Runaway Collection

Gretna Green Building
The famous Old Smithy and Marriage Room at Gretna Green, Dumfries, Scotland - the haven for runaway couples from England

BOAC Comet
The BOAC Comet taxiing onto the runaway at London Airport. The Comet, which will fly to Johannesburg, will be the worlds first jet passenger service. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

Gretna Green Certificate
Certificate issued by the Kingdom of Scotland, confirming the marriage of William Scott and Frances Bell at Allisons Bank Toll-House, Gretna Green, Dumfries

Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie (oil on canvas)
145460 Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie (oil on canvas) by Birch, Thomas (1779-1851); 47x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

The Count of Monte Christo, ca 1850-60 (illustration)
7422840 The Count of Monte Christo, ca 1850-60 (illustration); (add.info.: Literature. The Count of Monte Christo, novel by Alexandre Dumas (1844)

A Dutch ship in chase of an English ship, 1673 (graphite, grey wash)
7342102 A Dutch ship in chase of an English ship, 1673 (graphite, grey wash) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 28.2x44.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

HMS 'Mediator' chasing the 'Menagere', 1783 (aquatint, etching)
7342169 HMS 'Mediator' chasing the 'Menagere', 1783 (aquatint, etching) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 42x56.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Rajput Ceremony of Jauhar (Holocaust), 1567 (litho)
8660977 The Rajput Ceremony of Jauhar (Holocaust), 1567 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rajput Ceremony of Jauhar (Holocaust), 1567

Runaway, Saddle-bags, Safety-lamp, Safety-valve, Sand-piper, School-teacher, Scorpion, Screw-driver, Sea-lion
8650106 Runaway, Saddle-bags, Safety-lamp, Safety-valve, Sand-piper, School-teacher, Scorpion, Screw-driver, Sea-lion, Serenade, Sheep-shearing, Shoemaker (engraving) by German School

French soldiers received in Switzerland, Franco-Prussian War, 1871 (engraving)
8673044 French soldiers received in Switzerland, Franco-Prussian War, 1871 (engraving) by Bachelin, Auguste (1830-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Flight into Egypt, c.1544-45 (oil on canvas)
8682932 The Flight into Egypt, c.1544-45 (oil on canvas) by Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte) (1510-92); 154 x 228.6 cm; Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, USA; (add.info.: By Jacopo Bassano).

A Somali camel raid (colour litho)
8672618 A Somali camel raid (colour litho) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Somali camel raid)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220676 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

History. French Revolution. Flight to Varennes: the mob get in grocer's house Sauce (Varennes)
3434674 History. French Revolution. Flight to Varennes: the mob get in grocer's house Sauce (Varennes) and find the king Louis XVI and his family, June, 22, 1791

Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726, statue by Francesco Baratta (1600-1666), Pi..., 2023 (photo)
8858670 Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726, statue by Francesco Baratta (1600-1666), Pi..., 2023 (photo) by Baratta, Francesco (c.1590-1666); (add.info.: Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726)

Grisou in a coal mine - chromo., deb. 20th century
LSE4093802 Grisou in a coal mine - chromo., deb. 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grisou in a coal mine - chromo., deb. 20th century); Photo © Leonard de Selva.

Pompey's escape from the Battle of Pharsalus, 48BC
7177204 Pompey's escape from the Battle of Pharsalus, 48BC.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompey's escape from the Battle of Pharsalus, 48BC)

The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833494 The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blunderer, or, The Mishaps)

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)

Repulse of Linois by the China Fleet... Ships in the Fleet making Sail in pursuit if the retreating Enemy
7342172 Repulse of Linois by the China Fleet... Ships in the Fleet making Sail in pursuit if the retreating Enemy, 15 Feb 1804', 1805 (aquatint, coloured etching) by Dodd

Mary Queen of Scots escape from Loch Leven Castle. (print)
7419986 Mary Queen of Scots escape from Loch Leven Castle. (print); (add.info.: Mary Queen of Scots escape from Loch Leven Castle, May 2, 1568)

Sea Adventure: The last fight of the "Revenge" (colour litho)
8668733 Sea Adventure: The last fight of the "Revenge" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pirate schooner, c.1805 (watercolour)
7341758 Pirate schooner, c.1805 (watercolour) by Eagles, Edward Bamfylde (19th century); 13.8x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Lt)

Charles's escape from Worcester (engraving)
8636216 Charles's escape from Worcester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles's escape from Worcester)

The Only Way Out (litho)
8673353 The Only Way Out (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Only Way Out. Cartoon on state versus private onership of the mining industry in)

Prehistoric man moving to more hospitable lands at the dawn of the ice age (litho)
8673157 Prehistoric man moving to more hospitable lands at the dawn of the ice age (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh (litho)
8660892 The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh)

Escape of Johnson (litho)
8643746 Escape of Johnson (litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escape of Johnson. Illustration for The Smugglers by Charles G Harper (Chapman and Hall)

An enemy bearing down, hope in the distance (engraving)
8642719 An enemy bearing down, hope in the distance (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An enemy bearing down, hope in the distance)

Old Testament: The Escape of the Spies (colour litho)
8658740 Old Testament: The Escape of the Spies (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Escape of the Spies)

Son of Niobe fleeing
7287231 Son of Niobe fleeing; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Son of Niobe fleeing. First half of the second century AD)

Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726, statue by Francesco Baratta (1600-1666), Pi..., 2023 (photo)
8858671 Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726, statue by Francesco Baratta (1600-1666), Pi..., 2023 (photo) by Baratta, Francesco (c.1590-1666); (add.info.: Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726)

The Fable and the Truth, 19th century (illustration)
8822190 The Fable and the Truth, 19th century (illustration) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

A smuggler chased by a brig, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7337764 A smuggler chased by a brig, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842); 30.5x40.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lot and his daughters fleeing from Sodom (engraving)
6867215 Lot and his daughters fleeing from Sodom (engraving); (add.info.: Lot's departure from Sodom. Sent from the city of Sodom by angels before its destruction)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220212 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Bull escapes from a Bullring during bullfight in Paris, 1899
3480872 Bull escapes from a Bullring during bullfight in Paris, 1899; (add.info.: Bull escapes from a Bullring during bullfight in Paris, France, 1899.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Aristomenes escaping from the pit (engraving)
8635003 Aristomenes escaping from the pit (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristomenes escaping from the pit into which he had been thrown by)

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)

Jamrach is Coming (engraving)
8672782 Jamrach is Coming (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamrach is Coming)

Leonidas and the "Three Hundred" at Thermopylae (litho)
8660803 Leonidas and the "Three Hundred" at Thermopylae (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leonidas and the "Three Hundred" at Thermopylae)

Margaret of Anjou's Meeting with a Hexham Robber, 1464 (litho)
8661393 Margaret of Anjou's Meeting with a Hexham Robber, 1464 (litho) by Symons, William Christian (1845-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Escape of Ariovistus from the Carnage of Roman Cavalry (engraving)
8658559 Escape of Ariovistus from the Carnage of Roman Cavalry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escape of Ariovistus from the Carnage of Roman Cavalry)

A smuggling lugger chased by a naval brig, c.1825 (oil on canvas)
7337763 A smuggling lugger chased by a naval brig, c.1825 (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 50.5x65.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950310 A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

The Lent in the Middle Age, c.1910 (print)
7293360 The Lent in the Middle Age, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Salt herring eating during the Lent in the Middle Age, France)

V: a rider who thinks he is fleeing death and who carries it in hips (Velox eques) - The Alphabet of Death
DUV4221970 V: a rider who thinks he is fleeing death and who carries it in hips (Velox eques) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

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"Runaway: A Journey through Time and Turmoil" Step into the Gretna Green Building, where love knows no bounds. Discover the tales of forbidden romance that led couples to seek solace within its walls. With a Gretna Green Certificate in hand, they defied societal norms and embarked on a lifelong adventure together. Immerse yourself in history as you gaze upon Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie, immortalized on canvas. Witness his unwavering determination as he leads his troops to victory, leaving no room for retreat or surrender. The BOAC Comet takes flight, soaring through the skies with unmatched grace and speed. But even this marvel of engineering cannot escape the clutches of fate - three runaway schoolboys find themselves battling seasickness amidst turbulent waves. Travel back further in time to witness The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea, captured meticulously in woodcut prints from 1514-15. Feel the awe-inspiring power as mighty waters engulf an entire army, forever etching this biblical event into our collective consciousness. In Thackeray's masterpiece "The Newcomes, " an open carriage hurtles forward with two runaway horses at its helm. Join this group of people on their thrilling escapade through Victorian society, where danger lurks around every corner. Through these captivating glimpses into different eras and narratives intertwined by one common thread - running away - we are reminded that life is a constant journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. So let us embrace our own runaways; for it is within those moments that we truly discover who we are meant to be.