Matania Collection (#10)

Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London
A fascinating turn by Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1921

King George V and Queen Mary in Calcutta, India. Date: 1912

Workmen hammering rivets into a vessel

King George V and Queen Mary with crowd
King George V and Queen Mary in a carriage by a river, being greeted by spectators in medieval costume. Date: 1911

Upper class ladies and gentlemen in evening dress, men in top hats in the dark, in the ruins of a building

Dinner reception at election time
Upper class ladies and gentlemen at a dinner reception at election time, with a results board above them naming the four political parties: Conservative, NAT Liberal, Liberal and Labour

Street scene in Egypt with Western women being sold Egyptian wares

Opera at Covent Garden, London. Date: 1913

Skiing party taking a short cut back to St Moritz
Two women and a man in skiing outfits on a slope, taking a short cut back to St Moritz, Switzerland. Date: 1914

Swiss Winter Tailing scene with horse-drawn sledge
The Swiss Winter Season. A pleasant winter scene depicting a Swiss pastime called tailing. This popular activity consisted of a line of swiss luges attached to each other

Dancing in Dance and Music Room of the Lotus Club, London
In the Dance and Music Room of the Lotus Club, London. The members and their guests dance in the presence of expert dancers. The music is being performed by a black pianist (right). Date: 1914

The Lotus Club - London Supper Club - Singer performing
The supper room of the Lotus Club in London the club members and guests are enjoying a fine dinner while listening to a special guest singer (right)

Mock Trial - Mystery of Edwin Drood - Shaw to Chesterton
A mock trial held at Kings Hall, Covent Garden, London - an attempt to interpret the mystery of Charles Dickens unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Hagenbecks Great Zoological Show at Olympia, London
The Christmas Holiday Season - among the birds and beast at Olympia, London - Hagenbecks Great Zoological Show - which featured a full circus show and zoo. Date: 1914

Italian Alpini scale heights
With the aid of ropes and ice-axes, Italian Alpini troops scale a mountain face in the Tyrol in order to occupy the high ground and prevent Austrian attacks at vital points along the frontier

Artillery mule on Italian frontier
On the Italian frontier, an artillery mule is lowered on to a ledge in the Alps. The mules were used by the Italian Alpine artillery to carry gun parts on their backs across the mountainous terrain

Music in the trenches
An impromptu musical performance by French soldiers in their trench. The instruments shown are a drum, a metal cooking pot, a flute and a self-made violin. Date: 1915

Epee Championship at Lincolns Inn, London
Men fencing at the Epee Championship at Lincolns Inn, London. Date: 1922

Chester Pageant re-enactment
An exciting incident during the Chester Pageant of 1910. As King James I passes a pillory, a puritan shouts " clear your Court of Painted Jezebels"

King George V kneeling at Coronation
King George V at his Coronation, kneeling in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson, with his hand on the Bible. Date: 1911

Duchess of York signing the Register, Westminster Abbey
The Duchess of York signing the Register in Westminster Abbey on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Albert, Duke of York (the future King George VI), who is standing just behind her

Queen Mary being crowned. Date: 1911

Eastern Queens Pageant, Royal Albert Hall, London
The Eastern Queens Pageant, part of the Ypres Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The highlight of the evening was when the Queen of Sheba was played by the ballet teacher Princess Astafieva

King George V and Queen Mary at the theatre
King George V and Queen Mary at the Palace Theatre for a Royal Command Performance, looking down from a balcony. Harry Lauder in Scottish costume is on the stage, and there is a full audience

The Royal Maundy, St Pauls Cathedral, London
The Royal Maundy in St Pauls Cathedral. Distribution of new coinage by the Lord High Almoner, Dr Armitage Robinson, when 46 men and 46 women received the gift - 2/5s to each man

Scene in the Royal Mint. The Deputy Master, The Right Hon William Grey Ellison-Macartney, allowed Matania to sketch the conversion of tons of early Victorian copper coinage into Georgian pennies

King George V saluting on horseback
King George V in uniform on horseback, saluting

Grand Parade winning the Derby
Framed drawing of the Derby race showing three horses in motion -- Grand Parade winning the Victory Derby from Buchan, 1919. Date: 1919

President Wilson announcing birth of League of Nations
The American President Wilson announces the birth of the League of Nations, designed to avoid future wars. Date: 1919

Scottish soldier in Loos rescuing French girl, WW1
Scottish soldier in Loos rescuing a French girl. Date: 1915

Christmas Festivities in the Shakspere Hut, WW1
A busy scene of festive jollity at the Shakspere Hut, one of numerous YMCA huts erected around London during the First World War to provide rest, food

After the Battle by Matania, 1914
Imaginary scene from the early months of the First World War when the British Expeditionary Force were fighting the Germans in the open

German battery under a searchlight, 1914
The searchlight in operation - a German battery thrown into relief by a searchlight of the Allied armies in the Aisne region of France. They make frantic efforts to escape the ghostly beam. Date: 1914

The Sphere, convalescent 1914
A convalescent British soldier at home with his family depicted on the cover of the The Sphere Christmas number, 1914. Date: 1914

Winter conditions in Yser, 1914
Winter conditions in the Yser country : how the cold is affecting friend and foe. German prisoners and British soldiers alike frozen in the icy winds and snow in winter 1914. Date: 1914

Attempt of Prussian Guard to break British line round Ypres
Desperate attempt of the famous Prussian Guard to break the protecting British line round Ypres in Flanders in November 1914. The British infantry repulsed the Germans with heavy losses

The Royal Gala Performance, Paris Opera, April 1914. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

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R F A mule-teams pulling limbers over a shell torn track
R.F.A. mule-teams pulling limbers over a shell torn track.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward
Preparation sketch by Matania for a work depicting a wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward that was originally a school

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Armistice Anniversary Night, Trafalgar Square, 11 November 1922. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

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Flanders 1914. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

French and German cavalry encounter
An encounter between French and German cavalry in the narrow confines of a country lane. Date: August 1914

French soldiers remove barricade
French soldiers remove a barricade to allow the entry of French cavalry into a Belgian town. The barricades had been erected to impede and delay German Uhlan raiding parties. Date: August 1914

Germans in Li觥
German soldiers in the Place du March鬠 Li觥. To the left a Belgian man is being searched, and on the right the troops are availing themselves of the local market produce

British Expeditionary Force 1914
Scottish soldiers, part of the British Expeditionary Force, disembark in Boulogne, France, and are greeted enthusiastically by the French public. Date: August 1914

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