John Hammerton Collection (page 3)

Jolly Jack-Tars as Handyman, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Jolly Jack-Tars as " Handyman", 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

General Map of the Balkan Operations in the Autumn of 1916, 1917. Creator: Unknown
General Map of the Balkan Operations in the Autumn of 1916, 1917. The Balkans campaign was fought between the Central Powers and the Allies

Area of General Cadornas Triumph on the Lower Isonzo, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Area of General Cadornas Triumph on the Lower Isonzo, 1917. The Battles of the Isonzo were fought between Austro-Hungarian

Large Scale Map of the Area of Victory in the Great Push of 1916, 1917
Large Scale Map of the Area of Victory in the " Great Push" of 1916, 1917. The Battle of the Somme began on 1st July 1916, with General Douglas Haigs offensive known as the Great Push

Map of the World After Three Years of War, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map of the World After Three Years of War, 1917.From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Italian Soldiers Equipped with Breast-plates, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Italian Soldiers Equipped with Breast-plates, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Battle of Messines, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Messines, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1917]

Ammunition Forward: Rushing Up Shells for the Heavy Howitzers, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Forward: Rushing Up Shells for the Heavy Howitzers, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Difficulties of Gun Transport: Man Power Reinforces Horse Power, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Difficulties of Gun Transport: Man Power Reinforces Horse Power, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Glorious Charge of the Fusiliers at St. Eloi, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Glorious Charge of the Fusiliers at St. Eloi, 1916. The Battle of St. Eloi was fought from 27 March to 16 April 1916 in a landscape pitted by mine explosions

Dashing Dragoon Guards Rout German Infantry in the Great Advance, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dashing Dragoon Guards Rout German Infantry in the Great Advance, 1916. The Battle of Delville Wood (15 July - 3 September 1916) was a series of engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme

David Against Goliath: British Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Makes an End of German Battleship, 1916. HMS Spitfire in action at the Battle of Jutland, May 31st, 1916

Area of the Russian Victories on the Strypa, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Area of the Russian Victories on the Strypa, 1916. With victories on the Eastern Front in Strypa (southern Galicia), Russia took 4, 000 prisoners and 30 guns

Brothers in Arms: A Poilu Greets British Soldiers, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Brothers in Arms: A " Poilu" Greets British Soldiers, 1916. The Poilu were infantry soldiers in the French army during the First World War

Calm at Eventide: Commander-in-Chief Surveying the Field of Victory, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Calm at Eventide: Commander-in-Chief Surveying the Field of Victory, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A

The Route of the Airmen Who Raided Dusseldorf and Cologne, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Route of the Airmen Who Raided Dusseldorf and Cologne, 1915. On 22 September 1914 and 8 October, the British Royal Naval Air Service bombed Zeppelin bases in Cologne and Dusseldorf

The Battlefields of the Aisne, Oise and Somme, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Battlefields of the Aisne, Oise and Somme, 1915. Battlefields of the Western Front during World War One. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I

Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Field-Marshal John French, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Field-Marshal John French, 1915. Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, (1852-1925), British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force for the first year

The Hero King of Belgium in the Trenches with his Soldiers, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Hero King of Belgium in the Trenches with his Soldiers, 1915. Albert I, King of Belgium fought in the trenches with his men and became a national hero

The Steady Progress of the Allies Advance, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Steady Progress of the Allies Advance, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The North Sea and The Baltic Sea, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The North Sea and The Baltic Sea, 1915. The Netherlands remained neutral during World War I but following the Race to the Sea, both sides dug fortified trenches

Encyclopedia of Modern Knowledge Part 1 advertisement, 1935
Encyclopedia of Modern Knowledge Part 1 advertisement, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Countries of the World Part 1 advertisement, 1935
Countries of the World Part 1 advertisement, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Military Demonstration in the Streets of Moscow, c1935. Artist: FA Mackenzie
Military Demonstration in the Streets of Moscow, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Immense Eruption of a Solar Prominence 140, 000 Miles High, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Mechanical Hands, c1935. Artist: Pacific and Atlantic
Mechanical Hands, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Tower-Flanked Mass of the Karstadthaus Built in a Working-Class District, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Going Down at Short Notice: A British Diver Preparing To Seek a Submarine at Sea Bottom, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Eternal Fight Against the Sea: Armoured Casing for the Deep-Sea Diver, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Men Whose Nerve Surpasses That of a Mountaineer on a Precipice, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Oldest Known Examples of the Goldsmiths Art: Masterpieces of Sumerian Culture, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Transformation Scene in Coxs Cave at Cheddar, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur, c1935. Artist: Joint Expedition to Ur
Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Marvels of Ancient Babylon Outclassed in Modern New York, c1935. Artist: ENA
Marvels of Ancient Babylon Outclassed in Modern New York, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Comfort for Passengers and the Cabin of a Marvellous Central Control, c1935. The control cabin of the R 100 airship. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Massed Miracles of American Achievement in Architecture, c1935. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Massed Miracles of American Achievement in Architecture, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Poised in the Vast Hall of Her Birthplace, Ready To Take Wing, c1935. R 101 airship in her hanger. Royal Airship Works, Cardington, Bedfordshire. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A

Intricacies of Framework and Cylinder: R101 in the Making, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Funerary Chamber Where Egyptian Mummies Awaited Resurrection, c1935. Luxor, Egypt. Funerary chamber. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Floating at the Mast Head, A Mighty Envelope of Invisible Power, c1935. R 101 airship at its mooring. Royal Airship Works, Cardington, Bedfordshire

Artemidorus, a Greek, from the Fayyum, about AD 200 - From Corruptible to Incorruption, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Mine of Wealth That Escaped Discovery for 3, 000 Years, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Wings of the Protecting Goddess, c1935. Collar in the form of vulture goddess Nekhbert. From the tomb of Tutankhamun. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton

The Dead Pharoahs Golden Coffin, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Ba-bird pectoral, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Hunting the Elusive Geoduck on Puget Sound, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Triple Nest of Golden Caskets to Preserve Poor Human Clay, c1935. Artist: Harry Burton
Triple Nest of Golden Caskets to Preserve Poor Human Clay, c1935. The second outer coffin of Tutankhamun. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd

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Sir John Alexander Hammerton, a renowned artist and historian, captured the essence of war through his captivating illustrations. From depicting the commanding presence of 8th Army commander Bernard Law Montgomery to illustrating the courageous charge of hooded British Territorials at Loos in 1915, Hammerton's art brought history to life. In 1917, he immortalized the triumphant sound of bagpipes leading Highland Regiments to victory in "The Campbells are Coming. " His attention to detail was evident as he depicted the historic landing from River Clyde at Seddul Bahr during Gallipoli campaign on April 25th. Hammerton's talent extended beyond battle scenes; he also created intricate maps that shed light on significant events. He illustrated the Russian retreat from Galicia in 1915 and their invasion of East Prussia during World War I. Additionally, his map showcased Germany's Cameroon Colony and provided a large-scale view of Verdun's struggle. His work wasn't limited to warfare alone; Hammerton highlighted other aspects too. In one piece titled "Women at Work that Men might Fight, " he emphasized women's contributions during wartime. Another artwork portrayed a chaplain conducting an impromptu service on Sunday along the Western Front in 1917. Through his artistry, Sir John Alexander Hammerton left an indelible mark on history by capturing pivotal moments with meticulous precision and evoking emotions that transcend time.