Cuneo Collection

The Illustrated London News Festival of Britain issue
The Festival of Britain exhibition opening, a special number from The Illustrated London News. The front cover was created by Terence Cuneo 1907-1996

ILN Royal Wedding Number November 1947 by Terence Cuneo

Rudyard Kipling by Cyrus Cuneo
Unconventional Portraits: No.XV.-A Superman amongst writers by Cyrus Cuneo. An impression of Rudyard Kipling, novelist and poet, showing him at work surrounded by characters from his books

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener
Portrait of Field Marshal Lord Kitchener. Artist: Cyrus Cuneo Date: 1912

French army in action, Western Front, WW1
The French force rushed forward and took possession of the crater - Western Front battlefield scene during the First World War Date: 1916

Heroic midshipman carrying ammunition to British fighters
Heroic midshipman carrying ammunition to hard-pressed British fighters Date: 1916

British soldiers take an enemy trench, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
British soldiers take an enemy trench, using bayonets and bombs as they go, during an offensive on the Western Front during World War I. Date: 1916

Sad scenes at Rainbow Corner, the American Red Cross Club in Shaftesbury Avenue, which was the main base for US servicemen in London during the Second World War

Dunkers Den at the American Red Cross Club, Rainbow Corner with American soldiers enjoying the juke box. Rainbow Corner famously claimed to never close our doors

The Games Room, or Penny Arcade at the American Red Cross Club, Rainbow Corner, the main centre for US servicemen in London during the Second World War with the promise of having

The main lobby at the American Red Cross Club, Rainbow Corner, London, the main base in London for US servicemen. The lobby was the clubs busiest area

A wrestling bout in the ring at Rainbow Corner, the famous American Red Cross Club in London which claimed to have, " doors that never close" (though they eventually did in 1946)

ILN Royal Wedding Number November 1947 - Front cover of The Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number celebrating the marriage of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II)

Landing at Gallipoli, World War I by Cyrus Cuneo
Anzac soldiers landing on the beach at Gallipoli and coming under fire by Turkish troops. Date: 1916

Queen Elizabeth II by Terence Cuneo
Portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II by Terence Cuneo, specially painted for The Illustrated London News to celebrate the Queens Coronation in 1953. Date: 1953

Original artwork, Illustrated London News, Christmas 1947 - Terence Cuneo. 1947

Propellers for Britains Warplanes: Machining the Blades - The Edge-milling process, in which upper and lower fixed rotary cutters mill the leading

Sea Battle, World War I by Cyrus Cuneo
The Great Sea Battle. An unspecified but fierce naval battle during the First World War, illustrated by the late Cyrus Cuneo. Date: 1916

Anti home-rulers in action: the First Lord mobbed
Illustration by Cyrus Cuneo, showing the hostile reception to Mr and Mrs. Churchill, on Mr. Churchills visit to Ireland to outline the Governments forthcoming Home Rule Bill. Date: 1912

Original artwork, Margin of Life
Original artwork, Illustrated London News, Christmas 1943 - Terence Cuneo, Margin of Life. 1943

Royal visit to France in 1938
The original cover artwork of The Illustrated London News, painted by the renowned British artist Terence Cuneo, commemorating the Royal visit to France in 1938

A thrilling charge, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
A charge of Highland soldiers with bayonets fixed during an attack, World War I. Date: 1916

Aerial attack, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
An aerial engagement during World War I, showing a German plane crashing to the earth in a column of flame and smoke. Date: 1916

Repulsing a frontal attack, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
British soldiers, armed with rifles and bayonets, scrambling over the top during an enemy attack. Date: 1916

Tenda, Piemonte, Italy (near Cuneo)
Panoramic view of Tenda, Piemonte, Italy (near Cuneo) Date: circa 1910s

Oil on board by Cyrus Cuneo of an imaginary flying boat belived to have been once owned by Claude Grahame-White

Admiral John Jellicoe circa 1915

Field Marshal Sir John French circa 1915

General Joseph Joffre circa 1915

Cyrus Cuneo
Cyrus Cincinnato Cuneo, special artist of the Illustrated London News, pictured at work

The Making of the Illustrated London News: How the paper is
Illustration by Samuel Begg, showing an army artists at work in the offices of The Illustrated London News. At times of exceptional pressure, for instance, during a Coronation or a State Funeral

Siege of Cuneo 1691
The strategic location of Cuneo (Coni) in Piedmont means it is often besieged. Here, Eugene of Savoy raises a siege attempted by the French, much to the mortification of Louis

The Battle of Mons
The Second Army Corps (about 80, 000 men) under sir Horace Smith-Dorrien defend their trenches against an attack by 100, 000 German infantry, supported by artillery

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