Belgians Collection

Train Derailed / 1914
A German supply train, having been derailed by Belgians

Congo / Cartoon / Punch / 1906
King Leopold II, King of the Belgians, crushes the Belgian Congo. In the rubber coils

Lace makers of Bruges (chromolitho)
2788812 Lace makers of Bruges (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lace makers of Bruges. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Passchendaele - soldiers in mud near Ypres in Belgium during World War I, 1917 (print)
3793844 Passchendaele - soldiers in mud near Ypres in Belgium during World War I, 1917 (print); (add.info.: Passchendaele - soldiers in mud near Ypres in Belgium during World War I)

The Bishop of Tournai receiving the tithe of beer in tournai, 15th century (engraving)
3781897 The Bishop of Tournai receiving the tithe of beer in tournai, 15th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); (add.info)

British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme
6000438 British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Belgian Revolution of 1830: episode of September 1830 on the square of the Brussels City Hall (Belgium)
LSE4315234 Belgian Revolution of 1830: episode of September 1830 on the square of the Brussels City Hall (Belgium). Painting by Gustaf Wappers (1803-1874), oil on canvas, 1835

The Workshop of a Weaver, 1656 (oil on canvas)
IND113004 The Workshop of a Weaver, 1656 (oil on canvas) by Rombouts, Gillis (1630-78); Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands; Index Fototeca

British soldiers of the Life Guards at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (colour litho)
7153967 British soldiers of the Life Guards at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (colour litho) by Stewart, J. A. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Royal Hotel (b / w photo)
7156859 Royal Hotel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Hotel. Illustration for 12 Photographic Views of Waterloo [Merseyside])

WWI Poster, Belgian & Allies Aid League
Design by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), Belgian & Allies Aid League, Will you help these sufferers from the war to start a new home. Help is better than sympathy

Ypres Tower, Rye (colour litho)
667913 Ypres Tower, Rye (colour litho) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ypres Tower, Rye.); © Look and Learn

Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815 (gravure)
959882 Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815 (gravure) by Dupray, Henri-Louis (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815)

World War 1: Action by London Scottish Regiment
3786975 World War 1: Action by London Scottish Regiment; (add.info.: World War 1: Action by London Scottish Regiment in Flanders, 31 October 1914. Spanish postcard)

World War 1: German marines storming Lombartzyde
3786955 World War 1: German marines storming Lombartzyde.; (add.info.: World War 1: German marines (infantry) storming Lombartzyde, West Flanders, Belgium, 11 November 1914

Collegiate church (Collegiale Notre-Dame). Interior. Statue. Madonna with Child. Attributed to Cornelis Vander Veken
8608149 Collegiate church (Collegiale Notre-Dame). Interior. Statue. Madonna with Child. Attributed to Cornelis Vander Veken. Begin 18th century

Parish church (Eglise Saint-Donat). Interior. Mural painting. Johann-Georg Weiser. Second half 18th century (painting)
8607077 Parish church (Eglise Saint-Donat). Interior. Mural painting. Johann-Georg Weiser. Second half 18th century (painting) by Weiser, Jean-Georges (17?)

Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). Pulpit. 1756 (photo)
8607057 Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). Pulpit. 1756 (photo) by Koninck, Jacob De (fl.c.1766) (possibily); (add.info.: Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek)

World War 1: The French army in Tienen, Belgium
3786941 World War 1: The French army in Tienen, Belgium; (add.info.: World War 1: The French army in Tienen, Belgium. Known in French as Tirlemont)

World War 1: Infantry soldier of the Belgium Army
3786932 World War 1: Infantry soldier of the Belgium Army; (add.info.: World War 1: Infantry soldier of the Belgium Army - illustration by A. Bastien, 1915)

World War 1: Germany army in West Flanders
3786886 World War 1: Germany army in West Flanders; (add.info.: World War 1: Germany army in West Flanders, 16 and 17 September 1914. West of Ypres. Soldiers after shooting down an English plane)

World War 1: German Christmas Party
3786871 World War 1: German Christmas Party; (add.info.: World War 1: German Christmas Party for Belgian children arranged by Duke Albrecht of Wurtenberg)

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607232 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607230 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Exterior. 15th century (photo)
8607215 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Exterior. 15th century (photo) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Exterior

Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753 (photo)
8607029 Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753 (photo) by Goynaut, Jean-Baptiste Bernabe (1725-80); (add.info.: Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek)

Ypres, France - destruction during World War I
3786059 Ypres, France - destruction during World War I; (add.info.: Ypres, France - destruction during World War I. Showing former cattle market. Town on Western Front.); Lebrecht History

G. Hombeck Tearoom, Brussels and Liege, Belgium
3786248 G. Hombeck Tearoom, Brussels and Liege, Belgium; (add.info.: G. Hombeck Tearoom, Brussels and Liege, Belgium. Postcard, c. 1900s.); Lebrecht History

World War I - Battle of Ypres
3780156 World War I - Battle of Ypres; (add.info.: World War I - Battle of Ypres - Caption reads: British and French troops charging shoulder to shoulder at Ypres')

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607234 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

Collegiate church (Collegiale Notre-Dame). Interior. Statue od Saint Domitian. Jean Del Cour
8608148 Collegiate church (Collegiale Notre-Dame). Interior. Statue od Saint Domitian. Jean Del Cour. by Cour, Jean del (1627-1707); Collegiale Notre-Dame, Huy

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607236 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753. Detail (photo)
8607035 Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753. Detail (photo) by Goynaut, Jean-Baptiste Bernabe (1725-80); (add.info)

WW1 - View of Ypres
3790102 WW1 - View of Ypres; (add.info.: WW1 - View of Ypres, France, after two years of war. Caption reads: Tourists who knew Ypres)

World War 1: Family mourning a soldier at his grave
3787037 World War 1: Family mourning a soldier at his grave; (add.info.: World War 1:Belgian Family mourning a soldier at his grave. Belgian postcard.); Lebrecht History

World War 1: English soldiers looking for a German spy
3786971 World War 1: English soldiers looking for a German spy; (add.info.: World War 1: English soldiers looking for a German spy in Belgium. French postcard: 1914 series)

World War I: French artillery defending Namur, Belgium
3786936 World War I: French artillery defending Namur, Belgium; (add.info.: World War I: French artillery defending Namur, Belgium. French postcard.); Lebrecht History

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Exterior. 15th century (photo)
8607217 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Exterior. 15th century (photo) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Exterior

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607244 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). Pulpit. 1756 (photo)
8607056 Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). Pulpit. 1756 (photo) by Koninck, Jacob De (fl.c.1766) (possibily); (add.info.: Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek)

Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753. Detail (photo)
8607032 Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753. Detail (photo) by Goynaut, Jean-Baptiste Bernabe (1725-80); (add.info)

Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753. Detail (photo)
8607030 Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). The organ. 1753. Detail (photo) by Goynaut, Jean-Baptiste Bernabe (1725-80); (add.info)

Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). Confessional. Livinus Maes, Egidius Hohman, Duray
8607040 Parish church (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk). Confessional. Livinus Maes, Egidius Hohman, Duray

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607239 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607242 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting)
8607235 Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo). Painting. Last Supper. 1506-1507. Detail (painting) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Tongerlo Abbey, Westerlo, Belgium; (add.info.: Abbey (Abdij van Tongerlo)

WWI Battlefield of Ypres
3789212 WWI Battlefield of Ypres; (add.info.: WWI - Map of Battlefield of Ypres The History of the Great European War vol III); Lebrecht History

World War 1: Ruins of St. Martin's Church, Ypres
3786964 World War 1: Ruins of St. Martin's Church, Ypres; (add.info.: World War 1: Ruins of St. Martin's Church, Ypres. (French: Les ruines de l'Eglise St. Martin')

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"Exploring the Rich History and Vibrant Culture of Belgians" From ancient battles to modern-day triumphs, they have left an indelible mark on history. Dating back to the Gallic Wars in 58 BC, their fierce spirit was evident in legendary clashes like the Battle of Sambre and the Battle of Aisne. Fast forward to 15th-century Tournai, where even the Bishop couldn't resist receiving his tithe of beer – a testament to Belgium's love affair with this iconic beverage. In 1906, a punchy cartoon captured Belgian humor as it depicted their adventures in Congo, showcasing their adventurous nature and colonial aspirations. However, tragedy struck during World War I when Ypres Tower witnessed a derailed train in 1914 – a somber reminder of the sacrifices made by brave Belgians during this tumultuous period. Belgium's resilience shone through amidst adversity as seen in posters promoting aid leagues for Belgian allies during WWI. The Battle of Quatre Bras became etched into history books as another significant moment when Belgian forces fought valiantly alongside their allies. Beyond war stories lies Belgium's cultural tapestry; Queen Elisabeth graced her nation with grace and elegance while Cleo de Merode captivated audiences worldwide with her talent and allure. Meanwhile, timeless photographs like that of Royal Hotel transport us back to an era filled with grandeur and sophistication. Today, Belgians continue to embrace their heritage while embracing progress. They celebrate diversity through festivals like Carnival de Binche or indulge in culinary delights such as waffles, chocolate, and world-renowned beers. With each passing year, they honor their past while forging ahead towards a future that reflects both tradition and innovation. So next time you think about Belgians beyond just being "the company, " remember their fascinating journey from ancient battles to modern achievements – forever leaving an imprint on our shared human story.