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Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captivesA stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men
Sphere cover - First Armistice between Russians & GermansThe First Armistice by Fortunino Matania, showing Russian emissaries presenting their credentials to German officers. The first step towards peace negotiations was taken by the Russian
Sphere cover - Intercession Day by Matania, WW1The scene inside St. Pauls Cathedral on Intercession Day, 6 January 1918 with the Bishop of London preaching from the pulpit and the building filled, predominantly with men in khaki. Date: 1918
Sphere cover - British & French meet at Combles, WW1Front cover of The Sphere showing a scene on the morning of 26 September 1916, when British patrols entered the town of Combles and through the smoke-blackened dawn met with French soldiers
Sphere cover - destruction of zeppelin, Potters Bar, MataniaFront cover of The Sphere with an illustration of the German Zeppelin destroyed over Potters Bar, Hertfordshire on 1 October 1916
The Sphere Christmas 1917 coverIt was like this, Mother The cover of The Spheres Christmas 1917 issue. An illustration by Edmund Blampied showing a young British officer, home on leave for the holiday period
Sphere cover - Clearing away wreckage at Cuffley, WW1A scene at Cuffley, Hertfordshire after the German L-21 airship had fallen to earth in a ball of flames, having been shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson VC on the night of 2 September 1916
Ringing the gas alarm on the Western Front by Philip DaddA British gas sentry rings a medieval church bell bearing figures of saints and armorial insignia (formerly hung in the shattered belfry shown in the background)
Sphere cover - British infantry waiting in trench to attackFront cover of The Sphere with a photograph showing British infantry in a support trench waiting to attack during the preliminary bombardment preceding the attack on 1 July 1916
The Sphere Western Front Number coverThe front cover of The Sphere Western Front Number, a special expanded issue (dated 26 May 1917) which included a full page colour portrait of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
Sphere cover - Germans leave French village, 1918Ruckwarts (meaning backward-going) - the Long March of Grey Uniforms towards the Rhine. A scene drawn by The Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania
Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918
Sphere cover - inhabitants of a recaptured French villageFront cover of The Sphere magazine showing a wonderful photograph of Allied soldiers posing with inhabitants of the French village of Saudemont (20km south east of Arras)
Sphere cover - Allied soldiers in Macedonia by MataniaFront cover illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a group of Allied soldiers in Macedonai surveying a monument bearing an inscription in Bulgarian placed by General Mackensen beside a road built
Sphere cover - General Franchet by Fortunino MataniaSphere front cover illustration by Fortunino Matania of Louis Felix Marie Francois Franchet d Esperey (1856-1942), French Army General during the First World War when he was Commander-in-Chief of
Sphere cover - Italy receiving shield of gold by MataniaFront cover illustration by Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania showing Italy in allegorical human form (with an impressive chest plate protecting her bosoms)
Rationing of Food, February 1918, WW1Page from The Sphere reporting on the introduction of food rationing of meat and butter in London and Home Counties on 25 February 1918
Sphere cover - The Kaiser at Nish by Matania, WW1Kaiser Wilhelm II pictured on a visit to Nish (Nis), the largest city in Southern Serbia, where he attended a banquet given by King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and inspected Bulgarian troops
Russian General Aleksei BrusilovFront cover of The Sphere featuring a portrait of General Alexei Brussilov in command of the Russian Armys left wing in 1916. Date: 1916
RFC after reconnaissance work on Western Front, WW1The pilot and observer of a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane are helped back to their rest quarters after returning from a reconnaissance mission over the Western Front
Sphere cover - His Xmas letter from the trenches, MataniaFront cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania of a British soldier writing a letter home to his family at Christmas
YMCA Christmas fundraising appeal, WW1Advertisement in the Sphere appealing for donations in order to provide more Y.M.C.A. huts during the First World War. The YMCA huts provided rest, food, accommodation
Restaurant restrictions during WW1Article from The Sphere demonstrating the new wartime lunch and dinner restrictions put in place in restaurants and hotels
Sphere during WW1, advertisement, 1916Advertisement IN The Sphere magazine FOR The Sphere magazine, declaring it had the finest war artists in Signor (Fortunino) Matania and Christopher Clark
Union Jack Club fundraising advertisement, WW1Advertisement in The Sphere, asking for donations towards an extension to the Union Jack Club of Waterloo Road, London during the First World War
Sphere cover, WW1 patriotic sailorFront cover of The Sphere magazine featuring a sailor with a cap reading HMS Dreadnought standing in front of a Union Jack flag. Date: 1917
A night view of Inveresk House, home of the Great EightThe home of the Illustrated Weeklies - a night view of Inveresk House in the Strand on the corner of Aldwych and facing towards Wellington Street, London
Diagrammatic view of home of Great EightInterior wonders of Inveresk House in the Strand, London, the new home of the Great Eight, containing the offices of the Illustrated London News, Sketch, Sphere, Tatler, Graphic, Bystander
The late Hugh SpottiswoodeWilliam Hugh Spottiswoode (1864-1915) businessman, publisher and cricketer. Chairman of the board of The Sphere and Tatler company; also a director of Eyre and Spottiswoode
Advertisement for The Sphere magazine, WW1Advertisement in The Tatler for its sister paper, The Sphere, which claims to be, the best periscope through which to see the fighting by sea and by land
The Sphere, convalescent 1914A convalescent British soldier at home with his family depicted on the cover of the The Sphere Christmas number, 1914. Date: 1914
The Sphere, Christmas in War Time. Cover of the Christmas edition, depicting cheerful British soldiers raising a cup around a warming fire to Christmas and to a crucifix. Date: 1914
How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked by G. H. DavisHow a Zeppelin climbs when attacked from below by anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1915
New German fighter plane by G. H. DavisThe new German fighter biplane, nicknamed Fritz by the British. It had two Mercedes engines, and was manned by two gunners and the pilot. It could stay in flight for up to six hours. Date: 1915
Zeppelin raids by G. H. DavisThe Zeppelin raids: some notes on the airships and their weapons. How a Zeppelin goes aloft when attacked -- the working of the elevators and the release of the water ballast. Date: 1915
Aeroplanes v. Zeppelins by G. H. DavisThe struggle for aerial supremacy: aeroplanes versus Zeppelins. Left: outmanoeuvring a Zeppelin at sea. Right: an extraordinary optical delusion -- chasing a sunlit cornfield which looks like a
Russo-German naval action in the Baltic, WW1Russo-German naval action in the Baltic during the First World War which led to the destruction of a German destroyer and mine layer and the torpedoing of a German pre-dreadnought battleship
With the British navy off the Dardanelles, WW1With the British navy off the Dardanelles during the First World War. Top: HMS Agamemnon and the arrival of a big transport. Middle: a British battleship under fire from enemy shrapnel
Dreadnought Queen Elizabeth in action by G. H. DavisOur greatest dreadnought in action -- the Queen Elizabeth bombarding the Dardanelles forts during the First World War. Date: 1915
Small craft in North Sea action by G. H. DavisThe battle of the small craft during the North Sea action, First World War. Top: British fast light cruisers and a German squadron. Middle: general engagement between British and German light craft
How to avoid the submarine pirate by G. H. DavisHow to avoid the submarine pirate during the First World War. The advantage of showing a clean pair of heels and other devices for checkmating the submarine. Date: 1915
New element in British Navy by G. H. DavisThe new element in the British Navy: how the four corners of the Empire are combining to support the central Home Navy. Showing how Canada, Australia
Big fighting ships auxiliaries by G. H. DavisNavy notes of the week. A big fighting ships auxiliaries: some little-known members of the British fleet. 1912
Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace, LondonThe London Season of 1912: the Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace. A diagrammatic view showing the progress of the debutante from the moment she enters the building to the time she leaves. 1912
The hydro-aeroplane by G. H. DavisThe hydro-aeroplane: coming changes in its construction. Showing the evolution of the waterplane or seaplane. 1912
Comparing aeroplanes and battleships by G. H. DavisComparative values of aeroplanes and battleships. One super-dreadnought ship is the equivalent of 3000 aeroplanes in monetary terms. 1912
Suggested site for London UniversityA suggested site for London University: how another fine building might be placed next to the new LCC Hall (later known as County Hall)
Destroyer at target practice by G. H. DavisNavy notes of the week: a British destroyer at target practice, with marksmen firing torpedoes. 1912
