Flaming Torches 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

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: torchlight procession to…Royal Palace…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: torchlight procession to the Royal Palace at Stockholm - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the landing at Stockholm…, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the landing at Stockholm, from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Scandinavia

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

The election of Mr. Horatio Seymour, Governor of the State of New York…, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The election of Mr. Horatio Seymour, Governor of the State of New York: Democratic procession passing the New York Hotel, 1862

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne at Gottenborg - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

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

Scenes from the life of Christ, Stein Quadriptych, c1525-1530. Creator: Simon Bening
Scenes from the life of Christ, Stein Quadriptych, c1525-1530. One of four sets of miniatures made up of sixteen miniatures per panel, making sixty-four miniatures in total

The Wassail Bowl - drawn by John Gilbert, 1860. Creator: Smyth
all! welcome all! The feast is spread in the vaulted hall...The gen'rous wassail-bowl With kindness warms the soul. We quaff it to friends, we quaff it to foes

Padre Giovanni addressing the people in front of the Jesuits College, Naples... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Padre Giovanni addressing the people in front of the Jesuits College, Naples - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Figures from the Painted Vase of Darius, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Figures from the Painted Vase of Darius, 1857. Procession of Apollo, Diana etc; Darius on his throne, and attendants; Satrap receiving tributes

Interior of a Gothic Church at Night Looking East, 1636. Creator: Peeter Neeffs the Elder
Interior of a Gothic Church at Night Looking East, 1636

Sketch for the church of Saint-Eustache : the deposition from the cross, the burial of Christ, 1856. (Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Eustache : L'ensevelissement du Christ)

Esquisse pour la mairie du 6ème arrondissement de Paris. Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité, 1887
Esquisse pour la mairie du 6eme arrondissement de Paris. Liberte. Egalite. Fraternite, 1887

La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Anti-Papal Demonstration at Salisbury, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Anti-Papal Demonstration at Salisbury, 1850....the sober, peaceful, and respectable city of Salisbury [in Wiltshire] was frightened from the propriety of its stagnation by a grand mock procession of

La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Reception of Hungarian Exiles in Philadelphia, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Hungarian Exiles in Philadelphia, [USA], 1850. Hungarian revolutionary leader Laszlo Uhjazi'...with his lady and family, arrived...from New York

Tree of Liberty, on the Boulevard St. Martin, at Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Tree of Liberty, on the Boulevard St. Martin, at Paris, 1850. During the past week riots of a revolutionary character have taken place in that capital; the ostensible cause of which was the removal

Torch Hunting in a Florida Forest; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
Torch Hunting in a Florida Forest; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. [Men carrying a dead bear lashed to a wooden pole]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

La Marchande d Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815 / 17
La Marchande d Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Triumphal arch erected in honor of Cardinal Mazarin after the Treaty of the Pyrenees, ca. 1664-5

Roman Feast with Flaming Torches and Candelabra (chromolitho)
735638 Roman Feast with Flaming Torches and Candelabra (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Feast with Flaming Torches and Candelabra)

Espagne. La Viatique, 1889. Creator: Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
Espagne. La Viatique, 1889. [Spain, The Viaticum]

Le Songe d Amour (Loves Dream), 1785. Creator: Nicolas-Francois Regnault
Le Songe d Amour (Loves Dream), 1785

The Triumph of Julius Caesar [no. 5 and 6 plus 2 columns], 1599. Creator: Andrea Andreani
The Triumph of Julius Caesar [no.5 and 6 plus 2 columns], 1599

The Body of Hadrian Lying in State next to His Mausoleum, late 18th-early 19th century

Aerial View of Theatre, 1652. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Aerial View of Theatre, 1652

Pyramids of Jugglers, 1652. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Pyramids of Jugglers, 1652

A scene near Temple Bar, during the fog, 1844. Creator: Unknown
A scene near Temple Bar, during the fog, 1844. Thick fog in the City of London. To say that darkness was visible would be to give but a faint idea of the aspect of things about seven o clock

Sheet 5: Elephants, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar, 1599. Creator: Bernardo Malpizzi
Sheet 5: Elephants, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar, 1599

Plate 7: Triumphal Procession after Victory over Turks, from the Triumphs of Charles V, 1614

Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India - transferring the mail from a steamship to shore at Folkestone:if it be low-water, the weather rough

Night-scene in a Dublin-street, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Night-scene in a Dublin-street, 1844. Crowds celebrate after Irish nationalist politician Daniel O Connell was released from prison. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

The burial of Philip the Handsome (1478-1506) (engraving)
KW212285 The burial of Philip the Handsome (1478-1506) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Flaming Torches: Illuminating the Past and Present" Napoleon's Eve of Triumph: In 1805, as Napoleon prepared for the Battle of Austerlitz, his bivouacs were aglow with flaming torches, casting an eerie light on his determined soldiers. Torch Hunting in Florida's Wilderness: Take a step back to 1875 when Thomas Mayne Reid embarked on a thrilling adventure through the Florida forest, chasing elusive prey guided by nothing but flaming torches. Love's Fiery Merchant: Transport yourself to France in 1815/17 and witness La Marchande d'Amour selling her exquisite furnishing fabric under the enchanting glow of flaming torches. Dido's Tragic Farewell: Giuseppe Diamantini captures the heart-wrenching scene of Dido on her funeral pyre, surrounded by mourners holding aloft flaming torches that symbolize both grief and eternal love. Cardinal Mazarin's Triumphant Arch: After successfully negotiating the Treaty of Pyrenees in 1659, a grand triumphal arch adorned with blazing torches was erected to honor Cardinal Mazarin’s diplomatic victory. The Martyrs of Gorchum: François Collignon immortalizes brave souls who perished during religious conflicts from 1630-1687; their memory kept alive by fiery torchlight illuminating their sacrifice. Roman Extravaganza: Step into a lavish feast set in ancient Rome where guests revel under shimmering candelabra and flamboyant displays of flaming torches—a spectacle fit for emperors. Spain's Viatique Journey: Daniel Urrabieta Vierge takes us on an artistic voyage through late-19th-century Spain, capturing pilgrims carrying burning torches as they embark on their spiritual viatique journey. Love Awakens.