Arras Collection

Map illustrating the German Retirement after the Battle of the Somme, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the German Retirement after the Battle of the Somme, (c1920). The First World War Battle of the Somme, fought between the armies of the British Empire

Portrait of the sculptor EdmeBouchardon (1698-1762), 1758
Portrait of the sculptor Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762), 1758. Found in the Collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Charles de Bourbon, comte d Artois with his sister Clotilde, 1763. Found in the Collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Self-Portrait, c. 1886-1888. Creator: Cottet, Charles (1863-1925)
Self-Portrait, c. 1886-1888. Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

The Belfry of St. -Nicolas-les-Arras, 1871-72. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Belfry of St.-Nicolas-les-Arras, 1871-72

[Landscape, Arras], 1852. Creator: Adalbert Cuvelier
[Landscape, Arras], 1852

a captured 8-inch naval gun in its concrete emplacement, First World War, c1917, (c1920). The Hindenburg Defences:, British soldiers on the Western Front in northern France

The Battlefield of Arras, First World War, c1917, (c1920) Creator: Unknown
The Battlefield of Arras, First World War, c1917, (c1920)...map showing approximately (by the shaded portion) the ground won by the British armies up to the [German Field Marshal von] Hindenburg

A Corner of the Arras Battlefield, First World War, April 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
A Corner of the Arras Battlefield, First World War, April 1917, (c1920)....infantry filing towards the communication-trenches; artillery and a tank coming into action; cavalry (in the distance)

Detailed Map of the Arras Fighting Area, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Detailed Map of the Arras Fighting Area, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Great Arras Battle Area, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Great Arras Battle Area, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1639-1640. Creator: Champaigne, Philippe
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1639-1640. Found in the Collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras

Western Theatre, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Western Theatre, 1919. Map showing the theatre of war in northern France and Belgium during the First World War, 1914-1919

155 cannon in action, Arras, northern France, 1915. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

La Petite Place, Arras, northern France, c1914-c1918. Flemish-Baroque-style townhouses built in the 17th and 18th century, originally made of wood

Clock Tower and Hotel de Ville, Arras, northern France, c1914-c1918
Clock Tower and Ho tel de Ville, Arras, northern France, c1914-c1918. The Ho tel de Ville is a historic building in Arras, completed in 1517

Hotel de Ville, Arras, northern France, c1914-c1918
Ho tel de Ville, Arras, northern France, c1914-c1918. The Ho tel de Ville is a historic building in Arras, completed in 1517

The Offering of the Heart (L Offrande du coeur). Tapisserie, ca 1400-1410. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, 1617. Found in the Collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras

Portrait of Hieronymus Bosch. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Municipale, Arras

The Road from Arras to Bapaume, 1917. Artist: CRW Nevinson
The Road from Arras to Bapaume, 1917. Painting held at the Imperial War Museum, London. From The Outline of Art, edited by Sir William Orpen, K.B.E. R.A. R.I.. [George Newnes Limited, London, c1924]

Arras Tapestry at Stanmore Hall, 1898-9. The Holy Grail or San Graal tapestries are a set of six tapestries depicting scenes from the legend of King Arthur and the quest for the Holy Grail

The Hotel de Ville, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
The Hotel de Ville, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Grand Place, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
The Grand Place, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. View showing damaged buildings around the towns main square. Stereoscopic card detail

Market women, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Market women, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Damaged buildings can be seen in the background. Stereoscopic card detail

Troops waiting in a trench near Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Troops waiting in a trench near Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. British Army soldiers waiting for a creeping artillery barrage to lift. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Labyrinth, Arras, France, World War I, 1916-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
The Labyrinth, Arras, France, World War I, 1916-1918. The British Army dug a huge system of tunnels beneath the German lines at Arras in preparation for an assault launched in April 1917

Arras Cathedral on Fire, France, 6 July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Arras Cathedral on Fire, France, 6 July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

Arras on Fire at at Night, France, 5-6 July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Arras on Fire at at Night, France, 5-6 July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

The Front of a House, Arras, France, 23 July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Front of a House, Arras, France, 23 July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

Bombardment of the Belfry, Arras, France, July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Bombardment of the Belfry, Arras, France, July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

Injured French soldiers, Arras, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 19 August 1915

Melusine flies away, 1478. A legendary figure from European folklore, Melusine is usually depicted as a a serpent or fish from the waist down

Siege of Arras, under Louis XIII, Thirty Years War, 1640 (late 19th / early 20th century). Artist: Francois Flameng
Siege of Arras, under Louis XIII, Thirty Years War, 1640 (late 19th/early 20th century). Arras was taken by the French from the defending Spanish on 10 August

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