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Fatal disaster at the art-students' masquerade in Munich, 1881. Creator: W. I. Mosses.

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Fatal disaster at the art-students' masquerade in Munich, 1881. '...many of the dancers at an artists' masquerade ball were burnt to death, by their inflammable fancy dresses accidentally taking fire...Among those present were two young Englishmen, Mr. Darcy Morell, and his brother, Mr. Francis Morell, who distinguished themselves by their brave efforts to rescue some of the unfortunate sufferers, and in attempting to extinguish the flames...Our Illustration, from a Sketch by Mr. Darcy Morell, who is not unknown in London as an Artist, represents the scene at the death of one of the sufferers upon this dreadful occasion...The number of deaths from burning is now stated to be twelve, and twenty or thirty more persons were severely injured. The fire was caused by the fancy dresses of a party of young men, sculptors of the Bildhauer-Schule, disguised as Esquimaux, and covered with imitation skins, made to look shaggy with flax and tow, which were even oiled to have a greasy appearance. They were together in a little hut of light wood, and had a candle with them, which one of them let fall as he was lighting his pipe or cigar; in stooping to pick it up, he set fire to the flax hanging about his arm'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A42_322

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43,5Mo (4,7Mo) / 28,1cm x 38,8cm / 3318 x 4583 (300dpi)

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Germany student students education arts dance ball chandelier chandeliers Munich Bavaria art smoke costume costumes burning fire flame flames British dramatic lighting death frightened dress party disaster century Britain alarm catastrophe bravery scared afraid newspapers press print oberbayern concept inflammable scary flammable frightening APPAREL B&W fearful MASQUERADE masked ball engraved engraving fancy Dress Party art Student frighten 19th century black & white black and white B W deaths on fire nineteenth century fancy dress The Print Collector Illustrated London News masquerade ball TGN wood engraving ILN William Heysham Overend newspaper WI Mosses Mosses WI art students 19th-century clothing & dress fashion & clothing The Illustrated London News W. I. Mosses M. W. I. Mosses W. I. W. I. M. Overend William Heysham William Heysman Overend WH Overend Darcy Morell Morell Darcy John D'Arcy Morell Morell John D'Arcy