Campfire Collection (#2)

In the Trenches, 1874. Creator: Alphonse de Neuville
In the Trenches, 1874. Members of the Garde Mobile (French expeditionary forces) are huddled in a shallow trench during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

Ascetics before the Shrine of the Goddess, page from a dispersed series of the... early 19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Ascetics before the Shrine of the Goddess, page from a dispersed series of the Kedara Kalpa, early 19th century. The five pilgrims are shown engaged in three different activities

Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. In the interview which Baron Rodich had, a fortnight ago, at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], with the principal insurgent leaders

The War in the Herzegovina: Council of War at Peco Pavlovitch's Camp, from a sketch by... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: Council of War at Peco Pavlovitch's Camp, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. Crsto Pavlovitch; Bogdan Simonitch; Milovan Bochkovitch; Lazar Sotchitza; Peco

Interior of a Turcoman Tent; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Turcoman Tent; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Eh bien! Et des balles nous n'en faisons donc plus? Si fait! mais en coton, je trouve que... 1865. Creator: Cham
Eh bien! Et des balles nous n'en faisons donc plus? Si fait! mais en coton, je trouve que mon ancienne methode vaut encore mieux que la votre, 1865

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: the camp fire after dinner...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: the camp fire after dinner, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

Gipsy encampment in the Caucasus; The Caucasus, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Gipsy encampment in the Caucasus; The Caucasus, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Primitive Camp, 1912. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Primitive Camp, 1912

Moose-hunting in Canada - the Encampment, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Moose-hunting in Canada - the Encampment, 1858. Hunters in autumn. The favourite months for hunting the moose are March and September

Patagonian encampment; Patagonia and the Patagonians, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Patagonian encampment; Patagonia and the Patagonians, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Cossack Bivouac, 1813, 1813-1814. Creator: Louis Moritz
Cossack Bivouac, 1813, 1813-1814

The Daring Hunter, Enduring in Winter, n.d. Creator: Johann Elias Ridinger
The Daring Hunter, Enduring in Winter, n.d

Tantric Feast, c1790. Creator: Unknown
Tantric Feast, c1790

The Revolution in Sicily - "Our First Bivouac at sunrise, near Villafrati" - from a sketch... 1860
The Revolution in Sicily - "Our First Bivouac at sunrise, near Villafrati" - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The Heath near Wolfheze, 1866. Creator: Johannes Warnardus Bilders
The Heath near Wolfheze, 1866

The kraal of Captain Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
The kraal of "Captain" Coba (or Kobe), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777

Queue of people waiting, c.1890-c.1920. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Queue of people waiting, c.1890-c.1920

Visions de guerre sur le front Russe; lentement, les lignes grises des reserves allant... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Visions de guerre sur le front Russe; lentement, les lignes grises des reserves allant au combat passent a cote de nous les hommes regardent notre groupe, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

An Open camp in the Adirondacks, New York, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
An Open camp in the Adirondacks, New York, between 1900 and 1910

Bivouac at Molodechno, 3-4 December 1812: an episode from Napoleon's Retreat from Russia, 1816. Soldiers around a smoking campfire - the man on the right holds a wild boar's head

The Batavians Besiege the Roman Army Regiments at Vetera, 1600-1613. Creator: Otto Van Veen
The Batavians Besiege the Roman Army Regiments at Vetera, 1600-1613. Other Title(s): "Claudius Civilis Besieges the Romans in Vetera Castra one of a series of twelve on the Insurrection of

A Peasant Family Cooking over a Campfire. Creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli
A Peasant Family Cooking over a Campfire

La fuite en Egypte, c.1915. Creator: Edmond Tapissier
La fuite en Egypte, c.1915. The flight into Egypt

Les quatre saisons - L'hiver, c.1860. Creator: Paul Cezanne
Les quatre saisons - L'hiver, c.1860. The allegory of winter is illustrated by a young peasant woman sitting near a fire. Another standing figure is just visible

The Threatened Rising of American Indians; Sitting Bull Addressing a Meeting of "Braves", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Winter, sketch for the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, between 1889 and 1892. Creator: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Winter, sketch for the Hotel de Ville in Paris, between 1889 and 1892. The edge of a forest in a snowy landscape. Family at a wood fire in a ruined building

Halt of Armenian Merchants, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Halt of Armenian Merchants, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Russian Steamers Shelling the French Camp, Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Steamers Shelling the French Camp, Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. Sketch by Lieutenant Edgar G. Bredin, Royal Artillery, ...taken from a French redoubt

Balaclava, the Scene of the Successful Cavalry Charge, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Balaclava, the Scene of the Successful Cavalry Charge, 1854. Crimean War. On the 25th October the Russians attacked the right of our position at break of day; the Turks

Tourists and guides picnicking in Yellowstone Park, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Tourists and guides picnicking in Yellowstone Park, 1903

Hunting, sketch for the amphitheatre of palaeontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, 1897

Group d'officiers au bivouac. 1916. Creator: Unknown
Group d'officiers au bivouac, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Bohemians, Avant 1652-1653. Creator: Philip Wouverman
Bohemians, Avant 1652-1653

Sketch for the town hall of Vanves. View of Vanves with Fort de Vanves, 1902. Creator: Paul Leon Felix Schmitt
Sketch for the town hall of Vanves. View of Vanves with Fort de Vanves, 1902

The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Crimean War. The latest accounts from the English Camp inform us that our riflemen in the trenches continue to pick off the Russian gunners

French Troops landing at Cape Chersonese, 1854. Creator: Unknown
French Troops landing at Cape Chersonese, 1854. Crimean War. The projecting jetty is crowded with warlike implements recently landed from the transports, of which a large number are lying at anchor

Camp of the 21st Fusiliers, on the Heights of Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Camp of the 21st Fusiliers, on the Heights of Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War: British soldiers repairing uniforms, cooking, and cleaning guns

The Camp, at Slobodzie, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Camp, at Slobodzie, 1854. Crimean War, soldiers camped near the River Danube. The camp...assumes every day a more permanent and military appearance

Fantasy scene. Creator: Jean Francois Maurice Sand
Fantasy scene

Sketch for the town hall in 4th arrondissement: November, December, January, February, 1884. Creator: Paul Milliet
Sketch for the town hall in 4th arrondissement: November, December, January, February, 1884

Nude children and a dog warming themselves by a fire; an allegory of Winter, after a... after 1745. Creator: Anon
Nude children and a dog warming themselves by a fire; an allegory of Winter, after a bas-relief on the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris), after 1745

Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred... c. 1842
Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)", c. 1842

Bushing It - Camped for the Night, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bushing It - Camped for the Night, 1850. British settlers in Australia....the Settlers Bushing it, and camped for the night, having wearied themselves with the chase of the kangaroo

Catching Lampreys, Eels, and Red Rockfish on Lake Suwa, Shinshu Province from the... 1860
Catching Lampreys, Eels, and Red Rockfish on Lake Suwa, Shinshu Province from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)", 1860

Wooded Landscape with Gypsies Gathered Round a Fire, 1753/54. Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
Wooded Landscape with Gypsies Gathered Round a Fire, 1753/54

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained... c. 1835/36. Creator: Hokusai
Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)", Japan, c. 1835/36

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no M... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato (Forest of the Nue Monster: Target of the Eleventh Month)

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"Embracing the Warmth: A Captivating Journey Around the Campfire" Immerse yourself in a world of vibrant hues, as colours derived from coal tar dance upon the canvas. From salmon fishing on the Caspapediac River in Quebec, Canada to witnessing "The Morning Salute From HMS St Vincent off Portsmouth, " each stroke tells a tale of adventure and serenity. Intriguingly, amidst this artistic tapestry, we find ourselves captivated by "Female Nude Seated by Fireside. " A mantochrome masterpiece from c. 1850-1900 that evokes both warmth and contemplation. Perhaps it is here where cannibals gather around flickering flames, sharing stories under moonlit skies. Yet beyond these enigmatic scenes lies an array of narratives waiting to be discovered. The Grand Army marches with unwavering determination while The Highland Raiders leave their mark on history's rugged terrain. A travel advert beckons us towards South Africa's enchanting landscapes, promising unforgettable experiences beneath starry nights. Meanwhile, a river view adorned with a colossal rock transports us back to 1601 - an era when nature's wonders were immortalized through oil on copper. As our imagination soars higher still, we witness Elijah Taken Up to Heaven through intricate etching techniques that bring divine moments to life before our very eyes. And who could resist the charm of boy scouts in camp? Their youthful spirit graces magazine covers across Denmark. Finally, let us not forget A Bard singing to Ancient Britons; his melodies echoing through time as he regales ancient tales around crackling embers. For it is within these timeless moments that we discover solace and connection – united by the primal allure of fire's embrace. So come forth and join this captivating journey around the campfire – where art intertwines with history and imagination knows no bounds.