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Pilgrimage to the church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges: the Virgin sends an angel to liberate three travellers. Wood engraving by T. Hildibrand after Joannès Bertrand.
Bertrand, Joannès, active 19th century.Date: [between 1890 and 1899]Reference: 30599i
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Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.
R., T., active 1878.Date: 10 February 1883Reference: 17940i
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People being rescued from a flood in a boat bearing messages about safe sex and condoms; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the STD/AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda. Colour lithograph by Tahley (?), 1995.
Date: [19]95Reference: 678908i
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Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: April 1821Reference: 17924i
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A balloon sails over the headland and is rescued by a passing ship as it collapses. Coloured wood engraving.
Reference: 36407i
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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Reference: 17928i
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A woman offering her breast to her small child who has just been rescued. Lithograph by J.C. Wilson.
Reference: 17479i
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A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Reference: 17930i
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Grace Darling participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838 off the Farne Islands, coast of Northumberland. Photograph after W.B. Scott.
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890.Date: [19--?]Reference: 3163095i
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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 6 March 1787Reference: 20314i
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A child being rescued from a shipwreck, two women are in the sea about to be rescued by a boat. Stipple engraving by A. Roffe after F.R. Roffe after W. Wyon.
Wyon, William, 1795-1851.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 17934i
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Grace Darling rowing out to sea in a furious storm. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after C.J. Staniland.
Staniland, Charles Joseph, 1838-1916.Reference: 17944i
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Men of the London Fire Brigade on an exercise to rescue injured passengers from a damaged railway train. Photograph by the Press Association, 1980.
Date: 1980Reference: 583315i
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A young woman with folded hands giving thanks to heaven, an older woman points to a crowd carrying a young man wrapped in a blanket. Engraving by W. Sedgwick after E. Penny, 1780.
Penny, Edward, 1714-1791.Date: 1780Reference: 20004i
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Orlando rescuing Olympia from a sea-monster. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1763, after Lodovico Carracci.
Carracci, Lodovico, 1555-1619.Date: 1763Reference: 3162906i
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A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 26 March 1787Reference: 545984i
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World War One: soldiers escorting wounded men from a war damaged building. Photogravure, 1916, after F. Matania.
Matania, Fortunino, 1881-1963.Date: 30 September 1916Reference: 24084i
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Czar Alexander of Russia offers his handkerchief as bandage to a man rescued from drowning. Stipple engraving by J. Girtin, 1806.
Date: 1806Reference: 17925i
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Wonder Woman. [No.] 66, A sudden deadly leap / William Messner-Loebs, writer ; Paris Cullins, penciler ; [Brian Bolland, cover art].
Messner-Loebs, William.Date: 1992
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World War One: two stretcher bearers removing a wounded man under fire. Wash painting, c. 1916.
Date: 1916Reference: 24092i

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Pilgrimage to the church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges: the Virgin sends an angel to liberate three travellers. Wood engraving by T. Hildibrand after Joannès Bertrand.

Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.

People being rescued from a flood in a boat bearing messages about safe sex and condoms; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the STD/AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda. Colour lithograph by Tahley (?), 1995.

Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.

A balloon sails over the headland and is rescued by a passing ship as it collapses. Coloured wood engraving.

A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

A woman offering her breast to her small child who has just been rescued. Lithograph by J.C. Wilson.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Grace Darling participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838 off the Farne Islands, coast of Northumberland. Photograph after W.B. Scott.

A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.

A child being rescued from a shipwreck, two women are in the sea about to be rescued by a boat. Stipple engraving by A. Roffe after F.R. Roffe after W. Wyon.

Grace Darling rowing out to sea in a furious storm. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after C.J. Staniland.

Men of the London Fire Brigade on an exercise to rescue injured passengers from a damaged railway train. Photograph by the Press Association, 1980.

A young woman with folded hands giving thanks to heaven, an older woman points to a crowd carrying a young man wrapped in a blanket. Engraving by W. Sedgwick after E. Penny, 1780.

Orlando rescuing Olympia from a sea-monster. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1763, after Lodovico Carracci.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.

World War One: soldiers escorting wounded men from a war damaged building. Photogravure, 1916, after F. Matania.

Czar Alexander of Russia offers his handkerchief as bandage to a man rescued from drowning. Stipple engraving by J. Girtin, 1806.

Wonder Woman. [No.] 66, A sudden deadly leap / William Messner-Loebs, writer ; Paris Cullins, penciler ; [Brian Bolland, cover art].

World War One: two stretcher bearers removing a wounded man under fire. Wash painting, c. 1916.