Cannons Collection (#9)

Anne Marie Louise d Orleans firing the guns of the Bastille (colour engraving)
1730217 Anne Marie Louise d Orleans firing the guns of the Bastille (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

THE TWO KINGS OF TERROR, 1813 (engraving)
7262215 THE TWO KINGS OF TERROR, 1813 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: THE TWO KINGS OF TERROR)

GENERAL BONAPARTE, 1797 (engraving)
7262233 GENERAL BONAPARTE, 1797 (engraving) by Fores, S.W. (fl.1785-1825); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: GENERAL BUONAPARTE b/w printed Fores b/w May 8th 1797 not in catalogue)

THE RIVAL ACCOUCHEURS OR WHO SHALL DELIVER EUROPE 1800 (engraving)
7262194 THE RIVAL ACCOUCHEURS OR WHO SHALL DELIVER EUROPE 1800 (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Siege of Lyon, 1793 (coloured engraving)
XIR195575 Siege of Lyon, 1793 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Siege of Montretout, 19th January 1871 (coloured engraving)
XIR211729 The Siege of Montretout, 19th January 1871 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Act of Courage, 28th July 1830 (coloured engraving)
XIR187781 Act of Courage, 28th July 1830 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Attack on the Clos Saint-Lazare in June 1848 and the Assault on the Barricade at the Entrance of Faubourg Saint-Antoine
XIR170238 Attack on the Clos Saint-Lazare in June 1848 and the Assault on the Barricade at the Entrance of Faubourg Saint-Antoine with the Death of General Francois de Negrier (1839-1913)

The Fall of Palestro, 30 May 1859, 1860 (oil on canvas)
3497541 The Fall of Palestro, 30 May 1859, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Induno, Gerolamo (1827-90); 210x300 cm; Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

Chansons de France: Le 31 du mois d aout (colour litho)
7183312 Chansons de France: Le 31 du mois d aout (colour litho) by Renault, Emile Auguste (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le 31 du mois d aout)

Conquest of Algeria, 3rd July 1830 (oil on canvas)
1760720 Conquest of Algeria, 3rd July 1830 (oil on canvas) by Morel-Fatio, Antoine Leon (1810-1871); 74x109 cm; Chateau de Versailles

The minority of Louis XIV of France, the ministry of Cardinal Mazarin and the Fronde, 1643-1661 (colour litho)
5207743 The minority of Louis XIV of France, the ministry of Cardinal Mazarin and the Fronde, 1643-1661 (colour litho) by Girard

The Fall of Palestro, 30 May 1859, 1860 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3497541)
3497542 The Fall of Palestro, 30 May 1859, 1860 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3497541) by Induno, Gerolamo (1827-90); 210x300 cm; Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Risorgimento)

Early Ships Cannon (litho)
7184112 Early Ships Cannon (litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Ships Cannon)

The first days fighting with the invincible Armada (colour litho)
3100986 The first days fighting with the invincible Armada (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first days fighting with the invincible Armada)

The fierce, furious war between French Turcos and German gunners around Charleroi (Belgium) (colour litho)
2815679 The fierce, furious war between French Turcos and German gunners around Charleroi (Belgium) (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fierce)

Battle of Zonchio, 1499 (colour woodcut)
XCF274337 Battle of Zonchio, 1499 (colour woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); 54.8x80 cm; British Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Prussian soldiers defending a village, Franco-Prussian War (engraving)
1720470 Prussian soldiers defending a village, Franco-Prussian War (engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); (add.info.: Franco prussian war in 1870 in Choisy le Roi)

Ulysses S. Grant in Mexican-American War
7243333 Ulysses S. Grant in Mexican-American War by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68); Private Collection; (add.info.: The young Ulysses S)

Boy and girl looking into an old cannon (colour litho)
7201761 Boy and girl looking into an old cannon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy and girl looking into an old cannon)

Parts of the Horse (engraving)
7186826 Parts of the Horse (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parts of the Horse)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Piece (de campagne); Field-piece; Feldstuck (engraving)
7197078 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Piece (de campagne); Field-piece; Feldstuck (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soldier spiking a cannon (engraving)
7200978 Soldier spiking a cannon (engraving) by Burton, Frederick William (1816-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier spiking a cannon)

Red cannon, 1880 (oil on board)
OVR371186 Red cannon, 1880 (oil on board) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rod kanon; ); Photo © O. Vaering

Cannon, Akershus, 1880 (oil on board)
OVR371185 Cannon, Akershus, 1880 (oil on board) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kanon; ); Photo © O. Vaering

La faule Grete (engraving)
7162696 La faule Grete (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La faule Grete. Illustration for Les Inventions Merveilleuses by Charles Brandon (Otto Spamer)

Les premiers canons (engraving)
7194080 Les premiers canons (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les premiers canons)

St Pauls Cathedral, from Cannon Street (litho)
7182008 St Pauls Cathedral, from Cannon Street (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Pauls Cathedral, from Cannon Street)

Bombardement de Mogador (engraving)
7179364 Bombardement de Mogador (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Mogador)

Artillery piece of the National Army on a street, Battle of Dublin, Irish Civil War, 1922 (b / w photo)
7148722 Artillery piece of the National Army on a street, Battle of Dublin, Irish Civil War, 1922 (b/w photo) by Irish Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Canon; Cannon; Kanone (engraving)
7195164 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Canon; Cannon; Kanone (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canon; Cannon; Kanone)

The Battle of the Saintes (pencil and w / c)
7088603 The Battle of the Saintes (pencil and w/c) by Schetky, John Christian (1778-1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of the Saintes, also known as the Battle of Dominica)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Boulets; Cannon-balls; Kanonenkugeln (engraving)
7195006 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Boulets; Cannon-balls; Kanonenkugeln (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boulets; Cannon-balls; Kanonenkugeln)

The Last Shot (engraving)
7185208 The Last Shot (engraving) by Brisset, Emile (d.1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Shot. Illustration for La Croix Illustree, 1901.); © Look and Learn

La tolle Grete (engraving)
7162692 La tolle Grete (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La tolle Grete. Illustration for Les Inventions Merveilleuses by Charles Brandon (Otto Spamer)

A Minor Cannon (engraving)
7167151 A Minor Cannon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Minor Cannon. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Satire on wicked women (engraving)
7201575 Satire on wicked women (engraving) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satire on wicked women)

The great bombard of Tours (engraving)
7192238 The great bombard of Tours (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great bombard of Tours)

Queen Louise of Prussia watching her sons, Prince Frederick William and Prince William, playing soldiers (engraving)
7148140 Queen Louise of Prussia watching her sons, Prince Frederick William and Prince William, playing soldiers (engraving) by German School

Mademoiselle de Montpensier firing a cannon at the royal army from the Bastille, The Fronde, France, 1652 (engraving)
7173348 Mademoiselle de Montpensier firing a cannon at the royal army from the Bastille, The Fronde, France, 1652 (engraving) by German School

Un mortier du XVIe siecle (engraving)
7162693 Un mortier du XVIe siecle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un mortier du XVIe siecle)

The Occupation of the Battery at Port Arthur (Ryojunko hodai nottori no zu), 1895

Vehicles on the Streets of Tokyo (Tokyo orai kuruma zukushi), 1870

Panel, India, late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Panel, India, late 18th century

General Taylor at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma (Furnishing Fabric), United States, 1846/48. American military leader Zachary Taylor fought in the Mexican-American War

Venetian fortress, Rethymno, Crete, Greece
7145786 Venetian fortress, Rethymno, Crete, Greece by Venetian School, (16th century); Crete, Greece; (add.info.: The fortezza Fortress. Rethymno)

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"Cannons: A Historical Journey Through Power and Warfare" Step back in time to the Woolwich Barracks, where rows of majestic cannons stood ready for battle. These mighty weapons played a crucial role in shaping history, from protecting His Majesty's Ship, the Victory, during the Battle of Trafalgar to defending Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island. Renowned artist John Christian Schetky captured the intensity of war with his vivid depiction of The Battle of Trafalgar. British cannons roared as they fought against their adversaries, showcasing both their destructive force and strategic importance. Traveling further east, witness the boldness of Alpine drums resonating through picturesque landscapes in TSM H. 1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I. They were instrumental in this historic event led by the Magnificent Sultan himself. Closer to home at Woolwich Arsenal in southeast London stands the Great Crane - a testament to industrial might that aided cannon production on an unprecedented scale. This engineering marvel highlights how these weapons became integral parts of warfare across nations. But cannons weren't limited to land battles alone; Dutch Warships depicted by Wenceslaus Hollar showcased naval supremacy and emphasized how these powerful artillery pieces dominated maritime conflicts. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, explore The Walls of Derry where cannons guarded against sieges and invasions throughout centuries. These fortifications symbolize resilience and determination against all odds. In more recent times, modern weaponry like Junkers Ju 87G aircraft armed with formidable 37mm anti-tank cannons emerged during World War I. Witness its devastating impact at Gallipoli as Asiatic Annie unleashed destruction upon enemy forces. From ancient battlegrounds to modern warfare innovations, they have left an indelible mark on human history. Their power has shaped empires' destinies while reminding us that strength lies not only within their barrels but also within those who wield them.