Fumes Collection

His Masters Breath - Satire
His Masters Breath Satirical play on the dog/gramophone logo for His Masters Voice, substituting the music player for a whiskey jar and funnel

The Pythia foretells the Oracle of Delphi
Illustration of the Pythia foretells the Oracle of Delphi

Road Works in Whitehall, London, 1882
Engraving, originally entitled Horse Guards under Fire again, showing a group of workmen re-surfacing the road in Whitehall, London, 1882

The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

traffic congestion on the M1 motorway at Loughborough due to sheer volume of traffic with a plane coming into land at
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Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes
FLO4995407 Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes

Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850
3359129 Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850; (add.info.: Hazards of a 19th Century household, including taxes, rats, black beetles, cockroaches, arsenic fumes, stinking drains)

An engraved guide of the Grotto del Cane, demonstrating the dangers of suffocating in the grotto by holding his dog in
5311017 An engraved guide of the Grotto del Cane, demonstrating the dangers of suffocating in the grotto by holding his dog in the fumes until it was almost unconscious

French fireman and civilian overcome by fumes during a fire, 1899
3480877 French fireman and civilian overcome by fumes during a fire, 1899; (add.info.: Illustration showing French fireman and civilian overcome by fumes during a fire)

Smokie
Drazen Sokac

Coffee Time
Margareth Perfoncio

Woman sitting on a large pot, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates
STC446001 Woman sitting on a large pot, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: la femme)

Winter prismatic
Susanne Landolt

Canyon Meditation
Jerry Berry

Anglo - French Concorde 002 takes off for its maiden flight from Filton, Bristol. Concorde was manufactured at Filton. Concorde would later go into commercial service from 1976 to 2003

Cloud of fumes from Fagradalsfjall volcano illuminated by sunlight at sunrise, Geldingadalir, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

Gran Gratere, Vulcano Island, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy

View of Aeolian Islands archipelago from Gran Cratere, Vulcano Island, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy

Hikers on the Gran craters walks through Steam, Vulcano Island, Aeolian, or Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy, Europe, MR

Hiker on the Gran craters walks through Steam, Vulcano Island, Aeolian, or Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy, Europe, MR

Hikers on the Gran craters runs through Solfatare, Vulcano Island, Aeolian, or Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy, Europe, MR

Sulfur fumes on the Gran craters, Vulcano Island, Aeolian, or Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Italy, Sicily, Mt. Etna, , Dawn of the 14th paroxysm event of 2013 photographed from Piano del Vescovo

Cigarette with smoke and a skull, smoking kills, symbolic image of death from smoking, Germany

Wonderland at Dawn
Raymond Ren Rong Liu

Adda valley
Fabrizio Daminelli

A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tenn. 1939. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott
A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tennessee. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land

Jean Bart (1650-1702), French privateer, wood engraving, published in 1881
Jean Bart (1650 - 1702), naval commander and privateer from Flanders in the service of the French king Louis XIV. Woocut engraving after a contemporary copper engraving (c. 1680/90), published in 1881

Man Wearing a Protective Suit and Gas Mask
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William Gossage (b / w photo)
3649837 William Gossage (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Gossage)

The Colossal Fire Of The Rich American Seaside Resort Of Atlantic City, The Flight Of The Population (Colour Litho)
2798540 The Colossal Fire Of The Rich American Seaside Resort Of Atlantic City, The Flight Of The Population (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Pandora Opening her Box, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1809 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO189702 Pandora Opening her Box, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1809 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Perspective of the second eruption of Vesuvius, published 1750 (etching)
1275185 Perspective of the second eruption of Vesuvius, published 1750 (etching) by Perziado, Francesco Spagnolo (1713-1789); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

Puff, Puff, It is an Age of Puffing, Puff, Puff, Puff, published September 1827 by Thomas
STC188363 Puff, Puff, It is an Age of Puffing, Puff, Puff, Puff, published September 1827 by Thomas McLean, London (coloured etching) by Heath

Fumigation therapy, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates
STC446008 Fumigation therapy, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Inhalation therapy, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates
STC446003 Inhalation therapy, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: allumez une meche de lampe)

Puff, Puff, it is an age of puffing, Puff, Puff, Puff, pub. Thos
872461 Puff, Puff, it is an age of puffing, Puff, Puff, Puff, pub. Thos. McLean, London, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by Heath

Our Artists in Wales, IV, the Ascent of Snowdon, II (engraving)
1044444 Our Artists in Wales, IV, the Ascent of Snowdon, II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Artists in Wales, IV, the Ascent of Snowdon, II)

An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho)
6021934 An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Late night train
Bingo Z

Combien de temps?
Velizar Ivanov

Volatile curtains
Heidi Westum

P 071579
Svetlin Yosifov

Stardust Collection
Test tubes with potion ingredients, lavender, berries, and stardust. Magical still life with staming cup of herbal tea, hexagonal wooden tray and dark background. Fairy tale concept with copy space

On the Way to Hogwarts
Javier de la Torre

Busy tractor in Val d'Orcia
Stefan Miron

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In the realm of His Masters Breath, satire reigns supreme as fumes of wit and irony permeate the air. Like the Pythia foretelling the Oracle of Delphi, these wisps of humor hold secrets waiting to be unraveled. Transporting us back to 1882, we find ourselves amidst road works in Whitehall, London. Thick clouds of dust rise from the ground as workers laboriously pave their way through history. Meanwhile, in ancient Egypt's 19th Dynasty, Neb-Qued's Book of the Dead is filled with rituals involving fumigation - a mystical dance between life and death. Fast forward to modern times on the M1 motorway at Loughborough; traffic congestion engulfs our senses like an overwhelming fog. As a plane descends upon East Midlands airport, it seems even the skies are not spared from this suffocating embrace. The band Smokie once sang about living next door to Alice; little did they know that Adda valley would also become synonymous with swirling mists and enchantment. In America's industrial revolution era, fumes rose from factories like those belonging to American Screw Company - symbols of progress shrouded in smoke. But amidst all this haze emerges Wonderland at Dawn - a moment when nature awakens under a cold morning sky. The winter prismatic colors reflect off icy surfaces while whispers escape from chimneys into frozen landscapes. And there she sits: a woman perched atop a large pot illustrated in The Works of Hippocrates. Is she brewing potions or simply contemplating life? Her surroundings may be clouded by fumes but her thoughts remain clear. They have long been both friend and foe—a reminder that where there is smoke, there is fire; where there are fumes, stories unfold. So let us inhale deeply and immerse ourselves in this captivating world where words intertwine with vaporous tales—where every breath reveals a new adventure.