Attacking Collection (page 4)

St Paul attacked by the Jews of Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665479 St Paul attacked by the Jews of Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: St Paul attacked by the Jews of Jerusalem)

Brazilian natives attacking an enemy
5312031 Brazilian natives attacking an enemy; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting Brazilian natives attacking an enemy)

The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving)
5616315 The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting the attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) a French weaver and merchant

German guns stuck in marshy ground during the 1st Assault of Osowiec Fortress, Poland September 1914 (litho)
3252893 German guns stuck in marshy ground during the 1st Assault of Osowiec Fortress, Poland September 1914 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pilgrims attacking Giant Despair, 19th century (print)
2603522 Pilgrims attacking Giant Despair, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from the theological fiction The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1628-88))

Goat and Hound (cut paper laid down on tissue)
1767559 Goat and Hound (cut paper laid down on tissue) by Diederich, Wilhelm Hunt (1884-1953); 17.1x31.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

A brave telephone operator in Etain, France, at her post despite heavy bombardment from the Germans (litho)
3252916 A brave telephone operator in Etain, France, at her post despite heavy bombardment from the Germans (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: A brave telephone operator in Etain, France)

The colonial assault on the Narragansetts fort in the Great Swamp Fight in December 1675 during King Philip's War
2956608 The colonial assault on the Narragansetts fort in the Great Swamp Fight in December 1675 during King Philip's War, aka First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War

Farmer's wife letting out a bull to frighten off agricultural workers attacking a farm, c1830
527849 Farmer's wife letting out a bull to frighten off agricultural workers attacking a farm, c1830. Rick burning and machine wrecking widespread at this time as workers were afraid that

A Bengal tiger attacking a covered wagon in India in the 19th century. From El Museo Popular published Madrid, 1889
693686 A Bengal tiger attacking a covered wagon in India in the 19th century. From El Museo Popular published Madrid, 1889

The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving)
5616356 The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting the attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) a French weaver and merchant

Don Quixote attacking the windmills, from Die Gartenlaube, pub. 1905 (print)
3742722 Don Quixote attacking the windmills, from Die Gartenlaube, pub. 1905 (print) by German School, (20th century); (add.info.: Don Quixote attacking the windmills believing them to be giants)

Battle of Waterloo
2613380 Battle of Waterloo.; (add.info.: Battle of Waterloo. Captain Kelly (now Major) of the life guards gallantly attacking a Cuirassier whom he slew. 1816); GSinclair Archive/UIG

Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift
3432574 Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, South Africa in January 1879, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June

Hugh Willoughby attacking bears
3585964 Hugh Willoughby attacking bears; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Hugh Willoughby, an English Arctic voyager, attacking bears. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Storming Dargai Heights
673463 Storming Dargai Heights; (add.info.: Storming Dargai Heights, An attack on Dargai Heights during the Tirah campaign resulted in the award of four Victoria Crosses)

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British troops from the besieged city of Jellalabad
530481 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British troops from the besieged city of Jellalabad, under the leadership of Henry Havelock, attacking the camp of Akbar Khan

Fur Animals of the Arcitc: Arctic Fox attacking trapped Sable while, in the background
530329 Fur Animals of the Arcitc: Arctic Fox attacking trapped Sable while, in the background, the trapper rushes to scare off the foxes in the hope of saving a valuable pelt. Chromoxylograph

Boxer Rising, China, 1899-1901: Troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance under the command of Japanese Colonel Kuriya
528583 Boxer Rising, China, 1899-1901: Troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance under the command of Japanese Colonel Kuriya, attacking Tianjin (Tientsin), 14 July 1900

When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer
6317619 When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer.; (add.info.: When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer)

From a 17th century German satirical pamphlet on bad women. An army of women appear to be confronting an army of
955331 From a 17th century German satirical pamphlet on bad women. An army of women appear to be confronting an army of monsters led by a devil like creature

Attack of rear guard of French at Salamonde, 1812
2601149 Attack of rear guard of French at Salamonde, 1812; (add.info.: Attack of rear guard of French at Salamonde, 1812); Universal History Archive/UIG

Capture of Brookfield, Massachusetts, North America by Nipmucks in 1675 during King Philip's War
2956607 Capture of Brookfield, Massachusetts, North America by Nipmucks in 1675 during King Philip's War, aka First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, or Metacom's Rebellion

An incident during the Pequot War, an armed conflict between the Pequot tribe
2956604 An incident during the Pequot War, an armed conflict between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the English colonists of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth

No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho)
3252853 No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Surrender)

Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former
3473150 Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire

The Sicilian Skirmishers attacking the Neapolitans, 1860 (engraving)
1579623 The Sicilian Skirmishers attacking the Neapolitans, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Sicilian Skirmishers attacking the Neapolitans at Melazzo)

The death of Metacomet, aka by his adopted English name King Philip, in 1676, during King Philip's War
2956609 The death of Metacomet, aka by his adopted English name King Philip, in 1676, during King Philip's War, aka First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War

Siege of Damietta, Nile Delta. Important commercial centre for Arab textile trade. 18th century (engraving)
533219 Siege of Damietta, Nile Delta. Important commercial centre for Arab textile trade. 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Briefly in Crusader hands 1219-21, 1249-50 (6th and 7th crusades)

John Mason (c. 1600-1672) and John Gallop (1619-1675) attacking the Indians off Block Island during the Pequot War in
2956631 John Mason (c. 1600-1672) and John Gallop (1619-1675) attacking the Indians off Block Island during the Pequot War in 1637. From The History of Our Country, published 1899; Private Collection

Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving)
531383 Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Hernando Cortes (Cortez - 1485-1547)); Universal History Archive/UIG

Kentish agricultural workers attacking a farm at night, c1830. Ricks were burned and machinery
527874 Kentish agricultural workers attacking a farm at night, c1830. Ricks were burned and machinery, particularly threshing machines

A Serbian Fairy Tale: The Episode of the Snake (w/c on paper)
PNH351972 A Serbian Fairy Tale: The Episode of the Snake (w/c on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 33x22.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. Reconstruction of the Crow of Archimedes
531063 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. Reconstruction of the Crow of Archimedes (c287-212 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and inventor

The War in Japan: the Red Battery opening fire on the corvettes, Sept. 6, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The War in Japan: the Red Battery opening fire on the corvettes, Sept. 6, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. C. Wirgman

The War in Japan: action of Sept. 5, in the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon
The War in Japan: action of Sept. 5, in the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. C. Wirgman, ...our Special Artist

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

The Battle of the Greeks and the Amazons, part of the frieze from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, c.350 BC (marble)
BAL85702 The Battle of the Greeks and the Amazons, part of the frieze from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, c.350 BC (marble); British Museum, London, UK

USA, Washington State. Hood Canal, Salish Sea, bald eagle harassing great blue heron

The Rich Man and Lazarus. Creator: School of Frans Francken I
The Rich Man and Lazarus, Unknown date

The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. This spirited Engraving, from an original Sketch, represents tha exciting scene of the storming of Delhi, at the Cashmere gate, by our brave troops

The Flemish Cock and the Turkish Cock, c.1650. Creator: Unknown
The Flemish Cock and the Turkish Cock, c.1650

The Roman Commander Cerialis Attacks Near Trier, Publshed 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
The Roman Commander Cerialis Attacks Near Trier, Publshed 1612. From The War of the Romans Against the Batavians, pl. 25

The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India

The Revolution in Sicily - narrow escape of our special artist, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - narrow escape of our special artist, 1860. I met with a gentleman going to Santa Catarina, where the column then was

Hawk and Black-Game, 1884. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Hawk and Black-Game, 1884. Additional Info: The signature says the scene is from Arentuna, north of Uppsala, where Liljefors stayed in a cottage in winter 1883-84

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 Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 6

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"Unleashing the Fury: From Ypres to Zeebrugge, a Historical Chronicle of Attacks" Step into the past and witness the relentless spirit that shaped history. In William Barnes Wollen's masterpiece, "The Canadians at Ypres, " brave soldiers charge fearlessly towards their enemy lines, embodying courage in its purest form. Martin Luther's audacious act of defiance with his "95 Theses" shook the foundations of religious authority, challenging established norms and sparking a revolution that would change the course of Christianity forever. As tumultuous as the stormy seas, behold the terrifying image captured by an artist's brush - a Kraken Attacks a Ship. The monstrous creature emerges from beneath, reminding us of nature's untamed power and mankind's vulnerability against it. In Charles John De Lacy's poignant artwork titled "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, " we witness an extraordinary naval assault during World War I. British forces launch a daring attack on German-occupied ports, displaying unwavering determination to secure victory amidst adversity. Travel back in time through a 19th Century French engraving that depicts warriors engaged in medieval jousting tournaments. Witness their chivalry clash as they strive for honor and glory on horseback - an epitome of bravery personified. "The Gordon Highlanders: How Piper Findlater won the V. C. At Dargai" immortalizes one soldier’s heroic actions during battle. Against all odds, this courageous piper played his bagpipes while under fire to inspire his comrades – showcasing bravery beyond measure. A tempestuous sea rages as another ship falls victim to the wrathful Kraken in Picture No. 10854827; its tentacles entwining around helpless vessels serve as a reminder that even amidst chaos and destruction, resilience prevails. HMS Jervis Bay boldly confronts Admiral Scheer during World War II, exemplifying the indomitable spirit against overwhelming odds.