White Shark - male - Guadalupe island - Mexico
VT-8834 Great White Shark - male Guadalupe island - Mexico Carcharaodon carcharias Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Great White Shark - Female - Guadalupe island - Mexico
VT-8831 Great White Shark - Female Guadalupe island - Mexico

Crocodile, fresh water - resting on surface Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia
VT-8402 Freshwater / Johnston CROCODILE - at surface Gulf of Carpentaria

Great White / White / White Pointer SHARK
RAF-91-m Great White / White / White Pointer SHARK split level view

Daryn Ice Climbing Stewart Falls, Wasatch Mountains, near Provo and Sundance, Utah, USA. MR: MR1.jpg Created 02/03/2007

American alligator C322
TOM-1496 American alligator Florida, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

The main street of Canonsburg Pennsylvania, USA 1984
The main street of Canonsburg Pennsylvania

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji - a member of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Great White Shark
White pointer shark (Carcharodon carcharias)Neptune Island South Australia

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi (new gate) - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Picture No. 10752424
Deadly nightshade with berries (Atropa belladonna) Date:

The Knight of the Holy Grail
Martin Wiegand (1867-1961), The Knight of the Holy Grail, from Parsifal (1882) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Boomslang Snake Showing fangs Chobe, Botswana, Africa
CRH-261 Boomslang Snake - Showing fangs shows fangs, Botswana Dispholidus typus Chris Harvey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red-bellied Piranha - close-up of teeth Llanos, Venezuela
WAT-8420 Red-bellied PIRANHA - close-up of teeth Llanos, Venezuela Serrasalmus nattereri Widely distributed throughout the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. M

Watching Cricket at The Oval, From a Gasometer
A test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, Kennington. The spectators in the foreground have scaled a nearby gasometer. Date: 1931

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"Dangerous: A Glimpse into the Perils of Life, Art, and Nature" In a world teeming with danger, we find ourselves captivated by its allure. From the haunting depiction of Gin Lane in 1751 by William Hogarth to the relentless fury of Bishop Rock Lighthouse battling a gale, danger has been etched into our history. Even great figures like Winston Churchill faced peril head-on during the Sidney Street Siege in East London. The resilience displayed amidst chaos reminds us that danger can bring out both our darkest fears and our greatest strengths. Nature too holds its own dangerous wonders. The majestic Highland cow may seem gentle at first glance, but its sheer size and untamed spirit remind us that beauty often conceals hidden dangers. Beneath the ocean's surface lies another realm of trepidation - where the Great White Shark lurks with an open mouth ready to strike. Ron & Valerie Taylor's underwater close-up captures this apex predator in all its terrifying glory off South Australia's coast. The laborious work captured in Bricklayers 1827 serves as a reminder that even seemingly mundane tasks hold their own risks. Every brick laid is a testament to human vulnerability against gravity's pull. Yet amidst these perils lie beacons of hope. Skerryvore Lighthouse stands tall on Scotland's west coast, guiding ships through treacherous waters towards safety. It symbolizes humanity's ability to conquer adversity and protect one another from harm. But not all dangers are man-made; some stem from mythical creatures like Kraken attacking ships during storms – tales woven through generations reminding us of mankind’s fragility against nature’s wrath. Artistic expressions also explore spiritual hazards as seen in Briton Riviere’s In Manus Tuas Domine. (1879). This masterpiece portrays biblical narratives warning us about unseen threats lurking within ourselves or society at large. Danger can also manifest itself subtly - such as the Fly agaric mushrooms, their vibrant colors concealing a toxic secret.