Misfortune Collection

Coal Truck Crash
December 1923: A lorry delivering coal, which has skidded off the road and crashed into the railings outside a house. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Sygna is located on Stockton Beach and is the largest shipwreck ever to be washed up on the eastern coast of Sygna wreck off Stockton Beach Australia

Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling with fragments falling apart. Airbrush illustration

September - Cockney Sportsmen
A group of Cockney sportsmen, out in the wilds of east London, causing chaos as they try to shoot birds. Even their retrieving dogs would rather fight amongst themselves

A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground
A herd of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, walk past a giant flying saucer lodged into the ground after a bad landing

"Appy dossers"(engraving)
3101281 " Appy dossers" (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Appy dossers")

Poor children in an attic (engraving)
3101267 Poor children in an attic (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor children in an attic)

Showjumper falling head-first off bucking horse

Man riding a penny farthing into a canal (chromolitho)
2817016 Man riding a penny farthing into a canal (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man riding a penny farthing into a canal)

Naked woman sitting Study for "Scene de guerre au Middle Ages"
JLJ4613731 Naked woman sitting Study for " Scene de guerre au Middle Ages" Drawing by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Dim. 0, 27 x 0, 31 m Paris

Detail of " Ecce Homo" (This is the Man) (an expression used by Pontius Pilate (Pontius Pilatius)
VEN5033957 Detail of " Ecce Homo" (This is the Man) (an expression used by Pontius Pilate (Pontius Pilatius) in the translation of the Vulgate of the Gospel of John (19)

Expedition exploring Alaska in late 19th Century
673470 Expedition exploring Alaska in late 19th Century; (add.info.: Expedition exploring Alaska,late 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Young widow Anonymous painting of the 19th century
JEB4960194 Young widow Anonymous painting of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Young widow Anonymous painting of the 19th century.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2024.

A Savage Lesson, 1606 (litho)
8660973 A Savage Lesson, 1606 (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Savage Lesson, 1606)

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Winston Churchill in a wheelchair, 1931 (b/w photo)
8626554 Winston Churchill in a wheelchair, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Myths and legends: Pandora too curious opens the box despite the ban and frees less demons from the box containing all
NWI4930176 Myths and legends: Pandora too curious opens the box despite the ban and frees less demons from the box containing all the ills of humanity

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in "the
PCT4257851 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in "the Aiglon", play by Edmond Rostand (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier

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In memory of Nelson, early 19th century (painted silk inserted in a copper medallion)
MMM5475517 In memory of Nelson, early 19th century (painted silk inserted in a copper medallion); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: In memory of Nelson' (Horatio, 1758-1805)

Portrait of old Provencal woman She is in mourning. Anonymous painting of the 19th century. Musee Ziem, Martigues
JEB4959776 Portrait of old Provencal woman She is in mourning. Anonymous painting of the 19th century. Musee Ziem, Martigues; Musee Ziem, Martigues

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638771 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dora's misfortune (engraving)
8645904 Dora's misfortune (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dora's misfortune)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635933 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn.

Illustration of the adventures of Don Quixote written by Cervantes, 1848 (engraving)
PCT4271784 Illustration of the adventures of Don Quixote written by Cervantes, 1848 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info)

Misfortune in the Tulip Hall: Dr Syntax falls over, is bitten by dog, loses wig
531319 Misfortune in the Tulip Hall: Dr Syntax falls over, is bitten by dog, loses wig and has head watered by agitated hostess, and gardener holding watering can looks on in amazement

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "The Lady of Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas Jr
PCT4257920 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "The Lady of Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas Jr. (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Infortunium (The Misfortune), 1541. Creator: Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550)
Infortunium (The Misfortune), 1541. Private Collection

Just one of these days
Andreas Klesse

The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619. Creator: Unknown
The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
'Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "In stagnant blackness they waited through an interval which seemed endless", 1891. From "The Graphic

'A Canoeing Incident at the Seaside, 1891. Creator: G Durand
'A Canoeing Incident at the Seaside, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The opening of the fifth and sixth seals, 1522 (engraving)
1578227 The opening of the fifth and sixth seals, 1522 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); (add.info.: Martin Luther: Preface to the Revelation of John ( 1522)

Victorian comic strip, story of a fisherman, 1890s
Vintage engraving of a Victorian comic strip, story of a fisherman, 1890s, 19th Century

The Late Capt. Montriou, of the Indian Navy, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Late Capt. Montriou, of the Indian Navy, 1857. This meritorious officer, who had served continuously for thirty-two years in the service of Government in India

In Greek mythology the inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus used wings of wax to fly, but Icarus flew too close to the sun

In Greek mythology, Pandora disobeyed Zeus and opened the box that contained all of the evils of the world

CAPTAIN JAMES LOWRY Sea-captain who had the misfortune to flog one of his seamen to death, whereupon he himself had the misfortune to be hanged. Date: ? - 1752

JEANNE-MARIE ROLAND French revolutionary who, having the misfortune to be the wrong kind of revolutionary, dies by the guillotine Date: 1754 - 1793

The plague strikes Egypt: Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665745 The plague strikes Egypt: Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The plague strikes Egypt: Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897599 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent, c.1470 (tapestry) by Master of Coetivy, (Henri de Vulcop) (fl.1450-75); 467x690 cm; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470. Detail of Hector)

Flying boat rescuing a downed aviator at sea (colour litho)
6015384 Flying boat rescuing a downed aviator at sea (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying boat rescuing a downed aviator at sea)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796100 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Bac, Ferdinand Sigismund (1859-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 9 August 1902.); © Look and Learn

Railway Accident and Derailing in North America Engraving, 1887
Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Railway Accident and Derailing in North America Engraving, 1887

If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c. 1594 (oil on panel)
471421 If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both shall Fall into the Ditch, c.1594 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 19x19 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The Fool Who Does Not Send Himself Into Misfortune, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308548 The Fool Who Does Not Send Himself Into Misfortune, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Letters M and N: "Miserable;Christmas", in Alphabet francais, 1887 (engraving)
DUV4205800 Letters M and N: " Miserable; Christmas", in Alphabet francais, 1887 (engraving) by Beuzon, Joseph Charles (fl.1892) (after); 32.5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash)
FIA5343129 Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash). Peinture de Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov Belsky (Bogdanov-Belsky)

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"Misfortune: A Collage of Unfortunate Events" Coal Truck Crash: Amidst the chaos, a trail of blackened despair marks the collision between fate and misfortune. The Sygna: Once a majestic vessel, now an epitome as it lies helplessly on its side, defeated by the unforgiving sea. Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling: Our world teeters on the brink of calamity as humanity's actions leave scars upon Mother Nature's fragile embrace. Naked woman sitting Study for "Scene de guerre au Middle Ages": Vulnerability exposed amidst a backdrop of conflict, reflecting the tragic consequences that often accompany historical misfortunes. September - Cockney Sportsmen: In this whimsical scene, even jovial sportsmen cannot escape life's twists and turns; their laughter concealing hidden sorrows beneath their cheerful facade. Showjumper falling head-first off bucking horse: Gravity triumphs over grace in this heart-stopping moment where dreams shatter against the cruel reality of an unexpected fall from grace. Man riding a penny farthing into a canal (chromolitho): An ill-fated journey unfolds as antiquity meets disaster when one man's ride takes an unforeseen turn into murky waters below. A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground: Time itself seems to mock these prehistoric giants as they unknowingly pass by evidence of extraterrestrial intervention – another twist in their already unfortunate existence. CAPTAIN JAMES LOWRY & JEANNE-MARIE ROLAND: Two names etched in history books forever marked by tragedy; tales woven with loss and sacrifice that remind us how even great individuals can succumb to misfortune's grip. The plague strikes Egypt: Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866.