Fatal Collection

Plague doctor, 17th century artwork
Plague doctor. 17th century artwork titled Doktor Schnabel von Rom (Beak Doctor from Rome). The text is in Latin. The costumes bronze mask contained aromatic herbs and reduced exposure to bad air

1967 Monaco Grand Prix: Lorenzo Bandini leads John Surtees. Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries
Monte Carlo, Monaco. 4-7 May 1967. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312) leads John Surtees (Honda RA273). Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries. Ref-3/2801. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

1970 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Nina Rindt waiting for her husband Jochen to come past. He died in an accident at Parabolica moments after this photo was taken during the Italian GP

Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria), artwork. This mushroom is powerfully hallucinogenic, containing the drugs ibotenic acid and muscimol

PERSEUS & MEDUSA PERSEUS & MEDUSA
PERSEUS slays MEDUSA, not looking at her because to see her is fatal; his horse Pegasus also looks away

1967 Monaco Grand Prix: Lorenzo Bandini leads John Surtees. Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries
Monte Carlo, Monaco. 4-7 May 1967. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312) leads John Surtees (Honda RA273). Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries. Ref-3/2815. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

LCC-LFB fatal warehouse fire, Langley Street WC2
Three firemen died fighting this blaze in a Covent Garden warehouse in Langley Street. The first crews to arrive, from Clerkenwell fire station, found the warehouse well alight

The Death of Ellen Bright at Wombwells Menagerie, 1850
Engraving showing Ellen Bright (1832-1850), a Lion Queen animal trainer, being attacked by a tiger during the course of a performance at Wombwells Menagerie, Chatham, January 1850

Soviet cholera vaccination poster, 1967
Soviet cholera vaccination poster. Poster which appeared in the USSR in 1967, urging citizens to get themselves vaccinated against cholera

Richard III on Horse
KING RICHARD III OF ENGLAND depicted at the fatal battle of Bosworth Field - a splendidly stylised depiction showing the doomed monarch desperate yet determined

19th-century coal mining. Historical artwork of a coal mine worker igniting methane gas in a coal mine. This gas (also called fire-damp) is formed naturally by coal

Formula One World Championship, Rd 3, San Marino Grand Prix, San Marino, Italy, 1 May 1994
Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) Simtek S941, who was tragically killed in a crash during the Saturday qualifying session, poses with a specially commissioned Tech Bicycle

BUNKERs HILL MINE / 1875
Bunkers Hill mine, in North Staffordshire, the scene of a fatal explosion on April 30th 1875. Date: 1875

Soyuz 11 crew before launch, 1971
Soyuz 11 crew before launch. Soviet cosmonauts (left to right) Georgy Dobrovolsky, Viktor Patsayev and Vladislav Volkov at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Cystic fibrosis. Light micrograph of a section through a bronchus (airway) of the lungs in a case of cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)

William John Wills
WILLIAM JOHN WILLS English explorer in Australia, associated with the fatal expedition with Burke

Formula One World Championship: Roland Ratzenberger Simtek S941 was tragically killed in a crash during the Saturday
Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) Simtek S941 was tragically killed in a crash during the Saturday qualifying session. San Marino Grand Prix, Rd 3, San Marino, Italy, 1 May 1994

Faust - Liebig - 4
FAUST Faust fights Marguerites brother Valentin, and Mephistopheles directs a fatal stroke

1967 Monaco Grand Prix. Monte Carlo, Monaco. 4-7 May 1967. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312) leads John Surtees (Honda RA273). Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries. Ref-3/2815

8th Crusade - Fleet
EIGHTH CRUSADE The ships which carried Louis IX from France to Carthage on his fatal crusade in North Africa Date: 1270

His Fatal Beauty, by Bairnsfather
His Fatal Beauty OLD BILL: " My wife married me for love, ye know, Bert" BERT (after prolonged and somewhat pained scrutiny of Bills face): " I had been wonderin what it was, Bill

The second de Havilland DH108 TG306
The second de Havilland DH108, TG306, on the Wednesday before the fatal accident which killed Geoffrey de Havilland

Rolls in Wright
The Honourable Charles Rolls (of Rolls-Royce) flies his Wright biplane at Bournemouth Aviation Week : but he has a fatal crash - Britains first aviation fatality

Formula One World Championship
The overturned and gutted March 731 of Roger Williamson (GBR) is dealt with by the incompetent and ill-equipped marshals who tragically allowed the young British driver to perish in only his second

Formula One World Championship
The aftermath of the fatal accident suffered in pre-racing testing the week before the GP by Peter Revson (USA) in his Shadow DN3

Mooney M.20A ZK-BUN (msn ), at Mangere NZ. on 24 April 1960. (Written off in a fatal crash on 16 September 1960, when the new owner falsified documents and deceived officials)

Smoked Love
Uma Gokhale

Formula One World Championship
Helmuth (Also spelt Helmut) Koinigg (AUT) was tragically killed - in only his second GP start - when his Surtees TS16/3 went off at a corner on lap 10

Formula One Testing
The Memorial to Ayrton Senna at the Barcelona circuit. Formula One Testing, Barcelona, Spain, 7-9 April 2004

Man With Serpent, 1885. Creator: Auguste Rodin
Man With Serpent, 1885. When this sculpture is viewed from the front, the outcome of the struggle is uncertain. Only from the side can we see the serpent delivering a fatal bite to the man's neck

Formula One World Championship, Rd 3, San Marino Grand Prix, San Marino, Italy, 1 May 1994
(L to R): Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) Simtek, who was tragically killed in a crash during the Saturday qualifying session, talks with his race engineer Humphrey Corbett (GBR)

1994 San Marino GP
IMOLA, ITALY - MAY 01: The destroyed remains of Roland Ratzenberger's Simtek S941 Ford is recovered on a flatbed during the San Marino GP at Imola on May 01, 1994 in Imola, Italy

San Marino Grand Prix, Rd3, Imola, Italy, 29 April - 1 May 1994
Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) Simtek S941, tragically lost his life during qualifying when his front wing failed at Villeneuve Curva

1961 Italian Grand Prix. Monza, Italy. 10 September 1961. The aftermath of the accident between Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari Dino 156) and Jim Clark (Lotus 21-Climax)

Formula One World Championship
Tom Pryce (GBR) Shadow DN8 suffered a tragic fatal accident on lap 23 when he hit the fire extinguisher of marshal Jansen van Vuuren at full speed on the main straight and was killed instantly

1994 San Marino GP
IMOLA, ITALY - APRIL 30: The medical helicopter carrying Roland Ratzenberger takes off during the San Marino GP at Imola on April 30, 1994 in Imola, Italy. (Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch)

1978 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 10: The crash at the start in which Ronnie Peterson lost his life. Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T3, Niki Lauda, Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo

1970 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Jochen Rindt and Colin Chapman in the pits during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 05, 1970 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza

1973 United States GP
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - OCTOBER 07: Francois Cevert, Tyrrell 006 Ford, in practice before his fatal accident during the United States GP at Watkins Glen International

1958 German Grand Prix. Nurburgring, Germany. 1-3 August 1958. Mike Hawthorn leads Peter Collins (both Ferrari Dino 246's) on lap 4

1978 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 10: Carlos Reutemann, Ferrari 312T3 and Derek Daly, Ensign N177 Ford spin off track after a collision while Didier Pironi

Formula One World Championship
Roger Williamson (GBR) March 731. Williamson was killed on the eighth lap of the race, when a suspension or tyre failure sent his car into the guardrail

1961 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 10: Wolfgang von Trips during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 10, 1961 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy

1970 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Nina Rindt, timekeeping in the pits during the practice session in which her husband, Jochen

1982 Belgian GP
ZOLDER, BELGIUM - MAY 09: The point on the track where Gilles Villeneuve collided with the March 821 Ford driven by Jochen Mass during the Belgian GP at Zolder on May 09, 1982 in Zolder, Belgium

Formula One World Championship
The shocking remains of the Hill GH1 of Rolf Stommelen (GER) sit on the wrong side of the Armco following his massive accident - triggered by a broken rear wing whilst leading the race on lap 26

Formula One World Championship, Rd3, San Marino Grand Prix, San Marino, Italy, 1 May 1994
Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) Simtek S941 was tragically killed in a crash during the Saturday qualifying session. Formula One World Championship, Rd3, San Marino Grand Prix, San Marino, Italy

1970 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Nina Rindt during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 05, 1970 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy

1970 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Jochen Rindt in pits with his wife Nina shortly before he headed out onto the track for the final

1967 Monaco Grand Prix. Monte Carlo, Monaco. 4-7 May 1967. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312) leads John Surtees (Honda RA273). Bandini later crashed suffering fatal injuries. Ref-3/2801

Formula One World Championship
The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78

Formula One World Championship
Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) tries his hand at photography while wife Joanne Villeneuve looks on amused

1973 United States GP
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - OCTOBER 06: Francois Cevert, Tyrrell 006 Ford, in practice before his fatal accident during the United States GP at Watkins Glen International

Formula One World Championship
The aftermath of the fatal accident suffered in pre-racing testing the week before the GP by Peter Revson (USA) in his Shadow DN3

Formula One World Championship
The aftermath of the fatal accident suffered in pre-racing testing the week before the GP by Peter Revson (USA) in his Shadow DN3

Formula One World Championship
The aftermath of the fatal accident suffered in pre-racing testing the week before the GP by Peter Revson (USA) in his Shadow DN3

Louis Zborowskis Mercedes after his fatal crash at Monza, Italy, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Louis Zborowskis Mercedes after his fatal crash at Monza, Italy, 19 October 1924

Freda Holland, Night Sister, Dellwood Maternity Home, Reading, recipient of the George Medal, with complete disregard for her own safety

Austrian Grand Prix, Rd 12, Osterreichring, Austria, 17 August 1975
Mark Donohue (USA) Penske (Sitting) talks with doctors after crashing his March 751 heavily at the Hella Licht during the Sunday morning warm-up session

Picture No. 12479377
Dead young Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos Date:

Formula One World Championship
Dan Gurney (USA) BRM P48 crashed at the hairpin after suffering brake failure and killed a spectator who was standing in a prohibited area. Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Holland, 6 June 1960

1973 United States GP
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - OCTOBER 07: Francois Cevert, Tyrrell 006 Ford, in practice before his fatal accident during the United States GP at Watkins Glen International

1973 Dutch GP
ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - JULY 29: Fire marshals assess Roger Williamson's wrecked March 731 Ford during the Dutch GP at Zandvoort on July 29, 1973 in Zandvoort, Netherlands

Formula One World Championship
Race leader Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus 72E, who retired with gearbox and engine trouble on lap 67 (Left), laps race retiree Chris Amon (NZL) Techno PA123 as Roger Williamson (GBR)

Formula One World Championship
Rolf Stommelen (GER) Hill is carried away with serious leg injuries following his massive accident that stopped the race and tragically killed five spectators

Formula One World Championship
Piers Courage (GBR) was tragically killed when his De Tomaso 505 overturned and caught fire. Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, 21 June 1970

Formula One World Championship
(L to R): Seventh placed John Miles (GBR) Lotus 72B makes a move down the main straight on Piers Courage (GBR) de Tomaso 505 who would suffer a tragic fatal accident on lap 23

Formula One World Championship
Francois Cevert (FRA) Tyrrell 006 was tragically killed in an accident during the Saturday morning practice session. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 7 October 1973. BEST IMAGE

Formula One World Championship
Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus 79 (Shown during practice) suffered severe leg injuries in an accident at the start of the race

Formula One World Championship
Barrier repairs take place on the circuit following the tragic fatal accident suffered by Francois Cevert (FRA) during practice. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 7 October 1973

1961 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 10: Wolfgang von Trips during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 10, 1961 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy

1967 Monaco Grand Prix. Monte Carlo, Monaco. 4-7 May 1967. Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari 312) leads John Surtees (Honda RA273) and Bruce McLaren (McLaren M4B BRM)

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"Unveiling the Dark Tales of Fatal Encounters: From Plague Doctors to Grand Prix Tragedies" Step back in time to the eerie 17th century, where plague doctors roamed the streets, their haunting masks a symbol of both hope and despair. Their presence captured in chilling artwork that echoes through history. Fast forward to the thrilling 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, where Lorenzo Bandini fearlessly led John Surtees on a heart-stopping race. Little did they know that fate had a cruel twist in store for Bandini, as his fatal crash would forever etch his name into racing folklore. In nature's realm lies an enigmatic danger - fly agaric mushrooms with their vibrant red caps beckoning unsuspecting souls. A single bite could lead one down a treacherous path towards mortality. Ancient Greek mythology comes alive with PERSEUS & MEDUSA; an epic tale of heroism and tragedy unfolds before our eyes. Medusa's gaze turns all who meet her into stone, leaving behind only tales of doom and destruction. Tragedy strikes again in London's Langley Street WC2 when flames engulfed the LCC-LFB warehouse, claiming lives and leaving scars that still haunt us today. A reminder of how swiftly life can turn from ordinary to catastrophic. Witness the somber scene at Wombwells Menagerie in 1850 as Ellen Bright meets her untimely demise amidst exotic creatures. The fragility of life juxtaposed against nature's wonders serves as a stark reminder of our own mortality. Amidst Soviet turmoil in 1967, cholera threatened lives until vaccination campaigns emerged like rays of hope on grim horizons. A powerful poster captures this struggle between life and death during these uncertain times. A majestic figure emerges from history - Richard III on Horseback embodies power and ambition but also reminds us that even kings are not immune to tragic endings.