Belgians Collection (page 6)

Belgium, Brussels: Page of a catalogue of sculptures and decorative low relief
LUX4747295 Belgium, Brussels: Page of a catalogue of sculptures and decorative low relief, 1870 - House a Herman rue Gillon in Brussels; (add.info.: Belgium)

First World War: Patriotic map showing Easter eggs decorates with a bouquet of patriotic flowers
LUX4745228 First World War: Patriotic map showing Easter eggs decorates with a bouquet of patriotic flowers and the flags of the allies, 1917

Steam ship 'William Hutt', 1853
3479156 Steam ship 'William Hutt', 1853; (add.info.: Steam ship 'William Hutt' laying out cable for the submarine telegraph between England and Belgium)

Austrian soldiers in Brussels beside one of their motor-guns with which they were to help in the siege of Antwerp
3252922 Austrian soldiers in Brussels beside one of their motor-guns with which they were to help in the siege of Antwerp during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson and his men patrolling the French and Belgian countryside (litho)
3252900 Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson and his men patrolling the French and Belgian countryside (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Albert of Belgium, with the Prince of Wales, reviewing the British troops, 1915 (b/w photo)
2602228 King Albert of Belgium, with the Prince of Wales, reviewing the British troops, 1915 (b/w photo); (add.info.: World War 1 - King Albert of Belgium, with the Prince of Wales)

The Death of Joseph Bara
3078110 The Death of Joseph Bara; (add.info.: The Death of Joseph Bara' (1779-1793) a young French republican drummer boy at the time of the Revolution

Engraving by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker, wood engraver of the 19th Century
3077841 Engraving by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker, wood engraver of the 19th Century; (add.info.: Engraving by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) a Belgium wood engraver

The Death of Joseph Bara by Antoine Joseph Wiertz
3077724 The Death of Joseph Bara by Antoine Joseph Wiertz; (add.info.: The Death of Joseph Bara' (1779-1793) a young French republican drummer boy at the time of the Revolution

King Albert of Belgium and his troops, 1914
3032597 King Albert of Belgium and his troops, 1914; Private Collection; (add.info.: King Albert of Belgium and his troops, 1914); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

In Amiens (France), survivors of Namur waiting to go back in Antwerp, 1st world war
1759317 In Amiens (France), survivors of Namur waiting to go back in Antwerp, 1st world war; (add.info.: In Amiens (France), survivors of Namur waiting to go back in Antwerp

Ruins of the historic market halls of Ypres, Belgium, 1915
1746310 Ruins of the historic market halls of Ypres, Belgium, 1915; (add.info.: Ruins of the historic market halls of Ypres, Belgium, 1915); Photo: Tallandier.

Map titled 'Flandria'
1578206 Map titled 'Flandria'; (add.info.: Map titled 'Flandria' by Frederik de wit (1630-1706). Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

British General Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby and Albert Ist of Belgium, 1915 (b/w photo)
1581546 British General Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby and Albert Ist of Belgium, 1915 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of British General Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby)

Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture)
AIS5353302 Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture); Aachen Cathedral, Aachen

The Death of Josse de Halluyn, in the Battle of the Bridge of Comines (Flanders)
FLO4630184 The Death of Josse de Halluyn, in the Battle of the Bridge of Comines (Flanders), 1382 (with panel decorating a fight between a falcon and a snake)

The Battle of Roosebeke (or Battle of Mount d'Or) (Flanders), 1382, between the arms of King Charles VI of France
FLO4630176 The Battle of Roosebeke (or Battle of Mount d'Or) (Flanders), 1382, between the arms of King Charles VI of France

First World War 1914-1918 (War 14-18). Map of the western front between December 1914 and October 1916
PCT4297712 First World War 1914-1918 (War 14-18). Map of the western front between December 1914 and October 1916, German advance - Italian front between June 1915

Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon
FLO4569046 Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon, near Liege, Belgium

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing King Albert and Queen Elizabeth posing on Deserte Beach, 1914
LUX4741562 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing King Albert and Queen Elizabeth posing on Deserte Beach, 1914, Map titled Last Flap of Heroic Belgium; (add.info)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing William II tearing the cloth of paper before the Pope
LUX4739866 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing William II tearing the cloth of paper before the Pope and Belgium scandalizes, 1915

First World War: Patriotic map showing life in the trench with a French soldier
LUX4744794 First World War: Patriotic map showing life in the trench with a French soldier, Belgian soldier and an English soldier sitting in a buccolic trench entitled Dans les trchees, 1916

Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830)
DUV4208523 Letter F: Fra Diavolo, in "Fra Diavolo" or "L'Hotellerie de Terracine" (created in 1830), opera by Daniel Auber (1782-1871)

Letter B: Belisaire, in " Belisaire", opera (created in 1836) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
DUV4208501 Letter B: Belisaire, in " Belisaire", opera (created in 1836) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter O: Othello, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of)
DUV4208584 Letter O: Othello, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and P

Letter K: Klingsor, in " Parsifal", opera (created in 1882) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
DUV4208563 Letter K: Klingsor, in " Parsifal", opera (created in 1882) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship)
DUV4208559 Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship, represented in 1866) by Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870); J: Jago, in "Othello"

Letters E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and F: Fra Diavolo
DUV4208533 Letters E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and F: Fra Diavolo

First World War: France, An infant in his cradle protects by the flags of the allies
LUX4738098 First World War: France, An infant in his cradle protects by the flags of the allies, patriotic map entitled 'Child of War'

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a Belgian soldier in uniform entitled
LUX4737723 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a Belgian soldier in uniform entitled: 'A good Belgian who fights for King, Law, Freedom'

First World War: France, Military Correspondence Postcard with 6 flags emblem, 1914
LUX4734586 First World War: France, Military Correspondence Postcard with 6 flags emblem, 1914; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

First World War: France, Military Correspondence Card for the Armees with the various flag of the allies
LUX4734386 First World War: France, Military Correspondence Card for the Armees with the various flag of the allies and a stamp "honour to the brave"

Brussels: Perspective of the Cathedral of Saint Gudule, 1880
LUX4712550 Brussels: Perspective of the Cathedral of Saint Gudule, 1880; (add.info.: Brussels: Perspective of the Cathedral of Saint Gudule, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Brussels: Portrait of a young elegante, 1875
LUX4715993 Brussels: Portrait of a young elegante, 1875; (add.info.: Brussels: Portrait of a young elegante, 1875); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Belgium, Flanders: Dairy with their cart pulled by a dog, 1880
LUX4712821 Belgium, Flanders: Dairy with their cart pulled by a dog, 1880; (add.info.: Belgium, Flanders: Dairy with their cart pulled by a dog, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Charles the Bold (1433 - 1477), Duke of Burgundy, and the Grand Council he had established in 1473
ETI4396360 Charles the Bold (1433 - 1477), Duke of Burgundy, and the Grand Council he had established in 1473. Painting of the Grand Council Hall, Mechelen City Hall

Hibiscus variete (Hibiscus rosa sinensis L. var. Lucien Linden). Hybrid variete with yellow flowers and crimson
FLO4647708 Hibiscus variete (Hibiscus rosa sinensis L. var. Lucien Linden). Hybrid variete with yellow flowers and crimson. Lithograph of L. Stroobant de Ghent, based on a drawing by P

Lily variete (lily) lime (Lilium parryi S. Watson). Lithograph by L. Stroobant of Ghent, based on a drawing by P
FLO4647707 Lily variete (lily) lime (Lilium parryi S. Watson). Lithograph by L. Stroobant of Ghent, based on a drawing by P

Yellow Arum variete (Canna Richardia Elliottiana). Chromolithography published around 1880
FLO4647688 Yellow Arum variete (Canna Richardia Elliottiana). Chromolithography published around 1880, in L'Illustration Horticole by Jean Linden (1817-1898) explorer

Camellia variete Madame Rudolphe Abel (Camellia japonica, Thea japonica), grown in a cold greenhouse
FLO4647649 Camellia variete Madame Rudolphe Abel (Camellia japonica, Thea japonica), grown in a cold greenhouse, ecarlate red flower.; (add.info)

Anthurium variete or white flemish (Anthurium andreanum J. Lind. var. Wambekeanum)
FLO4647585 Anthurium variete or white flemish (Anthurium andreanum J. Lind. var. Wambekeanum). Illustration of A Goossens, Chromolithography by P.de Pannemaeker, published in 1886 in Ghent (Belgium)

Orchid Maxillaria has large pale grey and purple flowers (Maxillaria grandiflora Lindl). Lithograph by L
FLO4647567 Orchid Maxillaria has large pale grey and purple flowers (Maxillaria grandiflora Lindl). Lithograph by L. Stroobant of Ghent, based on a drawing by P

Costume of a village girl, Flanders, 1820. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes
FLO4656479 Costume of a village girl, Flanders, 1820. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates," London, 1865

Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea orchid (Phalaenopsis rosea). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4647805 Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea orchid (Phalaenopsis rosea). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert
5306325 French 18th century illustration of Saint Hubertus or Hubert; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Reading of the act of clemency on 05/04/1574 in Brussels: William I of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange
BEN5464338 Reading of the act of clemency on 05/04/1574 in Brussels: William I of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange, nicknamed William the Silent (1533-1584)

Town hall. MOU Museum Oudenaarde. Tapestry. Oudenaarde. landscape with pergola and big beasts (with 2 columns)
6198222 Town hall. MOU Museum Oudenaarde. Tapestry. Oudenaarde. landscape with pergola and big beasts (with 2 columns) (Landschap met pergola in ruine en grote beesten (met 4 zuilen)). 319x508cm

Flemish tapestry. Landscape with pergola and big beasts, with 2 colomns (Landschap met pergola in ruine en grote)
6198221 Flemish tapestry. Landscape with pergola and big beasts, with 2 colomns (Landschap met pergola in ruine en grote beesten, met 4 zuilen). Atelier of Oudenaarde. 319x508cm. Inv 0023

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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.