Enemies Collection

The Battle of Trafalgar, (oil on canvas)
824219 The Battle of Trafalgar, (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 340.5x218.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Trafalgar. English School, 19th Century)

Christmas Truce / Photo
British and German soldiers fraternising on Christmas Day abandoning their respective trenches to exchange gifts, play sports and forget the war for one day

Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814-02-01). Napoleon, at the head of a blue division of the guard, recovers the hamlet of Giberie. Colored engraving

A Cat and Dog Life by George Studdy
Bonzo finds that sharing life with the household cat bears out the old phrase - a cat-and-dog life. Bonzo, the cartoon canine creation of artist George Studdy in The Sketch

Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti
Soldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast. In 1873

Thrilling Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Giant Ants
HANDS ACROSS THE VOID - The giant ants of Titan help the Earth travellers against their enemies

Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" You re comin along with me, my lad, as soon as this is over!" (Hermann feels he DOES know a better ole). Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander magazine showing his famous

My Mistake by George Studdy
Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy zooms enthusiastically towards a mean looking cat and then casually walks by when he realises the cat is standing his ground

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond
1765053 Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond, late 1650s (oil on canvas) by English School

Circe, c. 1889 (oil on canvas)
1128167 Circe, c.1889 (oil on canvas) by Barker, Wright (1864-1941); 138x188 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English, out of copyright

WW1 - U-14 rammed by British steam trawler, the Oceanic II
WW1 - SM U-14 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. On the 5th June 1915, U-14 was disabled by gunfire from armed British trawler, Oceanic II

WW1 - The torpedoing of the RMS Falaba, 28th March 1915
WW1 - A view from on board the RMS Falaba, showing the German U-Boat U-28 alongside it. The liner tried its best to escape, but the British steamship was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine

The Boyhood of Fionn
The boyhood of Fionn (Finn) mac Cumhaill in the forest of Slieve Bloom where he was hidden from his fathers enemies. He & a horse look solemnly at each other

Illustration, crime scene, man in street being fired at with shotgun from car window, both men in suits and fedora hats, pair of onlookers in background

You deserve... a smack in the nose!

Cathars Maltreat Enemies
Cathars (Albigeois) ill-treat their enemies : anti-Cathar propaganda by Catholic convert Collin de Plancy who had formerly opposed the Church

Fighting Goats, c.1920 (cut paper laid down on tissue)
1767558 Fighting Goats, c.1920 (cut paper laid down on tissue) by Diederich, Wilhelm Hunt (1884-1953); 36.8x27.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images.

Brazilian natives attacking an enemy
5312031 Brazilian natives attacking an enemy; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting Brazilian natives attacking an enemy)

A woodcut depicting the cooking of a human body on a spit. The victim was most likely an enemy defeated during battle
5310773 A woodcut depicting the cooking of a human body on a spit. The victim was most likely an enemy defeated during battle, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

An Assyrian cavalry
5307972 An Assyrian cavalry.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Assyrian cavalry pursuing their enemies. From a bas relief found at Nimrud. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Victory of Trafalgar
2613390 Victory of Trafalgar.; (add.info.: Victory of Trafalgar. This view of the total defeat of the combined fleets of France and Spain)

Anti-Smoking, 1868
1574622 Anti-Smoking, 1868; (add.info.: Aunt banning her nephew from smoking in the dining room but is glad to use the smoke from his pipe smoking to kill here insect enemies in the conservatory)

A Lirong warrior of the Baram District, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. His coat was made of goat skin
3033730 A Lirong warrior of the Baram District, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. His coat was made of goat skin and his shield covered with human hair obtained from his enemies

The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

The Battle on the Volturno - fight in the field near St. Angelo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - fight in the field near St. Angelo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860. The village itself, or rather the old abbey and its dependencies

The Battle on the Volturno - the Neapolitan troops passing along a ravine... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - the Neapolitan troops passing along a ravine - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860. War in Italy: Garibaldians ambushing the enemy

Two horsemen meet on a forest road and fire at each other, 1740. Creator: Cornelis Troost
Two horsemen meet on a forest road and fire at each other, 1740

Planche de silhouettes qui fut distribuee aux troupes Francaises, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Planche de silhouettes qui fut distribuee aux troupes Francaises, pour leur permettre de reconnaitre leurs amis et leurs ennemis. 1914

Brutto Buono Stoned by His Enemies. Creator: Francesco Villamena
Brutto Buono Stoned by His Enemies

Becket excommunicates his adversaries AD1165, 1920's (litho)
833111 Becket excommunicates his adversaries AD1165, 1920's (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster, Telling a friend may mean telling the enemy, WW2. 1940s

Uniforms of the armies fighting in the First Balkan War (colour litho)
2779870 Uniforms of the armies fighting in the First Balkan War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buffalo and Lion Before the Fight, (oil on canvas)
1197063 Buffalo and Lion Before the Fight, (oil on canvas) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1926); 78.8x129.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

A Scene from the Trojan Wars (oil on canvas)
990285 A Scene from the Trojan Wars (oil on canvas) by Calliano, Rafaelle (1785-1824); 75x135.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scene from the Trojan Wars)

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Remember Dien Bien Phu (victory for Vietnamese forces against the French after a four-month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh in May 1954)

WW1 - Dardanelles Campaign - Australians cornering the enemy
WW1 - Dardanelles Campaign - Progress in Gallipoli as the Australian troops advance up hill, yet corner and attack a Turkish detachmment

Cannibalism Cooking Dead Humans Fiji Fijian Native
cannibalism, cooking, dead, humans, fiji, fijian, native, barbaric, rite, traditions, pacific, islanders, fierce, warriors, enemies, consuming, cannibal, cannibalisation, cannibals, body, bodies

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Farmer! Your enemies made you work from sunrise ti susnet to feed them. Now, when the land is yours, work from sunrise to sunset to annihilate them. Poster

Beatus of Liebana. Sheet 150. Death of the Beast and the enemies of God. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. Proc: SPAIN

FLIGHT OF LEUDASTE
The lecherous and devious Leudaste, risen from serfdom to count of Tours, flees from his many enemies : he will beg mercy of the queen, but she has him battered to death Date: 582

RACIAL/NEW ZEALAND/DEATH
Maori chief Upokia, sitting in state after his death, surrounded by the heads of his enemies Date: circa 1850

NAPOLEON IN THE VALLEY
Napoleon may have tamed the Russian Bear, but other enemies threaten him in the Valley of the Shadow of Death Date: 1808

The Victor (w/c & lead white heightening on paper)
5913364 The Victor (w/c & lead white heightening on paper) by Shields, Frederic James (1833-1911); 164.2x87.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Sketches from "Enemies, "at the Prince's Theatre (engraving)
1623173 Sketches from " Enemies, " at the Prince's Theatre (engraving) by Partridge, Bernard (1861-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from " Enemies)

Emperor Heraclius Slays the King of Persia, 1485-95 (tempera and oil on panel)
5861590 Emperor Heraclius Slays the King of Persia, 1485-95 (tempera and oil on panel) by Netherlandish School, (15th century); 67.6x54.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

A Scout (pen, ink, & w / c on ledger paper)
3611239 A Scout (pen, ink, & w/c on ledger paper) by Howling Wolf (1849-1927); 20x31.5 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; © Allen Memorial Art Museum; Gift of Mrs

General Swallow Feasting on a French Fricassee!!, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving)
2655363 General Swallow Feasting on a French Fricassee!!, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c. 1913-1915 (oil on canvas)
656203 Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c.1913-1915 (oil on canvas) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 130x240 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen)

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"From Foes to Friends: Unlikely Bonds Formed in the Face of Adversity" The Battle of Trafalgar, immortalized on canvas, reminds us that even amidst the chaos of war they can become allies. A heartwarming snapshot captures the Christmas Truce, a momentary ceasefire where enemies laid down their weapons and celebrated together. The Napoleonic Wars witnessed bitter conflicts, but also saw remarkable instances like the Battle of Rothiere when former adversaries united against a common enemy. In George Studdy's "A Cat and Dog Life, " even natural foes find companionship, reminding us that animosity can be overcome with understanding. Fante Soldiers fighting alongside the British against Ashanti forces demonstrate how shared goals can bridge gaps between erstwhile enemies. Thrilling Wonder Stories' cover featuring giant ants battling humans serves as a reminder that sometimes we must unite against unimaginable threats regardless of past differences. Bruce Bairnsfather's WW1 cartoon "Anglo-Saxon" humorously portrays soldiers from opposing sides finding camaraderie amid conflict - proof that humanity transcends enmity. George Studdy's "My Mistake" showcases an unexpected twist where adversaries realize their misunderstandings and choose reconciliation over hostility. Oliver Cromwell's portrait amidst a seascape and battle beyond symbolizes how leaders often emerge from adversity to shape history despite initial opposition. Circe’s captivating oil painting reminds us that even mythical enchantresses have been known to forge alliances with former foes for mutual gain or survival. WW1 recounts U-14 being rammed by British steam trawler Oceanic II – an incident illustrating how dire circumstances can lead rivals to cooperate in times of crisis. An illustration depicting a crime scene captures two men in suits firing at another man from a car window while onlookers watch in the background.