Matania Collection (page 9)

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

German delegates listen to peace terms after WW1
The Fate of the German Empire. The German delegates listen to the reading of the Peace Terms. They are: Dr Melchior; Herr Leinert (President of the Assembly), Dr Landsberg (Minister of Justice)

Unveiling of the Queen Victoria Memorial, London
Guards, lords, ladies and gentlemen taking part in the unveiling ceremony of the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace. Date: 1911

Changing of the Guard, Horse Guards Parade, London
Changing of the Guard in Horse Guards Parade, London

Elizabethan Pageant, Olympia, London
Elizabethan Pageant in the Royal Naval & Military Tournament at Olympia, London. The Call to Arms, a display showing the uniforms and accoutrements of the age of Queen Bess. Date: 1912

Ladies and gentlemen at a grand reception
British Edwardian military and upper class ladies and gentlemen greeting one another at a grand reception, some seated, some standing. Two Indian gentlemen in turbans stand in the foreground

Soldiers in a wood near Ypres, Belgium, WW1
Soldiers in a wood near Ypres, Belgium, marching along Regent Street. In the famous Plug Street wood, a relief party is marching back to the trenches. Date: 1915

Funeral of WW1 soldier in presence of George V
Funeral of a First World War soldier in the presence of King George V

King George V saluting on a boat
King George V in uniform, saluting on a boat

King George V passing through the sanctuary, possibly during a funeral service

Soldiers in action on Western Front, WW1
Soldiers in action on the Western Front, firing their guns. Date: 1918

Lifeboat crew and two cadets in a boat
Three lifeboat crew members and two officer cadets - Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) and Albert, later Duke of York (George VI) in a boat. Date: 1911

Cathedral service, recovery of King George V
Cathedral service with George V, Queen Mary and royal family. The Nation gives thanks for the recovery of the King. The Dean of Westminster pronouncing the words: God Save the King

Army personnel relaxing in barracks, WW1
Army personnel relaxing in barracks. Date: 1915

George V and Queen Mary with clergymen
King George V and Queen Mary in a cathedral with members of the clergy. Date: 1911

Queen Marys procession to the throne during the Coronation ceremony. Date: 1911

King George V being crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, head and shoulders portrait. Date: 1911

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

Soldiers throwing snowballs, WW1
Soldiers on the Western Front throwing snowballs, with army vehicles in the background. Date: 1917

George V and Queen Mary, end of WW1
George V and Queen Mary in a carriage in London at the end of the First World War. They are surrounded by army personnel and civlilians waving the Union Jack and other Allied flags

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

German troops driving down a street, WW2
German troops on army vehicles, driving down a street watched by civilians. Date: 1940

Sailors landed on a beach, WW2
Sailors landed on a beach from a rowing boat, with a large ship in the background. Date: 1940

General Count Luigi Cadorna, Italian General, WW1
General Count Luigi Cadorna, Italian Commander-in-Chief during the First World War. Date: 1915

Army personnel on board ship, WW1
Army personnel on board a ship, with lifeboats and lifejackets. Date: 1917

General Foch in Victory Parade, Hyde Park, London
Victory Parade in Hyde Park, London. Showing the French General Foch on horseback, saluting King George V and Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra and Princess Mary. Date: 1919

King George V and Queen Mary kneeling in church. Date: 1911

King George V in procession in a cathedral
King George V being led in a procession at a service in a cathedral with choir and congregation in the background. Date: 1913

George V, Queen Mary, Princess Mary, Viscount Lascelles
King George V, Queen Mary, Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles looking down from a theatre balcony and people below applaud

Herald and others on a balcony
Herald and others in uniform on a balcony at Stable Yard, St Jamess Palace. The herald is waving his hat. Date: 1910

King George V and Queen Mary in a theatre balcony
King George V and Queen Mary with others, sitting in a theatre balcony

Soldier returning home from the trenches, WW1
A soldier returning home from the trenches, greeted at the door of his house by his wife and son. Date: 1916

Women churning buttermilk at a trade exhibition

Workers with hammers

Re-enactment at Royal Tournament, Olympia, London
A re-enactment of the Invasion of Britain by the Romans, at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1921

Glassblowing workmen and boys

Notice by ruined church, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
Two army personnel and a nurse viewing a sign outside a ruined church. The sign reads: This Is Holy Ground. No Stone Of This Fabric May Be Taken Away. It Is A Heritage For All Civilised Peoples

Scene in Trafalgar Square on a rainy winter evening
Rainy, dark Trafalgar Square, London, full of people with umbrellas. Men in the foreground are raising their arms. Date: 1910

Scene at the First Court of 1922
A debutante kneeling at the feet of King George V and Queen Mary, during the First Court of 1922. Date: 1922

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium on horseback
Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (consort of Albert I) on horseback, with soldiers and civilians following behind her on foot

People in evening dress with bowing page
People in evening dress and decorations being greeted by a bowing page

George V and Queen Mary in a crowd of people
King George V and Queen Mary in a crowd of people, looking at a girl with a large arrangement of flowers. Date: 1914

Sailing boat in choppy sea with crew on board. Date: 1923

Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London
A fascinating turn by Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1921

King George V and Queen Mary in Calcutta, India. Date: 1912

Workmen hammering rivets into a vessel

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