Torchlight Collection

Napoleon (1769-1821) Visiting the Bivouacs on the Eve of the Battle of Austerlitz
XIR182602 Napoleon (1769-1821) Visiting the Bivouacs on the Eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, 1st December 1805 (oil on canvas) by Bacler d Albe

Thief, Thorn, Throw, Thumb, Tongs, Tools, Tooth, Torch, Track, Track, Train, Tramp (engraving)
8650024 Thief, Thorn, Throw, Thumb, Tongs, Tools, Tooth, Torch, Track, Track, Train, Tramp (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thief, Thorn, Throw)

Colossus of Rhodes (engraving)
8635139 Colossus of Rhodes (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colossus of Rhodes. Illustration from Hellas)

Ancient Greek sports (engraving)
8635021 Ancient Greek sports (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek sports. Illustration from Hellas)

Torchlight parade in New York using Edison incandescent lamps. Generating truck drawn by horses is in centre of parade
530665 Torchlight parade in New York using Edison incandescent lamps. Generating truck drawn by horses is in centre of parade of men. Inset picture shows how current passed to each man

Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel)
5860619 Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel) by Steenwijck, Hendrick van, the younger (c.1580-1649); 22.6--31.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Fishing with the help of trained cormorants, China (colour litho)
8663655 Fishing with the help of trained cormorants, China (colour litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing with the help of trained cormorants, China)

The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho)
8661386 The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670)

English Period Costumes: A Lady, Thirteenth Century (colour litho)
8668184 English Period Costumes: A Lady, Thirteenth Century (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lady, Thirteenth Century)

the Summer Solstice, 18th century (engraving)
7272465 the Summer Solstice, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: MYTHOLOGY: the Summer Solstice represented mythologically as an Olympics "with the torch)

Charles Quint and Francis I, 1909 (illustration)
8698365 Charles Quint and Francis I, 1909 (illustration) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); (add.info.: History. France. Charles V of Spain (Charles Quint, Holy Roman Empire) at the castle of Amboise

Skating of the Serpentine by Torchlight, 1859 (engraving)
1579460 Skating of the Serpentine by Torchlight, 1859 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving titled 'Skating of the Serpentine by Torchlight' depicting crowds of wealthy people skating of)

Deported Rifle Corps, 1860 (engraving)
1579597 Deported Rifle Corps, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Deported Rifle Corps forming earthworks for their shooting-ground by torchlight)

The Guy Faux of 1770 (engraving)
8677805 The Guy Faux of 1770 (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guy Faux of 1770)

Kindling the Olympic torch, 1936 (b/w photo)
8671536 Kindling the Olympic torch, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kindling the Olympic torch, 1936)

Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. C. D. Shanly

Presidential electioneering in New York - a street scene, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Presidential electioneering in New York - a street scene, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. C. D. Shanly. '...there was another tremendous demonstration here in favour of M'Clellan

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: torchlight welcome to Prince Frederick,...Railway Hotel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: torchlight welcome to Prince Frederick by the citizens of Kiel in front of the Railway Hotel, 1864

Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, [Canada], 1858....a demonstration...in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday...[one of] the many proofs of the loyalty of our

Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c18th century

'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, November 8, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, November 8, 1890, 1890.From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Posillipo Cave, between 1760 and 1761. Creators: Hubert Robert, Francois-Marius Granet
Posillipo Cave, between 1760 and 1761

The cooper of Palais des Thermes de Julien, around 1800, c1800. Creator: Francesco Fidanza
The cooper of Palais des Thermes de Julien, around 1800, c1800

The Sibyl and a Child Bearing a Torch, 1520-40. Creator: Unknown
The Sibyl and a Child Bearing a Torch, 1520-40

Fishing by Torch in Kai Province (Koshu hiburi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures... c1833/34
Fishing by Torch in Kai Province (Koshu hiburi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)", Japan, c. 1833/34

Plate 30 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796–99. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Plate 30 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796-99

Aruba, Eagle beach scene at dusk with people dining by the sea

Florida, Islamorada

Ballet costume of war, 1621-73 (gouache)
903925 Ballet costume of war, 1621-73 (gouache) by Gissey, Henri de (1621-1673); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Ballet costume of fury, 1621-73 (gouache)
903924 Ballet costume of fury, 1621-73 (gouache) by Gissey, Henri de (1621-1673); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?)
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?) written and composed by Leslie Sarony. Date: circa 1940s

The Torch Dance, 1517-18 (woodcut)
7415402 The Torch Dance, 1517-18 (woodcut) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 22.5--24.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The descent from the cross to the torch, 1654 (Etching)
7393349 The descent from the cross to the torch, 1654 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 21, 3 x 16, 3 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

The Presentation of Mary, 1583 (oil on canvas)
885034 The Presentation of Mary, 1583 (oil on canvas) by Passarotti, Bartolomeo (1529-92); 390x198 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Bartolomeo Passarotti or Passerotti (1529-92))

Some border soldiers, a gap opened in the avalanche that blocked the access to a tunnel (colour litho)
2778204 Some border soldiers, a gap opened in the avalanche that blocked the access to a tunnel (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some border soldiers)

Hercules surprising Fanus who mistook him for Omphale, 1540-56 Creator: Leon Davent
Hercules surprising Fanus who mistook him for Omphale, 1540-56

Hudsons Soap, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Hudsons Soap, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Mars standing outside the walls of Brussels, 1580-1630 (Ink, Watercolour)
7261609 Mars standing outside the walls of Brussels, 1580-1630 (Ink, Watercolour) by Clerck, Hendrik de (1570-1629); 35.5x28.4 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

London Types: the Policeman (litho)
7201842 London Types: the Policeman (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Types: the Policeman)

The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho)
2815680 The ruthless consequences, peasants who in Alsace light bonfires in the battlefields to... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Betrayal of Christ, c. 1610-66 (oil on canvas)
7240871 Betrayal of Christ, c.1610-66 (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666) (after); 21.7x29 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

An Allegorical Painting of Peace, c. 1630-1700 (oil on copper)
7240813 An Allegorical Painting of Peace, c.1630-1700 (oil on copper) by Flemish School, (17th century); 45x30 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Torche (fixe); Torch; Unbewegliche Pechfackel (engraving)
7197764 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Torche (fixe); Torch; Unbewegliche Pechfackel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Torche (portative); Torch; Bewegliche Fackel (engraving)
7197765 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Torche (portative); Torch; Bewegliche Fackel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Old London by Torchlight (engraving)
7188238 Old London by Torchlight (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old London by Torchlight. Illustration for Home Words (1886).); © Look and Learn

L Idee Nouvelle, February 1898. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
L Idee Nouvelle, February 1898

Parade Torch, c. 1939. Creator: William H Edwards
Parade Torch, c. 1939

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"Torchlight: Illuminating History, Art, and Humanity" In the darkness of history, it has served as a guiding beacon for both conquerors and commoners alike. From Napoleon's fateful visit to the bivouacs on the eve of the Battle of Austerlitz to scenes from biblical narratives like Jesus before Caiaphas, torches have witnessed pivotal moments in our collective past. Artistic expressions have also captured the mesmerizing dance of flames. "The Torch Dance" woodcut from 1517-18 transports us to an era where fire was not only a source of light but also a symbol of celebration. Similarly, "The descent from the cross to the torch" etching in 1654 reminds us that even in somber moments they can bring solace and hope. While war ravaged Europe during World War II, an ARP man with his trusty horse and flashlight became a symbol of resilience amidst chaos. The flickering beam cutting through the night offered reassurance amid uncertainty. Beyond battles and conflicts lie stories shrouded in mystery. Imagine stumbling upon a hidden cemetery beneath Aquila Castle or witnessing "The Assassination of Empress Austria. " These chilling encounters remind us that they are reveal secrets long forgotten or unveil dark truths lurking within shadows. Yet amidst tragedy, there are tales that inspire humanity's indomitable spirit. Border soldiers creating an opening through an avalanche or survivors emerging after being buried for hours exemplify courage against all odds. Such moving episodes demonstrate how even a single flame can ignite hope when all seems lost. Whether illuminating historical events or artistic masterpieces, torchlight transcends time and connects us across centuries. It serves as a reminder that no matter how daunting life may appear at times, there is always light waiting to guide our way forward into tomorrow's unknowns.