Reason Collection

Sisyphus and his Stone
Sisyphys, father of Odysseus, for no known reason, is condemned to push a rock to the top of a mountain in Hell, which the demons push down again, and again, and again

The Ghost Train, travel on the thrills and laughter line
The Ghost Train, Do you feel like Nothing on Earth? Then there is an Express reason why you should see The Ghost Train with a real Bogey

Fifth of November
Please to remember the fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason plot; I see no reason why Gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot. A stick and a stake for Victorias sake!

The Festival of Reason, created by the French

WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse. (Lord Kitchener) Enlist Today (Welsh version). Date: 1916

Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Capric
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Donde va mama? (Where are you going mum?). Number 65. Aquatint. 1799. Plate 43. Reproduction by M. Segui i Riera

Obesity Caure 1890S
Those who think and reason and use their common sense will take FIGUROIDS to cure their obesity. A hundred years later, the problem will still be with us

Marquis Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922)was a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genro

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

WW2, A Special Reason
An illustration of a wartime boy planting a fruit tree in order to help feed the nation during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Madness And Reason
An illustration which shows two separate processions of people on a red carpet, one representing reason, and the other representing madness

A La Suite d'un Article Signe: Boulimy
This sketch shows a group of four gentlemen interacting, visually representing the following caption, translated in English. Mr

RMS Titanic - telegram from Marconi to Carpathia
RMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'

RMS Titanic - Marconi portrait with Carpathia telegram
RMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'

Austria sees no reason to give Serbia a helping hand Date: 1909

CHRISTMAS, SAXONY
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

XMAS TREES ON GRAVE
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstruos (The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters), 1799 (etching & aquatint)
3745577 El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstruos (The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters), 1799 (etching & aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 32x22 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 57-0417 - 60417
McDonnell F-101B-100-MC Voodoo 57-0417 - 60417 (msn 595), on display outside the Callaway Sports Complex, Callaway, Panama City, FL

Boeing C-32A 09-001?
United States Air Force - Boeing C-32A 09-001? (MSN 29027 / 824, B757-2Q8), of the 89th AW, 1st AS, at Andrews AFB. (for some reason the last number of the serial is missing) Date: circa 2000

United States Air Force - Boeing OC-135W 61-2670 (MSN 18346), on approach to RAF Mildenhall circa February 1999. Built as a C-135B-BN Stratolifter and converted to WC-135B weather aircraft

Cripps the Carrier (engraving)
1059085 Cripps the Carrier (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cripps the Carrier)

With Reason Ridden By W.Ahern Doncaster Lincoln Meeting 2003 Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster 20 March 2003 Date: 20 March 2003

La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure (engraving)
7191110 La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure)

Apple, the cause of it all (colour litho)
7151149 Apple, the cause of it all (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Preparatory drawing for the number 43 of the serie "Les caprices"
AIS5347526 Preparatory drawing for the number 43 of the serie " Les caprices" (Los caprichos) : the sleeping reason produces monsters

Reason, Corridor of the Virtues (fresco)
3496522 Reason, Corridor of the Virtues (fresco) by Busca, Antonio (1625-84); Palazzo Borromeo Arese, Cesano Maderno, Monza, Lombardy

The Reason, 1741 (engraving)
611355 The Reason, 1741 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reason, 1741.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

The Soudan Rebellion (engraving)
1063829 The Soudan Rebellion (engraving) by Maud, William T. (1865-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soudan Rebellion)

Art Caricature in Germany (engraving)
1060909 Art Caricature in Germany (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art Caricature in Germany)

Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick (engraving)
1107245 Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick)

Frontispiece of Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae, by Athanasius Kircher (1601-80) Rome
CHT276311 Frontispiece of Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae, by Athanasius Kircher (1601-80) Rome, 1646 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (17th century); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine

Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill

The reason why I took to wearing kilts (colour photo)
3093082 The reason why I took to wearing kilts (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reason why I took to wearing kilts)

British recruitment poster, WW1
British recruitment poster, First World War -- Have you a reason, or only an excuse, for not enlisting NOW! 1914-1918

The reason (chromolitho)
964292 The reason (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reason, a woman sitting on a chair and holding up a picture of two people; France, 16th century)

Guy Fawkess Day
Please remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot, I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot, with verse. 1867

Ms 1-1936 f. 3r Page from a notebook, c. 1665-68 (ink on paper)
955212 Ms 1-1936 f.3r Page from a notebook, c.1665-68 (ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume, 1739-40 (print)
2899707 A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume, 1739-40 (print) by English School, (18th century); 19.7x12.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: HUME, David (1711-1776)

Newton Cenotaph (litho)
3482876 Newton Cenotaph (litho) by Boullee, Etienne Louis (1728-99); Private Collection; UIG; French, out of copyright

The Pursuit of the Well Beloved, by Thomas Hardy (litho)
1603704 The Pursuit of the Well Beloved, by Thomas Hardy (litho) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pursuit of the Well Beloved, by Thomas Hardy)

Raison - a French couple failing to communicate (colour photo)
2804529 Raison - a French couple failing to communicate (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raison - a French couple failing to communicate)

The Balkan Question, A Tangled Skein (litho)
3642289 The Balkan Question, A Tangled Skein (litho) by Partridge, Bernard (1861-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Balkan Question, A Tangled Skein)

The Way of Poverty or of Wealth, c. 1425-50 (tempera on vellum)
486265 The Way of Poverty or of Wealth, c.1425-50 (tempera on vellum) by Fastolf Master (fl.c.1420-60); 26x20 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters by Francisco Goya, 1799 (etching with aquatint)
3036385 The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters by Francisco Goya, 1799 (etching with aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); (add.info.: The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters)

The Triumph of the Eucharist over Philosophy and Science, c. 1625-26 (oil on panel)
937117 The Triumph of the Eucharist over Philosophy and Science, c.1625-26 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 16.5x21.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Frontispiece of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond d
LSE4093220 Frontispiece of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond d Alembert by Cochin (allegory of Reason)

Ms 1-1936 f. 6v Page from a notebook, c. 1665-68 (ink on paper)
955211 Ms 1-1936 f.6v Page from a notebook, c.1665-68 (ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

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"Reason: A Journey of Triumph and Tragedy" In the realm of reason, we find ourselves entangled in a web of paradoxes. Like Sisyphus and his eternal struggle with the stone, our pursuit for understanding often feels like an uphill battle. Yet, just as The Ghost Train invites us to travel on the thrills and laughter line, reason promises exhilarating discoveries along its winding tracks. The Festival of Reason, birthed by the French Revolutionaries, stands as a testament to humanity's relentless pursuit of enlightenment. It symbolizes our desire to break free from oppressive chains and embrace rationality as our guiding light. On the Fifth of November, we remember Guy Fawkes' failed plot against reason itself – a reminder that even in darkness, truth prevails. WWI posters urging people to "Enlist Today" echo this sentiment; they call upon individuals to fight for a cause greater than themselves – driven by reason rather than blind obedience. Goya's captivating works remind us that art can be both an expression of madness and reason intertwined. His Los Caprichos series reflects the complexities within human nature - a constant dance between chaos and logic. Obesity Cure advertisements from the 1890s highlight society's growing concern for health issues caused by irrational habits. They serve as reminders that embracing reason is not only about intellectual pursuits but also about nurturing our physical well-being. As RMS Titanic embarked on its ill-fated journey under White Star Line's banner, it carried passengers seeking various reasons - some pursuing dreams while others escaping realities. Little did they know that fate had other plans; their voyage would become synonymous with tragedy forever etched in history books. Amidst WWII's chaos emerged stories where love became a special reason worth fighting for - tales of soldiers who found solace amidst destruction through bonds forged by compassion and empathy. "Maddness And Reason, " intricately woven together like threads in a tapestry, explore the blurred lines between sanity and insanity.