Guerre Collection

Major James McCudden, Royal Flying Corps, WW1
Major James Thomas Byford McCudden (1895-1918), officer and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He received more medals for gallantry than any other British airman serving in

Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus, 1760-63 (pen and ink and wash on paper)
XYC159614 Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus, 1760-63 (pen and ink and wash on paper) by Hamilton, Gavin (1723-98); 13.7x21 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Apres la Guerre No. 3 - WWI postcard by George Ranstead
Humorous postcard drawn by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, who, in a series of illustrations suggesting what life might be like at the end of the war

First Crusade: Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15 July 1099. 1847 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4688208 First Crusade: Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15 July 1099. 1847 (oil on canvas) by Signol, Emile (1804-92); 324x557 cm; Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon

Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702512 Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

William George Barker, RFC pilot and air ace
William George Billy Barker (1894-1930), Canadian member of No. 9 Squadron, RFC, seen here wearing a fur coat, standing by his Sopwith Camel. His confirmed victories totalled 50

Pour que vos enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de la guerre, souscrivez a l Emprunt National. Societe generale. A mother cuddling her child before putting her to bed. Date 1917

Preparation for the Normandy Landings, Slapton Sands, Devon, 1944 (b / w photo)
1741643 Preparation for the Normandy Landings, Slapton Sands, Devon, 1944 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

African-American Marines, Battle of Peleliu, 15th September 1944 (b / w photo)
1720216 African-American Marines, Battle of Peleliu, 15th September 1944 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Peleliu battle, september 15)

Ancient Rome: Captured enemies are harnessed, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702516 Ancient Rome: Captured enemies are harnessed, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Exposition de tableaux de maitres modernes... vente au profit de l oeuvre le vetement du prisonnier de guerre. Galerie Georges Bernheim

Foire France-Americaine de Saint-Sulpice. Le Secours de Guerre. Four allegorical figures: Justice, Liberty (who is holding the American flag), Demeter, and Athena above Saint Sulpice. Date 1917

La Guerre dans Mars (The War on Mars), by Arnould Galopin. The evil Zapatos attack the benevolent Megacephales. From Aventures Fantastiques d un Jeune Parisien

Wagonnet, 1918 (illustration)
8713468 Wagonnet, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Sentinel, 1918 (illustration)
8713464 Sentinel, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Rata, 1918 (illustration)
8713463 Rata, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Nacelle, 1918 (illustration)
8713459 Nacelle, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Cannon, 1918 (illustration)
8713447 Cannon, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Aviation, 1918 (illustration)
8713445 Aviation, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Zeppelin (rigid airship), 1918 (illustration)
8713471 Zeppelin (rigid airship), 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Union, 1918 (illustration)
8713466 Union, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

Cover of the War Alphabet for Adults and Children, 1918 (illustration)
8713448 Cover of the War Alphabet for Adults and Children, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet)

Barbeles, 1918 (illustration)
8713446 Barbeles, 1918 (illustration) by Allard L'Olivier, Fernand (1883-1933); 29,5 x 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "War Alphabet. For adults and children)

WW1: The Hartmannswillerkopf bugle (illustration)
8684967 WW1: The Hartmannswillerkopf bugle (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration)
8684964 WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

WW1: Bullet contempt (illustration)
8684962 WW1: Bullet contempt (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job The contempt for bullets Facts of)

The capture of Raab by Adolf Schwarzenberg on 28/03/1598. 1653 Print by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590)
BEN5464282 The capture of Raab by Adolf Schwarzenberg on 28/03/1598. 1653 Print by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590) Cabinet des Estampes, B.N, Paris

Soldier, look at this enemy! Worse than Boche. Fight it! 1917 (illustration)
7415700 Soldier, look at this enemy! Worse than Boche. Fight it! 1917 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The enemy mosquito)

Raymond Berenger III (1082-1131), Count of Barcelona raising the flag of Barcelona on the tower of the castle of Foix
CUL4875839 Raymond Berenger III (1082-1131), Count of Barcelona raising the flag of Barcelona on the tower of the castle of Foix by FORTUNY I MARSAL, Mariano (1838-1874)

ALAVA Y ESQUIVEL, Miguel Ricardo de (1771-1843). Spanish military man, politian and statesman.; Wellington
CUL4872622 ALAVA Y ESQUIVEL, Miguel Ricardo de (1771-1843). Spanish military man, politian and statesman.; Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of (1769-1852)

7034/5-7 Battle scene in the Roman antiquit. Anonymous painting of the 19th century. Palazzo marescalchi, Bologna
VEN5027661 7034/5-7 Battle scene in the Roman antiquit. Anonymous painting of the 19th century. Palazzo marescalchi, Bologna.; (add.info.: 7034/5-7 Battle scene in the Roman antiquit)

representation of the fighting between the Israelites of Joshua, and the Cananees
VEN5027373 representation of the fighting between the Israelites of Joshua, and the Cananees, for the conquest of the Promised Land

Military uniform of the French Guards, Garde-Francaise, 1789. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka
FLO4572438 Military uniform of the French Guards, Garde-Francaise, 1789. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

War of the Succession of Mantua (1628-1631) during the Thirty-Year War. The battle of the Pas de Suze (Susa)
DUV4205461 War of the Succession of Mantua (1628-1631) during the Thirty-Year War. The battle of the Pas de Suze (Susa) representing King Louis XIII (1601-1643)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km
DUV4201478 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani)
DUV4205477 Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani (al-Din al-Hasani) (1807-1883)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter B as drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926)
DUV4201673 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter B as drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St. Clair Deville

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St
DUV4201561 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St. Clair Deville

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Estafette. Liaison officer of the French army responsible for maintaining contact
DUV4201540 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Estafette. Liaison officer of the French army responsible for maintaining contact between distant troops (messenger)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter H as highlander. The soldiers from Scotland came to help the French army
DUV4201514 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter H as highlander. The soldiers from Scotland came to help the French army. Their military uniform consists of one kilt

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter I as a nurse. Women of the Red Cross coming to heal soldiers to
DUV4201496 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter I as a nurse. Women of the Red Cross coming to heal soldiers to the battlefields

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter J as Joffre. Victory of the Battle of the Marne by the marechal of France
DUV4201483 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter J as Joffre. Victory of the Battle of the Marne by the marechal of France, Joseph Joffre (1852-1931)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Black troops formed by soldiers of the French colonies of Africa, Morocco, Algeria
DUV4201457 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Black troops formed by soldiers of the French colonies of Africa, Morocco, Algeria

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): X-shaped frieze horses to form the trench
DUV4201335 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): X-shaped frieze horses to form the trench. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916 (for the children of our soldiers)"

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18). Letter Y: a red cross yacht carrying war wounded (war invalids)
DUV4201325 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18). Letter Y: a red cross yacht carrying war wounded (war invalids). Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

A group of Indian warriors from Florida, USA, with tattooed bodies, gathered at a war assembly
FLO4635649 A group of Indian warriors from Florida, USA, with tattooed bodies, gathered at a war assembly. Lithography for the book

Chinese deities in three classes, with portraits of Lauzi, Amitabha Buddha (Fo) and Confucius, and gods of war, earth
FLO4622397 Chinese deities in three classes, with portraits of Lauzi, Amitabha Buddha (Fo) and Confucius, and gods of war, earth, water, stone, and philosophers

Attack of a Potano camp, 1591 (engraving)
2435426 Attack of a Potano camp, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. Attack of a indian potano camp by night)

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"Guerre: A Chronicle of Triumphs and Tragedies" In the annals of history, the word "guerre" resonates with tales of valor, sacrifice, and devastation. From the courageous exploits of Major James McCudden in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I to Achilles lamenting the death of Patroclus in ancient Greece, these stories remind us of humanity's enduring struggle for power and peace. The postcard "Apres la Guerre No. 3" by George Ranstead captures a poignant moment after WWI when nations sought solace amidst ruins. Similarly, the black-and-white photograph depicting preparations for the Normandy Landings at Slapton Sands transports us back to 1944 when hope mingled with trepidation on those shores. Amidst this tapestry of conflict emerge portraits that challenge prejudice and inequality. The image showcasing African-American Marines fighting bravely during the Battle of Peleliu reminds us that heroism knows no color or creed. Traveling further back in time, we witness scenes from ancient Rome where captured enemies were harnessed as symbols of triumph while triumphant processions unfolded in their forum. These depictions serve as reminders that war has long been intertwined with conquest and domination throughout human history. Yet amongst these dark chapters, there are glimmers of hope. William George Barker's indomitable spirit as an RFC pilot and air ace exemplifies bravery against all odds. And through powerful words like "Pour que vos enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de la guerre, " we find a plea for lasting peace so that future generations may be spared its horrors. As we reflect upon these snapshots from different eras – whether it be Major McCudden soaring through skies ablaze or Crusaders capturing Jerusalem – let us remember both our capacity for destruction and our potential for compassion.