Flags Collection (#100)

The Capture of Escalette, 18th November 1676 (black ink & mapping pen with w / c on paper)
449361 The Capture of Escalette, 18th November 1676 (black ink & mapping pen with w/c on paper) by Bonnet, Sylvain (fl.1672-92); 49.2x37.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Hoisting the Royal Standard over St Pauls (engraving)
587430 Hoisting the Royal Standard over St Pauls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thanksgiving Day: Hoisting the Royal Standard over St Pauls Cathedral)

Marriage of the Duke of York (engraving)
586910 Marriage of the Duke of York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage of the Duke of York: The Royal Procession passing St Pauls Cathedral)

Processions at Temple Bar (coloured engraving)
585635 Processions at Temple Bar (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniformed officers on horseback, as crowds line the Strand, London)

Coronation procession of His Majesty George IV, 19 July 1821 (coloured engraving)
584562 Coronation procession of His Majesty George IV, 19 July 1821 (coloured engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Procession passing through the north of Trafalgar Square (coloured engraving)
602324 Procession passing through the north of Trafalgar Square (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The London Engineer (coloured engraving)
587738 The London Engineer (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London Engineer)

Queen Victorias first visit to the City, 9 November 1837 (engraving)
606292 Queen Victorias first visit to the City, 9 November 1837 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victorias first visit to the City)

His Royal Highness, the Prince Regent of Great Britain (coloured engraving)
604119 His Royal Highness, the Prince Regent of Great Britain (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: His Royal Highness)

Festival in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Coldstream Guard (engraving)
604103 Festival in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Coldstream Guard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Stationers Barge, River Thames, London (coloured engraving)
603043 The Stationers Barge, River Thames, London (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stationers Barge, River Thames)

Boxing (engraving)
604931 Boxing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: And damn d be him that first cries, Hold, enough, a quotation from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare)

Lord Mayors Show - the man in brass (engraving)
607083 Lord Mayors Show - the man in brass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Mayors Show - the man in brass; from The Illustrated London News)

Derby Day - returning home (engraving)
607060 Derby Day - returning home (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Derby Day - returning home); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Birds-Eye Views of Society: A County Ball (engraving)
606994 Birds-Eye Views of Society: A County Ball (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds-Eye Views of Society)

Drawing room of the City of London Institution (engraving)
607511 Drawing room of the City of London Institution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Her Majestys Visit to the Great Britain steamship (engraving)
587776 Her Majestys Visit to the Great Britain steamship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Majestys Visit to the Great Britain steamship)

Dramatic talent in the French Army at Verdun, illustration from
STC405600 Dramatic talent in the French Army at Verdun, illustration from The Illustrated War News, 10th January 1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

First Communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay
468758 First Communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay, 1818 (coloured engraving) by Sackheouse, John (1797-1819) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Soldiers (colour litho)
PNP468336 British Soldiers (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Infantrymen of the British Army carrying forward the standard;)

Victory Tea, Pilgrim Street, 1919 (b / c, pencil & w / c on paper)
473964 Victory Tea, Pilgrim Street, 1919 (b/c, pencil & w/c on paper) by Potts, John Joseph (fl.1871-1919); 27.7x18.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Young Pioneers, Berlin, Germany, 1930 (b / w photo)
473528 Young Pioneers, Berlin, Germany, 1930 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Land reform in Communist China - the burning of official documents, Shanghai
PNP367285 Land reform in Communist China - the burning of official documents, Shanghai, 1951 (b/w photo) by Chinese Photographer

Sylt, poster advertising the Sylt Steamship Company, 1899 (colour litho)
SFP409401 Sylt, poster advertising the Sylt Steamship Company, 1899 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Cauer Collection

Athletic Sports at Grasmere (engraving)
729555 Athletic Sports at Grasmere (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athletic Sports at Grasmere - The Guides Race)

Reminiscences of an Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (litho)
729468 Reminiscences of an Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reminiscences of an Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race)

Royal Wedding - October 1903 (chromolitho)
732926 Royal Wedding - October 1903 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Wedding Souvenir - October 1903.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Tom Thumb, boy holding money bags (chromolitho)
732864 Tom Thumb, boy holding money bags (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tom Thumb, boy holding money bags.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Gulliver as a Knight (chromolitho)
732812 Gulliver as a Knight (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulliver as a Knight.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Steam ship (chromolitho)
732656 Steam ship (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam ship.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection; American, out of copyright

A Tour through the British Colonies and Foreign Possessions (colour litho)
810357 A Tour through the British Colonies and Foreign Possessions (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Second flight of Garnerin with Citoyenne Henri from Parc Monceau, 8 July 1798
810336 Second flight of Garnerin with Citoyenne Henri from Parc Monceau, 8 July 1798, from Costumes Parisiens, c.1798 (coloured engraving) by French School

Napoleon Bonaparte leading the attack at the Siege of Toulon (colour litho)
725687 Napoleon Bonaparte leading the attack at the Siege of Toulon (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Marching childrens band (chromolitho)
732794 Marching childrens band (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marching childrens band.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

The Hall, Royal Hospital Chelsea (colour litho)
733576 The Hall, Royal Hospital Chelsea (colour litho) by Flower, Charles Edwin (1871-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hall, Royal Hospital Chelsea)

St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle (coloured engraving)
731969 St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire)

Horse Marines Christmas card (chromolitho)
731659 Horse Marines Christmas card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse Marines Christmas card. Caption reads: A Merry Old Christmas to You)

Festivals of the Chrysanthamums in Japan (chromolitho)
735544 Festivals of the Chrysanthamums in Japan (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Festivals of the Chrysanthamums in Japan)

Austria and Spain (chromolitho)
735005 Austria and Spain (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austria and Spain)

Riflemen in Brixen im Thale and view of Innsbruck (chromolitho)
735944 Riflemen in Brixen im Thale and view of Innsbruck (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riflemen in Brixen im Thale and view of Innsbruck)

The Start, Cat Cycle Race, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731302 The Start, Cat Cycle Race, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Start, Cat Cycle Race)

Building proposed to be erected in the Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill (engraving)
729271 Building proposed to be erected in the Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

America (colour litho)
730449 America (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: America. Music cover.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

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