The Amalgamated Press Collection

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle
Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Scene from the Battle of the Somme in northern France during the First World War

The Coming of Spring, 1899, (c1930). Creator: Edward Atkinson Hornel
The Coming of Spring, 1899, (c1930). A group of girls celebrate the coming of Spring, indicated by the snowdrops in the foreground

A Select Committee, 1891, (c1930). Creator: Henry Stacy Marks
A Select Committee, 1891, (c1930). Anthropomorphic depiction of exotic birds including macaws, parrots, and sulphur-crested cockatoos. Painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

Galway Gossips, c1887, (c1930). Creator: Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow
Galway Gossips, c1887, (c1930). Rural scene in the west of Ireland: a woman on a horse stops to chat to a man leaning on a low wall

A Message from the Sea, 1883, (c1930). Creator: William McTaggart
A Message from the Sea, 1883, (c1930). Three fisher-children finding a bottle washed up by the tide. The setting is the beach at Machrihanish, a village in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland

Childhoods Treasures, 1886, (c1930). Creator: Marianne Stokes
Childhoods Treasures, 1886, (c1930). Children with a litter of newborn puppies. Painting in the Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham

The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot, 1894, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot, 1894, (c1930). Illustration to Tennysons poem, " The Lady of Shalott" : the Lady sees bold Sir Launcelot in her mirror: she goes to the window

Britannias Realm, 1880, (c1930). Creator: John Brett
Britannias Realm, 1880, (c1930). Sailing boats off the coast near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art"

The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter Graham
The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Illustration to a ballad of the same name by Robert Southey, published in 1802. A warning bell for shipping had been installed on a dangerous sandstone reef off

Sponsa De Libano, 1891, (c1930). Creator: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Sponsa De Libano, 1891, (c1930). The North and South Winds blow on the Bride of Lebanon. The lilies symbolise her virginity

The Earths Awakening, 1909, (c1930). Creator: Edward Atkinson Hornel
The Earths Awakening, 1909, (c1930). A group of girls celebrate the coming of Spring, indicated by the snowdrops in the foreground

Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916. British troops in gas masks charged German trenches at the Battle of Loos on the Western Front

Gathering Plums, 1901, (c1930). Creator: Henry Herbert la Thangue
Gathering Plums, 1901, (c1930). A young woman and boy fill baskets with fallen fruit in an orchard with a stream running through it. Painting in the Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

The Girl at the Gate, 1889, (c1930). Creator: George Clausen
The Girl at the Gate, 1889, (c1930). Rural scene, painted in the village of Cookham Dean in Berkshire. The model was Mary Baldwin who worked as a nanny for the artists family

Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Woman holding a glass bowl, with ships reflected in a large mirror behind; allegorical scene with spatial and temporal inconsistencies

The Campbells are Coming! Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917
" The Campbells are Coming!" Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917. The tune of the The Campbells Are Coming was played by pipers at the Battle of Delville Wood

Map Showing the German Cameroon Colony, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing the German Cameroon Colony, 1916. German Cameroon was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916

Hard Times, 1885, (c1930). Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Hard Times, 1885, (c1930). A family rest by the side of the road. The fathers tools, tied in a bundle, indicate that he is looking for manual labour

The Home Squadron, 1903, (c1930). Creator: John Robertson Reid
The Home Squadron, 1903, (c1930). A woman and her children sit among lobster pots overlooking the harbour in a Cornish fishing village, waiting for her fisherman husband to return

The Mermaid, late 19th century, (c1930). Creator: Charles Napier Kennedy
The Mermaid, late 19th century, (c1930). Young woman wrapped in seaweed, sitting on a rocky beach, with her tail in a rock pool. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art"

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, 1897, (c1930). Creator: Arthur Trevethin Nowell
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, 1897, (c1930). A group of disapproving angels look on as Adam and Eve, now ashamed of their nakedness

A Breezy Day: Howth Head, early 20th century, (c1930). Creator: William Newenham Montague Orpen
A Breezy Day: Howth Head, early 20th century, (c1930). Woman looking out to the Irish Sea at Howth Head, a peninsula on the east coast of Ireland

The Historic Landing from the River Clyde at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th
The Historic Landing from the " River Clyde" at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th, 1915, 1916. Sedd el Bahr was the site of V Beach, the landing zone for SS River Clyde

General Count Luigi Cadorna, 1917. Creator: Unknown
General Count Luigi Cadorna, 1917. Marshal of Italy Luigi Cadorna (1850-1928) Italian General and Marshal of Italy, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army during the first part of World War I

Map Illustrating the Russian Retreat from Galicia in the Summer of 1915, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map Illustrating the Russian Retreat from Galicia in the Summer of 1915, 1916. Strategic withdrawal from the Galicia-Poland by the Imperial Russian Army during September 1915

Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. From August to September 1914, the Russian Empire invaded Germany on the Eastern Front

The Zeppelin Bombardment of Antwerp in August, 1814, in Defiance of the Hague Convention, 1915. On the night of 25/26 August

Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front

Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Fighting began in January 1915, when a German-led Ottoman force invaded the Sinai Peninsula, then part of the British Protectorate of Egypt

The Head of the Glen, 1894, (c1930). Creator: Peter Graham
The Head of the Glen, 1894, (c1930). Highland cattle in a Scottish landscape with low cloud. Painting in the Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum, Burnley, Lancashire

Rough Weather in the Mediterranean, 1874, (c1930). Creator: Henry Moore
Rough Weather in the Mediterranean, 1874, (c1930). A sailing ship struggling in stormy seas. Painting in the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire

Pelagia and Philammon, 1887, (c1930). Creator: Arthur Hacker
Pelagia and Philammon, 1887, (c1930). Scene from " Hypatia", a novel by Charles Kingsley: the monk Philammon finds his sister Pelagia at the point of death in the desert

The Crew, 1902, (c1930). Creator: Charles Napier Hemy
The Crew, 1902, (c1930). Small sailing boat in rough seas. Painting in the Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art"

Women at Work that Men might Fight, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Women at Work that Men might Fight, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Sunday on the Western Front: Chaplain Conducts Impromptu Service, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sunday on the Western Front: Chaplain Conducts Impromptu Service, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Eastern Area of the Great War, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Eastern Area of the Great War, 1915. The Eastern Front was a frontier between the Russian Empire and Romania on one side and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria

Map indicating the Position of the Allied Naval Victory in the Baltic, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map indicating the Position of the Allied Naval Victory in the Baltic, 1916. A British submarine flotilla operated in the Baltic Sea for three years during the First World War, on 19 August 1915

Map of Two and a Half Years Campaign in Mesopotamia, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map of Two and a Half Years Campaign in Mesopotamia, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The First V. C. ever Won by a Territorial, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The First V.C. ever Won by a Territorial, 1916. Second-Lieut. G. H. Woolley s. defence of Hill 60 made him the first British Territorial Army officer to be awarded the Victoria Cross

British Infantry Storm Ruined Heudicourt, 1917. Creator: Unknown
British Infantry Storm Ruined Heudicourt, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Map Showing the Relation of Serbia to Neighbouring States, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing the Relation of Serbia to Neighbouring States, 1916. The Serbian campaign was fought from late July 1914, when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia at the outset of World War I

Chocolate and Apples Behind the British Lines, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Chocolate and Apples Behind the British Lines, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Detailed Map of the Arras Fighting Area, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Detailed Map of the Arras Fighting Area, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Detailed Map of Gallipoli and Dardanelles, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Detailed Map of Gallipoli and Dardanelles, 1916. The Gallipoli campaign took place on the Gallipoli peninsula from 17 February 1915 to 9 January 1916

An Evening Concert in Officers Mess of the Artists Rifles, 1917. Creator: Unknown
An Evening Concert in Officers Mess of the Artists Rifles, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

The Spirit of Our Old Navy Yet Llives - The Drake Touch in the North Sea, 1915
The Spirit of Our Old Navy Yet Llives - The " Drake Touch" in the North Sea, 1915. British Battle cruiser Squadron sinking German cruisers

Guarding Britains Food Supplies, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Guarding Britains Food Supplies, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1915]

Coaling the Fleet During a Gale, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coaling the Fleet During a Gale, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII. The Autumn Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

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"The Amalgamated Press: A Glimpse into History's Canvas" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of "The Amalgamated Press. " This collection of artworks, curated from various eras, offers a kaleidoscope of emotions and stories that transcend time. "Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916" by James Prinsep Beadle transports us to the harrowing trenches of World War I. The bravery and sacrifice depicted here remind us of the indomitable human spirit amidst chaos. As spring blossoms in Edward Atkinson Hornel's "The Coming of Spring, " we witness nature's renewal after a long winter slumber. Vibrant colors burst forth, symbolizing hope and new beginnings. Henry Stacy Marks' "A Select Committee" takes us to Victorian England, where political intrigue unfolds within ornate chambers. It reminds us that even behind closed doors, decisions shape our society's destiny. In Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow's "Galway Gossips, " we glimpse everyday life in Ireland during the late 19th century. The animated conversations among locals highlight the importance of community bonds. William McTaggart's "A Message from the Sea" captures a poignant moment as fishermen receive news from afar. It serves as a reminder that communication can bridge vast distances and connect hearts across oceans. Marianne Stokes' "Childhoods Treasures" evokes nostalgia for simpler times when innocence reigned supreme. Through delicate brushstrokes, she immortalizes cherished childhood memories that resonate with all ages. John William Waterhouse invites us into Arthurian legend with his masterpiece "The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot. " We are captivated by forbidden love and its consequences—a timeless tale woven through centuries. Edward Atkinson Hornel returns with "The Earths Awakening, " an enchanting portrayal of nature awakening from its wintry slumber.