Risk Collection (page 4)

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

A ship lying to, c.1825 (watercolour)
7341707 A ship lying to, c.1825 (watercolour) by Owen, Samuel (19th century); 17.7x25.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Samuel Owen); © National Maritime Museum

Wind Costume - A young Japanese girl in the rain, c.1890 (hand coloured photograph)
1766823 Wind Costume - A young Japanese girl in the rain, c.1890 (hand coloured photograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wind Costume - A young Japanese girl in the rain)

The tobacco box where Jack getting a comfort kick in the storm
MMM5481810 The tobacco box where Jack getting a comfort kick in the storm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The tobacco box where Jack getting a comfort kick in the storm)

Maneuvers to lower the sail from the main mast in the storm. Oil on canvas, 1925
MMM5460423 Maneuvers to lower the sail from the main mast in the storm. Oil on canvas, 1925, by Arthur John Trevor Briscoe (1873-1943) by Briscoe, Arthur John (1873-1943); National Maritime Museum

Travelers in quarantine during cholera epidemic
2603951 Travelers in quarantine during cholera epidemic; (add.info.: Cholera epidemic in Europe: travelers from Switzerland en route for Italy being kept in quarantine at Bardonnechia, Italy)

Portuguese Man o' War jellyfish (colour litho)
8663555 Portuguese Man o' War jellyfish (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portuguese Man o' War jellyfish)

The Truth about Russia (litho)
8673314 The Truth about Russia (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Truth about Russia)

A Dangerous Firecracker to Light (engraving)
8672733 A Dangerous Firecracker to Light (engraving) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dangerous Firecracker to Light)

Perseus with the head of Medusa (litho)
8672605 Perseus with the head of Medusa (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus with the head of Medusa on his shield. From Greek mythology)

Do You Know: Why a horse-shoe for luck? (colour litho)
8668139 Do You Know: Why a horse-shoe for luck? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why a horse-shoe for luck)

All hands to the pumps! (colour litho)
8635195 All hands to the pumps! (colour litho) by Cameron, John (1872-c.1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: All hands to the pumps! Fishing boat in a storm)

Love, courtship and marriage (colour litho)
8635669 Love, courtship and marriage (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love, courtship and marriage. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Scene on the deck of a schooner caught in a storm, a sea drama, all the sailors
MMM5466405 Scene on the deck of a schooner caught in a storm, a sea drama, all the sailors and the captain's wife are gathered together to activate the pump and pull the sails

British ship in a stormy wind, trying to escape from the rocky shore. Oil on canvas, 1672
MMM5459882 British ship in a stormy wind, trying to escape from the rocky shore. Oil on canvas, 1672, by Willem van de Velde (1633-1707)

A Mediterranean Brigantine Drifting Onto a Rocky Coast in a Storm, c.1700 (oil on canvas)
7342589 A Mediterranean Brigantine Drifting Onto a Rocky Coast in a Storm, c.1700 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 63.5x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Distressing situation of the 'Guardian' sloop, Captain Riou, after striking on a floating Island of ice
7341664 Distressing situation of the 'Guardian' sloop, Captain Riou, after striking on a floating Island of ice, 1809 (aquatint) by Unknown Artist

A storm, with an anchored ship in distress off rocky coast, 1793 (watercolour, with graphite, on cream wove paper)
7341818 A storm, with an anchored ship in distress off rocky coast, 1793 (watercolour, with graphite, on cream wove paper) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 30.7x43.4 cm; National Maritime Museum

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, 1870 (engraving)
7339940 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, 1870 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville, Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de (1835-85); 99.5x49.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Pirate, 19th century (print)
7339229 The Pirate, 19th century (print) by Stanfield, Clarkson Frederick (1793-1867); 14.5x10 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: C. Stanfield; J)

HMS 'Erebus' passing through the chain of bergs, 1842, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7295341 HMS 'Erebus' passing through the chain of bergs, 1842, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Beechey, Richard Bridges (1808-95); 78.8x111.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Perilous position of HMS 'Terror', Captain Back, in the arctic regions in the summer of 1837
7295339 Perilous position of HMS 'Terror', Captain Back, in the arctic regions in the summer of 1837, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Smyth

A Dutch ship scudding before a storm, c.1690 (oil on canvas)
7337752 A Dutch ship scudding before a storm, c.1690 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 57.2x73.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Frontispiece to 'Account of the Arctic Regions' by W Scoresby: Dangers of the Whale Fishery, 1820 (engraving)
7295577 Frontispiece to 'Account of the Arctic Regions' by W Scoresby: Dangers of the Whale Fishery, 1820 (engraving) by Lizars

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220344 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

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)

Construction of Brooklyn Suspension Bridge
2604027 Construction of Brooklyn Suspension Bridge; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York: Putting wire wrapping around the suspension cables, each of which was made up of more than 5)

An older brother pushing his younger brother out of the way of a carriage, 1850
3477990 An older brother pushing his younger brother out of the way of a carriage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an older brother pushing his younger brother, in a walking frame)

Black servants balance the sail on a French colonial yacht, 1890
3478477 Black servants balance the sail on a French colonial yacht, 1890; (add.info.: Two black servants balance the sail on a French colonial yacht off the West African Coast during rough seas)

Miners working metal deposits, 1869 (engraving)
863783 Miners working metal deposits, 1869 (engraving); (add.info.: Miners working metal deposits by means of descending levels, a method practised in Hungary)

The Nearest Way (colour litho)
8634557 The Nearest Way (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nearest Way)

Head of Medusa (engraving)
8634967 Head of Medusa (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Medusa. Illustration from Hellas)

Sea Adventure: Running the blockade (colour litho)
8669379 Sea Adventure: Running the blockade (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Running the blockade)

Barenjagd / Bear Hunting (colour litho)
8666170 Barenjagd / Bear Hunting (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barenjagd)

Fishing for conger off the East coast (colour litho)
8672611 Fishing for conger off the East coast (colour litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing for conger off the East coast)

Popular Superstitions: Putting on the left shoe before the right (colour litho)
8668723 Popular Superstitions: Putting on the left shoe before the right (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Putting on the left shoe before the right)

Past & Present: The Railway Signal (colour litho)
8668699 Past & Present: The Railway Signal (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Railway Signal. Early Railway Signals)

Patricia Bourne, woman lion tamer (b/w photo)
8664262 Patricia Bourne, woman lion tamer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lady of lions. Patricia Bourne, woman lion tamer)

The shipwrecked sailor. Etching in colors, early 19th century, by Shuman, after Craig
MMM5481837 The shipwrecked sailor. Etching in colors, early 19th century, by Shuman, after Craig.; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The shipwrecked sailor)

Coal miners, carrying their safety lamps, 1869 (engraving)
863780 Coal miners, carrying their safety lamps, 1869 (engraving); (add.info.: Coal miners, carrying their safety lamps, being lowered down the pit shaft on a chain with stirrups attached)

EF Farrington testing suspension bridge, 1883
2604015 EF Farrington testing suspension bridge, 1883; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, opened 1883: EF Farrington, master mechanic, testing the first span of wire cables)

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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.