Henrique Alvim Corrêa – War of the Worlds Flag Bearer, 1906 French Edition

Drawn directly from H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds,' this dynamic pen-and-ink illustration by Brazilian master Henrique Alvim Corrêa captures a lone human figure raising a flag or signal aloft amid swirling chaos — perhaps a survivor asserting defiance or desperate communication as Martian invaders lay waste to Earth. Corrêa's expressive, energetic linework conveys frantic urgency, the figure's cape billowing and arm stretched skyward, embodying humanity's fragile resistance against an overwhelming extraterrestrial onslaught.