Defending Collection

Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (early 20th century). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). In 1877, Theophilus Shepstone (1817-1893) a British South African statesman was responsible for the annexation of

There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. Artist: WR Wollen
There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. In the aftermath of their victory at the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulus mounted an attack on the British border post at Rorkes Drift

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Attack at Dawn, 1877. Creator: Alphonse de Neuville
The Attack at Dawn, 1877. The scene is a French town in the Jura region, near the Swiss border. As a bugler sounds the alarm

The War at Kagoshima, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The War at Kagoshima, 1877

Imaginary Tale showing Battle Scene with Slain Princess, Mid-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Imaginary Tale showing Battle Scene with Slain Princess, Mid-17th century

Matsumoto Ai Using Judo to Drive Away Four Would-be Rapists, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Matsumoto Ai Using Judo to Drive Away Four Would-be Rapists, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 551

Kanjiro Repels His Would-be Assassins, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kanjiro Repels His Would-be Assassins, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 513

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

Paulus the Apostle defending himself at the Trial in Caesarea, 1648-1652. Creator: Nikolaus Knüpfer
Paulus the Apostle defending himself at the Trial in Caesarea, 1648-1652

Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne; L'attaque des tranchees allemandes de Nogent-l'Abbesse, 1914
'Des Hauts-de-Meuse a l'Aisne; L'attaque des tranchees allemandes de Nogent-l'Abbesse, devant Reims, la 24 septembre 1914'

Le combat de Haelen, 1914. Creator: Montigny
'Le combat de Haelen; Leur extreme mobilite, leur habilete a utiliser le terrain, comme on le voit ici, pour la mise en batterie de leurs mitrailleuses

Capture of the Louvre, July 29, 1830; massacre of the Swiss guards, c1832. Creator: Jean Louis Bezard
Capture of the Louvre, July 29, 1830; massacre of the Swiss guards, c1832

Storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789. Creator: Unknown
Storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789

Red Guards Don't Want Blood, But They Are Ready, 1921. Creator: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Red Guards Don't Want Blood, But They Are Ready, 1921. [Publisher: VVRS; Place: Moscow] Additional Title(s): Krasnyi strazh ne khochet krovi, no stoit on na gotove

Sketch for the town hall in Arcueil-Cachan: The homeland, between 1887 and 1888. Creator: Edouard Vimont
Sketch for the town hall in Arcueil-Cachan: The homeland, between 1887 and 1888

Études de têtes pour "La Barrière de Clichy - Défense de Paris, le 30 mars 1814", c1820
Etudes de tetes pour "La Barriere de Clichy - Defense de Paris, le 30 mars 1814", c1820

Riot scene at the Pont de l'Archeveche, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Riot scene at the Pont de l'Archeveche, 1849

Attack by Orsini in front of the facade of the Opera on January 14, 1858, 1862. Creator: H Vittori
Attack by Orsini in front of the facade of the Opera on January 14, 1858, 1862

The Charge of Prince of Lambesc in the Tuileries Gardens, July 12, 1789, c1789. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Lallemand
The Charge of Prince of Lambesc in the Tuileries Gardens, July 12, 1789, c1789

The Pursuit, 1832. Creator: Auguste Raffet
The Pursuit, 1832

Je n'tire pas! Si la cause était bonne, y n'faudrait pas d'argent pour la défendre. 28 Jui... 1831
Je n'tire pas! Si la cause etait bonne, y n'faudrait pas d'argent pour la defendre. 28 Juillet 1830, 1831

Horatius Cocles Defending The Bridge, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Horatius Cocles Defending The Bridge, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Aztec warriors defending the temple of Tenochtitlan, Mexico. The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325. Its main temple was the site of ritual human sacrifices

Harold at the Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Harold at the Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1890. Battle of Hastings, 1066 fought between a Norman-French army of William Duke of Normandy, and an English army under Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson

Raising the Drawbridge of the Castle, c1934. Illustration showing the drawbridge worked by means of a pivoted beam with a counterweight

Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25-26 June 1876, (c1900). Artist: Amos Bad Heart Buffalo
Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25-26 June 1876, (c1900). Retreat of US 7th Cavalry battalions under Major Marcus Reno. Also known as Custers last stand

Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist, c1511. Artist: Hans Baldung
Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist, c1511. From the Washington National Gallery of Art, USA

The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1635. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1635. God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith (Genesis, XXII: 1-13)

Mountaineers of the North-West Firing on the British, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Mountaineers of the North-West Firing on the British, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1750-57. Creator: Giuseppe Camerata
Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1750-57. Formerly attributed as being after Bartolomeo Biscaino

Horatius Cocles Defending Rome, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Horatius Cocles Defending Rome, 16th century

Shepherds Defending their Herds, 1628. Creator: Jacques Callot
Shepherds Defending their Herds, 1628

Weiblicher Akt in Abwehr (Female Nude Defending Herself), 1913. Creator: Lovis Corinth
Weiblicher Akt in Abwehr (Female Nude Defending Herself), 1913

Sham Fight of the Camanchees, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Sham Fight of the Camanchees, 1861/1869. Ordered by the chief to demonstrate the mode of combat by his warriors

Facsimile of a Cheyenne Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Facsimile of a Cheyenne Robe, 1861/1869. Representing the attack and defence of a Cheyenne village

Hercules Fighting the Centaurs, 1577. Creator: Master PM
Hercules Fighting the Centaurs, 1577

Moses defending the daughters of Jethro, 1732-50. Creator: Pietro Monaco
Moses defending the daughters of Jethro, 1732-50

No Surrender! The Defence of Fort Italia on September 26, 1901, 1902
" No Surrender!" The Defence of Fort Italia on September 26, 1901, 1902. British forces defend a garrison at Fort Itala, from Boer attack on 26 September 1901

A Night Attack: Defending a Train Derailed by the Boers, 1902. Creator: Frank Dadd
A Night Attack: Defending a Train Derailed by the Boers, 1902. Trains were derailed and the lines were often damaged fom October 1900 - May 1902. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Brilliant Defence by New Zealanders at Holspruit, February 25, 1902, 1902. Creator
Brilliant Defence by New Zealanders at Holspruit, February 25, 1902, 1902. Hoedspruit in Limpopo, South Africa was seconded by the British as a garrison to intercept shipments of arms being sent by

The Gallant Bugler of Fort Itala, 1902. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
The Gallant Bugler of Fort Itala, 1902. British forces defend a garrison at Fort Itala, under Boer attack on the full moon, 26 September 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Armenians defending the city of Van, Turkey, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Armenians defending the city of Van, Turkey, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Before the Russian Occupation of Van: Armenians defending the city against the attacks of the Kurds

The First V. C. ever Won by a Territorial, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The First V.C. ever Won by a Territorial, 1916. Second-Lieut. G. H. Woolley s. defence of Hill 60 made him the first British Territorial Army officer to be awarded the Victoria Cross

How the Italians Drove the Austrians out of Burning Asiago, 1917. Creator: Unknown
How the Italians Drove the Austrians out of Burning Asiago, 1917. Asiago was nearly destroyed in the war having seen many battles between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops

Landing of Julius Caesar, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Landing of Julius Caesar, c1890. Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44 BC) first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC in Pegwell Bay on the Isle of Thanet, Kent

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