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A Tragic Duel: The Death of Monsieur Harry Alis, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
A Tragic Duel: The Death of Monsieur Harry Alis, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th March 1895

Rule Britannia, 1901. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, USA, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, USA, late 19th century. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

Centenary of the Polytechnic School, Paris, 1894. The first of the officer training schools in France was the Ecole Polytechnique (Polytechnic School) founded in Paris in 1794

The raising of the French flag at Timbuktu, 1894. Artist: Frederic Lix
The raising of the French flag at Timbuktu, 1894. The French began military incursions into the area in 1880. The French occupied the city of Timbuktu in 1894 in an attempt to stop the Tuareg

The laying of wreaths by students at the statue of Joan of Arc, Paris, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th February 1894

Proclamation of the new King of Dahomey, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Proclamation of the new King of Dahomey, 1894. Between 1892 and 1894 the previously independent kingdom of Dahomey was conquered by French troops from Senegal

Opening of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, 1864. Work began on the bridge in 1836 under the supervision of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but stopped due to lack of funds

The Taking of the Chinese Flag by a Japanese Officer, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Taking of the Chinese Flag by a Japanese Officer, 1894. A scene from the First Sino-Japanese War, fought over control of Korea. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 29th October 1894

Mail delivery before the grand military manoeuvers, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Mail delivery before the grand military maneuvers, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 23rd September 1893

The port of Toulon, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
The port of Toulon, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 14th October 1893

The Franco-Russian Entente, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Franco-Russian Entente, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 30th September 1893

Attack on the Villagers of Dahomey by the French, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Attack on the Villagers of Dahomey by the French, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 20th August 1892

Anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, 16 August 1870, (1892). Artist: Henri Meyer
Anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, 16 August 1870, (1892). The Battle of Mars-La-Tour was fought on 16 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Mars-La-Tour in north-east

The float of harmony and peace, national fate, 22 September, France, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The float of harmony and peace, national fate, 22 September, France, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 24th September 1892

The Conscripts of 1892, (1892). Artist: Henri Meyer
The Conscripts of 1892, (1892). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 5th March 1892

Russian infantry, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Russian infantry, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 12th March 1892

Battle of Fleurus, 26th June 1794, (1892). Artist: Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse
Battle of Fleurus, 26th June 1794, (1892). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 8th October 1892

The Persian Shah Mozzafar al-Din Shah Qajar in France, 1902. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st September 1902

The Raven, 1890. Artist: F Meaulle
The Raven, 1890. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th December 1890

Happy New Year France!, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Happy New Year France!, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 3rd January 1891

Death of Colonel Malleville, Battle of Solferino, 24th June 1859, (1891). Artist: Henri Meyer
Death of Colonel Malleville, Battle of Solferino, 24th June 1859, (1891). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 27th July 1891

French carnival of the fattened ox, in former times, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
French carnival of the fattened ox, in former times, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 14th February 1891

The Queens Visit to France, 19th century, (1900). Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are greeted by French citizens on a royal visit, c1850s

Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, 1862-1867. Fort Sumter was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

Facade of the Franco-Russian exposition, Moscow, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Facade of the Franco-Russian exposition, Moscow, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 16rd May 1891

French Flotilla in Portsmouth Harbour, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
French Flotilla in Portsmouth Harbour, 1891. The French ships, from left to right, Marengo, Lance and Marceau. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 29th August 1891

Triptych of the Family Moreel, Detail, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling
Triptych of the Family Moreel, Detail, 1484. Located in the collection at, Groeninge Museum, Bruges

Triptych of the Family Moreel, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling
Triptych of the Family Moreel, 1484. Located in the collection at, Groeninge Museum, Bruges

St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, Detail, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, Detail, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

The Prince of Wales in Japanese costume, Japan, 1922. The future King Edward VIII during a royal visit. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

The Prince of Wales shooting the rapids at Kyoto, Japan, 1922. The future King Edward VIII waves the Japanese flag. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Professor Lowes Balloon, c1859. Steamboat-powered airship for transatlantic flights. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers

The Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Parade, c1858. Celebrating the telegraph cable that crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

The Volunteer Review, c1850s. In times of danger, men who do not belong to the army have sometimes served as volunteers. Colour plate taken from the book Pictures of English History

Napoleon In The Bellerophon, 1815 (c1850s). After his defeat at Waterloo and a failed attempt to escape to the United States

The Invasion, England, c1834-1860 (1910). Artist: Thomas Phillibrown
The Invasion, England, c1834-1860 (1910). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1910)

Medical staff of the 2nd battalion French Foreign Legion, Taza, Morocco, 1904
Ambulance staff of the 2nd battalion French Foreign Legion, Taza, Morocco, 1904. French postcard

Uniforms of the mounted 9th and 10th chasseur regiment, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Uniforms of the mounted 9th and 10th chasseur regiment, 1823

Knight, late 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Knight, late 12th century, (1843). The knight seems to be a crusader in coat and hood of mail with a silk surcoat ornamented with crosses

King and knight, late 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
King and knight, late 12th century, (1843). The king wears a long dalmatica (tunic) ornamented with fleur de lys, and mantle thrown back to show his jewelled collar and girdle

Flag carriers, Singapore, 1900

Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada, late 19th century. A stone fort was built at Lower Fort Garry by the Hudson?s Bay Company in the 1830s

Naval battle between the Austrian and Italian fleets, 1866, (19th Century). Artist: Josef Karl Berthold Puttner
Naval battle between the Austrian and Italian fleets, 1866, (19th Century). The Battle of Lissa, fought in the Adriatic on 20 July 1866 during the Third Italian War of Independence

Death of an aeronaut over Beuzeville, France, 1899. Illustration in Le Petit Journal, 1899

A soldier carried aloft by a Balloon, 1901. Published illustration in Le Petit Journal, 1901

Saint-Lazare Station, Paris, c1900. French postcard

The Healing of Blind Man of Jericho, Detail, 1531. Artist: Lucas van Leyden
The Healing of Blind Man of Jericho, Detail, 1531. Located in the collection at, State Hermitage Museum, St Peterburg

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