Animosity Collection

Aggressus Ressurgo, 1918 (colour etching)
1195042 Aggressus Ressurgo, 1918 (colour etching) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); 42x34.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c. 1913-1915 (oil on canvas)
656203 Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c.1913-1915 (oil on canvas) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 130x240 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen)

Saint Anthony Beaten by the Devils, (pen and brown ink, brown wash)
827546 Saint Anthony Beaten by the Devils, (pen and brown ink, brown wash) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 21x26.5

A Decorative Roundel with Odysseus Fighting the Beggar, and with Sphynxs (oil on canvas)
659353 A Decorative Roundel with Odysseus Fighting the Beggar, and with Sphynxs (oil on canvas) by Wit, Jacob de (1695-1754) (school of)

Chivalry, 1885 (oil on canvas)
1767284 Chivalry, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Dicksee, Frank (1853-1928); 182.7x136.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Battle scene between archers and cavalry, with castle and ships, c. 1495-1500 (gouache and gold paint on vellum)
986282 Battle scene between archers and cavalry, with castle and ships, c.1495-1500 (gouache and gold paint on vellum) by French School

A Landscape with Marauders attacking a Wagon Train and Pillaging a Village, (oil on panel)
990228 A Landscape with Marauders attacking a Wagon Train and Pillaging a Village, (oil on panel) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 50.2x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Hercules and the Giants, c. 1475-80 (engraving)
659470 Hercules and the Giants, c.1475-80 (engraving) by Pollaiuolo, Antonio (1432/3-98) (school of); 36.7x54.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Two Warriors; Zwei Kampfende, 1910 (oil on canvas)
826265 Two Warriors; Zwei Kampfende, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Macke, August (1887-1914); 63x36.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Warriors; Zwei Kampfende. August Macke (1887-1914)

The Romans attacking Augsburg, c. 1490 (brown ink and pale coloured washes on paper)
986278 The Romans attacking Augsburg, c.1490 (brown ink and pale coloured washes on paper) by German School, (15th century); 19.7x14.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle of Cosa, (black chalk, pen and brown ink. )
990023 The Battle of Cosa, (black chalk, pen and brown ink.) by Zuccari, Taddeo (1529-66); 42.9x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Cosa. Taddeo Zuccaro (1529-1566)

Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut)
659519 Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 41x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules Killing Cacus. Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617). Woodcut

The Recalcitrant Donkey, 1798 (pen and grey ink and watercolour)
652084 The Recalcitrant Donkey, 1798 (pen and grey ink and watercolour) by Ibbetson, Julius Caesar (1759-1817); 21.5x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recalcitrant Donkey)

Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets, (oil on panel-a penschilderij)
990413 Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets, (oil on panel-a penschilderij) by Salm, Adriaen or Abraham (c.1660-1720); 47x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets)

Studies for a Flagellation: A Man Scourging and the Head of Christ, (black and white chalk, pastel)
990011 Studies for a Flagellation: A Man Scourging and the Head of Christ, (black and white chalk, pastel) by Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte) (1510-92); 38x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Rustem Killing Arjang Div, c. 1630 (pen & ink, heightened with colour, on paper)
1196814 Rustem Killing Arjang Div, c.1630 (pen & ink, heightened with colour, on paper) by Mughal School, (17th century); 19.1x12 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Battle between the Georgians and the Mountain Tribes, 1826 (lithograph)
1195833 Battle between the Georgians and the Mountain Tribes, 1826 (lithograph) by Orlowski, Alexander (Alexandr Osipovich Orlovsky) (1777-1832)

A Village Brawl (oil on panel)
990044 A Village Brawl (oil on panel) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 50.8x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Village Brawl. Circle of Sebastian Vrancx (1573-1647). Oil on panel

Tullie in his Chariot; Tullie sur son Char, (pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white on brown pape)
827614 Tullie in his Chariot; Tullie sur son Char, (pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white on brown pape) by Cades

A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas)
658199 A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas) by Frangiamore, Salvatore (1853-1915); 67.3x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slap in the Face. Salvatore Frangiamore (fl. 1897). Oil on canvas

An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil)
651822 An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil, pen and brown ink, grey wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

The Charge, c. 1893-1931 (woodcut)
1196621 The Charge, c. 1893-1931 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 20x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

La Resa dei Conti, 1912 (oil on panel)
823457 La Resa dei Conti, 1912 (oil on panel) by Torre, Giulio Del (1856-1932); 34x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Resa dei Conti. Giulio Del Torre (1856-1932). Oil on panel

A papier mache pen box, the top painted with the battle of Chaldiran, 18th century (papier mache)
1196872 A papier mache pen box, the top painted with the battle of Chaldiran, 18th century (papier mache) by Iranian School, (18th Century); 38.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas)
824542 The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Giaour)

A Tiger attacking a Bull, 1785 (oil on canvas)
827845 A Tiger attacking a Bull, 1785 (oil on canvas) by Peter, Johan Wenzel (1745-1829); 73.7x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tiger attacking a Bull. Wenzel Peter (1744-1829)

Peasants Brawling, 1619 (oil on panel)
990386 Peasants Brawling, 1619 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 73x103 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants Brawling. Pieter Brueghel, the Younger (c.1564-1638)

Achilles confronting Hector outside Troy, (oil on canvas)
827698 Achilles confronting Hector outside Troy, (oil on canvas) by Corte, Juan de la (c.1585-1660); 195.9x309.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles confronting Hector outside Troy)

Dachshunds on a Badger, 1882 (oil on canvas)
659098 Dachshunds on a Badger, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Maffei, Guido von (1838-1924); 166.4x121.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Skirmish During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, 1881 (oil on canvas)
1195776 Skirmish During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Villevalde, Alexander (1857-after 1906); 116x156 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Villevalde)

The Ipcress File, 1965 (colour lithograph)
1195057 The Ipcress File, 1965 (colour lithograph) by American School, (20th century); 104x69 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Cock Fight, 1846 (oil on canvas)
989218 The Cock Fight, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 39.5x55.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cock Fight; Le Combat de Coqs. Jean Leon Gerome (1824-1904)

Front Cover Illustration for Puck Magazine, Vol. LXIV, No
NYH332193 Front Cover Illustration for Puck Magazine, Vol.LXIV, No. 1654, Nov 11th 1908 (colour litho) by Glackens, Louis (1866-1933); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

A Lion attacking a Goat, 1785 (oil on canvas)
827846 A Lion attacking a Goat, 1785 (oil on canvas) by Peter, Johan Wenzel (1745-1829); 73.7x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lion attacking a Goat. Wenzel Peter (1745-1829). Oil on canvas

Henri de Woelmont, 1884 (oil on canvas)
653142 Henri de Woelmont, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Khnopff, Fernand (1858-1921); 26.4x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri de Woelmont. Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). Oil on canvas. 26.4 x 29cm

Stallions Fighting in a Stormy Landscape, (oil on canvas)
658667 Stallions Fighting in a Stormy Landscape, (oil on canvas) by Dedreux or de Dreux, Alfred (1810-60); 84.5x112.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Stallions Fighting in a Stormy Landscape)

Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season
532233 Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season : Disraeli congratulating Gladstone on Sovereigns speech at Opening of Parliament

The Peacemaker, 1882 (oil on canvas)
659854 The Peacemaker, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Hughes, Edwin (fl.1880-95); 43.2x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peacemaker. Edwin Hughes (active ca. 1872-1892). Oil on canvas

Conquered but not Subdued, 1899 (oil on canvas)
989780 Conquered but not Subdued, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); 91.5x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Conquered but not Subdued)

The Fight, 1864 (oil on canvas)
989217 The Fight, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 83.9x105.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fight; La Guerre. William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)

The Butcher at the Montmartre Market, 1857-58 (oil on panel)
987370 The Butcher at the Montmartre Market, 1857-58 (oil on panel) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 20.7x27.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Butcher at the Montmartre Market; Le Boucher)

A Dispute Over Territory, (oil on canvas)
651002 A Dispute Over Territory, (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 39.1x30.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dispute Over Territory. John George Brown (1831-1913)

Combat de Tigres et de Lions, (oil on canvas)
823509 Combat de Tigres et de Lions, (oil on canvas) by Verboeckhoven, Eugene Joseph (1798-1881); 151x176.5. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Combat de Tigres et de Lions)

Hounds looking unimpressed

Damaged Austrian jewellers shop, Paris, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Letter from David Hume to Richard Davenport, 8th July 1766. Artist: David Hume
Letter from David Hume to Richard Davenport, 8th July 1766. Letter written from London by David Hume to Richard Davenport

Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Disraeli congratulating Gladstone on the Sovereigns speech at Opening of Parliament

A Dog and a tiny kitten square off against each other
Silhouette - A Dog and a tiny kitten square off against each other. Date: circa 1930s

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"Unleashing the Fury: Exploring the Depths through Art" In a chilling winter landscape, "A Winter Landscape with the Massacre of the Innocents, " we witness an unsettling depiction of animosity. The oil on panel painting captures the raw emotions and violence that can arise from deep-seated hatred. Moving forward in time, "Aggressus Ressurgo, 1918, " a color etching, reveals how they are persist even after conflicts have seemingly ended. It serves as a haunting reminder that wounds inflicted by hostility are not easily healed. The clash between titans is vividly portrayed in "Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen. " This oil on canvas masterpiece showcases the destructive power born out of animosity. Each stroke represents a battle cry echoing through history. In "Saint Anthony Beaten by Devils, " depicted through pen and brown ink with brown wash, we delve into personal struggles against inner demons fueled by animosity. It reminds us that sometimes our greatest adversaries lie within ourselves. Odysseus's fight against adversity takes center stage in "A Decorative Roundel with Odysseus Fighting the Beggar. " Here, amidst sphinxes and mythical creatures, we witness his unwavering determination to overcome challenges posed by animosity. "The Death of Saint Peter Martyr" drawn in red chalk unveils another facet – its potential to lead to martyrdom. This poignant artwork serves as a testament to those who paid the ultimate price for their beliefs or ideals. With "Chivalry, " an oil on canvas piece from 1885, we explore how honor and valor can be overshadowed by bitter rivalries driven by animosity. It prompts reflection on whether noble intentions can withstand such intense enmity. Juxtaposing strength and vulnerability is seen in "Judith holding the Head of Holofernes Accompanied by a Maidservant.