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Flees Collection

Background imageFlees Collection: Aeneas Flees from Troy

Aeneas Flees from Troy
The fall of Troy - Aeneas flees the city, carrying his father Anchises and accompanied by his son Ascanius and his wife Creusa who unfortunately dies

Background imageFlees Collection: Pyramus & Thisbe

Pyramus & Thisbe
Babylonian maiden Thisbe has assignation with Pyramus but flees from lion; he finds her bloody veil, cries Can this be Thisbe ? stabs him- self, she arrives, does same

Background imageFlees Collection: Daphne Flees Apollo

Daphne Flees Apollo
She is beloved by Apollo, but has vowed to remain a virgin, so she flees him and when he nearly catches her, changes into a bay or laurel tree : her leaves become a symbol

Background imageFlees Collection: Louis Napoleon Photo 4

Louis Napoleon Photo 4
Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON as a cadet : aged only 13, he goes to war with papa. After the defeat at Sedan, he flees to Belgium and thence to England. Date: 1856 - 1879

Background imageFlees Collection: Negus Flees / Ethiopia

Negus Flees / Ethiopia
The negus flees before the advancing Italians

Background imageFlees Collection: Pierrot Fleeing A Hare

Pierrot Fleeing A Hare
An illustration of Pierrot the sad clown from pantomime, stumbling on one leg as he flees the image of a hare in the moon. Date: circa 1901

Background imageFlees Collection: FLIGHT OF LEUDASTE

FLIGHT OF LEUDASTE
The lecherous and devious Leudaste, risen from serfdom to count of Tours, flees from his many enemies : he will beg mercy of the queen, but she has him battered to death Date: 582

Background imageFlees Collection: James IIs plan to escape England to France is thwarted

James IIs plan to escape England to France is thwarted
James II and VII (1633-1701) - King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII discovered trying to escape England

Background imageFlees Collection: Young boy flees from the Duchess of York

Young boy flees from the Duchess of York
April, 1928 - The Duchess of York in Chichester, Sussex at a charitable Garden Party - she was presented with purses, but this young lad, overcome by the occasion

Background imageFlees Collection: Mary of Modena Flees

Mary of Modena Flees
Mary of Modena, queen of James II, flees to France clutching her new-born son James (subsequently the Old Pretender). Date: 1688

Background imageFlees Collection: Emperor Carl V flees the Protestants

Emperor Carl V flees the Protestants
Emperor Carl V flees from the Protestants Date: circa 1547

Background imageFlees Collection: Gerald Fitzgerald

Gerald Fitzgerald flees to Brittany from Ireland Date: 1540

Background imageFlees Collection: Belgian Refugees - WW1

Belgian Refugees - WW1
Belgian refugees fleeing their homes following the German Army advance into Belgium rest by the roadside. Date: 1914

Background imageFlees Collection: David flees for refuge to King A ??

David flees for refuge to King A ??. Date: circa late 19th century

Background imageFlees Collection: Sir John Eldon Gorst sends 8th Duke of Devonshire into well

Sir John Eldon Gorst sends 8th Duke of Devonshire into well
The Story of the Duke and the Bunnygorst (cont.). Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908) as a rather lazy layabout

Background imageFlees Collection: Sir John Eldon Gorst aims gun at 8th Duke of Devonshire

Sir John Eldon Gorst aims gun at 8th Duke of Devonshire
The Story of the Duke and the Bunnygorst (cont.). Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908) as a rather lazy layabout

Background imageFlees Collection: Three boys escape on a mustang

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

Background imageFlees Collection: For Peace at almost any price - Johnnie Turk flees - WWI

For Peace at almost any price - Johnnie Turk flees - WWI
For Peace at almost any price - Johnnie Turk flees, having been let down by his German Master at the end of WWI. Baghdad and Jerusalem are abandoned

Background imageFlees Collection: Spain (1808-1814). Peninsular War. Napoleon flees

Spain (1808-1814). Peninsular War. Napoleon flees to Spain. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Background imageFlees Collection: James II Flees to France

James II Flees to France, where he is Received by Louis XIV December 1688

Background imageFlees Collection: The Peril of Queen Henrietta Maria

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

Background imageFlees Collection: Queen Henrietta Maria flees

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

Background imageFlees Collection: Political Meeting Athens

Political Meeting Athens
A political meeting in Athens : dissatisfaction with the Bavarian king Otto leads to insurrection, Othon is deposed and flees to Venice

Background imageFlees Collection: Louis XVIII Flees - 2

Louis XVIII Flees - 2
At the news of Napoleons return from Elba, Louis XVIII hastily quits the palais des Tuileries amid much bowing and scraping

Background imageFlees Collection: Izmir in Flames

Izmir in Flames
IZMIR : the Turkish city, ceded to Greece in 1920 after Turkeys WW1 defeat, is re- taken by the Turks, and the Greek population flees as the city is almost entirely burnt

Background imageFlees Collection: Charles Flees Hampton Ct

Charles Flees Hampton Ct
Charles I escapes from Hampton Court to the Isle of Wight

Background imageFlees Collection: Fable / Ears of the Hare

Fable / Ears of the Hare
THE HAREs EARS A lion, gored by an elk, banishes all horned animals; a hare, seeing the shadow of her ears, thinks they will be taken for horns, and flees

Background imageFlees Collection: Macduff Escapes

Macduff Escapes
Macduff escapes Macbeth & flees to England

Background imageFlees Collection: Biblis into a Spring

Biblis into a Spring
Biblis falls in love with her brother Caunus but he flees her incestuous lust; she, melting into tears, turns into a spring, which doubtless cools her passions

Background imageFlees Collection: Arethusa to a Fountain

Arethusa to a Fountain
Hotly pursued by the river-god Alpheus, Arethusa flees to Ortygia, island near Syracuse, where Artemis/Diana transforms her into a fountain, but Alpheus joins her as a river

Background imageFlees Collection: Battle of Alcolea - 1

Battle of Alcolea - 1
The royalists under Novaliches are defeated by the republicans under Serrano, a decisive battle after which Isabela flees to Paris and is formally deposed

Background imageFlees Collection: Isabelas Stuff

Isabelas Stuff
When Isabela is deposed and flees to Paris, representatives of the interim government make an inventory of her property in the palace at Madrid

Background imageFlees Collection: Pope Eugenius IV Flees

Pope Eugenius IV Flees
POPE EUGENIUS IV (Gabriele Condulmaro) opposed by the powerful Colonna family, he has to flee from Rome, while his enemies elect an anti-pope

Background imageFlees Collection: Elijah Fed by Angel

Elijah Fed by Angel
The prophet Elijah flees the anger of Jezebel, queen of Ahab king of Israel : he would starve did not a kindly angel bring him cake and water under a juniper tree

Background imageFlees Collection: Queen Isabella Flees

Queen Isabella Flees
Isabella, Queen of Edward II, flees to France and is received by Charles le Bel

Background imageFlees Collection: Abd-El Aziz Flees

Abd-El Aziz Flees
Sultan Abd-el-Aziz flees after being defeated by brother Moulay-Hafid

Background imageFlees Collection: Manuel II Flees

Manuel II Flees
Manuel II, who succeeded his assassinated father Carlos I, abdicates and flees after revolution implants a new republic; 770 years of Portuguese monarchy is ended

Background imageFlees Collection: Dalai Lama Flees British

Dalai Lama Flees British
The Dalai Lama flees British occupation in Tibet

Background imageFlees Collection: Coronis (Crow)

Coronis (Crow)
Coronis, daughter of Coronaeus king of Phocis, flees from amorous Poseidon/Neptune, and is saved by being turned into a crow by Athene (don t confuse Coronises)

Background imageFlees Collection: Girl Flees Swans

Girl Flees Swans
A small girl, gathering flowers by the waters edge, is alarmed by the sudden appearance of a couple of swans

Background imageFlees Collection: Revolt against Matilda

Revolt against Matilda
London citizens, provoked by Empress Matildas arrogance, drive her from the city; she flees to Oxford

Background imageFlees Collection: Panicking Bride

Panicking Bride
PANICKING BRIDE A Parisienne panics at the altar and flees the church (subsequently, though, she goes through with it)

Background imageFlees Collection: Cinderella Flees

Cinderella Flees
Midnight strikes, and Cinderella flies from the ball

Background imageFlees Collection: Austrian Emperor Flees

Austrian Emperor Flees
Alarmed by the democratic riots and demonstrations, the emperor Ferdinand flees from Vienna : he will abdicate in December in favour of his nephew Franz Josef

Background imageFlees Collection: Khalifas Flight

Khalifas Flight
After the battle of OMDURMAN, the defeated Khalifa flees the battlefield

Background imageFlees Collection: Pompeius Flees Rome

Pompeius Flees Rome
Hearing that Julius Caesar has crossed the Rubicon, Pompeius flees Rome



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