Defence Collection

Judith, 1901. Artist: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)
Judith, 1901. Found in the collection of the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

Judith and Holofernes, c. 1621. Artist: Gentileschi, Artemisia (1598-1653)
Judith and Holofernes, c. 1621. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. Artist: Hayes
The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. From a private collection

Plan of the Defences at Rorkes Drift, (Jan. 22, 1879), c1880
Plan of the Defences at Rorkes Drift (Jan. 22, 1879), c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312?-1369), known as Black Agnes, 1338 (early 20th century). She is seen on the battlements at the defence of Dunbar Castle in 1337-1338 when her husband

Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school

Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons Ltd
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland, 1924-1926. Ferniehirst Castle was originally built by the Ker family in around 1470

Roman soldiers making a tortoise with their shields, 1605. This tactic of the Roman infantry was intended to protect the soldiers from projectiles

Zeebrugge, gun spoiled by Germans, 24 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Zeebrugge, gun spoiled by Germans, 24 Oct 1918. Shows 150mm gun of the Kaiserin Battery, east of Blankenberghe, Belgium, which was destroyed by the Germans, October 24, 1918 during World War I.

Arrival of the Governor-General of India at the Lahore railway station, 1864. Creator: C. R
Arrival of the Governor-General of India at the Lahore railway station, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Raybon and West

Canteen, 8th Coast Defense, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Canteen, 8th Coast Defense, between c1915 and 1918. Women serving food to American soldiers of the 8th Coast defense probably in New York State during World War I.

9th Coast Defence in Union Sq., between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
9th Coast Defence in Union Sq., between c1915 and c1920. Members of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery in front of the Everett Building, Union Square, New York City.

Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. A soldier behind a metal Russian barricade during World War I. The barricade has holes, through which the soldier can shoot.

Smolensk: Fortress wall, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Smolensk: Fortress wall, 1912.

Steel embrasure for the fortifications of Cronstadt, manufactured at Millwall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Steel embrasure for the fortifications of Cronstadt, manufactured at Millwall, 1864. A '...three-gun wrought-iron shield...[made] by the Millwall Ironworks Company for the Russian

Views in Borneo: Kucking Fort, Sarawak, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Views in Borneo: Kucking Fort, Sarawak, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Frederick Boyle, '...of the scenery of Sarawak

The War in America: Fort Fisher...the British steamer Hansa running the blockade..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The War in America: Fort Fisher, commanding the new inlet entrance to Cape Fear River - the British steamer Hansa running the blockade under the guns of the Fort, 1864

The semicircular rampart at the Dannewerk, near Bustrup, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The semicircular rampart at the Dannewerk, near Bustrup, 1864. 'The Dannewerk as it now stands consists essentially of three distinct and separate earth-walls, which

The War in Denmark: the Little Belt and Shore of Jutland, viewed from the Island of Funen, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: the Little Belt and Shore of Jutland, viewed from the Island of Funen, 1864. 'Town of Fredericia; Austrian four-gun battery; Strib...The probable termination of the war

The lighthouse and flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The lighthouse and flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Slinn and Co. Coastal scene in what is now Sri Lanka

Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier: view of the Chumla Valley and village of Umbeylah from the position held by the British force on the Goroo Heights, 1864

Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier: view of the Chumla Valley and village of Umbeylah from the position held by the British force on the Goroo Heights, 1864

Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; Sur le Teton: blockhaus en ciment armé, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; Sur le Teton: blockhaus en ciment arme, 1917. First World War: on the Moronvilliers Hills; on the breast of the hill, blockhouse in reinforced cement

Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; L'entrée d'une ancienne sape allemande sur les pentes... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; L'entree d'une ancienne sape allemande sur les pentes Est du Cornillet, 1917. First World War

Un Zeppelin abattu a Revigny; La chute: le zeppelin tombe comme une torche surmontee d'une e'paisse Creator
Un Zeppelin abattu a Revigny; La chute: le zeppelin tombe comme une torche surmontee d'une e'paisse fumee noire, encadree de deux trajectoires d'obus, 1916

Portion of the Great Wall, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Portion of the Great Wall, 1860

View of the Fortress of Saint-Michiel, near s-Hertogenbosch, 1672. Creator: Josua de Grave
View of the Fortress of Saint-Michiel, near s-Hertogenbosch, 1672. Attributed to Josua de Grave

The City of Valenciennes Defending the Fatherland in 1793, between 1869 and 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
The City of Valenciennes Defending the Fatherland in 1793, between 1869 and 1873

The War in China - the forts at the mouth of the Pehtang River, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - the forts at the mouth of the Pehtang River, 1860. British forces in the far east. The plan of operations decided upon was to land at the Pehtang River

Presentation to the Highgate Rifle Corps of a silver bugle by Miss Burdet Coutts... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Presentation to the Highgate Rifle Corps of a silver bugle by Miss Burdet Coutts, at Holly Lodge, Highgate, 1860. The company having taken their seats, the battalion marched up in column,

Un relais d'ambulance modele; Le premier abri a gauche, portant l'inscription "Relais... c1916
Un relais d'ambulance modele; Le premier abri a gauche, portant l'inscription "Relais d'ambulance", sert de salle de malades; ensuite viennent la salle de pansements et le

Fort and Town of Alessandria, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Fort and Town of Alessandria, Sardinia, 1857. The plan which is now to be carried out consists of a bastioned body and four detached forts, one situated on the Bormida, a second on the Tanaro

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; reseau... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; reseau de fils de fer barbeles et de chevaux de frise

"La Guerre a L'Allemande"; Place de la Concorde: les chevaux de Marly, 1918. Creator: Unknown
"La Guerre a L'Allemande"; Place de la Concorde: les chevaux de Marly, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

"La Guerre a L'Allemande"; au Luxembourg: la fontaine Medicis, 1918. Creator: Unknown
"La Guerre a L'Allemande"; au Luxembourg: la fontaine Medicis, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

"La Guerre a L'Allemande"; a l'Opera: le groupe de la Danse, de Carpeaux, 1918. Creator: Unknown
"La Guerre a L'Allemande"; a l'Opera: le groupe de la Danse, de Carpeaux, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

"La Guerre a L'Allemande"; les portails de Notre-Dame proteges par des sacs de terre, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Amiens sous le feu; La Cathedrale d'Amiens sous le revetement qui protegeait les portails, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Amiens sous le feu; La Cathedrale d'Amiens sous le revetement qui protegeait les portails, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

U.S.S. Massachusetts, 1899. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. Massachusetts, 1899

Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; l'ouvrage de Thiaumont; l'ouvrageoccupe par nous, au... 1916
Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; l'ouvrage de Thiaumont; l'ouvrageoccupe par nous, au commencement de mai. Un obus ayant penetre, le 6 mai, sous l'abri central

Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux. Fosse de la batterie-redoute, a 400 metres en arriere du fort ou etait le poste de commandement, 1916

Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux. Etat d'un boyau conduisant au fort de Vaux, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux. Entree d'un abri du fort de Vaux, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Episodes de la bataille de Verdun; La derniere phase de la resistance du fort de Vaux. La lacis de traits noirs represente les positions allemandes devant le fort a la fin de mai; le double trait

Dans le secteur de l'offensive Britannique, au Nord de la Somme; La preparation... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dans le secteur de l'offensive Britannique, au Nord de la Somme; La preparation d'artillerie: bombardement des lignes allemands de la Boisselle, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

La Bataille de la Somme; En terrain reconquis: une batterie francaise d'artillerie de... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; En terrain reconquis: une batterie francaise d'artillerie de campagne va prendre position pres de Dompierre, ou eclatent maintenant les projectiles de l'ennemi, 1916

La Bataille de la Somme; En terrain reconquis: les formidables reseaux allemands... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; En terrain reconquis: les formidables reseaux allemands bouleverses devant le village de Dompierre, qui fut enleve par nos troupes le premier jour de l'attaque, 1916

Exterior of the shell-proof field hospital, Citadel of Antwerp, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Exterior of the shell-proof field hospital, Citadel of Antwerp, 1832, (1833). Exterieur de l'hopital blinde'. On the left a regiment soldiers

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