Cannons Collection (page 6)

The Naval Manoeuvres (engraving)
1036343 The Naval Manoeuvres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres)

The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado (colour litho)
1036470 The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle for Stone River or Murfreesboro, 1863 (litho)
497592 The Battle for Stone River or Murfreesboro, 1863 (litho) by Mathews, Alfred E. (1831-74); 53x68.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn, c. 1862 (colour litho)
497542 Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn, c.1862 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); 30.2x40.2 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

"Cetewayo civilised", the Ex-Zulu King in the Castle, Cape Town (engraving)
1045156 " Cetewayo civilised", the Ex-Zulu King in the Castle, Cape Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Cetewayo civilised")

Interior of the Redan, 1855 (b / w photo)
701530 Interior of the Redan, 1855 (b/w photo) by Robertson, James (1813-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside the Russian defenses of Sevastopol which were breached by the British on the 8th)

The Fortress of Kars, in Asiatic Turkey (engraving)
1106420 The Fortress of Kars, in Asiatic Turkey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fortress of Kars, in Asiatic Turkey)

Mode of Transporting Large Guns for Coast Defence (engraving)
1105258 Mode of Transporting Large Guns for Coast Defence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mode of Transporting Large Guns for Coast Defence)

Mob of Paris carrying off the Guns of National Guards (engraving)
1104897 Mob of Paris carrying off the Guns of National Guards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mob of Paris carrying off the Guns of National Guards)

Explosion on Board the Camperdown (engraving)
1100641 Explosion on Board the Camperdown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explosion on Board the Camperdown)

Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, N. Y. October 17th 1777, pub. N
1123840 Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, N.Y. October 17th 1777, pub. N. Currier, 1852 (litho) by Trumbull, John (1756-1843); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness, Competition with the Ten-inch Muzzle-Loading Gun
1054109 Meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness, Competition with the Ten-inch Muzzle-Loading Gun (engraving) by English School

Forts of the Bosphorus (colour litho)
961224 Forts of the Bosphorus (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forts of the Bosphorus, Turkey.); © Look and Learn

The Bostonians in Distress, 1774 (colour litho)
1078591 The Bostonians in Distress, 1774 (colour litho) by English School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: London, Printed for R. Sayer & J)

Running Action Between the U. S. Frigate President and H. M. S
1079428 Running Action Between the U.S. Frigate President and H.M.S. Endymion, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Butterworth, Thomas (1768-1827); 40.6x55.9 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

"See, "he said, "here is one of my monkeys". (colour litho)
994116 " See, " he said, " here is one of my monkeys". (colour litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romance of Empire)

Siege of the city of Tyre (chromolitho)
964085 Siege of the city of Tyre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of the city of Tyre (Siege de la ville de Tyr), a 10th-century depiction

The Occupation of Cyprus (engraving)
1059916 The Occupation of Cyprus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Occupation of Cyprus)

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Colossal Gun lately found in Bengal (engraving)
1102355 Colossal Gun lately found in Bengal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colossal Gun lately found in Bengal)

Economy of a Man-of-War (engraving)
1101529 Economy of a Man-of-War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy of a Man-of-War)

Krupps Guns, German exhibit, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia
1123079 Krupps Guns, German exhibit, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (silver albumen print) by American Photographer

Lord Howe defeats the French (engraving)
819199 Lord Howe defeats the French (engraving) by Craig, William Marshall (fl.1788-1828) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Howe defeats the French, 1st June)

Entry of the Allies into Paris (engraving)
819132 Entry of the Allies into Paris (engraving) by Terry, G.W. (18th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entry of the Allies into Paris, 1815)

Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b / w photo)
869214 Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b/w photo) by Barnard, George N. (1819-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, c. 1779 (oil on canvas)
490990 George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, c.1779 (oil on canvas) by Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827) (and workshop); 131x121.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

General view of The Royal Arsenal (engraving)
603846 General view of The Royal Arsenal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of The Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, London)

The Battle at Blenheim, near Hochstadt (Bavaria), 1704 (oil on canvas)
RAF403513 The Battle at Blenheim, near Hochstadt (Bavaria), 1704 (oil on canvas) by Huchtenburgh, Jan van (1647-1733); 44.4x66.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Blenheim, August 13)

A German field artillery division reach the West and await battle orders (b / w photo)
STC406171 A German field artillery division reach the West and await battle orders (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German

A French Man of War Surrendering (oil on canvas)
OJ379560 A French Man of War Surrendering (oil on canvas) by Serres, Dominic (1722-93); 50.8x76.5 cm; Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

Pennycuick was killed: his gallant son, a mere lad, sprang forward
STC397078 Pennycuick was killed: his gallant son, a mere lad, sprang forward and bestrode his fathers body, illustration from Battles of the Nineteenth Century by Archibald Forbes, G.A

The main battery at Fort Sumter (coloured engraving)
728363 The main battery at Fort Sumter (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The main battery at Fort Sumter)

Japanese Troops during the Battle of Lushunkou, 1894 (b/w photo)
740736 Japanese Troops during the Battle of Lushunkou, 1894 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

General view of the Horse Guards Parade (b / w photo)
733566 General view of the Horse Guards Parade (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of the Horse Guards Parade, in Whitehall, London)

Stern of a moored vessel, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert
XIR414996 Stern of a moored vessel, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert, plate 48 (pencil & w/c on paper) by French School, (17th century); Service Historique de la Marine, Vincennes

Cross-section in the largest width of an armed and equipped vessel
XIR414993 Cross-section in the largest width of an armed and equipped vessel, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert, plate 44 (pencil & w/c on paper) by French School

Paris Commune: fighting in front of the Tour Saint-Jacques, 1871 (oil on canvas)
XIR391176 Paris Commune: fighting in front of the Tour Saint-Jacques, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Boulanger, Gustave Clarence Rodolphe (1824-88); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Death of Giovanni de Medici in Battle, plate 8 from
BCC393571 The Death of Giovanni de Medici in Battle, plate 8 from The History of the Medici, engraved by Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), c.1583 (engraving) by Straet

French Troops getting Artillery into Position at Fort St Julien, near Metz (engraving)
2773790 French Troops getting Artillery into Position at Fort St Julien, near Metz (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Booty King (colour litho)
2808730 The Booty King (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Loot King. A large 280 German cannon captured intact by the Australians)

Gunners And Infantrymen On Moschin Hill (colour litho)
2808703 Gunners And Infantrymen On Moschin Hill (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunners And Infantrymen On The Moschin Hill)

The first Huns tank captured by the French (colour litho)
2808696 The first Huns tank captured by the French (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first tank of the Huns captured by the French)

The wonders of our war (Colour Litho)
2808579 The wonders of our war (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wonders of our war. The arduous climb of a mountain battery to go over a peak)

To escape German harassment (colour litho)
2808552 To escape German harassment (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: To escape German harassment)

The extreme effort to save Constantinople, sending troops and material to the line of Cyatalgia (colour litho)
2808535 The extreme effort to save Constantinople, sending troops and material to the line of Cyatalgia (colour litho) by Beltrame

Another advance in Derna, Alpine troops forced by the roughness of the places to carry on their shoulders
2808523 Another advance in Derna, Alpine troops forced by the roughness of the places to carry on their shoulders... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The celebration of the Alpini in Verona (colour litho)
2809332 The celebration of the Alpini in Verona (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The celebration of the Alpini in Verona)

The Russo-Japanese War, death of Russian Commander General Keller due to a howitzer blast (Colour Litho)
2798807 The Russo-Japanese War, death of Russian Commander General Keller due to a howitzer blast (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

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"Cannons: A Historical Journey Through Power and Warfare" Step back in time to the Woolwich Barracks, where rows of majestic cannons stood ready for battle. These mighty weapons played a crucial role in shaping history, from protecting His Majesty's Ship, the Victory, during the Battle of Trafalgar to defending Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island. Renowned artist John Christian Schetky captured the intensity of war with his vivid depiction of The Battle of Trafalgar. British cannons roared as they fought against their adversaries, showcasing both their destructive force and strategic importance. Traveling further east, witness the boldness of Alpine drums resonating through picturesque landscapes in TSM H. 1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I. They were instrumental in this historic event led by the Magnificent Sultan himself. Closer to home at Woolwich Arsenal in southeast London stands the Great Crane - a testament to industrial might that aided cannon production on an unprecedented scale. This engineering marvel highlights how these weapons became integral parts of warfare across nations. But cannons weren't limited to land battles alone; Dutch Warships depicted by Wenceslaus Hollar showcased naval supremacy and emphasized how these powerful artillery pieces dominated maritime conflicts. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, explore The Walls of Derry where cannons guarded against sieges and invasions throughout centuries. These fortifications symbolize resilience and determination against all odds. In more recent times, modern weaponry like Junkers Ju 87G aircraft armed with formidable 37mm anti-tank cannons emerged during World War I. Witness its devastating impact at Gallipoli as Asiatic Annie unleashed destruction upon enemy forces. From ancient battlegrounds to modern warfare innovations, they have left an indelible mark on human history. Their power has shaped empires' destinies while reminding us that strength lies not only within their barrels but also within those who wield them.