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Drowns Collection

Background imageDrowns Collection: Ophelia Drowns

Ophelia Drowns
Ophelia drowns

Background imageDrowns Collection: Prince Orange Drowns 1687 1711 Johan Willem Friso

Prince Orange Drowns 1687 1711 Johan Willem Friso
prince, orange, drowns, 1687, 1711, johan, willem, friso, stadholder, friesland, shown, moments, before, death, drowning, crossing, holland, diep, ferry, way, hague, ferrymen, rough, water, boatmen

Background imageDrowns Collection: Amida deity, Japan

Amida deity, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha or Amitayus), is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism

Background imageDrowns Collection: RESCUED FROM THE SEINE

RESCUED FROM THE SEINE
Antoine Ravignat, Adj. Major of the 3rd regiment of Hussars drowns in the Seine rescuing fellow officer and then trying to save the manservant as well Date: 1803

Background imageDrowns Collection: LEANDER

LEANDER
Leander, the lover of Hero (a priestess of Aphrodite), swims the Hellespont nightly to be with her, as depicted here : but one night he drowns, so she drowns herself too

Background imageDrowns Collection: HERO & LEANDER HERO & LEANDER

HERO & LEANDER HERO & LEANDER
Leander nightly swims the Hellespont to be with his lover Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, but one day he drowns and she joins him neath the billowing wave

Background imageDrowns Collection: Shelley Drowned

Shelley Drowned
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) - When he drowns off the Italian coast, Trelawny cremates his body on the beach at Viareggio Date: 1847

Background imageDrowns Collection: Swimming a Witch

Swimming a Witch
The art of Swimming a witch. The lady floating is the witch, who by dint of her buoyancy has failed the test

Background imageDrowns Collection: Popular song Goodbye Dolly

Popular song Goodbye Dolly
A woman in despair over her drowning soldier husband who whilst rowing broke an oar and fell into the water. Realising his fate he bids fond farewell to his wife, Dolly

Background imageDrowns Collection: Friedrich 1 Drowns

Friedrich 1 Drowns
The emperor FRIEDRICH I, participating in the Third Crusade, is drowned while attempting to cross the Saleph River in Cilicia (in present- day Turkey) Date: 1190

Background imageDrowns Collection: Alcyone and Ceyx

Alcyone and Ceyx
Ceyx, king of Trachis, drowns at sea but returns and wakes Somnus sleeping in his cave surrounded by dreams : Ceyx and his mourning wife Alcyone are changed into kingfishers

Background imageDrowns Collection: F. Christmas / Parachute

F. Christmas / Parachute
Harold Kraner, dressed as Santa Claus, parachutes into Boston laden with gifts, but the wind carries him out into Boston Bay where he drowns

Background imageDrowns Collection: Tani San in Washing Tub

Tani San in Washing Tub
O Tani San, hoping to win the love of a priest who has set her this task, tries to sail across Lake Biwa in a wash- tub, but sadly she drowns and her ghost causes storms

Background imageDrowns Collection: Cartoon / Republic Drowns

Cartoon / Republic Drowns
The Republic drowns herself in Bonapartism

Background imageDrowns Collection: Ordeal by Ducking

Ordeal by Ducking
ORDEAL BY DUCKING The suspect is bound and thrown into a river; if he drowns he is innocent, if he floats he is guilty

Background imageDrowns Collection: Ordeal by Cold Water

Ordeal by Cold Water
ORDEAL BY COLD WATER TUB The suspect is bound tightly and immersed in a tub of cold water; if he drowns he is innocent, if not, not


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