Samuel Begg Collection

First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
First Blood in the Battle of the Somme, First Worlds War, 1 July 1916, (c1920)....the storming of Montauban [in northern France] over the sunken road in front of the village. Drawn by S. Begg

Queen Victoria... visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns... 1898, (1901)
Queen Victoria at Netley Hospital visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns, December 3, 1898, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901) with injured men of the British Army

Prince of Wales, 1902. Portrait of the future King George V (1865-1936) on the occasion of the coronation of his father, King Edward VII

'Face a L'agresseur, La séance historique du 3 aout 1914 a la Chambre des Communes, 1914. Creator: Samuel Begg
'Face a L'agresseur, La seance historique du 3 aout 1914 a la Chambre des Communes, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Captain William Redmond leading Irish troops at the Front, First World War, 1916, (c1920). While the Sinn Feiners were rebelling in Ireland: Captain William Redmond, M.P. [1886-1932], brother of Mr

The Princes First Derby, 1896: His Royal Highness leading Persimmon, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Princes First Derby, 1896: His Royal Highness leading Persimmon into the weighing enclosure at Epsom after the race, (1901). The Prince of Wales leads his horse as spectators cheer

Queen Alexandra, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Queen Alexandra, 1901. Portrait of Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) with two of her pet dogs. Her husband Edward Albert (1841-1910)

Queen Alexandra in full coronation robes, 1902. Alexandra (1844-1925) was consort to King Edward VII. Illustration from The Illustrated London News Record of The Coronation Service and Ceremony

General Ian Hamilton Thanking the Gordons for their Attack at the Battle of Doornkop, 1901. The Gordon Highlanders suffered severe losses, in May 1900 in action at Doornkop

The Surrender of Kroonstadt: Troops Marching Past Lord Roberts and Staff, 1901. Creator
The Surrender of Kroonstadt: Troops Marching Past Lord Roberts and Staff, 1901. Kroonstad - temporary capital of the Orange Free State - was surrendered to the British on the 11th May, 1900

British Prisoners on Their Way to Pretoria: The First Halt, 1901. Creator: Samuel Begg
British Prisoners on Their Wat to Pretoria: The First Halt, 1901. The Boers transport British prisoners to a prison camp in Pretoria, South Africa, during the second Boer War

The Queen Listening to a Dispatch from the Front, 1900. Creator: Samuel Begg
The Queen Listening to a Dispatch from the Front, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

The Indian Mutiny, 1857-58: after the Relief of Lucknow... 1857, (1901). Creator: Samuel Begg
The Indian Mutiny, 1857-58: Outram and Havelock meeting Roberts after the Relief of Lucknow, November 17, 1857, (1901). Episode during the British colonial period

Lord Roberts and Staff Starting for a Reconnaissance from Headquarters at Smaldeel, (1901). British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought the Boers in South Africa

After Paardeberg: Boer Prisoners on the March, (1901). Creator: Unknown
After Paardeberg: Boer Prisoners on the March, (1901). The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914)

King Edward VII at the opening of his first Parliament, London, 14 February, 1901. King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925)

Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, 1901. Artist: Samuel Begg
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, 1901. Before his accession to the throne in 1901, Edward (1841-1910) held the title of Prince of Wales

Edward VII in full coronation robes, 1902. Portrait of the king (1841-1910) on the occasion of his coronation. Illustration from The Illustrated London News Record of The Coronation Service

Princess of Wales, 1902. Portrait of Mary of Teck (1867-1953) on the occasion of the coronation of her father-in-law, King Edward VII

Edward VII taking the oath, 1902. Illustration from The Illustrated London News Record of The Coronation Service and Ceremony, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, (London, 1902)

Signing the treaty of London, May 1913, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The finish of the marathon, Olympic Games, London, 1908, (c1920). Dorando Pietri of Italy, the first runner to enter the stadium, collapsed several times and ran the wrong way

The Prince and Princess of Wales in King Theebaws palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1906. Artist: Samuel Begg
The Prince and Princess of Wales in King Theebaws palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1906. The future King George V and Queen Mary visit King Theebaws palace

The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Samuel Begg
The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania off the south-west coast of Ireland near Kinsale

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