Tragedy Collection

Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis
Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) was an unsuccessful poet whose suicide became a symbol of blighted artistic genius

WILDE: SALOME. The Climax. Pen and ink drawing by Aubrey Beardsley for Oscar Wildes Salome

The New Jerusalem, c1900. Christ, who has redeemed the world through his Crucifixion, waits at the entrance to The New Jerusalem to welcome the saved

Isolde, c1895, (1896). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
Isolde, c1895, (1896). From The Studio Volume 6. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1896]

FRANKLIN'S WRITING
Document transcribed by Sir John Franklin stating that H.M.S Erebus & Terror wintered in the ice at Beechey Island. Informs of his death & signed by Capt.s Crozier & Fitzjames. Date: 28 May 1847

Captain Oates Dies
The young Captain Oates leaves Captain Scotts tent in a blizzard on the return trip from the South Pole and is never seen again

Hamlet, c1900-1944. Artist: Max Jacob
Hamlet, c1900-1944. Hamlet is one of the worlds most famous literary works, and has been translated into every major living language

Roman mosaic

The Last Resting Place of Captain Scott
The inner tent in which Captain Scott and his two companions were discovered taken by a member of the relief party which found the tent on November 12th 1912

Handbill advertising a performance of Hamlet at the Theatre, Leeds
5917334 Handbill advertising a performance of Hamlet at the Theatre, Leeds, 9th November 1843 (print) by English School, (19th century)

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

Scott of the Antarctic and his predecessors
Illustration showing Captain Scott with his team flying the Union Jack flag, along with the names of previous polar explorers with the chronology traced back over a map of Antarctica

LADY MACBETH & DAGGERS
Macbeth, Act II, Scene ii Lady Macbeth: "give me the daggers..." Date: 1925

King Lear and the Fool in the Storm, Act III Scene 2 from King Lear by
XIR222297 King Lear and the Fool in the Storm, Act III Scene 2 from King Lear by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 1836 (oil on canvas) by Boulanger

Puss at the Play - Tragedy and Comedy
A group of cats in a box at the theatre. Wains rendering of cats in human situations and poses gained him widespread popularity around the turn of the 20th century

Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938. Born in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Lynch (1913-1946) has been described as Scotlands greatest ever boxer

The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-16044. Artist: Michelangelo Caravaggio
The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-1604. Mary of Clopas with her arms raised; Mary Magdalene with bowed head; Nicodemus grasps the legs of the dead Christ

Le Coup de Lance, 1620. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Le Coup de Lance, 1620. At the Crucifixion the soldier pierces Christs side to make sure he is dead. At bottom right, the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle turn aside in despair

Katharine Hepburn and Colin Clive in Dorothy Arzners Christopher Strong (1933)
Katharine Hepburn and Colin Clive in Christopher Strong (1933)

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

Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1808 (oil on canvas)
XIR267669 Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1808 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 189x144 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Oedipe et le Sphinx; mythe; enigme; ); French

GREECE: THEATRICAL MASK. Ancient Greek bronze mask of tragedy

Last page of the diary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated British expedition to the South
6014659 Last page of the diary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated British expedition to the South Pole, 29 March 1912 (litho) by Scott

Donald Crowhurst who will leave Teignmouth to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Round the World Race with the Trimaran - Teignmouth Electron boat

Fire damage at Alexandra Palace, London. On 10 July 1980 fire destroyed the Alexandra Palace in North London. This photograph is dated 19 July 1980

Beatrice, who had been listening with breathless interest exclaimed "
3949476 Beatrice, who had been listening with breathless interest exclaimed " What fire is in mine ears can this be true? " (Much Ado About Nothing), from Tales from Shakespeare pub

Miranda, 1916 (oil on canvas)
Ma181771 Miranda, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 45.7x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: one of two versions of Miranda; ); Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English

Phaedra, Theseus and Hippolytus, illustration from Act III Scene 5 of Phedre
XIR239566 Phaedra, Theseus and Hippolytus, illustration from Act III Scene 5 of Phedre by Jean Racine (1639-99) engraved by Raphael Urbain Massard (1775-1843) 1824 (engraving) (b/w photo)

Titanic sinking / Music Sheet 1912
The Band Was Playing As The Ship Went Down. Written and composed by Robert Donnelly. Music cover inspired by the ill fated passenger ship

Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheet
A caricatured Hamlet, probably based on Sir Henry Irving, on a music sheet entitled Hamlet Ye Dane, A Ghost Story, with music by J B Lawreen

Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial Number
Front cover of The Sphere, Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition showing a sombre scene of a group of men praying by a cairn topped with a cross in memory of Captain Scott, who died

Tragedy of the Marathon Race... London Olympics 1908
Front cover from The Graphic. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack during the 1908 London Olympics

Melpomene and Thalia, 1823-26. Creator: Johann Gottfried Schadow
Melpomene and Thalia, 1823-26

Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello
6116608 Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello,; (add.info.: Desdemona. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello)

English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at
FLO4562671 English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at the Theatre Francais, Paris, 1817

Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood
536965 Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood, They die in a close embrace

English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849) as Procida in the tragedy Vpres Siciliennes by Casimir
FLO4562785 English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849) as Procida in the tragedy Vpres Siciliennes by Casimir Delavigne at the Odeon, 1819

English actress Miss Marguerite Georges (1787-1867) as Athalie in the tragedy Athalie by Jean Racine at the Theatre
FLO4562713 English actress Miss Marguerite Georges (1787-1867) as Athalie in the tragedy Athalie by Jean Racine at the Theatre Francais

Literature. Theatre. Andromaque, costume. Engraving by P. Chery for the tragedy: Andromaque, by Jean Racine
3434364 Literature. Theatre. Andromaque, costume. Engraving by P. Chery for the tragedy: Andromaque, by Jean Racine, in: Recherches sur les costumes et theatres de toutes les nations

Alcyone's Farewell to her Husband. From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Song XI, 1813 (oil on canvas)
8714694 Alcyone's Farewell to her Husband. From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Song XI, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

The Carriage of Thespis, 1884-87 (fresco)
8735817 The Carriage of Thespis, 1884-87 (fresco) by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: By Gustav Klimt According to tradition, in 534 or 535 BC)

Collapse of a railroad bridge during Presidential visit, 1866
1576637 Collapse of a railroad bridge during Presidential visit, 1866; (add.info.: Appalling calamity at Johnstown, Pa., on Friday, Sept)

William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet 'It is the east and Juliet is the sun' Act II Sc.2
531353 William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet 'It is the east and Juliet is the sun' Act II Sc.2. Chromolithograph London 1856-1858.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager., 1892 (photogravure)
526497 Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager., 1892 (photogravure); (add.info.: Founder of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)

Illustration for 'The Tempest' Act II, Scene 1, 1908 (w/c on paper)
CEC128102 Illustration for 'The Tempest' Act II, Scene 1, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 33.5x25.3 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford

Felicite Desmousseaux as Roscius in the tragedy Sylla by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Theatre Francais, 1826
FLO4606757 Felicite Desmousseaux as Roscius in the tragedy Sylla by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Theatre Francais, 1826. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Woman in the Gabrielle Vergy bonnet, tied with ribbons and garlands of flowers
FLO4606437 Woman in the Gabrielle Vergy bonnet, tied with ribbons and garlands of flowers. Hat a la Gabrielle Vergy, inspired by Dormont De Belloyd's tragedy of 1777

Juliet, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
6116605 Juliet, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet; (add.info.: Juliet. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet)

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"Tragedy: Unveiling the Depths of Human Suffering and Despair" In Franklin's writing, he delves into the intricate complexities of tragedy, unraveling its profound impact on human existence. The New Jerusalem, a testament to his contemplations, offers solace in times of immense sorrow. Wilde's masterpiece "Salome" captivates with its climactic intensity. Aubrey Beardsley's pen and ink drawing immortalizes this tragic tale, capturing the essence of Wilde's narrative brilliance. Holding up the R101, an emblematic symbol of catastrophe and loss. This haunting image serves as a reminder that even great achievements can be marred by unforeseen tragedies. Lady Macbeth & daggers intertwine in Shakespearean lore. Their union represents the treacherous path one may tread when consumed by ambition and guilt - a timeless portrayal etched forever in our hearts. Max Jacob's depiction of Hamlet encapsulates the internal turmoil faced by individuals caught in tragic circumstances. From 1900-1944, this poignant artwork continues to resonate with audiences worldwide. The last resting place of Captain Scott stands as a somber tribute to those who bravely ventured into uncharted territories only to meet their untimely demise. A stark reminder that tragedy often accompanies exploration and discovery. Handbills advertising performances of Hamlet evoke nostalgia for theatrical experiences steeped in dramatic tension. These ephemeral reminders transport us back to moments where we witnessed tragedy unfold before our very eyes. Captain Oates' death epitomizes sacrifice amidst adversity - an act eternally engraved within history's annals as a testament to unwavering loyalty and selflessness. King Lear and the Fool find themselves engulfed by tempestuous storms; their plight mirroring humanity's struggle against forces beyond our control. In these turbulent moments lies true tragedy - both captivating and devastating all at once.