Images Dated 14th May 2019

The Capture of Givenchy, (1919). Creator: Fortunino Matania

The Capture of Givenchy, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: How the Manchester Regiment Captured the Village of Givenchy by Storm and Drove Out the Germans, first published in "The Sphere". The Germans occupied the ruins of the little village of Givenchy on the La Bassee Canal [in northern France], which was very strongly fortified. The Manchester Regiment, however, cleared them out by a most brilliant and dashing attack, pressing on through the village, fierce hand-to-hand fighting taking place in the villa gardens and at every corner affording cover for the Germans. British forces captured the occupied village of Givenchy on 20 December 1914. From "The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. V, by W. Stanley Macbean Knight. [Caxton Pulishing Company, Limited, London, 1919]

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The Imperial Assemblage at Delhi, 1877, (1901). Creator: Frederick Hollyer

The Imperial Assemblage at Delhi, 1877, (1901). Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India on 1 January 1877. The ceremony was attended by Viceroy of India Lord Lytton, British officers and colonial officials, and by numerous maharajas and princes. Photograph of The Imperial Assemblage held at Delhi, 1 January 1877, painting made 1877-1880, in the Royal Collection. From "The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. II. - To The Abdication of Yakub Khan", by J. Maclaren Cobban. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

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Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). Creator: Totoya Hokkei

Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). People crossing a bridge surrounded by mist, with mountains in the distance. From the "Fuso Meisho Kyoka Shu" by Uwoya Hokkei, [1824]. Published in "Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown. [George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., E. P. Dutton & Co., London & New York, 1924]

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