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Belgium Collection

Background imageBelgium Collection: Manneken Pis Statue, Brussels, Brussels

Manneken Pis Statue, Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. Date: 1910s

Background imageBelgium Collection: WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division

WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division
Screen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom

Background imageBelgium Collection: A Dachshund choir has a dress rehearsal

A Dachshund choir has a dress rehearsal
Dress Rehearsal - A Dachshund choir is put through its paces... Date: 1911

Background imageBelgium Collection: EYCK, Jan van (1390-1441); EYCK, Hubert van (1370-1426)

EYCK, Jan van (1390-1441); EYCK, Hubert van (1370-1426). The Ghent Altarpiece or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. 1425-1432. BELGIUM. Ghent. Saint Bavo Cathedral

Background imageBelgium Collection: EYCK, Jan van (1390-1441); EYCK, Hubert van (1370-1426)

EYCK, Jan van (1390-1441); EYCK, Hubert van (1370-1426). The Ghent Altarpiece or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. 1425-1432. BELGIUM. Ghent. Saint Bavo Cathedral. Flemish art. Oil on wood

Background imageBelgium Collection: Angels of Mons [Pearse]

Angels of Mons [Pearse]
The so-called Angels of Mons halt the German advance at Mons, Belgium - the first engagement of World War One

Background imageBelgium Collection: Django Reinhardt / Postcd

Django Reinhardt / Postcd
DJANGO REINHARDT (JEAN-BAPTISTE) French jazz guitarist, born in Belgium of gypsy parentage

Background imageBelgium Collection: Absinthe Poster

Absinthe Poster
Absinthe Robette (Belgium)

Background imageBelgium Collection: Map / France / Belgium / Nethe

Map / France / Belgium / Nethe
Map of France, Belgium and the Netherlands

Background imageBelgium Collection: Angels of Mons, cover design for piano music

Angels of Mons, cover design for piano music
Angels of Mons (Reve Mystique), cover design for solo piano music by Sydney C Baldock, inspired by rumours of angelic intervention in the fighting (Battle of Mons, Belgium)

Background imageBelgium Collection: British Royal Marines arriving in Ostend, Belgium, WW1

British Royal Marines arriving in Ostend, Belgium, WW1
A Brigade of Royal Marines march through Ostend, Belgium, greeted by local residents. The Brigade was made up of Battalions from each of the Royal Marine home divisions, Portsmouth

Background imageBelgium Collection: Michelangelo (1475-1564). Madonna of Bruges

Michelangelo (1475-1564). Madonna of Bruges. 1501 - 1504. BELGIUM. Bruges. Church of Our Lady. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Sculpture on marble

Background imageBelgium Collection: View of the Steen with the port, Antwerp, Belgium

View of the Steen with the port, Antwerp, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageBelgium Collection: Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge
American soldiers on a German Tiger II (Royal Tiger) tank which had been knocked out by American Air Force fighter-bombers during the Battle of the Bulge

Background imageBelgium Collection: Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Argenteuil. 1874

Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Argenteuil. 1874
MANET, Edouard (1832-1883). Argenteuil. 1874

Background imageBelgium Collection: Eugene Ysaye - Belgian Violinist

Eugene Ysaye - Belgian Violinist
Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931) - Belgian Violinist Date: circa 1903

Background imageBelgium Collection: Manneken Pis, Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis, Brussels, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageBelgium Collection: Tank in Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, WW1

Tank in Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
A British tank at the Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, during the First World War. Some of the crew have come out for a breath of fresh air while waiting for the order to advance. Date: 1917

Background imageBelgium Collection: Remember Belgium Poster

Remember Belgium Poster
A WWI recruitment poster stirring memories of the horrors of the German invasion of Belgium to encourage young men to enlist in the armed forces

Background imageBelgium Collection: Poster, Imperial Airways

Poster, Imperial Airways -- Fly through Europe in perfect comfort. circa 1930s

Background imageBelgium Collection: Jaspideum variety of Dendrobium nobile orchid

Jaspideum variety of Dendrobium nobile orchid.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1902

Background imageBelgium Collection: Map of Central Europe, World War One

Map of Central Europe, World War One
Map of Central Europe in World War One, showing the Principal Theatre of War. Date: World War One

Background imageBelgium Collection: British soldiers rescuing horse from ditch, Flanders, WW1

British soldiers rescuing horse from ditch, Flanders, WW1
British soldiers trying to rescue a horse which has fallen into a ditch, blown by the force from a bursting shell, on the road to Reutel, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageBelgium Collection: Pulling a field gun stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1

Pulling a field gun stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1
Men pulling and jacking a field gun stuck in the mud during bad weather on the Western Front in Flanders during the First World War. They are trying to get it into a new position for firing

Background imageBelgium Collection: WW1 naval blockades

WW1 naval blockades
Map of English and German naval blockades around Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Norway

Background imageBelgium Collection: Belgian Railway Poster - The Hills of Flanders

Belgian Railway Poster - The Hills of Flanders
Poster for the Belgian National Railways, showing the Hills of Flanders and rail connections between Belgian towns

Background imageBelgium Collection: Unveiling of the Menin Gate

Unveiling of the Menin Gate
Unveiling of the memorial, Menin Gate, commemorating the 56, 000 British soldiers who died fighting at Ypres during the First World War. Date: 1927

Background imageBelgium Collection: Sir Douglas Haig in his headquarter train, France

Sir Douglas Haig in his headquarter train, France
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) in his headquarter train in France during the First World War, with maps of France and Belgium behind him. Date: circa 1918

Background imageBelgium Collection: British tanks in Oosthoek Wood, Belgium, WW1

British tanks in Oosthoek Wood, Belgium, WW1
Two British tanks passing through Oosthoek Wood, near Elverdinghe, Belgium, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 11 September 1917

Background imageBelgium Collection: View of Le Lac d Amour, Bruges, Belgium

View of Le Lac d Amour, Bruges, Belgium
View of Le Lac d Amour (Lake of Love, Minnewater), a medieval harbour in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Background imageBelgium Collection: We Are Not Downhearted by H. T. Hardy

We Are Not Downhearted by H. T. Hardy
World War One postcard showing a a group of children, dressed in the uniforms of French, British, Russian and Belgian soldiers, arm in arm and holding their individual countrys flags

Background imageBelgium Collection: Poster for Farman airlines

Poster for Farman airlines
Poster advertising Farman airlines flights from Paris to Belgium, Holland, Germany and Scandinavia

Background imageBelgium Collection: Le Sillon

Le Sillon
Poster for Le Sillon, Belgium

Background imageBelgium Collection: Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium

Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium, Cooks World Travel Service. A young woman in a short green dress stands on the beach waving a handkerchief

Background imageBelgium Collection: Ruins of Ypres

Ruins of Ypres
Ruins of the cloth hall in Ypres, Belgium on the Western Front during World War I

Background imageBelgium Collection: Battle of Passchendale

Battle of Passchendale
60 pounder guns in action near Langemarck, Belgium in the first Battle of Passchendale during World War I on 12th October 1917

Background imageBelgium Collection: Rudolf / Archduke Austria

Rudolf / Archduke Austria
RUDOLF, ARCHDUKE and CROWN PRINCE of AUSTRIA Seen here with his fiancee, Stephanie Clothilde of Belgium

Background imageBelgium Collection: Opening of Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium

Opening of Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
The Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, unveiled and dedicated by Field-Marshal Lord Plumer, 24 July 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageBelgium Collection: Chanterelle mushrooms

Chanterelle mushrooms, Cantharellus cibarius and Cantharellus cibarius var. neglectus, and false chanterelle, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca (Cantharellus aurantiacus)

Background imageBelgium Collection: Morel mushrooms

Morel mushrooms, Morchella vulgaris and Morchella costata. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A. Bessin from Leon Rollands Guide to Mushrooms from France, Switzerland and Belgium

Background imageBelgium Collection: WW1 - White Chateau, Hollebeke in ruins

WW1 - White Chateau, Hollebeke in ruins
circa 1910s

Background imageBelgium Collection: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) by Abraham Or

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) by Abraham Or
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). Is considered to be the first true modern atlas. Written by Abraham Ortelius and originally printed on May 20, 1570, in Antwerp. World Map

Background imageBelgium Collection: Poster, The Continent via Dover-Ostend

Poster, The Continent via Dover-Ostend, Belgian State Railways and Mail Packets. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBelgium Collection: Menin Gate memorial, Ypres 1927

Menin Gate memorial, Ypres 1927
The Menin Gate memorial at Ypres, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Ypres Salient of World War One and whose graves are unknown

Background imageBelgium Collection: Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, WW1

Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
The Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageBelgium Collection: Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter. Peasant

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter. Peasant dance to the Dukes (Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia and Albert). 1623. Oil on canvas. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageBelgium Collection: UFOs: Muyldermans encounter a UFO at Namur, Belgium, 1955

UFOs: Muyldermans encounter a UFO at Namur, Belgium, 1955
At Namur, Belgium, postman Muyldermans sees a UFO among the clouds and is able to take three photographs before it vanishes. Date: 5 June 1955

Background imageBelgium Collection: Rue du Noyer, Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium

Rue du Noyer, Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Rue du Noyer, Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) district, Brussels, Belgium. Someone on the right is experiencing car trouble. Date: circa 1910



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