Risk Collection (page 3)

The British ship Prince Albert trapped in ice, 1850, 1860
7125168 The British ship Prince Albert trapped in ice, 1850, 1860; (add.info.: The British ship Prince Albert trapped in ice whilst attempting to search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845)

Advert for domestic fire extinguishers
5308124 Advert for domestic fire extinguishers.; (add.info.: English 19th century, advert for domestic fire extinguishers. 1895. 01/01/1895); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Brixham trawler running into Torbay, early 19th century (oil painting)
7337767 A Brixham trawler running into Torbay, early 19th century (oil painting) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); 86.4x142.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A ship in distress, design'd to represent the loss of the 'Victory' (1737)
7337503 A ship in distress, design'd to represent the loss of the 'Victory' (1737) by a violent storm near the Race of Alderney in the Year 1744, 1745-46 (etching) by Canot

EF Farrington testing suspension bridge, 1883
2604026 EF Farrington testing suspension bridge, 1883; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York: EF Farrington, master mechanic on the bridge, testing the first span of wire cables)

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)

A rider bringing news of a ship in distress, 1850
3331033 A rider bringing news of a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a rider bringing news of a ship in distress to Penzance. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woman and her baby after being shipwrecked, 1850
3331019 A woman and her baby after being shipwrecked, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a woman and her baby after being shipwrecked. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lombe's silk mill, Derby, 1843
3480223 Lombe's silk mill, Derby, 1843; (add.info.: Lombe's silk mill, Derby: Throwing (twisting) silk by hand. While the man turned the wheel

Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange, 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867
3506130 Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange, 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867; (add.info.: Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange)

French revolution, Mob looping a Castle, c.1792-1793 (medaillion)
8698455 French revolution, Mob looping a Castle, c.1792-1793 (medaillion); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: History. French Revolution. Mob looping a Castle)

WW1: The General's Folder (illustration)
8684966 WW1: The General's Folder (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

To his Grace the Duke of Northumberland... this historical record of Female heroism inspired by humanity as exemplified
7342625 To his Grace the Duke of Northumberland... this historical record of Female heroism inspired by humanity as exemplified in the rescue on the 7th September

Darling and his Daughter, Grace, off to the wreck of the Forfarshire. Keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse in the Farne
7342624 Darling and his Daughter, Grace, off to the wreck of the Forfarshire. Keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse in the Farne Islands (engraving) by Carmichael

A youth rescued from a shark, 1779 (mezzotint)
7342164 A youth rescued from a shark, 1779 (mezzotint) by Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815) (after); 50.8x61.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Contest with a hippopotamus (litho)
8641478 Contest with a hippopotamus (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Contest with a hippopotamus)

Advertising card for the Niagara Fire Insurance Company (litho)
8677474 Advertising card for the Niagara Fire Insurance Company (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for the Starbuck & Lindsay)

Wanderzirkus / Traveling Circus (colour litho)
8666287 Wanderzirkus / Traveling Circus (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wanderzirkus)

Yak caravan in the mountains of Central Asia (litho)
8663696 Yak caravan in the mountains of Central Asia (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yak caravan in the mountains of Central Asia)

Sea Adventure: Hobson at Santiago (colour litho)
8670145 Sea Adventure: Hobson at Santiago (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hobson at Santiago)

Oberlin in Alsace (litho)
8670464 Oberlin in Alsace (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oberlin in Alsace. Illustration for Heroes of Modern Crusades)

Sea Adventure: The boats of the "Trevessa" (colour litho)
8668773 Sea Adventure: The boats of the "Trevessa" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Removing gypsy moth eggs from a tree, Massachusetts (litho)
8663806 Removing gypsy moth eggs from a tree, Massachusetts (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Removing gypsy moth eggs from a tree, Massachusetts, USA)

Ships driving onto a rocky shore in a heavy sea, late 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337758 Ships driving onto a rocky shore in a heavy sea, late 17th century (oil on canvas) by Velde, Cornelis van de (fl.1710-29); 36.8x49.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

WW1: Heroic Officers (illustration)
8684974 WW1: Heroic Officers (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job Heroic officers War events)

Shark hunting in the 19th century
7261208 Shark hunting in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shark hunting in the 19th century. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859); Photo © Ken Welsh

Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout, the smugglers organize their defense
MMM5457668 Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout, the smugglers organize their defense, one is watching the outside through the keyhole

In the wind, while the sailor is caught on the arm of a mast taking care of the sail
MMM5481811 In the wind, while the sailor is caught on the arm of a mast taking care of the sail, his hat flies off and his clothes are beaten by the wind; National Maritime Museum, London

The capture of a pilot on board, with the bow of the ship 'Huggins' (1824)
MMM5480787 The capture of a pilot on board, with the bow of the ship 'Huggins' (1824). Color lithograph, early 19th century.; National Maritime Museum, London

Burning of the Ocean Monarch, emigrant ship, 24 Aug 1848, 19th century (watercolour)
7341843 Burning of the Ocean Monarch, emigrant ship, 24 Aug 1848, 19th century (watercolour) by D'Orleans, Francois (1818-1900), Prince de Joinville; 16.7x35.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

"Your money or your life", 1827 (litho)
7422877 "Your money or your life", 1827 (litho); (add.info.: Transport. "Your money or your life." Armed robbery of a stagecoach of the Messageries Royales in France)

Ship 'Three Bells' with the 'San Francisco', c.1853 (lithograph)
7341677 Ship 'Three Bells' with the 'San Francisco', c.1853 (lithograph) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 26.4x21.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The ship 'Woodford' (built in 1819, in Bristol, England), owner and captain Alfred Chapman, in 1824
MMM5484890 The ship 'Woodford' (built in 1819, in Bristol, England), owner and captain Alfred Chapman, in 1824, on its way between Madras (India) and England, caught in the storm by Huggins

Messrs. Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816-1893) and Keys (?) Dancing to save their lives
MMM5482802 Messrs. Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816-1893) and Keys (?) Dancing to save their lives, in front of armed and threatening indigenous peoples

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220684 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Chimney sweep and boy
3478935 Chimney sweep and boy; (add.info.: Chimney sweep and boy, London, 17th century, circa 1688.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho)
8673238 British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho) by Huskinson, Edward Peter (1877-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Harry Mizler (b/w photo)
8671542 Harry Mizler (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Mizler. Amateur champion at three weights, Bantam (1930)

A Moment of Peril (chromolitho)
8672577 A Moment of Peril (chromolitho) by Hemy, Thomas Marie Madawaska (1852-1937) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Moment of Peril. fishermen struggling with a sail in a storm)

Odysseus in the whirlpool of Charybdis (engraving)
8634991 Odysseus in the whirlpool of Charybdis (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus in the whirlpool of Charybdis. Illustration from Hellas)

The puzzled monkeys (engraving)
8639592 The puzzled monkeys (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The puzzled monkeys)

Love, courtship, marriage (colour litho)
8656792 Love, courtship, marriage (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love, courtship, marriage. Dangerous. Dangerous beyond this)

The Battle of the 1 June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas)
7337673 The Battle of the 1 June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques de (1740-1812); 266.5x373.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A frigate clawing off a rocky coast, 1858 (oil painting)
7337774 A frigate clawing off a rocky coast, 1858 (oil painting) by Melbye, Vilhelm (1824-82); 104.2x155 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A sailing ship and a rowing boat off Calais, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7337766 A sailing ship and a rowing boat off Calais, 19th century (oil on canvas) by British School, (19th century); 96.5x142 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An English ship lying-to in a gale, late 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337750 An English ship lying-to in a gale, late 17th century (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 31.8x38.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Paddle steamer 'Great Western' in a gale, mid - late 19th century (oil on canvas)
7339267 Paddle steamer 'Great Western' in a gale, mid - late 19th century (oil on canvas) by Walters, Samuel (1811-82); 26x56 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The life boat 'Mary White' rescuing the crew of the American ship 'Northern Belle'
7342184 The life boat 'Mary White' rescuing the crew of the American ship 'Northern Belle', 1857 (coloured lithograph) by Carmichael

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"Embracing the Unknown: The Thrill and Peril of Risk-Taking" Deux meres (Two Mothers), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre In a world where uncertainty looms, two mothers navigate uncharted territories, their love for their children outweighing any fear of risk. Mouse held away from Mousetrap Sometimes, avoiding they can save us from harm, but what if taking that leap leads to unexpected rewards? Dare to challenge the mousetraps in your life. If London flooded tomorrow, what would you do? When faced with an unpredictable disaster, our resilience is put to the test. Risk-taking becomes a survival instinct as we adapt and overcome adversity. Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla Revolutionary minds like Tesla's remind us that great discoveries often require daring experiments and facing potential dangers head-on. Man riding bucking horse in rodeo Life throws challenges our way; it's how we ride through them that defines our character. Embrace the thrill and conquer those wild moments. No Fear To truly live life without regrets, one must shed fear's grip on their dreams and aspirations – embracing risks with open arms paves the way for extraordinary achievements. Ice climbing on Grey Mares Tail Waterfall, Moffat Hills, Moffat Dale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Scaling icy heights demands courage beyond measure; those who dare ice climb know that triumph lies just beyond calculated risks taken amidst breathtaking beauty. Running of the bulls (Encierro), San Fermin festival, Pamplona, Navarra. The thunderous hooves echo through ancient streets as adrenaline surges within brave souls chasing exhilaration amidst danger - a timeless tradition where risk intertwines with tradition.