Belgium Collection (page 43)

Entering Holland from the Belgian frontier, 1915. About a million refugees crossed the border from German-occupied Belgium into the neutral Netherlands during the First World War

Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. Artist: Lemonier
Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. On 7 June 1915 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L

Toasting the Health of the king, the Belgian army, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Benito
Toasting the Health of the king, the Belgian army, World War I, 1914-1918. Although the vast majority of Belgium was occupied by the Germans in the First World War, the remnants of the Belgian army

The Bird Trap, c1584-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger
The Bird Trap, c1584-1638. From a private collection

Hamadryade, c1850-1898. Artist: Felicien Joseph Victor Rops
Hamadryade, c1850-1898

Chez les Passants, c1850-1898. Artist: Felicien Joseph Victor Rops
Chez les Passants, c1850-1898

Fauna, c1850-1898. Artist: Felicien Joseph Victor Rops
Fauna, c1850-1898

Church Of Knocke, 1894. Artist: Camille Pissarro
Church Of Knocke, 1894

Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June, 1815, (19th century). Invited to surrender the French commander of the Guard, General Count Etienne Cambronne shouted The Guard dies

Dutch-Belgian troops at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815, (late 19th century). The Dutch-Belgians under Bylandt were ordered to withdraw during the Battle which led to Napoleons (1769-1821) defeat

Beached Boats at St Jean, 1884. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
Beached Boats at St Jean, 1884. From the collection of Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

The Lecture, 1903. Artist: Theo van Rysselberghe
The Lecture, 1903. Van Rysselberghe has reconstructed one of the meetings between a number of Belgian and French artists from different disciplines held in Paris at the house of the prominent poet

Sheep and Poultry in a Landscape, 19th century. Artist: Eugene Verboeckhoven
Sheep and Poultry in a Landscape, 19th century

Jean Baptiste von Helmont, Belgian physician and chemist, 1870. Helmont (1579-1644) recognised that there are more gases than just air, and claimed to have coined the word gas

Discovery of iguanodon fossils, Bernissart, Belgium, 1878 (c1880). 39 skeletons of the herbivorous dinosaur were discovered in a coal mine by Jules Creteur and his workmates

Stone carving on the side of a house in Bruges

Canal, old houses, and the Belfrey of the Tour Des Halles in Bruges, Belgium

Jeep Pack of playing cards from Belgium, 1940s

Capture of the Fortress of Audenarde by the Allied Troops in 1708, Early 18th cen Artist: Corvinus
Capture of the Fortress of Audenarde by the Allied Troops in 1708, Early 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Detail of bear-hunt from the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries, 15th century
Detail of bear-hunt from the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries, made in Tournai, currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 15th century

Detail from the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries, 15th century
Detail from the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries, made in Tournai, currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 15th century

Gold Gallo-Belgic stater of the Ambiani, 2nd century BC
Gold Gallo-Belgic stater of the Ambiani, also found in SE. England, 2nd century BC

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, with his staff at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. Wellington (1769-1852) commanded the British

The Siege of Namur, scene before the final attack, 5 August 1695. Artist: Jan van Huchtenburg
The Siege of Namur, scene before the final attack, 5 August 1695. The army of the Grand Alliance, commanded by William III (1650-1702) of England

Battle of Fleurus, 16 June 1794 (19th century). Artist: Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse
Battle of Fleurus, 16 June 1794 (19th century). Marshal Jean Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833), mounted on the grey horse, commanding the French army to victory against the Austrians

Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. The centre of the British army in action at Waterloo on 18 June 1815, withstanding a charge by the French cavalry. After W Heath

A Procession in Bruges at the End of the 19th Century, 19th century

Fernand Ansseau (1890-1972), Belgian operatic tenor, active 1913-1939. Ansseau as Don Jose in Bizets Carmen, based on the novel by Prosper Merimee

Rioting in Mons, Belgium, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Rioting in Mons, Belgium, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th June 1893

The War on the Yser, French WWI postcard, 1914-1918

Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 (1817). Napoleon (1769-1821) French soldier and emperor, fleeing from the battlefield of Waterloo after his defeat by the British under Wellington

The Battle of Jemappes, 1792, (1821). Artist: Horace Vernet
The Battle of Jemappes, 1792, (1821). The Austrian army was in winter quarters near Jemappes, in the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium) when attacked by the French on 6 November

Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815, (19th century). One of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo was fought in a small area (some 10km by 4km)

Albert I (1875-1934), King of the Belgians from 1909, in military uniform. Albert I commanded the Belgian army in World War I. He was killed in 1934 in a mountaineering accident in the Ardennes

Destruction of bridge over River Meuse by Belgians to stop German advance, World War 2, 1940
Destruction of bridge over River Meuse by the Belgians in an attempt to stop the German advance. Here German light tank temporarily checked, 13-14 May 1940. World War 2

Leopold II, King of Belgium, 1865-1909 Artist: Pierre Tossyn
Leopold II, King of Belgium, 1865-1909. Leopold (1835-1909), King of Belgium from 1865, wears the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Campaign for Womens Suffrage in Belgium, 1908. Belgian suffragettes upsetting a ballot box in their fight for votes for women. From Le Petit Journal (Paris, 17 May 1908)

Trust Me!, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Trust Me!, 1870. Britannia is shown grasping her trusty sword of defence in a meaningful manner as Belgium asks her help. As usual in this cases

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping