Peril Collection (page 7)

Four Putti Making and Drinking Wine, ca. 1620-1640. Creator: Unknown
Four Putti Making and Drinking Wine, ca. 1620-1640

Zhong Kui (Shoki) on a tiger, Edo period, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Zhong Kui (Shoki) on a tiger, Edo period, 18th century

In Midair 3000 feet from anywhere, Yosemite, Cal. 1894. Creator: BW Kilburn
In Midair 3000 feet from anywhere, Yosemite, Cal. 1894. Albumen silver print, stereocard

Again Dicks revolver spoke death, and a man threw up his arms and collapsed in ahuddled heap
5997539 Again Dicks revolver spoke death, and a man threw up his arms and collapsed in ahuddled heap: scene from The Treasure of the Temple (colour litho) by English School

Page from The Legend of Barlaam and Ioasaph, attributed to St
702611 Page from The Legend of Barlaam and Ioasaph, attributed to St. John of Damascus, Aleppo, 1639 (pen & in and w/c on vellum) by Syrian School

Not out of Danger or, Among the Icebergs (colour litho)
3648266 Not out of Danger or, Among the Icebergs (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Not out of Danger or, Among the Icebergs)

The Seaman in a Storm (engraving)
3646506 The Seaman in a Storm (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seaman in a Storm. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Running into Danger! (colour litho)
3648212 Running into Danger! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Running into Danger! (Dedicated to the Rt Hon B Disraeli)

Wolves in Russia (colour litho)
3622640 Wolves in Russia (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wolves in Russia.); © Look and Learn

The Peril of the Queen Henrietta Maria (engraving)
3622624 The Peril of the Queen Henrietta Maria (engraving) by Yeames, William Frederick (1835-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peril of the Queen Henrietta Maria)

Rousseau averti du danger qui lui menace (gravure)
3620982 Rousseau averti du danger qui lui menace (gravure) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rousseau warned of the danger threatening him)

Little Red Riding Hood (engraving)
5234320 Little Red Riding Hood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Red Riding Hood.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection; English

The Rock of Scylla, dreaded by ancient mariners, Sicily, Italy (engraving)
5997441 The Rock of Scylla, dreaded by ancient mariners, Sicily, Italy (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rock of Scylla, dreaded by ancient mariners)

Saved. Illustration from The Natural Bridge, or One Niche the Highest, by Elihu Burritt (colour litho)
5207638 Saved. Illustration from The Natural Bridge, or One Niche the Highest, by Elihu Burritt (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saved)

Women riding a tandem (chromolitho)
974530 Women riding a tandem (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women riding a tandem)

Perils of the Hunt, A Lion pounces on a Hunter, c. 1615 (opaque w / c on silk)
993548 Perils of the Hunt, A Lion pounces on a Hunter, c.1615 (opaque w/c on silk) by Nanha (c.1582-1635); 24.5x37.2 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; Indian

Ashanti man being menaced by a hippopotamus (colour litho)
979048 Ashanti man being menaced by a hippopotamus (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashanti man being menaced by a hippopotamus)

Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper)
877258 Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 65.4x89.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American, out of copyright

The Monkey and the Cat, 1868 (engraving)
PER465716 The Monkey and the Cat, 1868 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Singe et le Chat; Jean de la Fontaine (1621-95)); French, out of copyright

Perils of the Sea, 1881 (w / c over graphite on paper)
623412 Perils of the Sea, 1881 (w/c over graphite on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 37.1x53.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American

The Swallow and the Birds, illustration from Fables by La Fontaine
PER437858 The Swallow and the Birds, illustration from Fables by La Fontaine, 1868 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sinbad is carried away by a roc (chromolitho)
2817086 Sinbad is carried away by a roc (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinbad is carried away by a roc)

Fashion has its dangers (colour litho)
2779717 Fashion has its dangers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashion has its dangers)

Escaped convicts attacked by sharks off the coast of French Guiana (colour litho)
2779195 Escaped convicts attacked by sharks off the coast of French Guiana (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Biadjacks (engraving)
2783118 Les Biadjacks (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Biadjacks. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 2 April 1893.); © Look and Learn

The land of the Cyclops (chromolitho)
2782965 The land of the Cyclops (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The land of the Cyclops. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (colour litho)
3099136 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Sous une pluie de pierres. Accident au Vesuve)

Comic postcard, Two children at the seaside in a boat Date: 20th century

An R. A. M. C. feat hard to match: bringing wounded down the cliff during the Suvla Bay
STC312607 An R.A.M.C. feat hard to match: bringing wounded down the cliff during the Suvla Bay Battle at the Dardanelles, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by Woodville

English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys
English tourists losing hats and wigs when attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys. Seabirds protecting their nests and eggs. Doctor Prosody attacked by Soland fowl in the Orkneys

Captain Cooks ship being in peril, the crew threw the guns overboard (litho)
5198221 Captain Cooks ship being in peril, the crew threw the guns overboard (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Cooks ship being in peril)

The Perils of the Sea, 1888 (etching)
CLK339992 The Perils of the Sea, 1888 (etching) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 41x53 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American, out of copyright

Carried with the Tide! or, A Dangerous Cruise (colour litho)
3648279 Carried with the Tide! or, A Dangerous Cruise (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carried with the Tide)

Christian Charity! or, They Will Sink the Boat between Them (colour litho)
3648267 Christian Charity! or, They Will Sink the Boat between Them (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Charity)

The Brigand Attacking Travellers (coloured engraving)
2817021 The Brigand Attacking Travellers (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brigand Attacking Travellers.); © Look and Learn

The Wreck of the Grosvenor, 1783 (oil on canvas)
3870574 The Wreck of the Grosvenor, 1783 (oil on canvas) by Smirke, Robert (1752-1845); Private Collection; (add.info.: Courtesy of Captain A R Coxon, RN (Retd)

She looked with angry woe at the straining and snarling horde below
3514720 She looked with angry woe at the straining and snarling horde below. from The Wooing of Becfola in Irish Fairy Tales by Rackham

Les Cavernes A Requins (engraving)
2789082 Les Cavernes A Requins (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Cavernes A Requins. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 8 December 1889)

A motorist attacked by eagles in the South of France (colour litho)
2779856 A motorist attacked by eagles in the South of France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A motorist attacked by eagles in the South of France)

A balloon flying above a forest fire in Germany (colour litho)
2779714 A balloon flying above a forest fire in Germany (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A balloon flying above a forest fire in Germany)

Terrible landslide in the Alps (colour litho)
2779216 Terrible landslide in the Alps (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terrible landslide in the Alps)

A balloon struck by a train (colour litho)
3097610 A balloon struck by a train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A balloon struck by a train. Ballon Tamponne Par Un Train)

Motoring: a dangerous turn (colour litho)
3104191 Motoring: a dangerous turn (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Motoring: a dangerous turn)

L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth (engraving)
957756 L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth)

Aventures Perilleuses D Un Marin Francais Dans La Nouvelle Guinee (engraving)
2783237 Aventures Perilleuses D Un Marin Francais Dans La Nouvelle Guinee (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Chasseur De Viperes (engraving)
2783082 Le Chasseur De Viperes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Chasseur De Viperes)

Poster, Freedom is in Peril, WW2
Poster, Freedom is in Peril, defend it with all your might, Ministry of Information. 1939

The Pudding in Peril (engraving)
1602690 The Pudding in Peril (engraving) by Gregory, Charles (1810-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pudding in Peril. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1876)

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"Peril: A Glimpse into the Abyss of Danger and Uncertainty" In this captivating collection of artworks, peril takes center stage, reminding us of the fragility and unpredictability of life. From Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max's haunting "The Lion's Bride, " where a woman faces the danger lurking within nature itself, to Briton Riviere's intense portrayal in "In Manus Tuas Domine. " that depicts a fiery struggle for survival, these masterpieces evoke a sense of impending doom. As we delve deeper into this exploration, George Baxter's depiction of climbers on the treacherous ascent of Mont Blanc serves as a stark reminder that even conquering great heights comes with its own perils. Winslow Homer's masterpiece "The Gulf Stream" captures both the beauty and danger intertwined in our relationship with nature. Moving beyond physical dangers, suffragettes in Hastings boldly faced societal peril as they fought for their rights during an era when women were silenced. The concept of "yellow peril" reminds us how fear can be used to stigmatize and marginalize certain communities based on race or ethnicity. Even entertainment carries its share of risk; whether it is Biggles maneuvering through fire-filled skies or children risking injury while playing with fire on wasteland at Beaumont Street. The Great Blondini defies death by walking above four lions on a high wire – an act that epitomizes courage amidst imminent danger. But not all they are visible; sometimes they hide behind masks at tragic masked balls like the one depicted in 1930 by an unknown artist. These masquerades symbolize hidden dangers lurking beneath seemingly harmless facades. Lastly, we catch a glimpse into futuristic perils through sci-fi previews where humanity battles against unknown forces threatening our existence.