Balkans Collection (page 5)

Saint George Standard of the Cavalry, 1879. Artist: Flags, Banners and Standards
Saint George Standard of the Cavalry, 1879. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

John Bull and his Friends. A Serio-Comic Map of Europe. Artist: Fred W. Rose (active End of 19th cen. )
John Bull and his Friends. A Serio-Comic Map of Europe. Private Collection

The Battle of Kizil-Tepe on June 25, 1877, 1877. Artist: Anonymous
The Battle of Kizil-Tepe on June 25, 1877, 1877. From a private collection

The staff of Don Cossacks in Bulgaria in 1877, 1877. Artist: Polenov, Vasili Dmitrievich (1844-1927)
The staff of Don Cossacks in Bulgaria in 1877, 1877. From a private collection

A Church in the Balkans, 1877. Artist: Polenov, Vasili Dmitrievich (1844-1927)
A Church in the Balkans, 1877. From a private collection

Battle of Gorni Dubnik on 24 October 1877, 1914. Artist: Grekov, Mitrofan Borisovich (1882-1934)
Battle of Gorni Dubnik on 24 October 1877, 1914. Found in the collection of the State Central Artillery Museum, St. Petersburg

The Russians crossing the Danube at Svishtov in Juny 1877, 1870s. Artist: Dmitriev-Orenburgsky
The Russians crossing the Danube at Svishtov in Juny 1877, 1870s. From a private collection

The Bulgarian Martyresses, 1877. Artist: Makovsky, Konstantin Yegorovich (1839-1915)
The Bulgarian Martyresses, 1877. Found in the collection of the National Art Museum of Belorussian Republik, Minsk

General Count Iosif Gurko in the Balkans. Artist: Kovalevsky, Pavel Osipovich (1843-1903)
General Count Iosif Gurko in the Balkans. Private Collection

Bosnian falconers, 1912. Artist: F Topiq
Bosnian falconers, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A native of Bosnia, 1912. Artist: F Topiq
A native of Bosnia, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A Bosnian soldier, 1912. Artist: F Topiq
A Bosnian soldier, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A Montenegrin, 1912. Artist: Sebah
A Montenegrin, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Romanian peasants, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro, c1900s(?). Artist: Rotary Photo
Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro, c1900s(?). Nicholas (1841-1921) became the only King of Montenegro in 1910, reigning until 1918

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, c1924. Artist: John Bushby
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, c1924. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume two, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

Peanut and scent pedlars, Sofia, Bulgaria, c1923. A print from Countries of the World, Volume VI, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1923

The market place at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, c1930s. Artist: John Bushby
The market place at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, c1930s. View showing the statue of the famous 17th century Croatian poet Ivan Gundulic and the dome of the Baroque Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary

The Political Pas de Deux, 1878 (1895). Lord Salisbury and Disraeli, both admitted to the Order of the Garter for their efforts at the Congress of Berlin

Blessing domestic animals, Bulgaria, 1887. A print from The Illustrated London News, 12th Febuary 1887

The sitting of the Congress of Berlin, 1878. The Congress of Berlin was a meeting of the leading statesmen of the European Great Powers and the Ottoman Empire in Berlin in 1878

The Sultan of Turkey, c1880. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
The Sultan of Turkey, c1880. Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918), the last Sultan of Turkey. Called the Great Assassin, he was a despotic ruler who was deposed and exiled in 1909

Old palace, Cettigne, Republic of Montenegro, 1900
Old palace of the prince of Montenegro, Cettigne, Republic of Montenegro, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London)

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, late 19th century. The 35th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) was the last Sultan of Turkey

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, 19th century. Called the Great Assassin, Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) was a despotic ruler who was deposed and exiled in 1909

Alexander Karadordevic, Regent of Serbia, World War I, 1915. Alexander ruled Serbia as regent for his father, King Peter I, due to the latters ill health

Young Serbian recruits, 1914. After the outbreak of World War I Serbia repelled a succession of Austrian invasion attempts in 1914 before succumbing to a combined offensive launched by Germany

Greek brigands, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Greek peasants, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Peasants gathering roses in Roumelia, c1890. Roumelia or Rumelia in the Balkanic peninsula is an area near modern Bulgaria that roughly corresponds to Northern Greece, Albania, and Macedonia

A Bosnian peasant, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Cetinje, Montenegro, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Albanian shepherdess, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Bulgarian peasants, c1890. Agricultural workers with their scythes. A man on the right is playing a set of bagpipes made from the skin of a goat

Montenegrins, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

The Siege of the Shumen Fortress in 1828, 1829. Artist: Anonymous
The Siege of the Shumen Fortress in 1828, 1829. From a private collection

Russian army crosses the Pruth River into Moldavia on May 1828, 1829. Artist: Anonymous
Russian army crosses the Pruth River into Moldavia on May 1828, 1829. From a private collection

Osman Pasha brought to Skobelev at Plevna, c. 1895. Artist: Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome (1863-1930)
Osman Pasha brought to Skobelev at Plevna, c. 1895. From a private collection

Miss Stone with the Macedonians, 1901. Ellen Stone was an American Protestant missionary abducted in the mountains of Macedonia in September 1901, together with her companion, Katarina Tsilka

In the Balkans: Macedonians defending themselves with bombs against Turkish Soldiers, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th September 1903

Assasination of Stefan Stambulov, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assasination of Stefan Stambulov, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1895. A revolutionary and politician, Stambulov (1854-1895) was a popular figure regarded as one of the principal founders of the modern nation of

Cameramen under fire while filming in the First Balkan War, 1912. By 1912 cinemas were showing newsreels and war reporters were being accompanied by camera teams

Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918), last Sultan of Turkey, c1880. Called the Great Assassin, he was a despotic ruler who was deposed and exiled in 1909

Abd-ul-Aziz (1830-1876), Sultan of Turkey from 1861, c1871
Abd-ul-Aziz (1830-1876), Sultan of Turkey from 1861. At first a liberal and westernising Sultan, he later became autocratic

Counting Her Chicks, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Counting Her Chicks, 1876. Britannia tries to console G Ward Hunt, the First Lord of the Admiralty, as he worries about his fleet at Besika Bay

The Dogs of War, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Dogs of War, 1876. A Russian struggles to control a group of dogs, representing the Balkans, which are pulling at their leashes, eager to chase Murad V, the new Sultan of the Ottoman empire

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