Fortunino Collection (page 5)

Sphere cover - East Coast bombardments, Hartlepool chapel
The bombardment of the East Coast - the scene outside a Hartlepool Baptist Chapel. Scene painted by Fortunino Matania based on a sketch by fellow Sphere artist, G. H

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Fortunino Matania - self-portrait
The Italian artist, Chevalier Fortunino Matania (1882-1963), unfinished self-portrait. Date: c.1955

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Fortunino Matania as a boy - copy of a portrait by his fathe
Oil painting of the Italian artist, Fortunino Matania as a young boy, purportedly a copy of a portrait done by his father Eduardo (also an artist) in 1887. Date: 1887

Lady at her dressing table
An half-dressed lady of the 18th century inspects her reflection in a hand mirror. Date: 20th century

Goats by Fortunino Matania
Head studies of two goats by Fortunino Matania Date: 1896

Lady conversing with a parrot by Fortunino Matania
A woman in fashionable Victorian dress seated near a window conversing with a pet parrot. A spinning wheel and grandfather clock form part of the backdrop. Date: 20th century

The Beauty Spot by Fortunino Matania
A sketch of an 18th century beauty seated at her dressing table and applying a beauty spot. Date: 20th century

Woman reading by Fortunino Matania
A woman from the Edwardian era seated in an armchair reading a newspaper or magazine. Date: c.1905

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Hassans Garden by Fortunino Matania. Date: c.1950s

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How staff are informed of movements at the Front by Matania
A scene in a stately French chateau. From the roar and the excitement of the trenches to the peaceful calm of a French chateau - a despatch rider at British headquarters with reports from

Fortunino Matania, artist
Portrait of Fortunino Matania (1881-1963), Italian artist, illustrator and war reporter. Special artist for The Sphere from 1904 to 1929

The Prince of Wales by Fortunino Matania
Portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor, 1894-1972), pictured at a docks in naval uniform at the time he was due to depart on his tour of Australia

The Brunswick Christening by Fortunino Matania
The christening ceremony in Brunswick Cathedral of Prince Ernest Augustus, the baby son of Duke and Duchess of Brunswick and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II

The Brunswick Christening - baby Ernest Augustus & parents
Front cover of The Sphere reporting on the christening in Brunswick of Prince Ernest Augustus, first child of the Duke and Duchess of Brunswick (formerly Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia)

The Monkeys on Gibraltars Rock by Matania
The famous wild monkeys on the rock of Gibraltar, who were more visible than usual in the spring of 1914. As observed by the Spheres special artist, Fortunino Matania. Date: 1914

Sunday Work in the Tunnel of a Great Main Line, Matania
Labour and railway efficiency: Renewing the Permanent Way of a Great Main Line. Sunday work in the tunnel of a great main line outside London - gangs of navvies relaying the permanent way. Date: 1914

Deceiving the enemy
While the majority of their colleagues retreat to a line of trenches further back, some British soldiers remain in the front trench to convince the Germans that the trench is still fully occupied

Adverts for Matania WW1 prints in The Sphere
Two advertisements for popular images by The Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania, offering them as signed artists proofs (21 shillings each) or 5 shilling prints

Sphere cover - Zeebrugge raid, crew fix Union flag, WW1
Men from HMS Vindictive during the Zeebrugge Raid pictured fixing the Union flag on the mole before returning to their ship

Serbian armoured car is ambushed
In southern Serbia, near Strumnitza, Two Serbian armoured vehicles are ambushed by Bulgarians. One vehicle escapes but the other runs off the road and is stranded in a ditch

General Ferdinand Foch by Matania, WW1
Front cover of The Sphere featuring General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), Marshal of France by Fortunino Matania. Date: 1918

Retreat of Serbian Army
A group of Serbian soldiers bivouac in the mountainous district of Western Serbia during the armys retreat. Gathered round a camp fire

Hauling Italian Artillery in Trentino
In the province of Trentino, on the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy, a heavy Italian mortar is hauled into position up a mountain slope

Serbian Outpost guards
At a Serbian outpost on a single track railway bridge on the Nish-Salonika Railway, guards stand to arms in the early hours of the morning having heard suspicious sounds

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