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Background imageAccomplished Collection: L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The Strongest '

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

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The Unknown Warrior - scene at Westminster Abbey

The Unknown Warrior - scene at Westminster Abbey, 11th November 1920. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Julius Caesar Weeps

Julius Caesar Weeps
Caesar weeps before the statue of Alexander because, by his age, the Greek king had achieved so much more than he has

Background imageAccomplished Collection: MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685

MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685
The Accomplished Cook, or the art and mystery of Cookery : a seventeenth century guide to success in the kitchen by Robert May

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Gordon Highlander interrogated by German Officers

Gordon Highlander interrogated by German Officers
I won t - After a raid on the British lines in Northern France, a Gordon Highlander is being interrogated by German Officers.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres

Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The Farewell

The Farewell. Fortunino Matania, RI (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Taking the wounded aboard a British ambulance

Taking the wounded aboard a British ambulance train on the Western Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: With the field guns on the Western Front

With the field guns on the Western Front. A visit to a British battery. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Mozart & Aloysia Weber

Mozart & Aloysia Weber
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer with the accomplished singer Aloysia Weber, whose sister Konstanze he later married

Background imageAccomplished Collection: LADYs SEAT

LADYs SEAT
The correct seat - side- saddle, of course - for the accomplished equestrienne

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The Strongest

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

Background imageAccomplished Collection: A study of Ruth French, the accomplished stage dancer, Londo

A study of Ruth French, the accomplished stage dancer, London, 1923. Making her third apearance at the London Hippodrome in Julian Wylies Brighter London. Date: 1923

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Return From The Fields

Return From The Fields
A portrait sketch of a farmer carrying a basket, alongside his wife who has a large sack on her back, having accomplished their task in the fields. Date: circa 1901

Background imageAccomplished Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Something Accomplished

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Something Accomplished
The Caption says Something accomplished, something done, has earned a nights repose! The card was posted on the third anniversary of the start of WW2. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1942

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Wenceslaus Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. Date: 1875

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Piper PA-23 Apache G-ASHC

Piper PA-23 Apache G-ASHC
Piper PA-23-160 Apache G-ASHC Crashed 21 March 1964 at Melling, near Aintree village, on Grand National Day, killing all five persons on board (pilot and four passengers)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: In the famous Plug Street Wood

In the famous Plug Street Wood. A relief party marching along Regent Street. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The War Baby published in The Sphere

The War Baby published in The Sphere, No. 2071 on the 30th September 1939. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward

Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward
A wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward that was originally a school. He is being visited by an elegant lady who is seated beside the bed.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: With the British Officer in the Ypres Salient

With the British Officer in the Ypres Salient. Afternoon tea in a ruined farmstead. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH Wife of the aviator Charles Lindbergh, whom she married in 1929. The first licensed woman glider pilot in the U.S.A. and an accomplished author. Date: 1906 - 2001

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Properzia De Rossi

Properzia De Rossi
PROPERZIA DE ROSSI Talented lady of Bologna who not only sculpted and painted but was also an accomplished musician Date: 1490 - 1530

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Pro Italia - Allies and Brothers-In-Arms for Justice

Pro Italia - Allies and Brothers-In-Arms for Justice. Drawn for an Italian Celebration on Italian Day, 7th October 1915, and disposed of in the streets in the form of a souvenir pocket handkerchief

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Somewhere in France A concert behind the lines

Somewhere in France A concert behind the lines
Somewhere in France. A concert behind the lines. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The Communication Trench

The Communication Trench. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: In a British advanced observation post

In a British advanced observation post. How artillery fire is observed and corrected. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageAccomplished Collection: How the Staff is informed of movements at the Front

How the Staff is informed of movements at the Front. A scene in a stately French chateau. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Winter conditions in the Yser country

Winter conditions in the Yser country. A scene on the snow-covered road leading to the rear. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The King at the Front

The King at the Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Barbara March. Donegall

Barbara March. Donegall
BARBARA marchioness of DONEGALL (nee Godfrey), third wife of Arthur Chichester, first marquess : the ornaments suggest she was accomplished in music and painting. Date: 1768 - 1829

Background imageAccomplished Collection: French Theatre / La Roze

French Theatre / La Roze
La Roze ( soldat ) A character from La Comedie de Chansons - Anon. Date: 1640

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Young ladies boarding school, c. 1770

Young ladies boarding school, c. 1770
A boarding school for young ladies. Date: circa 1770

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, fox terrier posing as model

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, fox terrier posing as model
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a fox terrier named Gyp, an accomplished model, seen here in different poses for her master to sketch. Date: 1927

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Florence Parbury, traveller and war worker

Florence Parbury, traveller and war worker
Florence Parbury, described by the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News as one of our most versatile and accomplished women, and a great traveller

Background imageAccomplished Collection: The Royal Gala Performance, Paris Opera, April 1914

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

Background imageAccomplished Collection: R F A mule-teams pulling limbers over a shell torn track

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

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward

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

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Armistice Anniversary Night, Trafalgar Square

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

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Flanders 1914

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

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Lord Clarence Paget

Lord Clarence Paget
LORD CLARENCE EDWARD PAGET British naval commander, here in his best uniform - you d never guess that he was also an accomplished sculptor ! Date: 1811 - 1895

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall

Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall 1739-99 (c.1780). Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788. During the eighteenth century full-length portraits were the most admired

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Lieutenant-Commander A C Read USN

Lieutenant-Commander A C Read USN
Lieutenant-Commander A.C. Read, USN, who commanded the Curtiss NC-4 flying boat which accomplished the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic ocean (by stages via the Azores)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Curtiss NC-4 flying boat arriving at Plymouth

Curtiss NC-4 flying boat arriving at Plymouth, 31 May 1919. The flying boat - a design collaboration between the US Navy and Curtiss - accomplished the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic ocean

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Bleriots Monoplane No. XI

Bleriots Monoplane No. XI making its cross-country flight from Etampes to Orleans, a distance of 33 miles accomplished in 45 minutes on July 13, 1909 Date: 1909

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Music in the home, 1887

Music in the home, 1887
An accomplished German man eclipses the other talent at an evening party, to the disgust of the watching Englishmen. " Young Muller(from Hamburg)

Background imageAccomplished Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Welling

Lear / Nonsense / Welling
There was a Young Lady of Welling, whose praise all the world was a-telling; She played on a harp, and caught several carp, that accomplished Young Lady of Welling



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