Historical Military Engravings

A collection of 19th-century engravings depicting key military events and figures, featuring scenes of royalty, battles, and significant historical moments.

Engraving depicting the Valencia uprising during the Peninsular War (1807ñ1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. Dated 1809
Engraving depicting the Valencia uprising during the Peninsular War (1807ñ1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. Dated 1809
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This illustration dates to around 1900 and shows Napoleon's soldiers at Karnak. When Napoleon was n Egypt, he toured the ancient sites, including the Sphinx, and had his savants note all pertinent facts.
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Colonel Henry Bouquet receives English captives taken during 'Pontiac's War' in Nov. 1864. The Native American unrest lasted from 1763-66, targeting settlements and military posts that encroached on their territory, in what is now Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and north west Pennsylvania (BSLOC_2019_3_42)
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Edward, Prince of Wales(1841 - 1910)(later King Edward VII) with his first tiger, killed during his visit to India in 1876. 1876
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Horse hunters at the door of a wine merchant, rue Saint-Honoré, around 1820 ". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 27030-18 Hunter, horse, 1st 1 arrondissement, store, wine merchant, soldier, rue Saint-Honore, soldier, oil on canvas
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This illustration shows President Hayes and his cabinet receiving Chen Lan Pin and the first resident Chinese embassy in the United States on September 28, 1878. The idea was to: Unite the East and the West under an enlightened and progressive civilization. After Hayes became president, Congress passed a bill to prevent the Chinese from coming to the U.S. Hayes vetoed the bill. He then made arrangements to receive a Chinese embassy at the White House (seen here).
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Republican conspirator Armand Barbes and others plan an insurrection 12 May 1839, but he is wounded and arrested : his sister pleads for him, and he is sentenced to prison.
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Frederick II was King of Prussia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Landwehrmann und Kurmaerkerin, a soldier of the Prussian and Imperial German reserve forces and a woman from Kurmark, wood engraving, about 1880
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A Hundred Years Peace, the signing of the Treaty of Ghent between Great Britain and the US Dec. 24, 1814, to end the War of 1812. Painting by Amedee Forestier (1854-1930) made in 1914, oil on canvas, 71.4 x102 cm. Belgium, 19th century.
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The royal band is waiting for Queen Victoria in front of Westminster Abbey, London, Great Britain, illustration from the magazine L'Illustration, Journal Universel, year 45, volume XC, no 2314, July 2, 1887.
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In the Bunzelwitz camp, September 1761, (1936). Creator: Unknown.
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The French-English Council of Ministers meeting in Paris: from left, Admiral Lacaze, Asquith, De Margerie, Joffre, Balfour, Gallieni, George Lloyd, Lord Bertie, Sir Edward Gray, Aristide Briand, France, World War I, L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 49, December 5, 1915.
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Europe, England. British sailors boarding an Algerine corsair. 19th cent. engraving.
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Battle of Austerlitz: Napoleon visiting wounded soldiers in a church used as a field hospital after the battle. Coloured lithograph.
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'Modern costumes of Japanese officers', 1866. Artist: Unknown
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The Counsel of War', 1818. Artist: Unknown
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American Revolution. Capture of John Andrew Andre, Sept. 23, 1780, John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, N.Y. Andre wore civilian clothes, and had a passport signed by Benedict Arnold. When searched, six papers hidden in his stocking were discovered. They bore Arnold's instructions for the capture of West Point by the British (BSLOC_2019_3_164)
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The Grand Vizier's Tent. The principle figure is that of the Vizier, seen applying his seal to the firman which authorised the British to enter Jerusalem. (L to R) Sir Sidney Smith, Lieutenant Bower, Mr Spurring and Mr Spilsbury 1799, during the Defence of the Ottoman Empire against General Bonaparte
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Historic drawing, 19th century, scene from the history of France, the ambassador from Siam or Thailand with Napoleon III in Paris, 1861
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The Siege of Oxford was a Parliamentarian victory towards the end of the First English Civil War in 1649. in which King Charles I escaped and thus prevented a formal siege. England. digital reproduction of a historical original
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Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Transport of a mortally wounded Montenegrin leader. Montenegro was allied with the Russian Empire and Serbia during the conflict. Engraving by Moller. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877.
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First meeting of the Queen Louise and her children after the battle of Jena in the castle of Schwedt, October 18th 1806, Napoleonic Wars, historical painting
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THE ZULU DIFFICULTY
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'Prince Charlie's Parliament', 1882. Artist: Unknown
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Drawing by Karl Russ showing the three Murhofer brothers in Trumau participating in militia activities, executed in ink, feather, and watercolor, 1810.
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Torture, Punishment, Punishment, A Chinese man kneeling on the floor and being held down by a man in a grey and white uniform is being beaten by a man in a similar uniform, c. 1810, China, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia
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Painting depicts King George V's (1865-1935) first council on the day following the death of his father King Edward VII (1841-1910).
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Oldenbarnevelt learns his death sentence, 1619, 1853 - 1855 print Johan van Oldenbarnevelt learns from the court officials of Leeuwen and Sylla that his death sentence will be performed the next day, May 12, 1619. Standing at a table with books, leaned on his stick and with his hand on the back of his chair. Netherlands paper ordering the execution of a verdict
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The Committee of Five drafting the Declaration of Independence From left Franklin Jefferson Adams Livingston Sherman After Alonzo Chappel from Life and Times of Washington Volume 1, published 1857, The Committee of Five drafting Declaration of Independence From left Franklin Jefferson Adams Livingston Sherman After Alonzo Chappel from Life and Times of Washington Volume 1 published 1857, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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The desponding hero of the Coldstream - a military madrigal. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 785. Great Britain,Army,Coldstream Guards,1780-1790. , Military personnel,British,England,1780-1790. , Banquets,England,1780-1790. , Despair,1780-1790. , Songs,1780-1790. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.
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George Washington being sworn, 1st President of the United States on the balcony of Federal Hall, New York City, March 4, 1789
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League of the Three Emperors. Alliance formed from 1873 to 1887 by the emperors of the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires. They created a common front to oppose liberal forms of government in Western Europe. Three Emperors' Meeting in Skierniewicz (Poland) (15-17 September, 1884). On the evening of 16 September, Emperors Alexander III (Russia), Franz Joseph (Austria), Wilhelm I (Germany), and their respective ministers, Otto von Bismarck (German), Nikolay Girs (Russian) and Gustave Kálnoky (Austrian), met in the Tsar's palace. They discussed mutual relations and policies related to Polish independence. The three emperors in conversation. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustración Española y Americana), October 8, 1884. Author: Arturo Carretero (ca. 1852-1903). Spanish engraver. Juan Comba García (1852-1924). Spanish illustrator.
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The attack of the rear guard of the French at Salamonde 1812. Henry LEveque
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At the dead, A dead French soldier from Sedan, next to it nurse, behind it, standstill by Napoléon I and the III,
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Oldenbarnevelt learns his death sentence, 1619; 1619 / The death unnamed J. van Oldenbarneveld. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt learns from Lions and Sylla's legal officials who will be completed the next day, 12 May 1619. Standing at a table with books, leaned on his stick and with his hand on the back of his chair.
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The siege of Carcassonne an episode in the Albigensian Crusade (1208-13) led by Simon de Montfort and northern French barons against an heretical Christian sect, the Albigenses Jean Paul Laurens (1838-1921 French)
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The Austrians signing the surrender in 1867 at Venice, Italy, painted 1875
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Emperor Henry in front of his marquee, signing documents, original drawing by Paul Heydel, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, Europe
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Italy - 19th century, First War of Independence - The signing of Austrian surrender in Venice, 1848. Painted by Vincenzo Giacomelli,(1814-1890), 1873.
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Miltiades (550-489 BC). Athenian General (Strategos). Member of Philaid clan. Important role in the Battle of Marathon. Engraving. Historia de las Naciones, 19th century. Colored.
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War traditional costume of the French military from 1581, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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Guerra de la Independencia Española (1808-1814). Matanza de franceses en Valencia (5 de junio de 1808). Como consecuencia de las revueltas del 23 de mayo de 1808, las autoridades valencianas habían recluido a los franceses que vivían en Valencia en la ciudadela, para protegerlos de represalias o ataques por parte de la población. El canónigo Baltasar Calvo lideró la insurrección que conllevó el asesinato de más tres centenares de franceses confinados en el lugar. Asesinato de franceses en Valencia. Grabado. Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España, por el Conde de Toreno. Madrid,1852.
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Two women visit two soldiers at their training camp on Coxhead Common, Kent. Engraving after T. Stothard, 1781.
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Battle of Bosworth Field, a Scene in the Great Drama of History, Comic History of England
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The Queen of Sweden, The King of Sweden in Thge Uniform of his regiment, Hansen -, photographer
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Meeting of Generals Juan O'Donoju, Francisco Novella and Agustin de Iturbide, 1821, Army of the Three Guarantees. Mexico, 19th century.
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Third Canadian Stationary Hospital, France, 1918 After Gerald E. Moira. Canadian field hospital during World War I
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Empress Eugenie of France receives the news of the defeat at Sedan, Battle of Sedan took place on 1 and 2 September 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War in Sedan, a town in the Departement Ardennes, historical engraving from 1883, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Empress Eugenie of France receives the news of the defeat at Sedan, Battle of Sedan took place on 1 and 2 September 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War in Sedan, a town in t
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The American fireman: prompt to the rescue/ American fireman, circa 1860
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General George Washington Resigning his Commission, John Trumbull
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1770s PAINTING OF BETSY ROSS & THE FIRST STARS & STRIPES WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON 1777 BY JOHN WARD DUNSMORE
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Banquet of Members of Amsterdam's Crossbow Civic Guard - Cornelis Anthonisz, 1533