Calais Collection (#4)

The Siege of Calais, 1558 (coloured woodcut)
741452 The Siege of Calais, 1558 (coloured woodcut) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Published in Paris, this celebrates the capture of Calais)

French comic actress Mlle. Marie Jacqueline Levesque (1774-1825) as Constance du Portugal in Jean de Calais at the Ambigu Comique

Siege of Calais by King Edward III, Hundred Years War
Scene towards the end of the Siege of Calais by King Edward III, with the six Burghers on the right, during the Hundred Years War

Calais (engraving)
3654837 Calais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calais. Illustration for The Illustrated Universal Gazetteer edited by William Francis Ainsworth)

Calais, Porte de la Mer
3779498 Calais, Porte de la Mer by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); (add.info.: Calais, Porte de la Mer / Sea Gate of Calais). In northern France, late 19th century.1882

Poster, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, ferry crossings from Calais to Dover and from Boulogne to Folkestone. circa 1901

Beau Brummel at Calais (engraving)
2811443 Beau Brummel at Calais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beau Brummel at Calais)

The families of the fishermen of Calais visiting the Jardin d Acclimatation in Paris (colour litho)
2795955 The families of the fishermen of Calais visiting the Jardin d Acclimatation in Paris (colour litho) by French School

Pierre de Wissant One of the six Burghers of Calais Bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin
2899756 Pierre de Wissant One of the six Burghers of Calais Bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin 1840 to 1917 Calle Marques de Larios Malaga Costa del Sol Spain by Rodin

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Edward and Dorothy Wotton
Monumental Brass Rubbing, Sir Edward Wotton and his wife Dorothy, Boughton Malherbe, Kent. Sir Edward Wotton (1489-1551) was Treasurer of Calais and a privy councillor to King Edward VI of England

King Edward VIII at Calais Station
King Edward VIII (1894-1972) at Calais Station, where he boarded the Orient Express en route for Sibenik, Yugoslavia to join the yacht Nahlin in which he was to cruise along the Dalmatian coast

English Excursionists at Calais (engraving)
1610433 English Excursionists at Calais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Excursionists at Calais)

Fleche d Or (Golden Arrow), French locomotive, France
Fleche d Or (Golden Arrow), Pacific Chapelon, French locomotive, on the Calais to Paris route, France. Date: circa 1950s

New English Church at St Pierre, Calais (engraving)
1588037 New English Church at St Pierre, Calais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New English Church at St Pierre, Calais)

Scene at Berck-sur-Mer, Pas de Calais, Northern France, with fisherwomen in the sea with their nets, hunting for prawns. 1922

Calais, France - The Lighthouse Date: 1913

Jousting tournament
Anglo-French tournament at Saint-Inglebert, near Calais. Date: circa 1380s

German U-boat abandoned and partly blown up, 1917
A German U-boat at ebb-tide, stranded on the sands near Calais, abandoned by its crew, set on fire and partly blown up. A general view of the wrecked boat with its deck-gun amidships

The Great Gale and Snow-Storm (engraving)
1602957 The Great Gale and Snow-Storm (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Gale and Snow-Storm)

"Hogarths Gate, "Calais, recently demolished (engraving)
1100032 " Hogarths Gate, " Calais, recently demolished (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Hogarths Gate, " Calais)

The Submarine Electric Telegraph, Point of Landing the Cable at Sangatte, near Calais (engraving)
1102359 The Submarine Electric Telegraph, Point of Landing the Cable at Sangatte, near Calais (engraving) by English School

The Sirdars Home-Coming, landing on the Admiralty Pier, Dover (litho)
1063948 The Sirdars Home-Coming, landing on the Admiralty Pier, Dover (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sirdars Home-Coming)

British troops surrender WWII
British troops surrendering in Calais during World War II in France. Date: 1940

Calais Harbour, 1875 (etching)
6198441 Calais Harbour, 1875 (etching) by Haden, Francis Seymour (1818-1910); 58.4x82.6 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; British

Fisherfolk on a Beach, a Storm Approaching (watercolour)
6041532 Fisherfolk on a Beach, a Storm Approaching (watercolour) by Bonington, Richard Parkes (1802-28); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Eustache de Saint Pierre One of the six Burghers of Calais Bronze sculpture by Auguste
2899757 Eustache de Saint Pierre One of the six Burghers of Calais Bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin 1840 to 1917 Calle Marques de Larios Malaga Costa del Sol Spain by Rodin

Embarkation of the Emperor and Empress at Calais, on Board the Steam-Ship "Pelican"(engraving)
1602150 Embarkation of the Emperor and Empress at Calais, on Board the Steam-Ship " Pelican" (engraving) by English School

The Calais lifeboat coming to the rescue of a wrecked British fishing boat (colour litho)
2779794 The Calais lifeboat coming to the rescue of a wrecked British fishing boat (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Berck, Cloudy Landscape, 1882 (oil on canvas)
1217868 Berck, Cloudy Landscape, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 55x75 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: ); eAshmolean Museum; French

The Belfry and Lighthouse, Calais (engraving)
3653864 The Belfry and Lighthouse, Calais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Belfry and Lighthouse, Calais)

Henry VIII Landing at Calais, June 30, 1513 (engraving)
668123 Henry VIII Landing at Calais, June 30, 1513 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry VIII Landing at Calais, June 30, 1513)

Lloyds Steam-Boat Excursion Guide (engraving)
603033 Lloyds Steam-Boat Excursion Guide (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lloyds Steam-Boat Excursion Guide, Greenwich, Woolwich, Southend, Sheerness)

Lloyds Steam-Boat Excursion Guide (engraving)
603034 Lloyds Steam-Boat Excursion Guide (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lloyds Steam-Boat Excursion Guide, Greenwich, Woolwich, Southend, Sheerness)

Pierre de Wissant One of the six Burghers of Calais Bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin
2899754 Pierre de Wissant One of the six Burghers of Calais Bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin 1840 to 1917 Calle Marques de Larios Malaga Costa del Sol Spain by Rodin

To Calais, pub. 1835 (hand coloured etching)
2494687 To Calais, pub. 1835 (hand coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A patriotic episode: the six Burghers of Calais leaving the town (engraving)
2789377 A patriotic episode: the six Burghers of Calais leaving the town (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A patriotic episode)

French Lugger running into Calais (engraving)
1619054 French Lugger running into Calais (engraving) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Lugger running into Calais)

Sketches of the Calais Fetes (engraving)
1618401 Sketches of the Calais Fetes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Calais Fetes)

The Bradford Mechanics Institute (engraving)
1620965 The Bradford Mechanics Institute (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bradford Mechanics Institute)

Inn Yard at Calais, pub. by William Holland, London, 1790 (hand-coloured aquatint)
1630668 Inn Yard at Calais, pub. by William Holland, London, 1790 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Byron, Frederick George (1764-92); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Petroleum Explosion at Calais, the Wrecked Vessel (engraving)
1595750 The Petroleum Explosion at Calais, the Wrecked Vessel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Petroleum Explosion at Calais, the Wrecked Vessel)

The Arrival of Louis XVIII at Calais, 1792-1819 (oil on panel)
WAG13321 The Arrival of Louis XVIII at Calais, 1792-1819 (oil on panel) by Bird, Edward (1772-1819); 109.8 x 173.9 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

Queen Philippa interceding for the citizens of Calais (engraving)
654015 Queen Philippa interceding for the citizens of Calais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Philippa interceding for the citizens of Calais)

Winding the Dover to Calais submarine cable in the hold of the Blazer, 1851
2619099 Winding the Dover to Calais submarine cable in the hold of the Blazer, 1851, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

A first attempt in 1850 by John Watkins Bretts Anglo-French Telegraph Company to lay
2619098 A first attempt in 1850 by John Watkins Bretts Anglo-French Telegraph Company to lay the first line under the English Channel, from Dover to Calais

A Burgher of Calais (plaster)
893796 A Burgher of Calais (plaster) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, France; (add.info.: Un Bourgeois de Calais.); French, out of copyright

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Calais, a city steeped in history and cultural significance. From the iconic Captain Woolf Barnato with his Bentley to the Franco-British Exhibition in London promoting unity, it has left an indelible mark on our collective memory. Art enthusiasts are drawn to Calais for its connection to renowned painter Hogarth and his masterpiece depicting the traditional English dish of roast beef. The image evokes a sense of nostalgia and pride in our culinary heritage. The spirit of adventure is alive in Calais, as seen through the daring rowing feat of an Oxford crew crossing the treacherous English Channel. Their determination exemplifies the resilience that defines this remarkable city. Fields adorned with golden cloth capture the essence of Debay's work, showcasing nature's beauty intertwined with human creativity. It serves as a reminder that art can be found even in unexpected places. The Continental Boat Express stands as a testament to Calais' role as a gateway between nations, facilitating travel and fostering connections across borders. This transportation marvel has brought people together for generations. In 1947, amidst post-war recovery efforts, lovers strolled arm-in-arm on railway platforms beside the luxurious locomotive known as the "Golden Arrow. " This symbolized hope and renewal as passengers embarked on their journey from London to Dover before catching a ferry to Calais. William Hogarth immortalized The Gate through his etching, capturing its architectural grandeur for future generations to admire. His attention to detail transports us back in time and allows us to appreciate this historical landmark anew. Sir Andrew Judde, Lord Mayor of London during Tudor times, played a significant role in shaping both cities' destinies by fostering trade relations between them. His legacy lives on through these enduring ties. During World War I, recruitment posters like "Come Lad Slip Across and Help" rallied young men from all walks of life towards duty and sacrifice. These powerful images remind us of the bravery and selflessness exhibited by those who answered the call.