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Peregrine Rescuing Emilia From The Inn Fire, c1786. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
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Peregrine Rescuing Emilia From The Inn Fire, c1786. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Peregrine Rescuing Emilia From The Inn Fire, c1786.
"From the noticeboard we find the Dover, Deal, Margate and Canterbury Coaches are advertised to set out from the caravansary in question. The strangers are rudely disturbed, while the flames are lapping the old building and serpentining their way round the flammable wooden balconies. The entire population of the building has fled into the coach yard - men and women in various (and amusing) states of dress and undress abound - fire roars from the windows at upper left. A sufferer from gout is being conveyed in a wheelbarrow out of the imminent danger of being roasted alive.an antiquated husband is holding a ladder for the escape of his pretty wife; the curmudgeon is furious that the personal attractions of his better half should be thus displayed to the less privileged males around, who are assisting her delicate descent. The dangers of the fire are increased by the reckless impulse characteristic of similar casualties, in which blazing objects are hurled out of the window, spreading the flames to places which have hitherto escaped ignition. Mirrors and tablets, sheets and other objects, are sent flying from the upper galleries on to the heads of the scared travellers below."
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Chaos Erupts as Peregrine Rescues Emilia From Inferno: A Dramatic Scene Unfolds in this Thrilling Print, circa 1786. In a daring rescue mission, Peregrine springs into action to save his beloved Emilia from the clutches of fiery doom at an inn ablaze. The flames lick at the wooden balconies as panicked travelers flee for their lives amidst the mayhem.
In the foreground, Peregrine's gallant efforts are on full display as he plucks Emilia from harm's way, while a gout-ridden gentleman is wheeled to safety in a makeshift stretcher. Meanwhile, an irate husband struggles to maintain his dignity as his wife makes her escape down a ladder.
The scene is one of utter pandemonium, with burning objects hurtling through the air and panicked onlookers scattering for cover. Rowlandson's masterful brushstrokes bring this harrowing moment to life in vivid detail, capturing the very essence of human drama amidst calamity.
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