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Pursued Collection

Background imagePursued Collection: Aepyornis on the Rampage

Aepyornis on the Rampage
Butcher pursued by an Aepyornis Ingens, the prehistoric creature which emerges from the egg

Background imagePursued Collection: Orestes & Eumenides

Orestes & Eumenides
Orestes is pursued by the Eumenides

Background imagePursued Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing two criminals in a red car being pursued by two policemen in a biplane

Background imagePursued Collection: Ufo at Hya Kuri Japan

Ufo at Hya Kuri Japan
A UFO is pursued by a Japanese military jet, at Air Force Base Hya Kuri. Date: 10 October 1975

Background imagePursued Collection: Salem Witches

Salem Witches
At Salem, Dr Wilkinson is pursued by a sinister wolf which, in the prevailing climate of panic, is linked to the witchcraft scare

Background imagePursued Collection: Race to Gretna / Newhouse

Race to Gretna / Newhouse
ONE MILE FROM GRETNA A couple desperate to marry race to Gretna Green in a four horse open top carriage but are pursued by those who wish to stop them

Background imagePursued Collection: The Flirt

The Flirt
Coquettish young woman being pursued by a suitor. Date: 1905

Background imagePursued Collection: Retreat of the British, following the unsuccessful Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Re

Retreat of the British, following the unsuccessful Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Re, near La Rochelle, France, October 1627, part of the Anglo-French War (1627-1629)

Background imagePursued Collection: Comic postcard, Man racing for the train, pursued by his creditors Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man racing for the train, pursued by his creditors Date: 20th century

Background imagePursued Collection: Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron

Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron
English Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay

Background imagePursued Collection: Scots soldier pursued by shoeshine boys

Scots soldier pursued by shoeshine boys
Shine, sir -- half piastre. A Scottish soldier with outsized boots polished like mirrors, being pursued by four Egyptian shoeshine boys! Date: 1916

Background imagePursued Collection: CORONIS BECOMES A CROW

CORONIS BECOMES A CROW
Coronis is hotly pursued by Poseidon / Naptune; to help her escape his unwelcome advances, Athena / Minerva transforms her into a crow

Background imagePursued Collection: BORDER WEDDING

BORDER WEDDING
ONE MILE FROM GRETNA A couple desperate to marry race to Gretna Green but are pursued by those who wish to stop them Date: circa 1830

Background imagePursued Collection: Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Background imagePursued Collection: Rafael Carrera

Rafael Carrera
RAFAEL CARRERA Guatemalan revolutionary and statesman, president who established Guatemalas independence but pursued conservative policies

Background imagePursued Collection: 3rd Earl Spencer - 3

3rd Earl Spencer - 3
John Charles Spencer (1782 - 1845), third earl SPENCER; here when viscount Althorp. Statesman who despite his preference for country pursuits pursued a valuable political career

Background imagePursued Collection: 3rd Earl Spencer - 4

3rd Earl Spencer - 4
John Charles Spencer (1782 - 1845), third earl Spencer (previously viscount Althorp. Statesman who despite his preference for country pursuits pursued a valuable political career

Background imagePursued Collection: French Scene / Munster / C16

French Scene / Munster / C16
A whole variety of activites being pursued in the French countryside, some pious, some sporting, some agricultural and some scientific across a range of social standings Date: 1553

Background imagePursued Collection: Scots Pursued / Preston

Scots Pursued / Preston
Scots pursued across a river after their defeat at the Battle of Preston Date: 1648

Background imagePursued Collection: Pinocchio -- pursued by a sea monster

Pinocchio -- pursued by a sea monster
Quick, Pinocchio... but it was too late! The monster had overtaken him. Date: 1911

Background imagePursued Collection: Drawn from the Wood by Jack Gordge

Drawn from the Wood by Jack Gordge
A young woman flees from a wood, pursued by a satyr or faun. Pan and associated motifs were very popular during the 1920s and numerous illustrations appeared in magazines

Background imagePursued Collection: Scotts on Piccadilly, London

Scotts on Piccadilly, London
Scotts hotel or restaurant at the junction of Great Windmill Street and Piccadilly, London. Pursued starring Robert Mitchum is being advertised, playing at the Warner Theatre in Leicester Square

Background imagePursued Collection: Four Winds - South

Four Winds - South
MERIDIES Auster, the Wind of the South, is pursued by the goddess Ops with farm implements as he bestows rain on the Earth below

Background imagePursued Collection: Four Winds - East

Four Winds - East
ORIENS Apeliotes, the Wind of the East, is pursued by Aurora, goddess of the Dawn, while he scatters flowers upon the Earth below

Background imagePursued Collection: Murderers pursued by police in Tottenham

Murderers pursued by police in Tottenham
A chase between police and Russian Anarchists. Charles Wyatt, the conductor, was forced at gun point to drive the tram. A second Russian fired at the pursuing police from the back platform during

Background imagePursued 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 imagePursued Collection: Girl and Geese

Girl and Geese
A girl, pursued by a goose, runs to the protection of the garden gate

Background imagePursued Collection: Boone Pursued by Indians

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

Background imagePursued Collection: Fortune (Allegorical)

Fortune (Allegorical)
An allegorical representation of Fortune in black and white costume being pursued by man

Background imagePursued Collection: Sheba Rebels

Sheba Rebels
Sheba, son of Bichri, rebels against David, but is pursued to Abela whose townspeople, learning that its only Sheba they want, cut his head off and throw it to his pursuers

Background imagePursued Collection: Elephants at Hamburg

Elephants at Hamburg
Six elephants from a menagerie in transit escape from Hamburg railway station and have to be pursued through the streets of the city, much to the consternation of Hamburgers

Background imagePursued Collection: Albatross Pursued by Raf

Albatross Pursued by Raf
A German Albatros is pursued by two British aircraft

Background imagePursued Collection: Myth / Tibet / Musulman

Myth / Tibet / Musulman
FOOLISH YOUNG MUSSUMLAN The foolish young Mussulman is pursued by his own shadow, although he tries desparately to escape!

Background imagePursued Collection: Pursued by Geese

Pursued by Geese
These two girls should have been brought up better than to run away from geese

Background imagePursued Collection: Hunting Hog Deer 1807

Hunting Hog Deer 1807
THE HOG DEER AT BAY The hog deer is speared by a hunter on horseback and pursued by his dogs

Background imagePursued Collection: Ww1 / 1916 / Allies Flight

Ww1 / 1916 / Allies Flight
Pursued by the Germans, the Allies - Italians, Russians, French and English - take to their heels towards the heel of Italy

Background imagePursued Collection: 3rd Earl Spencer

3rd Earl Spencer
JOHN CHARLES SPENCER, third earl SPENCER; previously viscount ALTHORP. Statesman who despite his preference for country pursuits pursued a valuable political career


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