Mire Collection

Father Christmas - on bicycle cycling past Fir Trees covered in snow Digital Manipulation
ME-2563-M Father Christmas - on bicycle cycling past Fir Trees covered in snow Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

'"Mired" -- Travelling under difficulties in Tasmania, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'"Mired" -- Travelling under difficulties in Tasmania, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Scenic sunset with wetland at winter time in Finland

Morning fog and woodland landscape in Torronsuo National Park, Finland

Scenic landscape from mire at summer morning in National Park, Liesjärvi, Finland

Scenic landscape with morning light at swamp in National Park, Torronsuo, Finland

Little tree with sunrise at summer night in National Park, Torronsuo, Finland

Landscape with sunset at evening in swamp Finland

Windy landscape with moving clouds at autumn in Finland

Scenic landscape with morning light and foggy forest at swamp in National Park, Torronsuo, Finland

Scenic landscape at summer night in the swamp, National Park, Torronsuo, Finland

Scenic colorful sunrise view with wetland landscape against pink sky at autumn morning in Torronsuo, Finland

Fables of La Fontaine: The carter in the mire (litho)
6002172 Fables of La Fontaine: The carter in the mire (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The carter in the mire)

Difficulties of Gun Transport, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359602 Difficulties of Gun Transport, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Team of oxen retrieve a cannon stuck in the mud (b / w photo)
STC406170 Team of oxen retrieve a cannon stuck in the mud (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Pope John Paul II at Cardiff airport on his visit to Wales

View of Mount Vesuvius as it was in 1757, 1762. Creator: Noel Le Mire
View of Mount Vesuvius as it was in 1757, 1762

View of the Remains of the Temple of Venus on the Isle of Nisida Close to Pouzzol on the Gulf of Naples, 1761

The Cockney in a Slough, 1804. A cockney on horseback is enticed into a mire by a country yokel who claims that the ground is firm

Mire Cottage with Child. Artist: Overbeck, Fritz (1869-1909)
Mire Cottage with Child. Found in the collection of Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum, Hannover

Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland; Bog Pool In The Mountains

Aubert Miraeus
AUBERT MIRAEUS (Le Mire) Flemish writer from Brussels, dean at Antwerp Date: 1573 - 1640

A TROOPERs HORSE IN FOXTON MIRE, autumn manoeuvers 1873

The island of Coin de Mire, Cap Malheureux, Mauritius, Africa

View over the vast lake and marshland Skadarsko Jezero on the border between Montenegro and Albania. Mountains in Albania on the far side. Montenegro, Balkan, Europe

Golden Horsefly (Atylotus fulvus) adult, resting on leaf in mire, New Forest, Hampshire, England, July

Spruce Fir Trees - covered in snow - High Fens - Belgium
ME-2563 Spruce Fir Trees - covered in snow High Fens - Belgium Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Lowland raised mire habitat with site for monitoring effects of CO2 levels ( Greenhouse Effect ), Roudsea Wood and Mosses N.N.R. Cumbria, England

Peat bog plants. Wild blueberry (Vaccinium sp. red) surrounded by Labrador tea plants (Ledum groenlandicum, green). Photographed in Burns Bog, Delta, southwestern British Columbia

Peat extraction. Aerial photograph of excavated land in a peat mire at Bolton Fell. Bolton Fell is among the ten largest lowland raised peat bogs in the UK

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"Mire: A Journey Through Contrasting Realms" In the enchanting winter wonderland, Father Christmas cheerfully pedals past majestic Fir Trees adorned in a pristine blanket of snow. With a touch of digital manipulation, his bicycle becomes an emblem of joy and presents magically appear by his side. However, not all realms are as idyllic. In Canto XVIII of Dante's Inferno, we glimpse an eerie illustration from 1485 depicting the treacherous eighth circle of Hell. Here, souls suffer eternal torment in mires of their own making. La Fontaine's fables take us on yet another journey - this time to witness the struggles faced by a carter trapped in muddy mire. The lithograph captures the essence of human difficulties and serves as a reminder that life is not always smooth sailing. Transportation challenges persist throughout history; even during World War I, gun transport proved arduous amidst treacherous conditions. Oxen valiantly come to the rescue in a black-and-white photograph where they retrieve a stuck cannon from deep mud. Shifting our focus to nature's wonders, we behold Mount Vesuvius as it stood centuries ago through Noel Le Mire's eyes. His intricate depiction transports us back to 1757-1762 when Vesuvius commanded attention with its awe-inspiring presence. The remains of the Temple of Venus on Nisida Island near Pouzzol offer glimpses into ancient times gone by—a testament to both beauty and decay captured through artistry and imagination. Yet again, we encounter human struggle depicted humorously in "The Cockney in a Slough" from 1804. This satirical portrayal reminds us that sometimes laughter can be found even amid challenging circumstances. Mire Cottage with Child portrays domestic bliss amidst simplicity—an artwork by Fritz Overbeck that encapsulates tender moments shared between loved ones against the backdrop of cozy cottage life.