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Background imageCaptures Collection: Caesar Releases Domitius

Caesar Releases Domitius
Julius Caesar captures his opponent Domitius, but diplomatically releases him as a gesture of conciliation

Background imageCaptures Collection: Gulliver / Blefuscudian

Gulliver / Blefuscudian
Gulliver captures the Blefuscudian fleet

Background imageCaptures Collection: Sectional drawing of the Lusitania

Sectional drawing of the Lusitania showing the German U-boat responsible for the torpedo which sunk it in 18 minutes on May 7th 1915, with the loss of 1200 lives

Background imageCaptures Collection: CRESCENT & REUNION

CRESCENT & REUNION
The British frigate Crescent captures the French ship Reunion during the Revolutionary Wars

Background imageCaptures Collection: Bell at Battle of Alma

Bell at Battle of Alma
Captain Bell of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers captures a Russian gun at the Battle of Alma. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

Background imageCaptures Collection: El Haddadi

El Haddadi
This oil painting captures a street scene where figures are sat outside some buildings by a blacksmith's shop. Date: circa 1922

Background imageCaptures Collection: Winter In Kent

Winter In Kent
An oil painting which captures a countryside scene in Kent at winter time, where figures can be seen working and interacting by some horse drawn carts and thatched buildings. Date: circa 1922

Background imageCaptures Collection: Malaquera

Malaquera
This pencil drawing captures a musical scene in which a closely packed gathering of people are listening to some guitar players outside a building in the evening. Date: circa 1920

Background imageCaptures Collection: Hyde Park, 1918

Hyde Park, 1918
This oil painting captures a beautiful, sunny day at Hyde Park, London, with figures, mostly women, walking along the wide path with parasols, some seated on chairs. Date: circa 1918

Background imageCaptures Collection: The Lemur

The Lemur
This painting captures the soft textured fur of a lemur, primates native to the island of Madagascar, his long tail is half framing the distinctive face with stark, bright orange eyes

Background imageCaptures Collection: DRYDEN/DIE DAME/120/CAR

DRYDEN/DIE DAME/120/CAR
This illustration is entitled Beauty Competition for Cars in the Bois de Boulogne. With mingling civilian and military dress, Dryden captures lurking menace behind Summer beauty. Date: 1928

Background imageCaptures Collection: World War II - RAF reconnaissance Eastern front

World War II - RAF reconnaissance Eastern front
Vintage photograph World War II - RAF reconnaissance plane captures German retreat on Eastern front, Dievenow, Dziwnow Poland

Background imageCaptures Collection: America -. Capture Of General Lee

America -. Capture Of General Lee
Capture Of General Charles Lee During The American War of Independence. Date: 1776

Background imageCaptures Collection: America - Charles Lee Captured By The British

America - Charles Lee Captured By The British
Major General Charles Lee is Captured By The British At Basking Ridge, New Jersey 12 December 1776

Background imageCaptures Collection: Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel

Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel
British Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel. Date: circa 1770

Background imageCaptures Collection: James IIs plan to escape England to France is thwarted

James IIs plan to escape England to France is thwarted
James II and VII (1633-1701) - King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII discovered trying to escape England

Background imageCaptures Collection: BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN Duncan intercepts a Dutch fleet sailing to help the French

BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN Duncan intercepts a Dutch fleet sailing to help the French, and captures eight of the enemy vessels Date: 11 October 1797

Background imageCaptures Collection: Serpentine - Reznicek

Serpentine - Reznicek
Every illustrator of the day has a go at depicting the Serpentine Dance : Reznicek admirably captures the swirling movement which is the essence of the dance Date: 1908

Background imageCaptures Collection: Lady Tourist on camel - Giza, Egypt

Lady Tourist on camel - Giza, Egypt
A young woman on holiday poses whilst sitting on a camel as her male companion captures the moment on his cinecamera Date: January 1936

Background imageCaptures Collection: Deep sea fishing (capturing a blue marlin) off Miami

Deep sea fishing (capturing a blue marlin) off Miami
Deep sea fishing (capturing a blue marlin) off the Florida Coast at Miami Beach, USA. Date: 1940

Background imageCaptures Collection: A Copper cops a Muddler in the mud - Salisbury Plain

A Copper cops a Muddler in the mud - Salisbury Plain Date: 1916

Background imageCaptures Collection: Heroic act WWI

Heroic act WWI
Sergeant Robert Downie accounts for several of the enemy, and captures a machine- gun

Background imageCaptures Collection: Group of men in conversation

Group of men in conversation outside tennis club house - a delightful shot which captures a very natural and relaxed scene with compassion and humour Date: 1913

Background imageCaptures Collection: WW2 - Paris Liberation - The Taking of the Military School

WW2 - Paris Liberation - The Taking of the Military School Date: 1945

Background imageCaptures Collection: British Bulldog Tank surprises Germans in a trench

British Bulldog Tank surprises Germans in a trench
A truly superb postcard showing a British Tank represented by an armour-plated Bulldog surprising three German soldiers in their trench. WWI era

Background imageCaptures Collection: History of Troy. Heracles takes Troy and captures

History of Troy. Heracles takes Troy and captures king Laomed󮮠 Miniature of the 15th c. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Turin. National Library of the Turin University

Background imageCaptures Collection: Dutch Attack on the Medway, June 1667. The Dutch

Dutch Attack on the Medway, June 1667. The Dutch fleet captures the flagship HMS Royal Charles. Engraving. ITALY. Genoa. Pegli. Navy Museum

Background imageCaptures Collection: General Maudes entry into Baghdad, Iraq

General Maudes entry into Baghdad, Iraq. Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude (1864-1917), was commander of the British Indian army

Background imageCaptures Collection: WWI - Great Advance - German Prisoners

WWI - Great Advance - German Prisoners
WWI - The Great Advance - captured German Prisoners flowing past British troops. 1st July 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageCaptures Collection: Odun captures Danish Standard

Odun captures Danish Standard
At Kenwith Castle, Devon, Odun, Saxon Earl of Devon, defeats the Danish invaders and captures their Standard. Date: Circa 877

Background imageCaptures Collection: Franco-Prussian War. The Streets of Strasbourg during the S

Franco-Prussian War. The Streets of Strasbourg during the S
Between August the 4th and 6th 1870 Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia defeated French Marshal MacMahon at Worth and Weissenburg, pushing him out of Alsace and surrounding Strasbourg

Background imageCaptures Collection: Imaginary Ufo (Buhler)

Imaginary Ufo (Buhler)
This painting captures the mysteriously ambiguous quality of the UFOs - part nuts-and- bolts spacecraft, part dreamlike shapes which echo subconscious archetypes

Background imageCaptures Collection: Battle of Solferino 11

Battle of Solferino 11
Lieutenant Lagorce, of the French voltigeurs, captures Austrian cannon in the village of Solferino

Background imageCaptures Collection: Wwi / Pte Boyd / 1914 / Deeds

Wwi / Pte Boyd / 1914 / Deeds
Private J.Boyd of the Irish Guards single-handedly captures an enemy machine-gun. He is subsequently awarded the D.C.M

Background imageCaptures Collection: Engine Driver Photo

Engine Driver Photo
Driver and stoker on the footplate of a night train - a dramatic photograph which effectively captures the excitement of the engine crews job

Background imageCaptures Collection: Bavarian Battle Scene

Bavarian Battle Scene
BATTLE OF MUHLDORF Louis of Bavaria defeats and captures Frederick Duke of Austria in a mounted battle

Background imageCaptures Collection: Herakles and the Bull

Herakles and the Bull
The seventh labour : He captures the fire-breathing Cretan Bull and takes it back to Greece

Background imageCaptures Collection: Cavendish Captures Ship

Cavendish Captures Ship
Thomas Cavendish captures the Spanish vessel Santa Anna

Background imageCaptures Collection: Russian Gun Captured

Russian Gun Captured
Captain Bell single-handed captures a Russian gun and brings it back to camp in a horse-drawn wagon

Background imageCaptures Collection: Peder Thordenskjold

Peder Thordenskjold (a Norwegian naval warrior in Danish service) captures the town of Marstand & the Karlsten fortress by tricking the Swedish commander

Background imageCaptures Collection: Wwi / Weber & Cossacks

Wwi / Weber & Cossacks
German infantryman Franz Weber heroically captures five horses from Cossacks

Background imageCaptures Collection: American Privateer / 1776

American Privateer / 1776
An American privateer captures a British vessel

Background imageCaptures Collection: Mothieu-Ling Battle 1894

Mothieu-Ling Battle 1894
BATTLE OF THE MOTHIEU-LING PASS - Japanese general Yamagata, attacked by the Chinese, turns the tables on them and captures all their positions

Background imageCaptures Collection: Scipio (Africanus) with captured Spanish princess

Scipio (Africanus) with captured Spanish princess
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the 24-year old Scipio (later Scipio Africanus) refuses to take advantage of a beautiful captured Spanish princess

Background imageCaptures Collection: Indian with Girl / Myth

Indian with Girl / Myth
Algon, a hunter, captures a Star-maiden & carries her off to his village; he is unaware of her lamentations as she sees her own people rise out of sight in the Osier basket

Background imageCaptures Collection: Piet Hein Dutch Naval

Piet Hein Dutch Naval
PIET HEIN Dutch sea-captain who becomes a national hero when, in 1628, he captures an entire Spanish silver fleet and brings it back to Amsterdam in triumph

Background imageCaptures Collection: Railway Comes to France

Railway Comes to France
THE RAILWAY COMES TO FRANCE! This popular image captures perfectly the excitement of the new invention which would transform the lives of the marvelling spectators



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