Fortunino Collection (page 7)

Munitions Factory 1915
A scene in a British munitions factory, owned by Vickers Ltd. Shown here is the process of nosing a shell. Metal cylinders are heated in a furnace by the man shown in the foreground

Russian Soldiers demonstrate in Petrograd
Russian soldiers march through the streets of Petrograd (St Petersburg) proclaiming, Death or Victory and carrying a banner, the message of which is War to the end Date: May 1917

Liner approaching British waters
An emotive drawing by Fortunino Matania showing a concerned mother with her two children on the deck of a liner approaching British waters, nearing port

Tricolour restored
A symbolic illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a French woman raising a Tricolour flag in the ruins of her home, land regained following a German retreat. Date: March 1917

London in Winter - Skating at Princes Skating Club in Knightsbridge. A couple skating, taking tea on the promenade and having ones skates put on under the Band Stand Date: 1914

Soldiers on Western Front with gas masks, WW1
Soldiers on the Western Front wearing gas masks. 1916

Soldiers as munitions workers
Having enlisted early in the war, and been sent back from the front, many British soldiers found work in factories producing war munitions. Date: 1915

Swiss Winter Tailing scene with horse-drawn sledge
The Swiss Winter Season. A pleasant winter scene depicting a Swiss pastime called tailing. This popular activity consisted of a line of swiss luges attached to each other

Artillery mule on Italian frontier
On the Italian frontier, an artillery mule is lowered on to a ledge in the Alps. The mules were used by the Italian Alpine artillery to carry gun parts on their backs across the mountainous terrain

Christmas Festivities in the Shakspere Hut, WW1
A busy scene of festive jollity at the Shakspere Hut, one of numerous YMCA huts erected around London during the First World War to provide rest, food

The Royal Gala Performance, Paris Opera, April 1914. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

(insert)

R F A mule-teams pulling limbers over a shell torn track
R.F.A. mule-teams pulling limbers over a shell torn track.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward
Preparation sketch by Matania for a work depicting a wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward that was originally a school

(insert)

Armistice Anniversary Night, Trafalgar Square, 11 November 1922. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

(insert)

Flanders 1914. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Not Forgotten A Scene on Christmas Morning by Fortunino Mata
Colour illustration by Fortunino Matania showing three children visiting a little girl ill in bed on Christmas morning. Date: 27th November 1922

How Lieutenant Colonel Forbes-Robertson Saved the Western Li
Forbes-Robertson won the Victoria Cross saved the defence line by making a rapid reconnaisance on horse-back in full view of the enemy under machine gun and close range shell fire

French Army in the Saarbrucken area, 1939
French soldiers receiving post, with letters being opened on the spot in excitement. Theh French Army depicted here by Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania in the northern section

Titanic: Women and children first
Based on the detailed eyewitness account of a saloon steward who survived the disaster, special artist of " The Sphere" Fortunino Matania produced this reconstruction of the heartbreaking

The motor car in society, 1911
Society meeting in Hyde Park, London in 1911, some on horseback, others in shiny new motorcars. Illustration to accompany a supplement in The Sphere reporting on the Olympia Motor Show. Date: 1911

Wreath for Captain Scott
Allegorical picture by Fortunino Matania showing a wreath being laid at a simple memorial to Captain Robert Falcon Scott, who died

On the Air Route to the Cape by Fortunino Matania
Natives in Northern Rhodesia, under the supervision of British officers, are pictured mowing down a field of wild arum lilies to make way for a landing ground or runway. Date: 1920

Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi. Influential Italian Romantic composer of opera

Suggestion by The Sphere for a monument to Scott
Design reproduced in The Tatler, suggested by the Spheres special artist, Fortunino Matania for a memorial to the late Captain Scott and his companions

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping