Descent Collection (page 3)

Entrance to an Anthracite Coal Mine
No.2 Slope - Entrance to an Anthracite Coal Mine, Pennsylvania, USA - the miners are shown on a gun boat, descending by an inclined slope into the mine. Date: circa 1910s

Pentecost. Miniature of choirbook. 15th-16th century. Arxive of Osma-Burgos. Castile and Leon. Spain

Triptych with Descent of the Holy Spirit. 16th century. Disc
Disciples of Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533). Triptych with Descent of the Holy Spirit. 16th century. Catharijneconvent Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

Descent of the Holy Spirit. Haarlem?. Late 15th century. Anonymous. Catharijneconvent Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

Spain. Navarre. Ujue. Church of Ujue. The wooden choir. Deta
Spain. Navarre. Ujue. Church of Ujue. Wood panelling in the choir. Marian Relief. Pentecost. Rococo style

John Adolphus, Historian
JOHN ADOLPHUS English historian of German descent. Date: 1768 - 1845

Paul Muni / Warner Bros
PAUL MUNI (Muni Weisenfreund) American actor of stage and screen, of mid-European descent Date: 1896 - 1967

PARACHUTE
JACQUES GARNERIN makes a descent over central London, landing near St Pancras Date: 21 September 1802

Zelie de Lussan - American opera singer of French descent
Zelie de Lussan (1861-1949), American opera singer (mezzo-soprano and soprano) of French descent, her most famous role was the title role in Bizets " Carmen", which she performed 2

Descent by parachute of Jacques Garnerin from a balloon.. Experimental descent by parachute from a balloon by the Jacques Garnerin, October 1797

Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchards hydrogen balloon, 1784.. Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchards hydrogen balloon, 2 March 1784, near Paris. Balloon with parachute and flapping wings

Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon.. Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon at Billancourt, 2 March 1784. Blanchard added flapping wings to his balloon in an attempt to drive it

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). Descent from the Cross. 1440-1441. ITALY. Florence. St. Marks Convent. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco

CAVARO, Pietro. Descent
CAVARO, Pietro (?-1538). Descent. beg. 16th c. Detail. Renaissance art. Oil. ITALY. SARDINIA. Cagliari. National Picture Gallery

Eventide, Professor Hubert von Herkomer
Slide showing a painting by British artist of German descent Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) called Eventide: A Scene in the Westminster Union (workhouse), 1878. Part of Box 366 Date: circa 1900

Zeppelin in flames as seen through telescope from Southfields, September 3rd 1916. Signed Walter Hunt.This relates to the Zeppelin raid on the night 2nd/3rd September 1916

RFA men with parachute equipment, France, WW1
Men of the RFA (Royal Field Artillery) with parachute equipment on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are responsible for air observation using kite balloons

Russian officers of Scots descent, WW1
Three Russian officers of Scots descent on horseback in the early stages of the First World War. On the far right, Colonel Gillivray, next to him is Colonel Robertson

Balloon built at Versailles
A balloon built at Versailles, France, and put on display there on a platform. It was 60 feet high and 40 feet in diameter, in blue and gold material

Garnerins descent by parachute
Newspaper report with colour illustrations of Garnerins descent by parachute, London. Date: 21 September 1802

Leopoldo O donnell
LEOPOLDO O DONNELL CONDE DE LUCENA Spanish soldier and statesman of Irish descent. Date: 1809 - 1867

Joris-Karl Huysman
JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS (orig. Georges-Charles) French writer of Dutch descent, author of La-bas, A rebours and much more, dabbling in occultism and converting to Catholicism. Date: 1848 - 1907

Mr W Newell preparing for a parachute descent
Mr W. Newell preparing for a parachute descent from the Grahame-White Type 10 Charabanc or Aero-bus on 9 May 1914. At 5, 000ft Mr Newell jumped from the skid

Andre-Jacques Garnerins descent
Andre

Cockings fatal parachute descent 24th July 1837
Cockings fatal parachute descent, 24 July 1837

The Descent of the Air Balloon
Plate showing The Descent of the Air Balloon

The first test of the first goreless wonder, dropped in stick with a standard parachute for comparison in descent. The vintage Virginia, the last of its line

Lithograph of Andr魊acques Garnerins parachute descent
Lithograph of Andre

Horse-drawn tramway on steep descent

SERRA, Jaume (1358-1397). Altarpiece of the Holy

WEYDEN, Rogier van der (1400-1464). Altarpiece of the Virgin. 15th c. SPAIN. Granada. Royal Chapel. Board depicting a scene of the Descent from the Cross. Flemish art. Tempera on wood

SPAIN. Vall de Bo Erill la Vall. Church of Santa Eula. The Descent from the Cross. Catalan school. 12th c. Polychrome wood sculpture

BERMEJO, Bartolom頨1420-1498). Descent of Christ
BERMEJO, Bartolom頨 1420-1498). Descent of Christ

The Descent of the Virgin Mary to Reward St
MURILLO, Bartolom Esteban (1617-1682). The Descent of the Virgin Mary to Reward St. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Poe / Descent / Maelstrom
A DESCENT INTO MAELSTROM " The boat appeared to be hanging, as if by magic, ...Upon the interior surface of a funnel." Date: First published: 1841

Balloon descent, Beuvri near Bethune, France
View of the Plaine de Beuvri (or Beuvry) near the town of Bethune in Artois, north of Paris. Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin near a windmill

Balloon descent, Chateau de Beuvri, France
Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin in front of the Chateau de Beuvry, near Bethune. They had ascended from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, earlier the same day

Balloon descent, Prairie de Nesle, France
Balloon descent of Charles and Robert onto the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, surrounded by various witnesses, including an English gentleman, Mr Fares, who was the first to greet M Charles

Balloon descent, Prairie de Billancourt, France
View of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon, which ascended from the Champ de Mars, Paris, and landed on the Prairie de Billancourt (on the Haute-de-Seine) later the same day. 2 March 1784

Satirical images of an Air Balloon
Set of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784

Blanchard balloon ascent, Rouen, France
Third balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, with Mr Boby, from the old barracks at Rouen. They later descended on the Plaine de Puissanval. 18 July 1784

Balloon built at Versailles
A balloon built at Versailles, France, and put on display there on a platform. It was 60 feet high and 40 feet in diameter, in blue and gold material

Greens balloon ascent, Surrey Zoological Gardens

Tragic parachute accident of Mr Cocking
The tragic parachute accident of Mr R Cocking. The balloon ascended 5000 feet, the parachute was detached, was found to be damaged, and Mr Cocking fell to his death. He was 61 years old. 24 July 1837

Elisa Garnerin parachute descent
Elisa Garnerin descending in a parachute, possibly into the Champ de Mars, Paris, entitled Pour la Fete Du Roy! par Elisa Garnerin. The released balloon is in the top left. early 19th century

Garnerin descending in his parachute, with his discarded balloon on the left. Claimed to be the first human being to descend from a balloon by means of a parachute (animals had previously been used)

Garnerins balloons
Five illustrations of An exact representation of M. Garnerins Balloons with an accurate view of the ascent and descent of the parachute

Balloons and ballooning scenes

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