Goodbye, Old Man by Fortunino MataniaColour print of the famous picture by Fortunino Matania showing a gunner saying farewell to his dying horse. The original was painted for the Blue Cross Fund to raise money for the charity during
WW1 / C 1919 / POPPY FIELDIn Flanders Fields... The poignant scene of a field full of poppies after the First World War. (Illustration after original, image 10053676, by Willy Werner.) C.1919
Trompe l oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting, 1670, by CoCornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1657-1683). Flemish painter. Trompe l oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio, 1595, by Gerardus MercGerardus Mercator (1512-1594). Flemish cartographer. Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio. Map of the Arctic with the North Pole and surrounding lands within and outside the Arctic Circle, 1595
Tank in Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium, WW1A 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
British soldiers rescuing horse from ditch, Flanders, WW1British 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
Pulling a field gun stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1Men 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
Belgian Railway Poster - The Hills of FlandersPoster for the Belgian National Railways, showing the Hills of Flanders and rail connections between Belgian towns
British tanks in Oosthoek Wood, Belgium, WW1Two British tanks passing through Oosthoek Wood, near Elverdinghe, Belgium, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 11 September 1917
Map of Germany and current Netherlands. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
The newly opened Menin Gate, Ypres, BelgiumThe newly opened Menin Gate (eastern entrance), Ypres, Belgium, a WW1 war memorial. Date: 1927
Construction of Menin Gate, Ypres, BelgiumConstruction of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, a WW1 war memorial. circa 1926
Leaflet advertising Remembrance Day, 11th November 1927. Wear a Flanders Poppy - British Legion Appeals Department, 26 Eccleston Square, London SW1. Commemorative Art
WW1 - Pekin Camp, Camp for Chinese Labour Corps, Mont KemmelWW1 - Pekin Camp - Camp for The Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front. The camp was near The Kemmelberg (also known as Kemmel Hill or Mont Kemmel), Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium
Coastal defence battery near Middelkerke, Belgium, WW1A gun of the Cecilie coastal defence battery near Middelkerke in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917
Soldiers building pontoon bridge, Flanders, WW1Soldiers of the Royal Engineers building a pontoon bridge near Boesinghe, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Matilda of FlandersMATILDA OF FLANDERS queen of William I, the Conqueror
Gambrinus
Moving a gun in the Flanders mud during the First World War
WW1 - British working party at German trenches and dug-outs near Boezinge, Belgium - 5th August 1917
Battle of Flanders, British troops and German trenches near Boesinghe, 5th August 1917
Belgian peasant woman and child wearing gas masks near the trenches on the Flanders front
Belgian peasant and child wearing gas masks in their home near the trenches on the Flanders Front WW1
Flanders Monoplane in 1913 Date: 1913
Flanders F3 Monoplane in 1910 Date: 1910
Triptych of the Descent. Descent from the Cross by MatsysQuentin Matsys (circa 1466-1530). Flemish painter. Triptych of the Descent. Descent from the Cross. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495, by BoschHieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Netherlandish painter. Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, by Hieronymus BoschHieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Netherlandish painter. Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
A Canal In FlandersA painting of a boat, floating against a canal which is lined on both sides, with tall, slender trees, some houses sit in the distant background, situated in Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1917
The Castle of the CountsAn etching showing a scene in the shadows cast by the Castle of the Counts, or The Gravensteen, at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium
Village Street in FlandersAn etching of a village street in Flanders, in north Belgium, the buildings are partly concealed by some girthy trees. Date: circa 1915
The Taking of Christ. Painting ascribed to Gerard SeghersPainting ascribed to Gerard Seghers (1591-1651). Flemish baroque painter. The Taking of Christ. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609-1641). Archbishop of Toledo. Brother of Philip IV. 17th century copy after a painting of Anton van Dyck (1599-1641)
Hercules and Omphale by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Hercules and Omphale. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Theodoor Rombouts. Flemish painter. Banquet SceneTheodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Banquet Scene, 1622-1624. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
The Descent from the Cross, by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603)Maarten de Vos (1532-1603). Flemish painter. The Descent from the Cross. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Banquet Scene, 1622-1624. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Crucifixion of Christ, 1594, by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568)Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter, Crucifixion of Christ, 1594. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany
Senufo mask (Burkina Fasso). It combines features of animals and humans. Senufo masks have the power to help communication between the living and their dead ancestors. African art. Decorative Arts
Okuyi Mask (mask of ancestors). Punu Art (Bapunu) from Gabon. They embody the spirits of the deceased, in the mourning ceremonies
Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant. Showing General Charles-Francois Dumouriez retreating with the French army (in blue)
General John Richmond Webbs attack on the French army, Battle of Wijnendale (present-day Flanders, Belgium), 28 September 1708, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Date: 1708
Advance of the English fleet, Battle of Damme, County of Flanders, 30-31 May 1213, part of the Anglo-French War (1213-1214). Date: 1214
Russian troops advancing in France during World War I
Russian troops drilling for the defence of Riga, Latvia, WWIRussian troops drilling for the defence of Riga, Latvia, World War I
Artillery piece on the move in northern France during World War I
Siberian Infantry returning from the front, WWI, World War I
