Related Images Gallery

Goodbye Old Man - Soldier and dying horse during WWI

Goodbye Old Man is a striking image of a soldier bidding farewell to his fatally injured horse. Goodbye Old Man was commissioned by the Blue Cross in 1916 to raise money to help horses on active service.
The artist is Fortunino Matania and it is one of his most famous war-time illustrations. Fortunino Matania (1881 - 1963) was born in Naples.
During and after the war, his work adorned many a history book. During the 1st World War Matania mainly worked for the British magazine The Sphere as their star illustrator, usually producing one full page illustration or more per weekly issue.
He was also employed by the British government and commissioned by individual British regiments. He visited the front several times which allowed him to view wartime conditions at first hand and talk with soldiers about their experiences. From sketches and memory he could then finish a painting, often within a few days

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10046868

Ludgate Circus, London CC97_01518

LUDGATE CIRCUS, City of London. A busy street view of Ludgate Circus looking towards St Paul's Cathedral with horse-drawn buses in the foreground and a steam train on the bridge. The Circus was constructed at the junction of Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street between 1864 and 1875. A late 19th century photograph by York and Son

© Historic England

St. Nicholasa€™ Church in Ghent, Belgium Circa 1887

Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of St. Nicholasa?? Church in Ghent, Belgium Circa 1887. Source: Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

© Craig McCausland

609904834, Antique, Architecture, Art, Belgium, Black And White, Building Exterior, Built Structure, Capital Cities, Cathedral, Catholicism, Church, City, East Flanders, Engraved Image, Engraving, Europe, European Culture, Famous Place, Ghent Belgium, Gothic Style, History, Horizontal, Horse Cart, Illustration, Men, Ornate, Outdoors, People, Period Costume, Print, Religion, Renaissance, Roman, Spirituality, Stone Material, Street, The Past, Tourism, Tower, Town Square, Travel, Tudor Style, Turret, Urban Scene, Victorian Style, Village, Window, Women