Hainaut Collection

Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815 (1906). Artist: Vereker Monteith Hamilton
Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815 (1906). British infantry fighting off an attack by French cavalry at the battle fought two days before Waterloo. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. V

Charleroi, 1911, (1914). Artist: Joseph Pennell
Charleroi, 1911, (1914). From King Alberts Book. [The Daily Telegraph, London, 1914]

The Flagellants at Doornik in 1349, (1903). Christians flagellating themselves in Tournai (or Doornik) in Belgium. A miniature from the Chronicle of Aegidius Li Muisis in the library at Brussels

Battle of Fleurus, 26 June 1794. An important battle in deciding the fate of the infant French republic, Fleurus in Belgium is also noted for being one of the first battles to include aerial

Flagellants in the Netherlands town of Tournai (Doornik), 1349. Flagellants, known as the Brothers of the Cross, scourging themselves as they walk through the streets in order to free the world

Sketch of the Chief Operations Near Mons and Charleroi, c1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Sketch of the Chief Operations Near Mons and Charleroi, c1914, (c1920). British, French and German positions in northern France and Belgium at the start of the First World War

Blücher at the Battle of Ligny, 16 June 1815, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Blucher at the Battle of Ligny, 16 June 1815, (1936). Blucher In Der Schlacht Bei Ligny, 16 Juni 1815. Prussian field marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819)

Marshal Blucher at the Battle of Ligny, June 16, 1815, 1816. Creator: Unknown
Marshal Blucher at the Battle of Ligny, June 16, 1815, 1816. Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819) Prussian field marshall wounded at the Battle of Ligny in 1815 with the Prussians in retreat

Prince Blucher under his Horse at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The intervention of Field Marshal Bluchers Prussian army made a vital contribution to Wellingtons victory at Waterloo

Column After Column Forced Its Way Into The Village, Only To Be Hurled Back, 1896, (1902). The Battle of Ligny (16 June 1815), fought by the French Empire and Prussia

Tournai, c1820 (1915). Artist: Samuel Prout
Tournai, c1820 (1915). From Sketches by Samuel Prout, edited by Charles Holme. [The Studio Ltd, London, Paris, New York, 1915]

Battle of Fleurus, 16 June 1794 (1882-1884). Artist: E Deschamps
Battle of Fleurus, 16 June 1794 (1882-1884). At Fleurus, the French under Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan defeated the Austrians during the French Revolutionary Wars

The market, 15th century (1849). Artist: H Moulin
The market, 15th century, (1849). Stained glass from the Cathedral of Tournai. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume III (Paris, 1849)

Wholesale dealers, 15th century (1849). Artist: Thurwanger Freres
Wholesale dealers, 15th century (1849). Stained glass from the Cathedral of Tournai. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume III (Paris, 1849)

A brewery, 15th century (1849). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
A brewery, 15th century (1849). Stained glass from the Cathedral of Tournai. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume III (Paris, 1849)

Paul Deroulede arriving in exile in Tournai, Belgium, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Paul Deroulede arriving in exile in Tournai, Belgium, 1900. Paul Deroulede (1846-1914) was a French author and politician. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st January 1900

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

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

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

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