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Engravings and illustrations depicting significant historical military events, including battles and funerals, capturing the essence of the eras.

The French prepare to engage the Russians. Date: 27 July 1812

Poezd General-Adiutanta Kniazia Gorchakova.. Timm, Vasili Fëdorovich, 1820-1895. Prints. 1851 - 1862. Rare Book Division. Russia , Social life and customs, Russia , History, Arts, Russian

Funeral procession of Anna Paulowna (sheet 1), 1865, anonymous, 1865, Music band and soldiers on horseback. First scene in a sketchbook depicting the funeral procession of the late Queen Anna Paulowna at Delft on March 17, 1865, cover with ten loose sheets., draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, 1865, paper, h 140 mm × w 365 mm

News. / 198. / Steeple-Chase in Crimea. (Registered title) | News (1855) (set of all)

Battle of Cannae, a major battle of the Second Punic War, 2 August 216 BC, Apulia, Italy, military camp of the Carthaginians, the history of ancient Rome, Roman Empire, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown, Europe

Feeding the horse; Egitando Citius Quam Vento Contrario. At a farm a man puts a manger filled with hay for a saddled horse. A soldier watches. In the background a soldier on horseback. On the right is an anchor.

Reproduction of a painting: Bagieński, Stanisław (1876-1948), The staff of general Dwernicki; from: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" 1905, 2, 657. Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1859-1939), publisher

Etching by Georg Philipp Rugendas showing multiple views of the siege of Augsburg, including soldiers, fortifications, and urban scenes, created in 1705.

Military Festival at Boulogne with Napoleon Distributing Stars of the Legion of Honor 19th century Victor Adam French. Military Festival at Boulogne with Napoleon Distributing Stars of the Legion of Honor 418729

Photograph of Jan Matejko's painting Meeting of Jagiellonians with Emperor Maximilian at Vienna Conference of Kings 1515 unknown

Estados Unidos. La conquista del oeste. Toma de posesión de un territorio por colonos americanos. Grabado de 1892.

A Prussian watching patrol, between Chatou and the Vésinet. (IT)

Military scene with horsemen and a windmill ca. 1840-60 August Beck. Military scene with horsemen and a windmill. August Beck (Swiss, Basel 1823-1872 Thun). ca. 1840-60. Etching. August Wilhelm Schulgen. Prints

Drawing by Adam Frans van der Meulen depicting a French general leading cavalry against a city, executed in black and reddish chalk with gray wash, with vertical fold marks and restoration traces.

Napoleon at Montereau, 18 February 1814. Napoleon Bonaparte,1769-1821. Emperor of the French. Drawn by E. Lami, engraved by J. Smith

Recrue allant joindre le régiment. Jean-Antoine Watteau (France, Valenciennes, 1684-1721). France, 1715-1716. Prints; etchings. Etching

Placing hunters in positions in Kniei; Z: "Kłosy", 1876, No. 585, p. 165; Kossak, Wojciech (1856-1942), Gorazdowski, Edward (1843-1901), Kłosy (Warsaw; magazine; 1865-1890); 1876 (1876-00-00-1876-00-00);

Revue of the line cosaches in front of the grand prince Nikolaus Nikolajewitsch in Kischenff,

Cavalry Skirmish 1800-1899 France. Brush and brown wash, heightened with gum arabic and lead white (discolored), with black chalk over graphite, on brown wove paper . Guillaume Courtois

American troops parading, Independence Day parade, New York, United States of America, illustration by Victor Prevost, from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 439, Volume XVIII, July 24-31, 1851.

King William III and the Prince of Wales in the Scottish Highlands, Anonymous, 1838 print England paper etching hunting, chase Scottish highlands

Prince Alexander of Bulgaria on the battlefield of Silvnica (aka Slivnitza) where his men will inflict a crushing defeat on the Serbs. Date: 17-19 November 1885

The king of popinjay man enters the village with a bird on his lance. In the background, a crowd of archers fire arrows at a windmill, after an engraving from the 18th century. In the foreground, a man with a bird on a lance enters the village to drum and horn fanfare. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.

Camping of the army of Willem III at Leuven, 1675. Camping of the army of Willem III at Leuven, July 13, 1675. Soldiers and tents.

Fighting Dutch soldiers at the castle of Batavia, 1618; 1618 / The Dutch for Jacatra. Dutch soldiers in battle on the hills around the castle of Batavia, 1618. Before the coast are Dutch ships for anchor.

Explorers crossing a stream in the mountains Nie´nie´ya. Sudan. Engraving of 1892.

events War of the Fifth Coalition 1809 Battle of Wagram 5.- 6.7.1809 French Emperor Napoleon I wood engraving 19th century,

The Frederiksplein in Amsterdam during the arrival of Queen Wilhelmina, September 5, 1898. Photo-reproduction of a painting by Otto Eilman.

The Duke of Wellington and Hodge. Arthur Wellesley, the victor of Waterloo, talking to groundkeeper Hodge during a fox hunt. Color print after a drawing by Henry Alken in Ralph Nevills Old Sporting Prints, The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908.

THROUGH THE SPRAY OF THE LOTEFOS, NORWAY

In the position According to the Drawing of Alfred Wierusz Kowalski. Cleastle from Tygodnik Ilustrowany 1879 (1) 173 Wierusz Kowalski, Alfred (1849 1915), Nich, Edward (1851 1916)

The Entry into Rome of the Polish Ambassador in 1633.

Photo production of (presumably) a painting of a battle of French soldiers, c. 1880 - c. 1900 photograph Part of French artists' album. paper. photographic support albumen print battle

The Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia,

Volunteers captured pack horses loaded with flour at Tsupna , Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house

Netherlands, Lier, Gebroeders van, Courses des fonds Belges. Banque de Bruxelles, Cartoon on the fleeing bank directors De Brouckere and Count de Vilain XIV, 1838, verso - stamped, Cartoon on the loan of twelve million guilders, concluded on 5 March 1831 by the Belgian regent Surlet de Chokier with the banking house de Rothschild, to financially support a possible Luxembourgish quest for independence. De Brouckere on a donkey and Count Villain XIIII (Philippe Vilain XIIII) on horseback with bags of money on their way to Luxembourg. In the background the Bank of Brussels where the mourning flag has been raised and where a crowd of people has formed., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, Cartoon on the Belgian bank directors De Brouckere and Count de Vilain XIV who, like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, flee towards Luxembourg with full moneybags. In the background the Bank of Brussels where the mourning flag has been raised and where a crowd of people

Procession NRS 43-51; Masquerade from the arrival of Hertog Jan van Bavaria in Leiden on August 18, 1420 by Leiden students on 8 February 1840; De Intogt van Hertog Jan van Beijeren inside Leyden, on the 18th August 1420, in Masquerade suggested by H.H. Students of Leydsche Hoogeschool, on the 8th February 1840. Procession NRS 43-51: Ridders on horseback, Hofnar and Paids of the Duke. Part of the print series of the masquerade of the arrival of Duke Jan van Bavaria in Leiden on August 18, 1420 by Leiden students on February 8, 1840.

The generals Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pelissier, 1st Duc de Malakoff, Omar Pasha Latas and Lord Raglan, Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol, 1855, woodcut, Russia, Europe

Reproduction of a painting: Chełmiński, Jan (1851-1925), Inspecting a post (1814 - at Arcis-sur-Aube); from: "Wędrowiec" 1905, I, 206. Wędrowiec (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1863-1906), publisher

Historical parade at the second century festival of the Utrecht Hogeschool, 1836 (plate 10), 1837 Historically costumed parade of the students of the Hogeschool van Utrecht on June 16, 1836, at the celebration of the second century party of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. The parade depicts the entry of the State Army in Ostend on July 3, 1600, the day after the victory in the Battle of Nieuwpoort. Tenth and last album in a series of ten unnumbered plates, with the groups numbered 34-37. print maker: Franceprinter: Parispublisher: Utrechtpublisher: Rotterdam paper. watercolor (paint) Historically costumed parade of the students of the Hogeschool van Utrecht on June 16, 1836, at the celebration of the second century party of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. The parade depicts the entry of the State Army in Ostend on July 3, 1600, the day after the victory in the Battle of Nieuwpoort. Tenth and last album in a series of ten unnumbered plates, with the groups number

Punishments in camps during the Afghan wars, including flogging, hanging and the shooting of Afghans while tied to a rod. Wood engraving by G. Durand.

Before hunting according to the picture of Józef Brandt. Chastate from Tygodnik Ilustrowany 1886 (1) 200 Monogramist K. M., Brandt, Józef (1841 1915)

Image reproduction: Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), Tatar march; Löwy, J. (Vienna; Reproductive Zak after 1887 (1885-00-00-1910-00-00);

Italian Army: officers on foot with backpacks and officer on horseback, illustration from Nuova illustrazione Universale, Year 1, Vol II, No 47 and 48, September 27, 1874.

$`Obóz Langiewicza pod Michałowicami` Langiewicz Camp at Michałowice; reproduction of woodcut according to drawing by Jules Worms `Camp de Langiewicz pr\`es de Michalowice. D'apr\`es les croquis de notre correspondant spécial`, published in `l'Illustrati???????????????????. unknown, photographer$

III Crusade. Marguerite of France leading the Hungarians to the Crusade, 1196. Copy of the painting by Edouard Pingret (1838). Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

Russia, 1850 part 2. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Russia

ASSASSINATION OF EDWARD THE MARTYR

Police gold escort D.C. Friday 4.30pm. September 22, 1932.

Tray of Villemontry near the three fountains August 31, 1870 (registered title) | The third invasion. War of 1870-1871. (title of all)

France, Colonies, 1896 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Entry of Tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881) into Ploiesti (Romania). The Russian army corps cantoned at Kischeneff was the one that entered Romania for crossing the Danube. Engraving. ""La Guerra de Oriente"" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877.

AFFGHAN NATIVE OFFICER, 5TH P.C. (LEFT), SIKH TROOPER, 5TH P.C.

Serbo-Turkish War: wounded servians leaving Alexinatz. Coloured wood engraving.

THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN

Gauls Refuse to Rise in Favor of Hannibal, Anonymous

Germany, Württemberg, 1813-1814 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Germany

Four officers from D.J. Larrey, Memoires de chirurgie militaire..., 1812

The last days of the Confederate government, May 5-6, 1865. Jefferson Davis signs an act of government at the roadside. At this point, Davis was separating from his advisors, John Reagan, Judah Benjamin (showing him a book), John Breckinridge, and Burton Harrison. They were in the vicinity of Wilkes County, Georgia, and under pursuit by Union 4th Michigan Cavalry (BSLOC_2019_5_117)

After Winslow Homer, The Last Days of Harvest, published 1873 The Last Days of Harvest

France military / victory of Wurtchen. Death of Marshal Duroc (IT)

British Prisoners Waiting for Release : The Camp at Nooitgedacht. Vintage Archival Plate from the Second Boer War, 1899-1902, South Africa. From South Africa and the Transvaal War, by Louis Creswicke, published 1899

THE WAR IN EGYPT

Resistance to the collection of rent, and the resulting evictions and disputes about the occupation of land caused unrest on the isle of Lewis, resulting in a military force being dispatched to quell the rebellion. The Illustrated London News reported the reading of the riot act at Aignish Farm, near Stornoway, and the seizing of riotous crofters by police and marines as front page material. Date: 1887

Engraving depicts wounded Prussian soldiers resting on their way to the rear. Dated 1870

Great Britain, 1813-15. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Group picture.

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781. Issued in 1880, this wood engraving measures 16 x 24 cm and depicts the historical event of the siege. The image relates to Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805

The surrender of Metz to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia on October 29, 1870, in the picture from left, Colonel Wichmann, General von Fransecky, General von Stiehle, Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, General Desvaux, woodcut, France, Europe

Military Persons in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, 1871, A Bavarian Trainkolonne, Designation for Military Transport, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Egypt, 1820-1898. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Egypt

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Horse market during the siege of the city by the Prussians. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Horse market during the siege of the city by the Prussians. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

Leader of a war party of the Comanche nation approaching Colonel Henry Dodge's 1st regiment United States' Dragoons with a white flag. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

Great Britain, 1846-53. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Reconnaissance by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

The Civil War in America: "My Reconnaissance with General Sickles in the Potomac" - from a sketch by our special artist, 1861.

The Cock, Sutton.

THE WAR IN THE MALAY PENINSULA, 1876: ATTACK ON THE VILLAGE OF KOLAH LAMA ON THE PERAK RIVER

IN SEARCH OF A NEW HOME, A SCENE IN THE FAR WEST

Memory of May th and June , representations, Barricade at the Hauptmauth, Train of the Arbeiter , Barricade in Bischofgasse , Attack at the Rothen Thurmthor, Archduke Johann at the Revue, Lorenziberg, University, Parade of the citizens, students and national guard, Kärnnnerstrasse, Franz Werner, publisher

An engraving depicting a scene during the French Revolution of February 1848. Dated 19th century

A drawing by Charles Eisen from 1751-1752 depicting four French soldiers with weapons, executed in red chalk and graphite.

THREE ENGLISH CYCLISTS IN TEHERAN: EXPLAINING THE CAMERA TO THE SHAH, IRAN, 1897 Mr. John Foster Fraser, Mr. S. Edward Lunn, and Mr. F.H. Lowe. These cyclists have ridden right across Europe, through the Crimea, over the Caucasus into Asia.

EDWARD VII as Prince of Wales at the Derby Date: 1892

Great Britain, 1846-53. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

Historic costumed procession in Amsterdam at the 25-year-old government anniversary of King Willem III in 1874 (plate 2); Plate 2. - Second group. Period of Prince Maurits (1584-1625); Historical and Allegorical procession in Amsterdam. 12 May 1874.plate No. 2 with the part of the procession with figures from the time of prince maurits. Part of a Series of 24 Plates of the Costumed Historical and Allegorical Procession Hero in Amsterdam on 12 May 1874, As part of the festivities During the Celebration of the 25-year-old Government Anniversary of King Willem III.

The skeleton of Death joins an irate father as he tries to stop his only daughter eloping with a soldier in a stagecoach to Gretna Green. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816.

European Travelers in the place for Military Shows, One of 274 Vintage Photographs , late 19th-early 20th century. Albumen silver photograph, 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.7 x 15.6 cm). Arts of the Islamic World late 19th-early 20th century

Excellent end of the Julymonarchy

Boer War: a British officer on a battlefield demanding possession of the wounded from the Boers. Halftone, 1900, after R. M. Paxton after E. Prater.

Zouaves in the Camp of St. Maur, Constantin Guys, French, 1802 - 1892, Pen and brown ink, brush and blue, brown, and gray wash, graphite on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Zouave troops encamped at St. Maur, lying around in a circle, one male figure at the center. In the background at left, a group of tourists observing them, the women carrying parasols and the men wearing high silk hats., France, 1859, figures, Drawing, Drawing

World War I (1914-1918). New German infantry uniform. Engraving, 20th century.

The Vanquishers of Salamis 1889 Gebbie & Husson Company, Ltd.. The Vanquishers of Salamis. Gebbie & Husson Company, Ltd.. 1889. Photogravure. Prints

Shows Hungarian infantry in Presburg on 2 July 1837, drawn by Auguste Raffet as a lithograph on rolled china paper in 1838, depicting soldiers, uniforms, formation, and military setting.

Sultan Abdülhamid II on horseback. unknown, graphic artist

Leiden, Springer, Leendert (I), Netherlands, Veelwaard, Daniël (II), Daniël (I), Heruitvoering of the procession at the inauguration of Leiden University in 1575, 1825, verso - stamped, Reenactment at the 250th anniversary of the Academy on 8 February 1825 of the procession at the inauguration of Leiden University, 8 February 1575. Costumed procession depicted in four rows above each other., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 312 mm, width 504 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1766-08-14 - 1851-02-28, print maker, printmaker, 1825 - 1825, second quarter 19th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Nederlands, 1796-12-15 - 1868-11-09, Dutch, 1789-03-05 - 1871-10-29, intermediary draughtsman

Vereenigde Provincien der Nederlanden. Matrosen 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands, Military uniforms , Netherlands, Artillery (Troops) , Netherlands, Artillery (Weaponry) , Netherlands, Troop movements , Dutch

Our generals in the field / Crow, Thomas & Eno, Lith. 37 Park Row.. Title from item. Generals, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Riders sheltering from the rain. Print, 1864

DEATH OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL The Prince Imperial is fatally ambushed by the Zulus. Date: 1879

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