Shelling Collection (page 4)

Dolly
WAR15939 Dolly by Fildes, Samuel Luke (1844-1927); Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, Cheshire, UK; eWarrington Museum & Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Interior of the Basilica of Saint Quentin, France, destroyed by Allied bombardment, World War I
6000131 Interior of the Basilica of Saint Quentin, France, destroyed by Allied bombardment, World War I, 1917-1918 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b / w photo)
869216 Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bombardment of Sveaborg, 5th August 1855, 1856 (oil on canvas)
CHT293676 The Bombardment of Sveaborg, 5th August 1855, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Lebreton, Louis (1818-66) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

On the run (b / w photo)
STC466104 On the run (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In hot pursuit we cross the Canal du Nord by improvised bridges raked by shell fire ;)

From the eastern front: Artillery in transit under enemy fire
3794314 From the eastern front: Artillery in transit under enemy fire, illustration from Hindenburg published by Daterlandischer Derlag C U Weller Berlin, 1922 (litho) by Schwormstadt

Our artillery detonates an ammunition depot on Anderter Alpe and beats the artillery... (colour litho)
2815786 Our artillery detonates an ammunition depot on Anderter Alpe and beats the artillery... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Value of men against the pitfalls of means, one of the heroic nocturnal surprises of our cons... (colour litho)
2815769 Value of men against the pitfalls of means, one of the heroic nocturnal surprises of our cons... (colour litho) by Beltrame

After the last offensive on the Karst, the recovery of the guns abandoned by the Austrians in the sinkholes
2777601 After the last offensive on the Karst, the recovery of the guns abandoned by the Austrians in the sinkholes (colour litho) by Beltrame

As the battle rages, reinforcements rush towards the front line, across the walkways (colour litho)
2777523 As the battle rages, reinforcements rush towards the front line, across the walkways (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: As the battle rages)

Against the enemy that comes from above, our anti-aircraft batteries stop an incursion of Austrian airplanes
2777512 Against the enemy that comes from above, our anti-aircraft batteries stop an incursion of Austrian airplanes (colour litho) by Beltrame

Malines Cathedral damaged by German shell, WW1
Malines (Mechelen) Cathedral, Belgium, damaged by German shell fire, 3 September 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

British waddling ships shelling Belgian coast, WW1
British waddling ships shelling the Belgian coast, First World War. 1914-1918

The War in Eastern Asia, Attack on Wei-hai-Wei (litho)
1627990 The War in Eastern Asia, Attack on Wei-hai-Wei (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Eastern Asia, Attack on Wei-hai-Wei)

General View of the Operations at Kertch (engraving)
1602314 General View of the Operations at Kertch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General View of the Operations at Kertch)

The Rebellion in the Soudan, General Grahams Advance for the Relief of Tokar (engraving)
1061736 The Rebellion in the Soudan, General Grahams Advance for the Relief of Tokar (engraving) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Nice Conclusion, by William Heath Robinson, WW1
Cartoon, A Nice Conclusion, by William Heath Robinson, First World War. Enemy aviator (beginning to realise) -- Himmel! Surely I the zone of fire approaching be. circa 1918

The War in America, the Federals shelling the City of Charleston, Shell bursting in the Streets (engraving)
1102917 The War in America, the Federals shelling the City of Charleston, Shell bursting in the Streets (engraving) by English School

Fighting Dacoits in Upper Burma, an Expedition to the Stronghold of a Dacoit Leader (engraving)
1050250 Fighting Dacoits in Upper Burma, an Expedition to the Stronghold of a Dacoit Leader (engraving) by English School

The War in the East, the Turks shelling the Village of Supovatz (engraving)
1053795 The War in the East, the Turks shelling the Village of Supovatz (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, RE store destroyed by shell fire, WW1
Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, another RE store, destroyed by shell fire, 26th January 1915. A considerable amount of constructive woodwork was stored here

Operations in Natal (litho)
1599335 Operations in Natal (litho) by Stewart, Frank Algenon (1877-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Operations in Natal. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 March 1900)

Russian Steamers shelling the French Camp (engraving)
1607979 Russian Steamers shelling the French Camp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Steamers shelling the French Camp)

The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho)
2777513 The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Little boy and girl shelling peas (colour litho)
3639320 Little boy and girl shelling peas (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pea Shellers (engraving)
3648016 Pea Shellers (engraving) by Bouchardon, Edme (1698-1762) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pea Shellers. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by)

German submarine destroying storage tanks at a British oil refinery on the coast of Ireland (colour litho)
3638325 German submarine destroying storage tanks at a British oil refinery on the coast of Ireland (colour litho) by Moralt

The Russian plan for a lightning-fast invasion into Finland has failed (Colour Litho)
2783962 The Russian plan for a lightning-fast invasion into Finland has failed (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Midshipman Lucas (chromolitho)
666990 Midshipman Lucas (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Midshipman Lucas)

The Raid on Cuxhaven, December 1914, illustration from Told in the Huts
STC308712 The Raid on Cuxhaven, December 1914, illustration from Told in the Huts: The YMCA Gift Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Cuneo

Coastal Landing by Japanese Forces on Chinese Shores, an episode from the Sino-Japanese
CHT176840 Coastal Landing by Japanese Forces on Chinese Shores, an episode from the Sino-Japanese War, late 19th century (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School

The British Fleet bombards the Ports at Alexandria, July 11st, 1882 (litho)
STC373398 The British Fleet bombards the Ports at Alexandria, July 11st, 1882 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The war, Turkish troops sent for reinforcement in the Gallipoli peninsula whose landing... (colour litho)
2815522 The war, Turkish troops sent for reinforcement in the Gallipoli peninsula whose landing... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The war)

The Anglo-French fleet destroys the Dardanelles forts at a distance to force the straits... (colour litho)
2815733 The Anglo-French fleet destroys the Dardanelles forts at a distance to force the straits... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Always new destructive vehicles in modern war, fighting between two armored trains (one German and one French)
2815718 Always new destructive vehicles in modern war, fighting between two armored trains (one German and one French) in Flanders (colour litho) by Beltrame

Bombardment of Vladivostok by Japanese warships (colour litho)
2795819 Bombardment of Vladivostok by Japanese warships (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardment of Vladivostok by Japanese warships)

Prussian siege battery in the park of Le Raincy dring the Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1871 (engraving)
6001330 Prussian siege battery in the park of Le Raincy dring the Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1871 (engraving) by Beck, Augustus J

British soldier among the ruins of Arras Cathedral, France, damaged during the First World War (b / w photo)
6015422 British soldier among the ruins of Arras Cathedral, France, damaged during the First World War (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Ruins of the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, Paris, destroyed by Prussian shelling in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War
6001318 Ruins of the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, Paris, destroyed by Prussian shelling in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War (engraving) by German School

German 380 mm railway gun of the type used in the bombardments of Verdun and Dunkirk, France, World War I
6000129 German 380 mm railway gun of the type used in the bombardments of Verdun and Dunkirk, France, World War I, 1914-1918 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

Ruins of the Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium, after the bombardment during the First World War, 1914-1918 (b / w photo)
5999768 Ruins of the Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium, after the bombardment during the First World War, 1914-1918 (b/w photo) by Belgian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chatterboxes, 1912 (oil on canvas)
AEG122855 Chatterboxes, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Kennington, Thomas Benjamin (1856-1916); 100x126 cm; Alfred East Gallery, Kettering Borough Council; eAlfred East Gallery, Kettering; English

View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
867773 View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, April 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Professional pea shellers (b / w photo)
3637561 Professional pea shellers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professional pea shellers)

Tanks vs. Ships (Colour Litho)
2778591 Tanks vs. Ships (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tanks versus ships)

Storms, accompanied by polar cold, are scourging the Transylvanian region of Romania (colour litho)
2777677 Storms, accompanied by polar cold, are scourging the Transylvanian region of Romania (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Storms)

German victories against monuments, the destruction of the Templar Towers and the Cathedral of Nieuport (colour litho)
2777518 German victories against monuments, the destruction of the Templar Towers and the Cathedral of Nieuport (colour litho) by Beltrame

Modern war trophies, French guns conquered by the Germans and triumphantly conducted... (colour litho)
2815686 Modern war trophies, French guns conquered by the Germans and triumphantly conducted... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern war trophies)

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"Unleashing Hell: The Devastating Power in World War I" As the sun rose on 1 July 1916, the Ulster Division prepared for an attack that would forever change their lives. James Prinsep Beadle's haunting image captures the sheer terror and destruction brought upon them by relentless shelling. In another part of the world, James Clark immortalized the Bombardment of Hartlepools, a chilling reminder of how civilians were not spared from this deadly onslaught. The deafening explosions shattered homes and lives, leaving scars that would never fade. The Battle of Champagne saw countless spent shell casings littering the battlefield like macabre trophies. These remnants bear witness to the immense firepower unleashed by both sides in a desperate struggle for victory. Matania's poignant artwork transports us to Plug Street Wood, where soldiers huddled in trenches beneath a sky ablaze with artillery fire. Periscopes became their lifeline as they cautiously peered above ground, hoping to catch glimpses of enemy movements while avoiding certain death. On H. M. S Curacoa in 1865, sailors experienced firsthand the devastating power of naval shelling. The thunderous roar reverberated through their bones as shells rained down upon them from unseen adversaries. Meanwhile, French troops operated massive railway howitzers capable of obliterating anything in their path. These behemoths symbolize mankind's insatiable desire for more destructive weapons during WWI. Unknown artists captured moments etched into history - First Blood at the Battle of Somme and a Heroic Deed near Compiegne - reminding us that bravery amidst chaos can emerge even when faced with overwhelming shelling. Bruce Bairnsfather's illustration humorously depicts soldiers questioning where one particular shell disappeared to amid constant bombardment. It serves as a grim reminder that war is unpredictable and merciless; no one knows when or where death will strike next. Volley firing, as depicted by G. H.