Belgians Collection (#6)

Grandes Chasse de Notre Dame (detail), by Nicolas de Verdun (ca.1130/50-1205), (silver and copper, 1205)
ETI4396814 Grandes Chasse de Notre Dame (detail), by Nicolas de Verdun (ca.1130/50-1205), (silver and copper, 1205), tresor of the cathedrale of Tournai

A draft of men board the train in Hounslow, England en route for the front, which in 1914 was Belgium
3502689 A draft of men board the train in Hounslow, England en route for the front, which in 1914 was Belgium, from The Pageant of the Century

Invading German cavalry in Brussels during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, pub.1915
3502680 Invading German cavalry in Brussels during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe, pub.1915; (add.info.: Invading German cavalry in Brussels during WWI)

Map of the fortified Franco-German frontier between Belgium and Switzerland during World War One
3502816 Map of the fortified Franco-German frontier between Belgium and Switzerland during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

A broken German army stop for food and re-organisation on their retreat through Belgium at the end of World War One
3502793 A broken German army stop for food and re-organisation on their retreat through Belgium at the end of World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

"Hi friend, take the whole castle with the Queen and all that it contains on your shoulders"
3533981 "Hi friend, take the whole castle with the Queen and all that it contains on your shoulders", illustration from the Belgian fairytale The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of

Leopold I of Belgium (1790-1865)
3618252 Leopold I of Belgium (1790-1865); (add.info.: Leopold I of Belgium (1790-1865)); PHAS/UIG

Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar)
3507385 Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar); (add.info.: Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar). Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive

Antwerp: The Steen Museum (Antwerp Castle), 1885
LUX4703364 Antwerp: The Steen Museum (Antwerp Castle), 1885; (add.info.: Antwerp: The Steen Museum (Antwerp Castle), 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Antwerp: Panorama of Antwerp with city hall, walk, port and old quarter, 1885 - Zazzarini publisher 37
LUX4703332 Antwerp: Panorama of Antwerp with city hall, walk, port and old quarter, 1885 - Zazzarini publisher 37, rue marches des shoes Antwerp; (add.info.: Antwerp)

Brussels: The interior of the Brussels Stock Exchange, 1885 - Zazzarini publisher 37, march des Souliers Antwerp
LUX4703309 Brussels: The interior of the Brussels Stock Exchange, 1885 - Zazzarini publisher 37, march des Souliers Antwerp; (add.info.: Brussels: The interior of the Brussels Stock Exchange)

Antwerp: Panorama of Antwerp with the city hall, the walk, the port and the old quarter
LUX4703290 Antwerp: Panorama of Antwerp with the city hall, the walk, the port and the old quarter, 1885 - Zazzarini publisher 37 steps des shoes Antwerp; (add.info.: Antwerp)

Brussels: A view of the king's palace taken from the ducal palace, 1885
LUX4703612 Brussels: A view of the king's palace taken from the ducal palace, 1885; (add.info.: Brussels: A view of the king's palace taken from the ducal palace)

Gaul warrior in full battledress, with lance, shield, sword and helmet, and a Belgian woman
FLO4704093 Gaul warrior in full battledress, with lance, shield, sword and helmet, and a Belgian woman. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour
FLO4704000 German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

The Hotel des Brasseurs, Brussels, Belgium, 1885 (b/w photo)
LUX4703458 The Hotel des Brasseurs, Brussels, Belgium, 1885 (b/w photo); (add.info.: The Hotel des Brasseurs, Place de l'Hotel de ville, Brussels, Belgium, 1885)

Brussels: La cathedrale Sainte Gudule (Cathedrale Saints Michel et Gudules, 1226-1500)
LUX4703384 Brussels: La cathedrale Sainte Gudule (Cathedrale Saints Michel et Gudules, 1226-1500), 1885 - Alfred Gerson optician 20 rue Galerie du Roi; (add.info.: Brussels)

Antwerp: House of Charles V (Charles of Habsburg, 1500-1558), 1885
LUX4703274 Antwerp: House of Charles V (Charles of Habsburg, 1500-1558), 1885; (add.info.: Antwerp: House of Charles V (Charles of Habsburg, 1500-1558), 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Brussels: La colonne du Congres, 1885 - Alfred Gerson editor
LUX4703522 Brussels: La colonne du Congres, 1885 - Alfred Gerson editor; (add.info.: Brussels: La colonne du Congres, 1885 - Alfred Gerson editor); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

William IV of Hainaut (William of Wittelsbach) (1365-1417), Count of Ostrevant
FLO4630600 William IV of Hainaut (William of Wittelsbach) (1365-1417), Count of Ostrevant, took the start of the expedition to take over Friesland (Netherlands), with his army of knights

Count Louis II of Flanders (ne Louis de Dampierre dit Louis de Male or de Maerle) (1330-1384)
FLO4630290 Count Louis II of Flanders (ne Louis de Dampierre dit Louis de Male or de Maerle) (1330-1384) receives the men of Ghent (Belgium)

Louis I of Flanders (ca. 1304-1346) (known as Louis de Dampierre, Louis de Nevers or Louis de Crecy)
FLO4630186 Louis I of Flanders (ca. 1304-1346) (known as Louis de Dampierre, Louis de Nevers or Louis de Crecy) surrounds courtiers, a jester and Jean Lyon (?) in red dress (legende by mistake: J)

Troops put down riots in Belgium, 1899
3480900 Troops put down riots in Belgium, 1899; (add.info.: Troops put down riots in Belgium, 1899.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 27 June 1900, exposition universelle, quai Orsay, rue des nations, la Seine
LUX4783123 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 27 June 1900, exposition universelle, quai Orsay, rue des nations, la Seine, pavilion of Belgium with a boat fly in the foreground

Belgium, Brussels: Page of a catalogue of sculptures and decorative low relief
LUX4747295 Belgium, Brussels: Page of a catalogue of sculptures and decorative low relief, 1870 - House a Herman rue Gillon in Brussels; (add.info.: Belgium)

First World War: Patriotic map showing Easter eggs decorates with a bouquet of patriotic flowers
LUX4745228 First World War: Patriotic map showing Easter eggs decorates with a bouquet of patriotic flowers and the flags of the allies, 1917

Steam ship William Hutt, 1853
3479156 Steam ship William Hutt, 1853; (add.info.: Steam ship William Hutt laying out cable for the submarine telegraph between England and Belgium. Dated May 1853.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Austrian soldiers in Brussels beside one of their motor-guns with which they were to help in the siege of Antwerp
3252922 Austrian soldiers in Brussels beside one of their motor-guns with which they were to help in the siege of Antwerp during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson and his men patrolling the French and Belgian countryside (litho)
3252900 Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson and his men patrolling the French and Belgian countryside (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Albert of Belgium, with the Prince of Wales, reviewing the British troops, 1915 (b/w photo)
2602228 King Albert of Belgium, with the Prince of Wales, reviewing the British troops, 1915 (b/w photo); (add.info.: World War 1 - King Albert of Belgium, with the Prince of Wales)

The Death of Joseph Bara
3078110 The Death of Joseph Bara; (add.info.: The Death of Joseph Bara (1779-1793) a young French republican drummer boy at the time of the Revolution

Engraving by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker, wood engraver of the 19th Century
3077841 Engraving by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker, wood engraver of the 19th Century; (add.info.: Engraving by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) a Belgium wood engraver

The Death of Joseph Bara by Antoine Joseph Wiertz
3077724 The Death of Joseph Bara by Antoine Joseph Wiertz; (add.info.: The Death of Joseph Bara (1779-1793) a young French republican drummer boy at the time of the Revolution

King Albert of Belgium and his troops, 1914
3032597 King Albert of Belgium and his troops, 1914; Private Collection; (add.info.: King Albert of Belgium and his troops, 1914); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

In Amiens (France), survivors of Namur waiting to go back in Antwerp, 1st world war
1759317 In Amiens (France), survivors of Namur waiting to go back in Antwerp, 1st world war; (add.info.: In Amiens (France), survivors of Namur waiting to go back in Antwerp

Ruins of the historic market halls of Ypres, Belgium, 1915
1746310 Ruins of the historic market halls of Ypres, Belgium, 1915; (add.info.: Ruins of the historic market halls of Ypres, Belgium, 1915); Photo: Tallandier

Map titled Flandria
1578206 Map titled Flandria'; (add.info.: Map titled Flandria by Frederik de wit (1630-1706). Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

British General Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby and Albert Ist of Belgium, 1915 (b/w photo)
1581546 British General Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby and Albert Ist of Belgium, 1915 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of British General Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby)

Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture)
AIS5353302 Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture); Aachen Cathedral, Aachen

The Death of Josse de Halluyn, in the Battle of the Bridge of Comines (Flanders)
FLO4630184 The Death of Josse de Halluyn, in the Battle of the Bridge of Comines (Flanders), 1382 (with panel decorating a fight between a falcon and a snake)

The Battle of Roosebeke (or Battle of Mount d'Or) (Flanders), 1382, between the arms of King Charles VI of France
FLO4630176 The Battle of Roosebeke (or Battle of Mount d'Or) (Flanders), 1382, between the arms of King Charles VI of France

First World War 1914-1918 (War 14-18). Map of the western front between December 1914 and October 1916
PCT4297712 First World War 1914-1918 (War 14-18). Map of the western front between December 1914 and October 1916, German advance - Italian front between June 1915

Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon
FLO4569046 Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon, near Liege, Belgium

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing King Albert and Queen Elizabeth posing on Deserte Beach, 1914
LUX4741562 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing King Albert and Queen Elizabeth posing on Deserte Beach, 1914, Map titled Last Flap of Heroic Belgium; (add.info)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing William II tearing the cloth of paper before the Pope
LUX4739866 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing William II tearing the cloth of paper before the Pope and Belgium scandalizes, 1915

First World War: Patriotic map showing life in the trench with a French soldier
LUX4744794 First World War: Patriotic map showing life in the trench with a French soldier, Belgian soldier and an English soldier sitting in a buccolic trench entitled Dans les trchees, 1916

Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830)
DUV4208523 Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830), opera by Daniel Auber (1782-1871)

Letter B: Belisaire, in " Belisaire", opera (created in 1836) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
DUV4208501 Letter B: Belisaire, in " Belisaire", opera (created in 1836) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

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"Exploring the Rich History and Vibrant Culture of Belgians" From ancient battles to modern-day triumphs, they have left an indelible mark on history. Dating back to the Gallic Wars in 58 BC, their fierce spirit was evident in legendary clashes like the Battle of Sambre and the Battle of Aisne. Fast forward to 15th-century Tournai, where even the Bishop couldn't resist receiving his tithe of beer – a testament to Belgium's love affair with this iconic beverage. In 1906, a punchy cartoon captured Belgian humor as it depicted their adventures in Congo, showcasing their adventurous nature and colonial aspirations. However, tragedy struck during World War I when Ypres Tower witnessed a derailed train in 1914 – a somber reminder of the sacrifices made by brave Belgians during this tumultuous period. Belgium's resilience shone through amidst adversity as seen in posters promoting aid leagues for Belgian allies during WWI. The Battle of Quatre Bras became etched into history books as another significant moment when Belgian forces fought valiantly alongside their allies. Beyond war stories lies Belgium's cultural tapestry; Queen Elisabeth graced her nation with grace and elegance while Cleo de Merode captivated audiences worldwide with her talent and allure. Meanwhile, timeless photographs like that of Royal Hotel transport us back to an era filled with grandeur and sophistication. Today, Belgians continue to embrace their heritage while embracing progress. They celebrate diversity through festivals like Carnival de Binche or indulge in culinary delights such as waffles, chocolate, and world-renowned beers. With each passing year, they honor their past while forging ahead towards a future that reflects both tradition and innovation. So next time you think about Belgians beyond just being "the company, " remember their fascinating journey from ancient battles to modern achievements – forever leaving an imprint on our shared human story.