138 Paintings of world war i by john lavery Images: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search

'rigids' at Pulham, 1918. R23 Type British Airships at Pulham St Mary,...

'English: rigids' at Pulham, 1918. R23 Type British Airships at Pulham St Mary, Norfolk image: A view of the interior of an airship hangar showing the rear fins of two rigid airships. There is a tank and a numb... More

A Coast Defence - an 18-pounder anti-aircraft gun, Tyneside, 1917 Art....

A Coast Defence - an 18-pounder anti-aircraft gun, Tyneside, 1917 image: Searchlights scan the night sky over the coast at an anti-aircraft installation. One of the two guns is firing, with the flash from the ... More

A Convoy, North Sea, 1918. From Ns 7- painted from an airship off the ...

A Convoy, North Sea, 1918. From Ns 7- painted from an airship off the coast of Norway image: An aerial view from an airship looking down onto a convoy in the North Sea. Two airmen look out towards the lower le... More

A Deck Hand, North Sea Patrol, 1917 Art.IWMART1397

A Deck Hand, North Sea Patrol, 1917 image: A half length portrait of a naval deck hand wearing a waterproof coat and souwester hat. He stands on the deck of a ship and the coastline can be seen behind him, wit... More

Admiral Sir James Startin, Kcb, Am, Rnr Art.IWMART1260

Admiral Sir James Startin, Kcb, Am, Rnr image: A half length portrait of Admiral Sir James Startin in uniform.

American Troops Embarking, Southampton, 1918 Art.IWMART1279

American Troops Embarking, Southampton, 1918 image: A long line of American infantrymen, in full uniform and kit, boarding a dazzle camouflage painted troopship via a metal staircase. The ship, which is already... More

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919 Art.IWMART2881

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919 image: The interior of a factory-type building that is being used as a post office. Female postal workers sit at rows of desks that have various shelves above them. A male off... More

British Mine-laying Submarines, Harwich, 1917 Art.IWMART1259

British Mine-laying Submarines, Harwich, 1917 image: Five submarines are moored in the foreground. The foremost submarine is being painted by a sailor in grey overalls, possibly to protect against rust. In the... More

Elswick, 1917 - Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth and Company Art.IWMART2883

Elswick, 1917 - Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth and Company image: The interior of a munitions factory with female workers sitting on high stools arranged in multiple rows, working at machines.

Flotta Island is in the southern entrance to Scapa Flow, with the Wedd...

Flotta Island is in the southern entrance to Scapa Flow, with the Weddel Sound to its west. image: A view over an area of coastal water with an island in the distance. There are ships anchored out at sea, and o... More

German Wounded, Le Havre, 1919 Art.IWMART2887

German Wounded, Le Havre, 1919 image: The interior of a hospital ward with wounded German soldiers being cared for by nurses. Some of the men lie in a row of beds with two men sitting at a desk in the right for... More

Kite Balloons, Roehampton, 1915 Art.IWMART1262

Kite Balloons, Roehampton, 1915 image: A view of tethered kite balloons flying high in the sky. They hover over an army camp site with canvas bell-tents. There are trees in the background and a cow standing in... More

Lady Henry's Crèche, Woolwich. Art.IWMART3084

Lady Henry's Crêche, Woolwich image: The interior of a room lined with children's cots, occupied by very young children and babies. A group of nurses tend the babies in the background. A play-pen filled with t... More

Le Havre, 1919 - Nurse Billam and Sister Currier Art.IWMART2892

Le Havre, 1919 - Nurse Billam and Sister Currier image: Two nurses dressed in uniform, the one on the left sitting on a table and the one on the right standing, in a room with a large window overlooking Le Havr... More

Leith, 1917 Art.IWMART1391 during World War I

Leith, 1917 image: A view of the dock at Leith, with a ship moored at the dockside in the foreground onboard which two sailors are working on deck. Further moored ships are in the background to the left and ri... More

Long Hope, 1917. Orkney Art.IWMART1255

Long Hope, 1917. Orkney image: A coastal scene with shipping visible in the distance and a building in the foreground. The land by the coast is covered in snow and there are small figures visible in the foreground.

Monitors, Dover Harbour, 1918 Art.IWMART1280

Monitors, Dover Harbour, 1918 image: A view of two Royal Navy monitors and a few other ships silhouetted against the white cliffs of Dover. Two aircraft fly in the blue sky above and there is a building at the... More

Munitions, Newcastle, 1917 Art.IWMART1271

Munitions, Newcastle, 1917 image: The interior of a munitions factory in Newcastle, looking down the length of the large high-ceilinged building. There are male and female munitions workers on the factory floor... More

No 3 Gs, Vad Camp, Rouen, 1919 Art.IWMART2886

No 3 Gs, Vad Camp, Rouen, 1919 image: A Voluntary Aid Detachment camp, with a wooden buildings to the left and nissen huts to the right and centre, forming an open-fronted square. Several female VAD workers are... More

Parkeston, 1917. a Destroyer Base at Harwich Art.IWMART1278

Parkeston, 1917. a Destroyer Base at Harwich image: A view of Parkeston harbour, which is filled with moored Royal Navy destroyers and various other vessels, including a large ship with three tall masts. There ... More

Qmaac Cookhouse, Rouxmesnil, 1919 Art.IWMART2891

Qmaac Cookhouse, Rouxmesnil, 1919 image: The interior of a Queen Mary's Auxiliary Army Corps cookhouse, which appears to be housed in a Nissen hut with a curved ceiling. There are large cookers with chimneys go... More

R.n.a.s. Roehampton, August 1917 Art.IWMART5733

R.n.a.s. Roehampton, August 1917 image: An RNAS encampment in wooded ground in Roehampton, which has two neatly arranged rows of white bell tents. There is a wheeled cart in the left foreground and two naval p... More

Red Cross Hostel, Rouen, 1919 Art.IWMART2888

Red Cross Hostel, Rouen, 1919 image: A view into the courtyard of a large building used as a Red Cross hostel. Within the courtyard several women sit on chairs at tables. A nurse stands in a doorway on the righ... More

Richborough in Fog, 1917 Art.IWMART1272

Richborough in Fog, 1917 image: A view of a dockyard scene in foggy weather conditions. In the foreground are two large barges moored by the dockside. A few other vessels are also moored and a tugboat is pullin... More

Richborough, 1917. a Cross-channel Ferry Art.IWMART1253

Richborough, 1917. a Cross-channel Ferry image: A cross-channel ferry, painted in dark tones, moored at a dockside with a few figures visible on the right.

Richborough. the Gantries Art.IWMART1387

Richborough. the Gantries image: A view from an elevated position of a gantry at Richborough dock. On the right is a mass of barges lined up on the dockside and on the left are railway tracks, with a train stea... More

Rigid 29 and Ns 7 at East Fortune Art.IWMART1277

Rigid 29 and Ns 7 at East Fortune image: The interior view of a hangar with two rigid airships, and figures standing on the floor beneath.

Rnd Crystal Palace, 1916. the Spot Known As the Quarter-deck Art.IWMAR...

Rnd Crystal Palace, 1916. the Spot Known As the Quarter-deck image: A view down some stairs and along a walkway in the grounds of Crystal Palace. A section of Crystal Palace building, which has a tower, is visi... More

Rnvr Crystal Palace, 1917 Art.IWMART1275

Rnvr Crystal Palace, 1917 image: Sailors are being drilled in the grounds of Crystal Palace. Some of the sailors are dressed in white uniform and some in dark blue, with a group of men tending to a flagpole in ... More

Rosyth, 1918 - the Principal Base of the Grand Fleet Art.IWMART1252

Rosyth, 1918 - the Principal Base of the Grand Fleet image: A view across the water near Rosyth, with a long line of warships fading out into the background and various smaller vessels in the water in the fore... More

Scapa Flow, 1917 Art.IWMART1266

Scapa Flow, 1917 image: A view across Scapa Flow showing warships at anchor.

Scapa Flow, Orkney, from the Signal Station, 1917 Art.IWMART1264

Scapa Flow, Orkney, from the Signal Station, 1917 image: A view across Scapa Flow from inland. The water is dotted with warships at anchor.

Scene at a Clyde Shipyard. (messrs Beardmore and Co) Art.IWMART3992

Scene at a Clyde Shipyard. (messrs Beardmore and Co) image: A view of the interior of a shipyard machine shed. Workers dressed in brown overalls work at lathes and heavy machinery.

Shell-making, Edinburgh Art.IWMART4235

Shell-making, Edinburgh image: A view down the length of the interior of a munitions factory. Female workers wearing long overalls and blue hair caps are shown at work manufacturing artillery shells. The machin... More

Sir Cecil Burney (1858 - 1929) was second in command of the Grand Flee...

Sir Cecil Burney (1858 - 1929) was second in command of the Grand Fleet during the Battle of Jutland. He followed Admiral Jellicoe to the Board of Admiralty in November 1916 but was not considered a success in... More

Southampton Water, 1918 Art.IWMART1270

Southampton Water, 1918 image: A view of the coastline at Southampton Water from the sea. There is a large dazzle-camouflaged merchant ship on the left and trails of smoke coming from the buildings on the coast.

The Aerodrome, East Fortune, North Berwick, 1918. the starting-point f...

The Aerodrome, East Fortune, North Berwick, 1918. the starting-point for British airships of the North Sea Air Patrol image: The view across an aerodrome showing hangars, a bi-plane on the ground and an airship... More

The American Battle Squadron in the Firth of Forth, 1918 - 'new York' ...

The American Battle Squadron in the Firth of Forth, 1918 - "new York" (flagship), "texas", "florida", "wyoming", "delaware" image: An American battle squadron of warships arranged in a line in the water of the ... More

The Arrival of the German Delegates - 'hms Queen Elizabeth', 15th Nove...

The Arrival of the German Delegates - "hms Queen Elizabeth", 15th November 1918. Night. image: A night time view of the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth from the bow end of the ship, with a group of German naval of... More

The Bakeries, Dieppe, 1919 Art.IWMART2889

The Bakeries, Dieppe, 1919 image: A view along the length of the interior of a large bakery. Female workers, wearing caps covering their hair, can be seen at work. One woman on the right appears to be working ... More

The Chief Naval Censor - Rear-admiral Sir Douglas Browning, Bart, Cb, ...

The Chief Naval Censor - Rear-admiral Sir Douglas Browning, Bart, Cb, Rn image: A half-length portrait of Browning wearing naval uniform and sitting at a desk. He has a pencil in this hand and a telephone sits... More

The End- the fore-cabin of 'hms Queen Elizabeth' with Admiral Beatty r...

The End- the fore-cabin of "hms Queen Elizabeth" with Admiral Beatty reading the terms of the surrender of the German Navy, rosyth, 16th November 1918 image: The interior of the fore-cabin of HMS Queen Elizabe... More

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 - in the foreground are the harbour ...

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 - in the foreground are the harbour protection nets against enemy submarines image: A view of Dover harbour, with the white chalk cliffs in the background. In the foreground ar... More

The Firth of Forth- Wind, 1917 Art.IWMART1269

The Firth of Forth- Wind, 1917 image: A seascape depicting several ships, including Royal Navy warships. Two airships are visible in the sky above.

The Fleet- a Misty Day, 1917 - Firth of Forth Art.IWMART1274

The Fleet- a Misty Day, 1917 - Firth of Forth image: A seascape with a view of a fleet of Royal Navy warships at anchor in the Firth of Forth. Some birds are visible in the foreground.

The Forth Bridge, 1914 Art.IWMART1393

The Forth Bridge, 1914 image: A view of the Forth Railway bridge from one of the banks of the Forth estuary. Several warships are visible on the other side of the bridge in the background and a smaller vessel ... More

The Forth Bridge, 1917. Bluejackets Landing Art.IWMART1389

The Forth Bridge, 1917. Bluejackets Landing image: A view of the Forth estuary, with the Forth Railway bridge and Royal Navy warships in the background. In the foreground a vessel carrying naval personnel has ... More

The Guns. HMS Terror, 1918 Art.IWMART1379

The Guns. HMS Terror, 1918 image: A view across the deck of a monitor showing the main 15-inch guns raised in elevation. Dover harbour lies in the background with the white cliffs visible to the right.

The Naval Base, Granton- Twilight - Booms guarding the Forth are seen ...

The Naval Base, Granton- Twilight - Booms guarding the Forth are seen in the distance image: A naval base with ships moored to the dockside on the right. Figures are walking along the dockside to the left. Boo... More

The Ordnance Co's Cookhouse, Henriville, Boulogne, Art.IWMART2882

The Ordnance Co's Cookhouse, Henriville, Boulogne, image: The interior of a cookhouse with female workers preparing food. To the right is a line of cookers with long black chimneys rising to the ceiling, with w... More

The Qmaac Convalescent Home, Le Touquet, 1919 Art.IWMART2885

The Qmaac Convalescent Home, Le Touquet, 1919 image: A view of the outside of an attractive white building with a red roof used as a convalescent home. The building has a verandah, where several uniformed figur... More

The Silver Queen, Wormwood Scrubs, 1915. One of the Original 'blimps'....

The Silver Queen, Wormwood Scrubs, 1915. One of the Original 'blimps'. image: A view of a large silver airship housed in a large arched building. Various crates and boxes are also kept in the building and peop... More

The Skipper. Captain William Lyons, Hmt Semiramis, 1917 Art.IWMART1380

The Skipper. Captain William Lyons, Hmt Semiramis, 1917 image: A half length portrait of Captain William Lyons in uniform. He stands at a dockside with shipping visible behind him.

The SS Appam was a civilian passenger liner captured in January 1916 b...

The SS Appam was a civilian passenger liner captured in January 1916 by the German SMS MÃ�we (Seagull) off the coast of North East Africa. She was sailed to America and returned to British ownership in March 19... More

The Women's Emergency Canteen, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1919 Art.IWMART289...

The Women's Emergency Canteen, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1919 image: The interior of a large, dimly-lit canteen full of tables and chairs and largely populated by nurses in uniform. In the centre is a pillar, which... More

The Wounded at Dover, 1918 Art.IWMART1273

The Wounded at Dover, 1918 image: A scene of the platform at Dover railway station. Wounded soldiers are boarding a hospital train. A group of wounded stand in the foreground, to the right lie others on stretch... More

Troops Embarking at Southampton for the Western Front, 1917 Art.IWMART...

Troops Embarking at Southampton for the Western Front, 1917 image: A view from the quayside at Southampton. More troops are boarding an already crowded dazzle-camouflaged ship via a ladder on the quayside. The... More

Lavery, John (Sir) (RA) (RSA) - Lady Henry's Crêche, Woolwich - Google...

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Lavery, John (Sir) (RA) (RSA) - The Cemetery, Etaples, 1919 - Google A...

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Lavery-Etaples during World War I

A view across the cemetery at Étaples showing the rows of simple crosses, tended by a group of women. In the background a steam train crosses a green landscape.

Sir John Lavery - The Cemetery, Etaples, 1919

A view across the cemetery at Étaples showing the rows of simple crosses, tended by a group of women. In the background a steam train crosses a green landscape.

'Rigids' At Pulham, 1918 by John Lavery

'Rigids' At Pulham, 1918. R23 Type British Airships at Pulham St Mary, Norfolk.

The Aerodrome, East Fortune, North Berwick, 1918 by John Lavery

The Aerodrome, East Fortune, North Berwick, 1918. The starting-point for British airships of the North Sea Air Patrol. This appears to be R29.

The Silver Queen by John Lavery

The Silver Queen, Wormwood Scrubs, 1915. One of the Original 'Blimps'. Comment : This appears to be an SS-class blimp.