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"Unveiling the Dark Tales of Fatal Encounters: From Plague Doctors to Grand Prix Tragedies" Step back in time to the eerie 17th century

Background imageFatal Collection: The fatal recklessness of a callback, wanting to descend during the race

The fatal recklessness of a callback, wanting to descend during the race, falls and dies (colour litho)
2815369 The fatal recklessness of a callback, wanting to descend during the race, falls and dies (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageFatal Collection: Fatal accident during a game of Basque pelota (colour litho)

Fatal accident during a game of Basque pelota (colour litho)
2779299 Fatal accident during a game of Basque pelota (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal accident during a game of Basque pelota)

Background imageFatal Collection: The Lady Witch (engraving)

The Lady Witch (engraving)
6021207 The Lady Witch (engraving) by Lawless, Matthew James (1837-1864) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lady Witch)

Background imageFatal Collection: The Duel between Signor Cavallotti and Signor Macola at Rome, after the fatal thrust (engraving)

The Duel between Signor Cavallotti and Signor Macola at Rome, after the fatal thrust (engraving)
1039431 The Duel between Signor Cavallotti and Signor Macola at Rome, after the fatal thrust (engraving) by English School

Background imageFatal Collection: United States Navy - Pratt-Read XLNE-1 31506

United States Navy - Pratt-Read XLNE-1 31506, competition #32, at Harris Hill, Elmira, NY in 1946 for the first US soaring contest held after WWII

Background imageFatal Collection: action crash fatal

action crash fatal
1982 Canadian Grand Prix Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 11-13 June 1982. Cars return to the pits as smoke rises from the startline accident in which Riccardo Paletti lost his life. Ref: 82CAN09

Background imageFatal Collection: The Children of Medea and Jason Give Creusa the Fatal Present (Par ses deux fils à

The Children of Medea and Jason Give Creusa the Fatal Present (Par ses deux fils à
The Children of Medea and Jason Give Creusa the Fatal Present (Par ses deux fils a l epouse nouvelle envoye en don la couronne mortelle...), 1563

Background imageFatal Collection: The Dying Greek, ca. 1830. Creator: Asher Brown Durand

The Dying Greek, ca. 1830. Creator: Asher Brown Durand
The Dying Greek, ca. 1830

Background imageFatal Collection: Explosion at the Kings Bastion, Portsmouth, on Monday last, October 1844

Explosion at the Kings Bastion, Portsmouth, on Monday last, October 1844. A fatal accident...As the Artillerymen were re-loading one of the guns...the charge went off

Background imageFatal Collection: Percy Pilchers fatal flight 1899

Percy Pilchers fatal flight 1899
Photographs showing Pilcher ready to start and in mid flight on his invention the Gliding machine. On 30th September 1899, the weather was wet and stormy

Background imageFatal Collection: PHAETONS FATAL DRIVE

PHAETONS FATAL DRIVE
Phaetons irresponsible drive in his father (the Sun)s chariot endangers the planet : Zeus has no choice, but to destroy him with a timely thunderbolt

Background imageFatal Collection: FALL ON THE MATTERHORN

FALL ON THE MATTERHORN
Climbing the Matterhorn with Whymper, Reynaud has a frightening but not fatal fall Date: 1863

Background imageFatal Collection: Fleet Super Bonanza N174SV

Fleet Super Bonanza N174SV
Fleet Super V Bonanza N174SV (msn SV115) (donor aircraft msn D-422 built in 1947). In the late 50s Bay Aviation (formerly Oakland Airmotive produced a twin-engined conversion of the V-tailed Beech)

Background imageFatal Collection: North American T-6G N7765C

North American T-6G N7765C
North American T-6G 50-1288 (MSN 88-17307); transferred to civil registry as N7765C. Seen with racing number 74. N7756C was written off in a fatal accident on 11 October 1993. Date: 1950s

Background imageFatal Collection: Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb

Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb
The low winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb beneath cemetery gates. Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland Date: 2009

Background imageFatal Collection: Hendrik Witboi mortally wounded in the fighting at Fahlgras, 29 October 1905, (1936)

Hendrik Witboi mortally wounded in the fighting at Fahlgras, 29 October 1905, (1936). Hendrik Witbois Todliche Verwundung Im Gefecht Bei Fahlgras, 29 Oktober 1905

Background imageFatal Collection: William receives a fatal hurt at Mantes, 1087 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

William receives a fatal hurt at Mantes, 1087 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
William receives a fatal hurt at Mantes, 1864. William the Conqueror, (1028-1087) fell off his horse after setting Mantes ablaze, and suffered mortal injuries

Background imageFatal Collection: King Richard I (1157-1199) receiving his death wound before the castle of Chaluz, 19th century

King Richard I (1157-1199) receiving his death wound before the castle of Chaluz, 19th century. Richard was King of England from 1189 to 1199

Background imageFatal Collection: Les Journee Fatales du Premier Empire, Revolution of 1789, France

Les Journee Fatales du Premier Empire, Revolution of 1789, France. Colour Lithograph. Private collection

Background imageFatal Collection: Wreckage of the aeroplane in which French pilot Adolphe Pegoud was killed in action, 1915

Wreckage of the aeroplane in which French pilot Adolphe Pegoud was killed in action, 1915. Pegoud was a test pilot for Bleriot before World War I

Background imageFatal Collection: Wreckage of aeroplane in which British pilot Flight-Lieutenant Warneford was killed, 1915

Wreckage of aeroplane in which British pilot Flight-Lieutenant Warneford was killed, 1915. Flight-Lieutenant Rex Warneford was the first Royal Naval Air Service pilot to be awarded the Victoria

Background imageFatal Collection: Russian cruiser under fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5

Russian cruiser under fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Russian cruiser Varyag receiving her death-blows from the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Chemulpo, Russo-Japanese War, February 1904

Background imageFatal Collection: Russian ship sunk by Japanese torpedo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904

Russian ship sunk by Japanese torpedo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904
Russian ironclad Petropavlosk sunk by Japanese torpedo with loss of 600 lives, including Admiral Makharoff, 13 April 1904. Russo-Japanese War 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 24 April 1904

Background imageFatal Collection: The Vultures, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Vultures, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Vultures, 1887. The vultures of the War Office and Contractor hover over a fallen soldier. This concerned a great scandal over the supply of defective weapons to the armed forces

Background imageFatal Collection: DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES COFFIN IS CARRIED FROM HOSPITAL, PARIS - AUGUST 1997

DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES COFFIN IS CARRIED FROM HOSPITAL, PARIS - AUGUST 1997

Background imageFatal Collection: For her childrens sake by Theo. Kremer : the companion play

For her childrens sake by Theo. Kremer : the companion play to The fatal wedding. Date c1903

Background imageFatal Collection: Knife-Thrower Accident

Knife-Thrower Accident
In a London theatre, a cry from the audience causes the knife-throwers assistant to move her head; fortunately the wound is not fatal Date: 1939

Background imageFatal Collection: Big cat skull

Big cat skull. Side (lateral) view of the skull of a big cat with its jaws wide open. The big cats, which include tigers and lions

Background imageFatal Collection: Wood engraving depicting King Henry II of France, 16th century

Wood engraving depicting King Henry II of France, 16th century
Wood engraving depicting King Henry II of France

Background imageFatal Collection: Henri Ii 1519 To 1559 Is Fatally Wounded At A Joust During His Daughters Wedding Celebrations From

Henri Ii 1519 To 1559 Is Fatally Wounded At A Joust During His Daughters Wedding Celebrations From Histoire De France By Colart Published Circa 1840

Background imageFatal Collection: YOUNG CHILDREN OUTSIDE THE GATES OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE HOLDING FLOWERS IN TRIBUTE FOR THE

YOUNG CHILDREN OUTSIDE THE GATES OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE HOLDING FLOWERS IN TRIBUTE FOR THE DEATH OF PRINCESS DIANA 01/09/1997

Background imageFatal Collection: LINDSEY REAY & CARLEE HOOKER WHO SIGNED BOOKS OF CONDOLENCE IN MEMORY OF DIANA

LINDSEY REAY & CARLEE HOOKER WHO SIGNED BOOKS OF CONDOLENCE IN MEMORY OF DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES.- SEPTEMBER 1997

Background imageFatal Collection: PRINCE WILLIAM SURVEYS FLORAL TRIBUTES FOR HIS MOTHER PRINCESS DIANA AT KENSINGTON PALACE

PRINCE WILLIAM SURVEYS FLORAL TRIBUTES FOR HIS MOTHER PRINCESS DIANA AT KENSINGTON PALACE FOLLOWING HER DEATH - 05/09/1997

Background imageFatal Collection: Messages of sympathy following the death of Princess Diana outside Buckingham Palace

Messages of sympathy following the death of Princess Diana outside Buckingham Palace, London - 02/09/1997

Background imageFatal Collection: 10942758

10942758
Douglas A-20J Havoc - Photographed moments after taking a fatal hit

Background imageFatal Collection: Girl Faints in Mans Arm

Girl Faints in Mans Arm
Girl faints into gentlemans arms after reading the fatal telegram Date: circa 1890

Background imageFatal Collection: Boeing 377 MGT mini Guppy N111AS Aero Spacelines Santa Barba

Boeing 377 MGT mini Guppy N111AS Aero Spacelines Santa Barba
The Mini Guppy Turbine was originally planned for the general commercial market such as hauling boats and heavy machinery

Background imageFatal Collection: Poison gas attack, Hulluch, France, aerial photograph, WW1

Poison gas attack, Hulluch, France, aerial photograph, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of smoke from a poison gas attack during the Battle of Hulluch, France, First World War. It was chlorine gas, released by the Germans. Date: 27 April 1916

Background imageFatal Collection: Brain injury C016 / 8920

Brain injury C016 / 8920
Brain injury. Gross specimen of a section through a brain showing the effects of a blunt trauma. The hemisphere at right is showing extensive haemorrhaging (bleeding)

Background imageFatal Collection: Apollo 1 crew in training, 1960s C016 / 6370

Apollo 1 crew in training, 1960s C016 / 6370
Apollo 1 crew in training. NASA astronauts Roger Chaffee (1935-1967), Edward White (1930-1967) and Gus Grissom (1926-1967) in the Apollo command module during training for the Apollo 1 mission

Background imageFatal Collection: Crashed German Zeppelin, 1918

Crashed German Zeppelin, 1918
Crashed German Zeppelin. Aerial view of the wrecked shell of a Zeppelin in an English field. The date is thought to be 8 August 1918, towards the end of the First World War

Background imageFatal Collection: Artery damage, MRA scan

Artery damage, MRA scan
Artery damage. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) scan of the neck of a 23-year-old male motorcycle crash victim. Dissection of the right internal carotid artery (left)

Background imageFatal Collection: Balloons in the Siege of Paris, 1870-1 C017 / 7840

Balloons in the Siege of Paris, 1870-1 C017 / 7840
Balloons in the Siege of Paris. 1874 broadside listing the balloons used to evade the Siege of Paris (1870-71) during the Franco-Prussian War

Background imageFatal Collection: Emperor scorpion eating a cricket C013 / 4401

Emperor scorpion eating a cricket C013 / 4401
Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) eating a cricket. This is the largest of the scorpions, reaching a length of over 20 centimetres. It inhabits forests and savannah in tropical central Africa

Background imageFatal Collection: GLC-LFB Aftermath of fatal fire in care home, NE London

GLC-LFB Aftermath of fatal fire in care home, NE London
Aftermath of a fatal fire at an elderly peoples care home in Billet Road, Walthamstow, NE London. Showing the seat of the fire, with heat damage and smoke staining to the upper areas of the walls

Background imageFatal Collection: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in the Arctic

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in the Arctic. These two British naval ships made up Sir John Franklins 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage

Background imageFatal Collection: John Feeks being electrocuted, 1889

John Feeks being electrocuted, 1889
John Feeks being electrocuted. In Lower Manhattan, New York, USA, in 1889, Western Union lineman John Feeks was electrocuted by alternating current (AC) wires

Background imageFatal Collection: Death of Archimedes in sack of Syracuse

Death of Archimedes in sack of Syracuse
Death of Archimedes in the sack of Syracuse. The Ancient Greek mathematician, physicst and engineer Archimedes (c.287-c.212 BC) was one of the leading scientists in antiquity



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"Unveiling the Dark Tales of Fatal Encounters: From Plague Doctors to Grand Prix Tragedies" Step back in time to the eerie 17th century, where plague doctors roamed the streets, their haunting masks a symbol of both hope and despair. Their presence captured in chilling artwork that echoes through history. Fast forward to the thrilling 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, where Lorenzo Bandini fearlessly led John Surtees on a heart-stopping race. Little did they know that fate had a cruel twist in store for Bandini, as his fatal crash would forever etch his name into racing folklore. In nature's realm lies an enigmatic danger - fly agaric mushrooms with their vibrant red caps beckoning unsuspecting souls. A single bite could lead one down a treacherous path towards mortality. Ancient Greek mythology comes alive with PERSEUS & MEDUSA; an epic tale of heroism and tragedy unfolds before our eyes. Medusa's gaze turns all who meet her into stone, leaving behind only tales of doom and destruction. Tragedy strikes again in London's Langley Street WC2 when flames engulfed the LCC-LFB warehouse, claiming lives and leaving scars that still haunt us today. A reminder of how swiftly life can turn from ordinary to catastrophic. Witness the somber scene at Wombwells Menagerie in 1850 as Ellen Bright meets her untimely demise amidst exotic creatures. The fragility of life juxtaposed against nature's wonders serves as a stark reminder of our own mortality. Amidst Soviet turmoil in 1967, cholera threatened lives until vaccination campaigns emerged like rays of hope on grim horizons. A powerful poster captures this struggle between life and death during these uncertain times. A majestic figure emerges from history - Richard III on Horseback embodies power and ambition but also reminds us that even kings are not immune to tragic endings.