Firing Collection (#5)

Yoshitsune Leaps Over Eight Boats at Dannoura Bay during the Battle of Yashima, 19th century

Costumes de Différent Pays, Paysan de l'Isle de Corse en Embuscade, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Paysan de l'Isle de Corse en Embuscade, c1797

View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg seen from the west side, 1745-1794. Creator: Anon
View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg seen from the west side, 1745-1794. A Perspective View of the Neva, towards the East, between the Galleys Dock & the thirteenth line of the Wassile Ostroff

The Basin of Minas - Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Basin of Minas - Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America - views illustrating the passage of H.M.S. "Styx", having his Royal Highness on board, from Handsport to St

The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common [in London] - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Queen Victoria inaugurates the meeting of the National Rifle Association by firing the first

Conquest of Palembang, Sumatra in Indonesia, by Lieutenant-General De Kock, June 24, 1821, 1857

The Revolution in Sicily - the Fight at the Bridge of Melazzo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Fight at the Bridge of Melazzo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860....it appears that in the main the Neapolitans stood on the defensive

The Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park - second position of the attacking force, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park - second position of the attacking force, 1860. Fake miniature battle by British soldiers in Kent

Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The Revolution in Naples - before Capua, Sept. 19 - severe fire on the national troops... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Naples - before Capua, Sept. 19 - severe fire on the national troops from the guns of the fortress - from a sketch by our special artist in south Italy, 1860

The arrival of the Prince of Wales in Plymouth Harbour - H.M.S. "Impregnable" firing a salute, 1860. The future King Edward VII returns from a tour of North America

The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the Citadel of Melazzo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - Sicilian skirmishers attacking the advanced posts of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - Sicilian skirmishers attacking the advanced posts of the Neapolitans on the left flank at Melazzo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Cupid Shooting His Arrow at Pluto, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Cupid Shooting His Arrow at Pluto, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 46

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. The future King Edward VII hunting quails in Illinois

Review of Her Majesty's Troops and Volunteers at Cape Town by Prince Alfred... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Review of Her Majesty's Troops and Volunteers at Cape Town by Prince Alfred - from a sketch by T. W. Bowler, 1860. Queen Victoria's son makes an official visit to the Cape Colony

The Battle on the Volturno - the Neapolitan troops passing along a ravine... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - the Neapolitan troops passing along a ravine - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860. War in Italy: Garibaldians ambushing the enemy

The Revolution in Naples - charge of Neapolitan cavalry on the national troops before Capua... 1860 Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Naples - charge of Neapolitan cavalry on the national troops before Capua, on the 19th of September - from a sketch by our special artist in Italy, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Islay, in Peru, the Head-quarters of General Viranco, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Islay, in Peru, the Head-quarters of General Viranco, 1857. H.M.S. Tribune, boats landing troops, Peruvian Squadron...At daylight, on the 27th, large bodies of troops were observed coming from Tama

Arica, in Peru, attacked by the Squadron of General Viranco, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Arica, in Peru, attacked by the Squadron of General Viranco, 1857. British Consul's House, H.M.S. Tribune, Peruvian Frigate - boats firing

Krishna and Gopis Celebrating the Holi Festival, between c1700 and c1720. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and Gopis Celebrating the Holi Festival, between c1700 and c1720

Battle between Dutch soldiers and indigenous people, 1800-1900. Creator: Unknown
Battle between Dutch soldiers and indigenous people, 1800-1900

The Electric Target invented by Lieut. Chevalier, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Electric Target invented by Lieut. Chevalier, 1860. Self-recording target invented by Lieutenant Chevalier of the 1st West India Regiment

Naval Engagement between the Swedes and the Russians, at Hango Head, 1714 - from a Russian print of Creator: Unknown
Naval Engagement between the Swedes and the Russians, at Hango Head, 1714 - from a Russian print of the time, 1856....a naval engagement between the Russians and the Swedes

Shooting Buffaloes with Colt's Revolving Pistol, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Shooting Buffaloes with Colt's Revolving Pistol, [USA], 1857. Medicine in illness is considered the summum bonum among the Indians

Cupids, 1881. Creator: Julius Kronberg
Cupids, 1881

Cupid, 1878. Creator: Julius Kronberg
Cupid, 1878

The Persian Expedition - H.E.I.C. "Semiramis", Bushire, Resident's House, Sandbag Batteries, 1857
The Persian Expedition - H.E.I.C. [Honourable East India Company] "Semiramis", Bushire, Resident's House, Sandbag Batteries, 1857

The Persian Expedition - the "Abdulla" Transport, the "Feroze", "Punjaub", and "Assaye" shelling the Old Portuguese Battery, Indus Flat, 1857

The Persian Expedition - 64th Regiment and Bombay (4th) Rifles, the "Bombay" Steamer... 1857
The Persian Expedition - 64th Regiment and Bombay (4th) Rifles, the "Bombay" Steamer aground, Gun-boats, the "Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy", Hallilah Hill, 1857

View of Manhattan. c.1660. Creator: Anon
View of Manhattan. c.1660. Inscription - Nieuw Amsterdam ofte nue nieuw Iorx opt t Eylant Man. View from the sea of the coast, the island of Manhattan and the city of New Amsterdam (New York)

Exchange of Fire on the Vaartse Rijn near Jutphaas, 1787-1788. Creator: Jonas Zeuner
Exchange of Fire on the Vaartse Rijn near Jutphaas, 1787-1788

Infantry shooting practice on heathland, 1868-1898. Creator: Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht
Infantry shooting practice on heathland, 1868-1898

Two horsemen meet on a forest road and fire at each other, 1740. Creator: Cornelis Troost
Two horsemen meet on a forest road and fire at each other, 1740

HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits, 1864. Other Title(s): HMS Medusa Forcing the Passage through Shimonoseki Strait between Kyushu and Honshu, September 1864

View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. Creators: Robert Sayer, Robert Watts
View of the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, viewed against the current, 1756. A Perspective View of the Borders of the Neva

The Bombardment of Palembang, Sumatra, 24 June 1821, 1821-1848. Creator: Martinus Schouman
The Bombardment of Palembang, Sumatra, 24 June 1821, 1821-1848

Embarkation of Troops on a Dutch River, 1652-1683. Creator: Hendrick de Meijer
Embarkation of Troops on a Dutch River, 1652-1683

Infantry Skirmish in the Eighty Years War, c.1645. Creator: Nicolaas van Eyck
Infantry Skirmish in the Eighty Years War, c.1645. Attributed to Nicolaas van Eyck

The Cannon Shot, c.1680. Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger
The Cannon Shot, c.1680

"Naval Battle between Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter and the Duke of York on the "Royal Prince" during the Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672: episode from the Third Anglo-Dutch War"

The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy take part in a mock naval battle off the coast of Hampshire near Southsea Castle

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Gun-Boats attacking Southsea Castle - sketched by E. Weedon, 18 Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Gun-Boats attacking Southsea Castle - sketched by E. Weedon, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a mock naval battle off the coast of Hampshire

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Getting under Way, and Manning the Yards, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Getting under Way, and Manning the Yards, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire - sailors manning the yards

The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 Oct 1658 during the Swedish War, 1872
The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 October 1658 during the Swedish War 1657-60, 1872. (The Dutch naval squadron, having defeated the Swedish fleet)

Captain Glasse, and his Chief Engineer, H.M.S. "Vulture", superintending the repairs of the Mortars Creator
Captain Glasse, and his Chief Engineer, H.M.S. "Vulture", superintending the repairs of the Mortars during the Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856

Firing of the Tower Guns [after peace is declared], 1856. Creator: Unknown
Firing of the Tower Guns [after peace is declared], 1856. Celebrating the end of the Crimean War at the Tower of London:.intelligence reached London that an hour before the anxious work of

Firing of the Park Guns [after peace is declared], 1856. Creator: Unknown
Firing of the Park Guns [after peace is declared], 1856. Celebrating the end of the Crimean War in St James's Park:.intelligence reached London that an hour before the anxious work of negotiation

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