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"Nature's Threatening Beauties: From the Majestic Highland Cow to the Fearsome Great White Shark

Background imageThreatening Collection: The Narrow Path, c. 1863 (litho)

The Narrow Path, c. 1863 (litho)
AQS257101 The Narrow Path, c.1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: General Ulysses S)

Background imageThreatening Collection: 'Two guineas'shouted Merry, shaking it at Silver

"Two guineas"shouted Merry, shaking it at Silver
IL370477 " Two guineas" shouted Merry, shaking it at Silver, illustration from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (colour litho) by Cameron

Background imageThreatening Collection: Don Giovanni Invites the Statue of the Commendatore to Dinner (chromolitho)

Don Giovanni Invites the Statue of the Commendatore to Dinner (chromolitho)
735466 Don Giovanni Invites the Statue of the Commendatore to Dinner (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Girl with Stork, Mexico City, c. 1926 (b / w photo)

Girl with Stork, Mexico City, c. 1926 (b / w photo)
472707 Girl with Stork, Mexico City, c.1926 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageThreatening Collection: Siberian Tiger Attacking a Cossack (oil on canvas)

Siberian Tiger Attacking a Cossack (oil on canvas)
465939 Siberian Tiger Attacking a Cossack (oil on canvas) by Russian School (19th century); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageThreatening Collection: The Earl of Essex threatening to draw his sword after Queen Elizabeth I cuffed him around the ear

The Earl of Essex threatening to draw his sword after Queen Elizabeth I cuffed him around the ear for his insolence
3647462 The Earl of Essex threatening to draw his sword after Queen Elizabeth I cuffed him around the ear for his insolence, 1598 (engraving) by Maillart

Background imageThreatening Collection: Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, threatening King Henry III with excommunication

Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, threatening King Henry III with excommunication, 1234 (engraving)
3647323 Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, threatening King Henry III with excommunication, 1234 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Rich)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Theodore of Abyssinia threatening Mr Stern (engraving)

Theodore of Abyssinia threatening Mr Stern (engraving)
2793278 Theodore of Abyssinia threatening Mr Stern (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodore of Abyssinia threatening Mr Stern)

Background imageThreatening Collection: 2785913

2785913

Background imageThreatening Collection: Water moccasin and rattlesnake (chromolitho)

Water moccasin and rattlesnake (chromolitho)
2782628 Water moccasin and rattlesnake (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Water moccasin and rattlesnake)

Background imageThreatening Collection: A doctor struck by a bout of insanity while operating on a sick patient in Russia (colour litho)

A doctor struck by a bout of insanity while operating on a sick patient in Russia (colour litho)
2779752 A doctor struck by a bout of insanity while operating on a sick patient in Russia (colour litho) by French School

Background imageThreatening Collection: The emergency intervention of a young peasant armed with a trident saved the life of a little

The emergency intervention of a young peasant armed with a trident saved the life of a little girl... (colour litho)
2778292 The emergency intervention of a young peasant armed with a trident saved the life of a little girl... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageThreatening Collection: Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, lays a treaty before King Louis XI

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, lays a treaty before King Louis XI and demands that he sign it (colour litho)
3621680 Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, lays a treaty before King Louis XI and demands that he sign it (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Background imageThreatening Collection: Keep the Wolf from the Door (chromolitho)

Keep the Wolf from the Door (chromolitho)
3656593 Keep the Wolf from the Door (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keep the Wolf from the Door)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Peruvian Funerary Mask, 900-1100 AD (gold, silver-copper overlays, cinnabar)

Peruvian Funerary Mask, 900-1100 AD (gold, silver-copper overlays, cinnabar)
3617916 Peruvian Funerary Mask, 900-1100 AD (gold, silver-copper overlays, cinnabar) by SicAan Culture (750-1375); 29.2 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageThreatening Collection: Nappy in Tow, 1803 (hand-coloured etching)

Nappy in Tow, 1803 (hand-coloured etching)
3244695 Nappy in Tow, 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Background imageThreatening Collection: Odysseus threatening Circe (engraving)

Odysseus threatening Circe (engraving)
2798903 Odysseus threatening Circe (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus threatening Circe)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Dans La Montagne (engraving)

Dans La Montagne (engraving)
2783397 Dans La Montagne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dans La Montagne. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 5 September 1880.); © Look and Learn

Background imageThreatening Collection: The Drawbridge, 1761 (etching)

The Drawbridge, 1761 (etching)
1068738 The Drawbridge, 1761 (etching) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); 54.6x40.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Plate seven from the Carceri series. ); gift of Mrs

Background imageThreatening Collection: Bertrand Du Guesclin rebels and threatens his tutor (chromolitho)

Bertrand Du Guesclin rebels and threatens his tutor (chromolitho)
977009 Bertrand Du Guesclin rebels and threatens his tutor (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bertrand Du Guesclin rebels and threatens his tutor)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Coast of Yorkshire (etching)

Coast of Yorkshire (etching)
993096 Coast of Yorkshire (etching) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Background imageThreatening Collection: Acis and Galatea (oil on canvas)

Acis and Galatea (oil on canvas)
617258 Acis and Galatea (oil on canvas) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); 130.8x114.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageThreatening Collection: Two girls led a gang of evildoers in the assault on a New York bank (Colour Litho)

Two girls led a gang of evildoers in the assault on a New York bank (Colour Litho)
2777958 Two girls led a gang of evildoers in the assault on a New York bank (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThreatening Collection: France protects the national flag against antipatriotism (colour litho)

France protects the national flag against antipatriotism (colour litho)
2779547 France protects the national flag against antipatriotism (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Catherine of Schwarzburg threatening the Duke of Alba (engraving)

Catherine of Schwarzburg threatening the Duke of Alba (engraving)
3647443 Catherine of Schwarzburg threatening the Duke of Alba (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine of Schwarzburg threatening the Duke of Alba)

Background imageThreatening Collection: 'I ll do for you when I come out'(engraving)

"I ll do for you when I come out"(engraving)
3101383 " I ll do for you when I come out" (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I ll do for you when I come out")

Background imageThreatening Collection: The Smith threatening Leonard Holt (engraving)

The Smith threatening Leonard Holt (engraving)
725524 The Smith threatening Leonard Holt (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Smith threatening Leonard Holt)

Background imageThreatening Collection: General Rosens threat is read in Londonderry, illustration from Hutchinson

General Rosens threat is read in Londonderry, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373530 General Rosens threat is read in Londonderry, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Gillett

Background imageThreatening Collection: Summer Squall, 1904 (oil on canvas)

Summer Squall, 1904 (oil on canvas)
CLK339934 Summer Squall, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 61.6x76.8 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageThreatening Collection: Apothecaries, Taylors & Co. conquering France and Spain (hand-coloured etching)

Apothecaries, Taylors & Co. conquering France and Spain (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193430 Apothecaries, Taylors & Co. conquering France and Spain (hand-coloured etching) by English School, (18th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Background imageThreatening Collection: Ventnor, Isle of Wight, from the Beach, Approaching Squall (oil on canvas)

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, from the Beach, Approaching Squall (oil on canvas)
REA197516 Ventnor, Isle of Wight, from the Beach, Approaching Squall (oil on canvas) by Knell, William Adolphus (1805-75); 45.7x76.2 cm; Private Collection; eRoyal Exchange Art Gallery at Cork

Background imageThreatening Collection: El Cid threatening the city of Valencia

El Cid threatening the city of Valencia
LLM461829 El Cid threatening the city of Valencia by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: El Cid threatening the city of Valencia)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Lloyd George faces threats to strike from the miners, April, 1920 (litho)

Lloyd George faces threats to strike from the miners, April, 1920 (litho)
KDC400240 Lloyd George faces threats to strike from the miners, April, 1920 (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Chippenham Mill, 1809 (oil on canvas)

Chippenham Mill, 1809 (oil on canvas)
450186 Chippenham Mill, 1809 (oil on canvas) by Barker, Benjamin (1776-1838); 107x84.5 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; English, out of copyright

Background imageThreatening Collection: France, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated

France, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated
STC451194 France, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Background imageThreatening Collection: David Garrick as Jaffier and Susannah Cibber as Belvidera in Venice Preserv

David Garrick as Jaffier and Susannah Cibber as Belvidera in Venice Preserv
450075 David Garrick as Jaffier and Susannah Cibber as Belvidera in Venice Preserv d by Thomas Otway, c.1763 (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 101.6x127 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath

Background imageThreatening Collection: Eskimaux Encampment on Richards Island, from Narrative of a Second Expedition

Eskimaux Encampment on Richards Island, from Narrative of a Second Expedition
STC181162 Eskimaux Encampment on Richards Island, from Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27 by Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)

Background imageThreatening Collection: The Cossack in Paris, c. 1815 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)

The Cossack in Paris, c. 1815 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
CHT174163 The Cossack in Paris, c.1815 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageThreatening Collection: The battle on the forehead Giulia (colour litho)

The battle on the forehead Giulia (colour litho)
2808589 The battle on the forehead Giulia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The battle on the front Giulia)

Background imageThreatening Collection: A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed (colour litho)

A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed (colour litho)
2782340 A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed. Une Auberge De Bandits)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Punch cartoon: Fog in London, 21 January 1865 (engraving)

Punch cartoon: Fog in London, 21 January 1865 (engraving)
6034770 Punch cartoon: Fog in London, 21 January 1865 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Fog in London, 21 January 1865)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Surrender of Bamborough Castle, illustration from Cassell

Surrender of Bamborough Castle, illustration from Cassell
STC385223 Surrender of Bamborough Castle, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by Zier

Background imageThreatening Collection: Wounded Austrian soldier attempting to stab the Duchess of Aosta

Wounded Austrian soldier attempting to stab the Duchess of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
6000326 Wounded Austrian soldier attempting to stab the Duchess of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, working as a volunteer nurse and trying to help him onto a stretcher

Background imageThreatening Collection: A Troublemaker (coloured engraving)

A Troublemaker (coloured engraving)
5999534 A Troublemaker (coloured engraving) by Sperling, Heinrich (1844-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Troublemaker)

Background imageThreatening Collection: Britannias Ruin, pub. 1779 (hand coloured engraving)

Britannias Ruin, pub. 1779 (hand coloured engraving)
2655365 Britannias Ruin, pub. 1779 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright



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"Nature's Threatening Beauties: From the Majestic Highland Cow to the Fearsome Great White Shark, and Everything in Between" Get ready to be captivated by the untamed power and awe-inspiring beauty of nature's most threatening creatures. In one frame, we find ourselves face-to-face with a magnificent Highland cow, its imposing horns and intense gaze reminding us of its wild ancestry. Next, our attention is drawn to the depths of the ocean where a Great White Shark emerges from darkness, showcasing its razor-sharp teeth in an underwater close-up that sends shivers down our spines. But it doesn't stop there; a Siberian tiger demands our respect as we lock eyes with this apex predator. Its close-up reveals every detail of its fierce expression, leaving no doubt about its place at the top of the food chain. Leon-Maxime Faivre's masterpiece "Two Mothers" transports us to another realm where two grizzly bears stand tall against a backdrop of wilderness. Their powerful presence reminds us that even amidst tranquility, danger may lurk. Venturing into Australian waters once more, we encounter a great hammerhead shark swimming towards us - an undeniable symbol of danger in these vast seas. The king of beasts makes his entrance as well - a male lion charging forward with unparalleled strength and determination. Witnessing such raw power leaves us humbled by nature's might. As if that wasn't enough adrenaline for one caption, we come across not just one but two instances involving tiger sharks. One showcases their menacing open mouths while lurking in shallow waters; another captures their graceful movement through coral reefs. A Nile crocodile basks on the shore with jaws wide open – an intimidating sight that serves as a reminder never to underestimate these ancient reptiles' predatory prowess. Lastly, an emerald tree boa takes center stage among forest canopies in Peru and Brazil. Its gaping mouth hints at potential danger, reminding us that even the most beautiful creatures can possess a threatening side.