Escaping Collection (page 3)

Cartoons, Antwerp to London, WW1
Cartoons, Antwerp to London, by a Belgian artist who did it. Showing how a Belgian artist, Ms Norblin, decided to escape wartime Belgium

Bonzo gets that spring feeling by George Studdy
Bonzo gets that spring feeling when confronted by a bull in a field. Chee-Kee the Pekingese escapes the easy way by slipping under the five-bar gate rather than being head-butted over it

Cartoon story, Escaping the War, WW1
First World War cartoon story, Escaping the War. A man looks forward to the weekend in the country, thinking he will escape all the war news

Pyjamas suitable for Zeppelin raids, 1915
A not entirely sensible suggestion for smart pyjamas (of black crepe de chine trimmed with black and white ribbon) which would make the wearer presentable should they need to be seen in public at

The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire, Manchester
The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire next to the Daily Sketch offices in Manchester (C. Walter and Co.) A wheeled escape ladder had been deployed to the top right window where two people can

Getting quickly on deck from cabins by G. H. Davis
The difficulty of getting quickly on deck from cabins: the maze inside a modern liner. A suggested illuminated sign, and a photograph of the newly designed Gaskin Hart lifeboat at the West India

Silhouette Calendar -- December, Christmas Parties. Showing a little boy running away from a girl who is standing expectantly under the mistletoe. Date: 20th century

Hugo De Groot - 7
HUGO DE GROOT (known as GROTIUS) Dutch scholar, imprisoned for his views in 1618 but depicted escaping in a trunk from the castle of Louvestein. Date: 1583 - 1645

Pylades & Orestes escaping from Tauris with Iphigenia Euripi
Pylades & Orestes escaping from Tauris with Iphigenia (Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris ). Fuseli, John Henry (Johann Heinrich Fssli) 1741 - 1825

Three boys escape on a mustang
Three boys (fleeing their savage captors) escape on a mustang and ride all the way to the seashore. Date: 1898

Three boys escape their savage captors during the night
Three boys escape their savage captors (drunk on brandy) during the night, grabbing some of their clothes to wear in the process. Date: 1898

WW2 - Evacuation
Young Boys in temporary accommodation having been evacuated from a British city. Date: circa 1941

Anywhere to escape from the wife
Wife (to Lion Tamer who has been out late) - " You Coward!" Date: 1892

Cheeky young Puppy avoids bathtime
A cheeky young pup escapes the possibility of bathtime by making a run for it from his wooden tub. Brother and Sister are about to give chase! Date: circa 1950s

Christmas card in the shape of a honey pot with mouse
Christmas card in the shape of a honey pot with an escaping mouse. Date: circa 1890s

TIBALDI, Pellegrino (1527-1596). Escaping from Polyphemuss Cave. ITALY. Bologna. Poggi Palace. Mannerism art. Fresco

Satirical cartoon, Descent of the Great Balloon
Satirical political cartoon, Descent of the Great Balloon, showing ten politicians travelling in a hot-air balloon. Speech bubbles show the mens concerns about the rapid descent of the balloon

Satirical ballooning cartoon, Lord Grenville
He Steers His Flight. Satirical cartoon on the subject of Lord Grenvilles installation as Chancellor of Oxford University

Stock Exchange Notes (2 / 4) - Bull Market
Stock Exchange Notes - Unexpected Bull movements created great excitement! 1903

Royal Evasion - 6
The would-be escaping royals are brought back to Paris under armed guard. Date: 25 June 1791

Civilians fleeing Nieuport, Belgium, WW1
Civilians fleeing Nieuport, Belgium, after bombardment during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Royal Evasion - 4
The escaping royals make it as far as Varennes, but there they are recognised and forced to give up their journey and return to Paris. Date: 22 June 1791

Royal Evasion - 5
The escaping royals make it as far as an inn at Varennes, but there they are recognised and forced to give up their journey and return to Paris. Date: 22 June 1791

Civilians fleeing their village, Oostvleteren, Belgium, WW1
Civilians fleeing their village, Oostvleteren, Belgium, after bombing during the First World War. Date: 1915

Sinking of the French liner Sontay, Mediterranean, WW1
Scene during the sinking of the French liner Sontay in the Mediterranean after being torpedoed by a German submarine during the First World War, with passengers and crew escaping into lifeboats

Man escaping a sea monster
Copy of a painting of a man escaping a sea monster. 1867

Mars Tied Down
Mars, God of War, allows the Geneva Peace Conference to tie him down - before he does his celebrated escaping trick, breaking their pathetic strings Date: 1932

Escaping Monkey / 1932
Reluctant to participate in monkey gland rejuvenation treatment, a monkey escapes onto the roof of a hospital in Prague and defies captors for an hour Date: 1932

Flight of Jefferson Davis
The flight of President Jefferson Davis (after General Lees surrender in the US Civil War) and his ministers over the Georgia Ridge, five days before his capture on 10 May 1865

Hansel and Gretel enter the wood

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

African elephants rampaging
African elephants stampeding; people running for their lives

Tam O Shanter Galop, music sheet
Tam O Shanter gallops across the bridge on his horse to escape the witches, on the cover of this music sheet, containing the Tam O Shanter Galop with music by Thomas Browne

Comic Postcard - A run on the Bank
A Run on the Bank - a policeman chases a young boy, who had been defying the notice not to bathe. A humourous card playing with the meaning of this phrase

Snowy Owl hunting a Hare
A Snowy Owl swoops to catch an Arctic Hare in its talons. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Leopards and Macaws
A stylised jungle scene of a Leopard (Panthera pardus) chasing a Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), whilst another watches on from a distant high branch. Stylised painting by Raymond Sheppard

Izmir, Turkey - Greek Refugees Fleeing
Greek Refugees fleeing for their lives from Izmir. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

The Peril of Queen Henrietta Maria
During the English Civil War, Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I, flees England to the safety of the continent. She hides with her supporters from Parliamentarian ships off the coast

Queen Henrietta Maria flees
During the English Civil War, Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I, escapes from England. She is sheltered by a bank from the Parliamentarian forces

Restored figure of the Iguanodon
The Iguanodon, a large herbivore, which could grow up to 10 metres. It had numerous teeth enabling it to chew vegetation. Its powerful hind legs were ideal for escaping predators

The Mice and the Owl
THE MICE AND THE OWL A clever owl nesting in the stump of a tree clips the mice he has caught of their feet to prevent them escaping; he can then eat them at his leisure

Escaping by Water
Some residents flee from Paris to Versailles by boat on the river Seine

Escaping Commune
Members of the Garde Nationale escape from Paris in order to avoid serving with the Communards

Eloping
Engraving showing a young woman escaping a house by step ladder in order to elope, during a snowstorm

Royal Evasion - 8
The would-be escaping royals are brought back from Varennes to Paris under armed guard

Hunting in Enclosure
Hunting game within a fenced- off enclosure, preventing the quarry from escaping and so making things easier for the hunter

Boone Pursued by Indians
Daniel Boone escaping capture from the Indians, his companion is not so lucky and is scalped

Affair of the Necklace
Countess de la Motte & her maid escaping after the Affair of the Diamond Necklace. Marie Antoinettes supposed involvement helped discredit the monarchy

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