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Gunners working through German gas attack by MataniaA storm of poison gas shells breaking over a British battery of 18 pounders, showing the gunners working to serve their guns while wearing gas masks. Date: 1918
General Ferdinand Foch by Matania, WW1Front cover of The Sphere featuring General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), Marshal of France by Fortunino Matania. Date: 1918
Retreat of Serbian ArmyA group of Serbian soldiers bivouac in the mountainous district of Western Serbia during the armys retreat. Gathered round a camp fire
Hauling Italian Artillery in TrentinoIn the province of Trentino, on the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy, a heavy Italian mortar is hauled into position up a mountain slope
Sphere cover - evacuation of civilians in France, WW1A Knight-Errant on wheels - an incident in the evacuation of civilians in France. A British motor cyclists helps an old French lady
Serbian Outpost guardsAt a Serbian outpost on a single track railway bridge on the Nish-Salonika Railway, guards stand to arms in the early hours of the morning having heard suspicious sounds
Sphere cover - First Armistice between Russians & GermansThe First Armistice by Fortunino Matania, showing Russian emissaries presenting their credentials to German officers. The first step towards peace negotiations was taken by the Russian
Bengal Lancers return from Port Arthur after the capture of Neuve Chapelle following a prolonged battle. Date: March 1915
British and Italian sentries in Italy by Matania, WW1The Dual Guard - Camerati in Armi. A town in Northern Italy where both British and Italian troops were quartered and the guarding of which was shared by both
Sphere cover - Intercession Day by Matania, WW1The scene inside St. Pauls Cathedral on Intercession Day, 6 January 1918 with the Bishop of London preaching from the pulpit and the building filled, predominantly with men in khaki. Date: 1918
Sphere cover - British & French meet at Combles, WW1Front cover of The Sphere showing a scene on the morning of 26 September 1916, when British patrols entered the town of Combles and through the smoke-blackened dawn met with French soldiers
Sphere cover - destruction of zeppelin, Potters Bar, MataniaFront cover of The Sphere with an illustration of the German Zeppelin destroyed over Potters Bar, Hertfordshire on 1 October 1916
British artillery advances through Flanders mudBritish gunners and horses drag their gun through the swamp of Flanders mud on their way to take up a forward position Date: November 1917
Motor bus on the Western FrontAn ex-London motor bus, transporting British troops to the front line, comes under shell fire on an exposed road. Date: September 1917
British Gunners under fireA British artillery battery, on its way to take up a position further forward, is stopped in its tracks by an enemy shell which lands in the road immediately ahead. Date: July 1917
General Brusilov by MataniaA portrait of Russian General Alexei Alekseevich Brusilov by Fortunino Matania. Brusilov had been appointed Commander in Chief of the Russian army in May 1917
The Kilt in Italy by WW1A Highland officer wearing his kilt attracts much attention as he walks down the main street of a little town in Italy during the First World War
Clearing away wreckage at Cuffley by Matania, WW1A scene at Cuffley, Hertfordshire showing the wreckage of the L-21 German zeppelin airship brought down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2 September 1916
Lectures at the Front, WW1A lecture on scouting by a British officer in a small theatre behind the firing line on the Western Front. The audience, comprising British officers
Sphere cover - Germans leave French village, 1918Ruckwarts (meaning backward-going) - the Long March of Grey Uniforms towards the Rhine. A scene drawn by The Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania
Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918
Sphere cover - Allied soldiers in Macedonia by MataniaFront cover illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a group of Allied soldiers in Macedonai surveying a monument bearing an inscription in Bulgarian placed by General Mackensen beside a road built
Sphere cover - General Franchet by Fortunino MataniaSphere front cover illustration by Fortunino Matania of Louis Felix Marie Francois Franchet d Esperey (1856-1942), French Army General during the First World War when he was Commander-in-Chief of
Sphere cover - Italy receiving shield of gold by MataniaFront cover illustration by Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania showing Italy in allegorical human form (with an impressive chest plate protecting her bosoms)
Evivva ItaliaLong Live Italy! Fortunino Matanias illustration celebrating Italys entrance into World War One in May 1915. As British, French and German symbolic figures fight in the background
Moving sand bags forwardWith the order for an advance having been given, British soldiers scramble out of their trench to move forward to occupy a captured German trench
British ammunition carriersDuring an offensive, two British soldiers haul a box of ammunition forward to a newly captured trench. In such situations
New Years Day with a Highland RegimentOn the Western front, a Highland Regiment celebrate the New Year in traditional Scottish style, with sword dancing, bagpipe playing and singing. Date: 1 January 1917
Sphere cover - The Kaiser at Nish by Matania, WW1Kaiser Wilhelm II pictured on a visit to Nish (Nis), the largest city in Southern Serbia, where he attended a banquet given by King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and inspected Bulgarian troops
Russian General Aleksei BrusilovFront cover of The Sphere featuring a portrait of General Alexei Brussilov in command of the Russian Armys left wing in 1916. Date: 1916
French trench artillery in action by Matania, WW1French gunners firing mortars and trench guns across " No Mans Land" to the German positions. The French used special artillery for use in the trenches
Entrance hall of the Union Jack Club by Matania, WW1Soldiers and sailors back from the front, arrive in the entrance of hall of the Union Jack Club near Waterloo Station. The club was funded through public subscription
RFC after reconnaissance work on Western Front, WW1The pilot and observer of a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane are helped back to their rest quarters after returning from a reconnaissance mission over the Western Front
Christmas leave 1916, scene at Victoria station by MataniaSoldiers exiting Victoria train station, arriving in London on leave for Christmas during the First World War. The central figure
Sphere cover - His Xmas letter from the trenches, MataniaFront cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania of a British soldier writing a letter home to his family at Christmas
Sphere during WW1, advertisement, 1916Advertisement IN The Sphere magazine FOR The Sphere magazine, declaring it had the finest war artists in Signor (Fortunino) Matania and Christopher Clark
Storming of Heudicourt VillageFollowing a short artillery barrage, British troops rush the German entrenchments stretched across the street in the French village of Heudicourt
Cardinal Bourne addresses Dublin FusiliersDuring a visit to Irish troops on the Western front, Cardinal Bourne, Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, addresses men of the Dublin Fusiliers brigade from a transport waggon. Date: 1917
British staff car avoids shell holeA British Staff Car veers to one side to avoid a large shell hole in the middle of the road on which they are hurrying. Narrowly avoiding ending up in the roadside ditch
Zeppelin engine gondolaA scene in the rear gondola of a German Zeppelin airship. In the centre, two engineers are tending the powerful Maibach motors
Italian Infantry advanceAn illustration by Edouardo Matania showing the method of approach to enemy positions adopted by Italian Infantry when under heavy shrapnel fire
Italian soldiers depart for frontThe scene at an Italian railway station as soldiers board a train to leave for the front. The troops bid an emotional farewell to their families and loved ones, and one to his pet dog
Pro ItaliaA drawing by Fortunino Matania celebrating the alliance between British and Italian troops. He presented the drawing to his compatriots of Italian organisations in London
The Communication TrenchBritish soldiers dash past a gap in the sandbag wall of a communication trench, keeping their heads down so as not to attract the attention of snipers. Date: 1915
Munitions Factory 1915A scene in a British munitions factory, owned by Vickers Ltd. Shown here is the process of nosing a shell. Metal cylinders are heated in a furnace by the man shown in the foreground
Russian Soldiers demonstrate in PetrogradRussian soldiers march through the streets of Petrograd (St Petersburg) proclaiming, Death or Victory and carrying a banner, the message of which is War to the end Date: May 1917
Liner approaching British watersAn emotive drawing by Fortunino Matania showing a concerned mother with her two children on the deck of a liner approaching British waters, nearing port
Tricolour restoredA symbolic illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a French woman raising a Tricolour flag in the ruins of her home, land regained following a German retreat. Date: March 1917