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19th Century Military Depictions

Engravings from the 19th century illustrate various military themes, including discipline and public reactions to military events, highlighting historical societal contexts.

Engraving depicts the burning of invitations from Minister Jose. Dated 1811

Scene of July 27 - 1st victim. (IT)

'The Indian Mutiny, 1857-58: Outram and Havelock meeting Roberts after the Relief of Lucknow, November 17, 1857', (1901). Episode during the British colonial period: officers Major General Sir James Outram, Major General Henry Havelock and Frederick Roberts at Lucknow in India after the evacuation of the besieged British Residency. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". London, 1901

Engraving showing Lord Randolph Churchill and a group of British Army officers at a camp fire concert at Fort Tuli, South Africa, 1891. Date: 26 September 1891

Christmas Eve at the Outposts, Paris, 1871. '...Félix Regamey's characteristic Illustration of Reveillon - scene during the Siege of Paris, with extracts from his diary:..."The army has gone into winter quarters; ...Warmth and gaiety return, and we shall be able to have a Reveillon to-night. New comers from Paris, who give us the details and the result of the last battle (of which we had only seen one corner - our own), are in possession of divers bottles and viands which they are willing to sacrifice on the altar of la patrie. This contribution forms the basis of the feast, and ev

Historical scene, US-American history, 19th century, the defense of Fort Sumter during the first military battle of the American Civil War on 12th April 1861, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, North America

Assassination attempt on Roger Fachot, Attorney-General of Colmar, France in December 1928

Thaddeus Kosciusko refusing a sword offered by Catherine II following the unsuccessful rebellion that led to the partition of Poland. Painted by Poilleux Saint-Angel. Kosciusko was a military leader who became a national hero in Poland and the United States amongst other countries. He led the Kosciusko Uprising in the 1790s.

Engraving depicting Peter Stuyvesant tearing up the letter demanding the surrender of New Amsterdam. Peter Stuyvesant (1610-1672) the last Dutch director-general of the Colony of New Netherland, which was later renamed New York. Dated 19th century

THE WAR IN EGYPT

Wounded at the railway station in Saarbruecken, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

Madness in the office of Seine Prefecture, Paris, France: Valet aged twenty-three, diagnosed as epileptic, released from Hospice de Bicetre, turning violent while collecting belongings. From Le Petit Journal 30 January 1892.

Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) helping Victor Emmanuel II (1820-78) put on the boot of Italy. John Tenniel cartoon from 'Punch', London, 17 November 1860. Wood engraving.

Sergeant Cuff examining Miss Verrinder's boudoir. 'He laid one lean inquiring finger on the small smear. ' 1883 illustration for 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins. First published in 1868 and said by TS Eliot to be the 'the first and greatest of English detective novels'.

General US Grant (left) negotiating terms with General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881) Confederate (southern) commander for surrender of Vicksburg. American Civil War 1861-1865. Engraving.

Convoy of General Foy, November 30, 1825. (IT)

Cartoon depicting a soldier getting ready to board a train with all of his belongings. Dated 19th Century

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). German outposts. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

ON MY WAY TO JOIN MY REGIMENT IN EGYPT, CATASTROPHES WHICH HAPPENED TO AN OFFICER RECALLED FROM LEAVE IN KASHMIR DURING THE MONSOON RAINS

We are waiting for the Republic. (IT)

French officers cheer a patriotic speech by a French First world war politician

An ambulance lecture at Waterloo Station to the employees of the South Western Railway Company. Date: 14th May 1887

ENGLISH SATIRICAL PRINTS UPON EVENTS IN FRANCE, THE FALL OF THE BASTILLE, 1789: "THE LANDING OF SIR JOHN BULL AND HIS FAMILY AT BOULOGNE-SUR-MER".

Spirit of war effort. Cartoon by L. Ravenhill, London 2 August 1916. Munitions worker with trolley of new shells sending them of for a little trip to the Continent (Europe) for use against the Germans. From 'Punch' London 2 August 1916.

Crows council, Fort Laramie in Cheyenne, November 12, 1867, United States of America. Journey to the American far west by Simonin 1867. Old engraving

The Outrage at the British Embassy at Japan: midnight scene in Mr. Alcock's room at To-Sen-Ji, Jeddo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1861. '...as our readers will recollect, the Secretary to the Mission, Mr. Olipliant, found himself, with only a hunting-whip in his hand, in the presence of two armed Japanese. He was, of course, instantly disabled, and must have been killed in a moment more had not Mr. Morrison, hearing his cries for assistance, rushed into the room and shot one of the assassins dead. The other one, who was in armour, then retreated...'. After the signing of the Anglo-Ja

Engraving showing Colonel Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885), the English soldier and explorer, in his hot-air balloon just prior to his 1882 crossing of the English Channel. In so doing he became the first balloonist to cross the Channel alone. Date: 31 January 1885

Lieutenant Greely and his companions at the start of the Lady Franklin Bay, vintage engraving. Lieutenant Greely and his companions at the start of the Lady Franklin Bay, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657242

Louis Napoleon cooking his Pot Pouri installing Maximillian in Mexico - Political Cartoon 1862

Cartoon on the voluntary reinforcement, 1830; AUX Armes! AUX Armes!. Cartoon on the call from King Willem I to voluntary reinforcement, 5 October 1830. King Willem I dangles at the gallows with the publisher Libry and Minister of Moon hanging on his feet. The king's pants have been stopped and the executioner chasts the king with a branch forest. On the right a group of Dutch musicians on a stage, they sing a song about 'Oranje up'.

THE WAR IN EGYPT

At Kempton Park, King Edward VII watches his horse Ambush II before the Stewards' Steeplechase. Sadly the horse comes fourth after a mishap at the water jump. 30 January 1903

Arrested John Gilpin, vintage engraving. Arrested John Gilpin, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660425

Illustration of the Australian captain, G.H.S. Trott (1866-1917), and the England captain, Dr. W.G. Grace (1848-1915), looking at the coin they have just tossed at the beginning of the match at the Oval Cricket Ground, London, 1896. Date: 1896

THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY AT SPITHEAD, 1889, UK: MANNING THE FIGHTING TOP OF H.M.S. "CONQUEROR".

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España. Siglo XIX. Comercio ambulante. Vendedor de apio, escarolas y verduras. Grabado de 1940.

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Militiaman preparing his departure toward the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 1775), the first armed clashes of the war, under the dismay of his family. Engraving by A. Bobbett. 19th century. Colored.

An engraving depicting plain-clothed policemen making an arrest. Dated 19th century

Anarchist attack. Explosion of a bomb in the afternoon of November 17, 1904. Colored engraving. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Artwork: "Getting a Haircut", 1943, pencil, 5-1/2"x 7-5/8". Artist: Nathan Glick. Catalog Number: D.16.5.45. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Bolshevik sailors at the Winter Palace on the eve of the Russian revolution.

Den Haag, Nijhoff, Martinus, Arnhem, Thieme, Dirk Anthonie, Nederland, Smits, HL, Schmidt Crans, Johan Michaël, Jesuit application of the motto: Unity is Strength, Cartoon on the Jesuits, 1869, The Hague, Netherlands, Cartoon in which a Jesuit leads Heemskerk and an anti-revolutionary on a leash to the ballot box. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 21, 1869., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 215 mm, width 275 mm, Dutch, 1830-04-30 - 1907-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1869 - 1869, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1830 - 1879, publisher, uitgever, 1826-12-26 - 1894-09-24

Colour photomechanical print titled 'In the coming era of socialism' by Harry Grant Dart (1869-1938). Photomechanical print : offset colour. Illustration shows the Police breaking up a demonstration by capitalists who are turning the tables on the socialists by demanding their rights. Also shows a capitalist rally in a 'Fifth Avenue Dive', socialist thugs pressuring a priest for delivering sermons 'decidedly capitalistic, a socialist dismayed by a newspaper headline that states 'Heinrich equal r

Illustration depicting a round brush being used for marking tennis courts. Dated 19th century

Cartoon - The Three Grenadiers Rostap (1866-1949)

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Corun~a province, Ferrol. Arrival of the King and Queen of Spain, Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and his second wife Maria Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena (1858-1929), at the arsenal. Welcome tribute of the city authorities. Engraving by Bernardo Rico y Ortega (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espan~ola y Americana, 1881.

CHAMPIONS OF THE RED FLAG, LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARTY IN NEW YORK, Führer der Industrial Party in New York, General Elie May, Theodore H, Banks, Justus Schwab, M´Guire, Christian Mayer, Francois Dufour aus Frank Leslie´s Illustrated Newspaper, New York, Unknown

Engraving depicting an internal scene of a ship during rough weather. Dated 19th Century

Billeting of military, wood engraving, 1880

London fires, 1887. Artist: Unknown

World war one Allied saboteur, gets under a barbed wire fence 1916

The Uniforms of the Army of Austria in 1869, Hussars and Officers, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknown

COLONOS COLGANDO A UN PROPIETARIO DUDOSO DE TIERRAS - GRABADO.

THE SEARCH FOR DR. LIVINGSTONE

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Portrait of Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803) leader of the Haitian Revolution. Dated 19th Century

'The Close of the Battle', or 'The Champion Triumphant' Date: September 1811

Life in the British navy on board a man-of-war. 1. Playing up the colours, 8am; 2. A Corrobborie in the gun room on Saturday night; 3. Taking up the slops; 4. Mail for the Fleet: sorting letters in the Flag-ship; 5. Pay-day; 6. In the sick bay. 1892

Revolutionary mob carrying on pikes the heads of the Marquis de Launay, Governor of the Bastille, and Jacques de Flesselles, a Paris City Hall official. Both were killed and decapitated on July 14, 1

Types from Holland around 1841, letter order, means postman or letter deliverer in German, Netherlands, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of presentation unknown, historical

Meriwether Lewis, (1774-1809). American explorer. The Grand Council of the Ravens at Fort Laramie in presence of Lewis. Engraving by Guachard in 1881.

Instructing telegraph operators at the General Post Office; St Martins-Le-Grand. 1870.

Charles Frederick Peace (1832 1879), English burglar and murderer, being conducted by the officers to the prison van. Date: 1879

The rebel chivalry as the fancy of "My Maryland" painted them; as "My Maryland" found them. | Library of Congress

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Scene on gun deck of a Japanese warship during action. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 13 March 1904.

The fire extinguishing material of the Paris fire brigade, use of the rescue bag, France. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Assault by the press gang on two well known public characters during the American Civil War, 1862

Engraving showing a series of scenes from the Grand Military Assault at Arms, held at the Royal Albert Hall, for the Benefit of the Egyptian War Fund, 1883. The images show boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, sword practice and a display of a mobile fire escape. Date: 28 April 1883

Landwehrmann und Hausmaedchen, a soldier of the Prussian and Imperial German reserve forces and a housemaid, wood engraving, about 1880

Three Jolly Post Boys!, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain

The 1906 caption reads: PRESIDENT KRUGER'S RECEPTION AT MARSEILLES.This picture brings us down to today and the Boers' brave struggle for freedom. France showed such sympathy for the Boers as to cause much hard feeling and some diplomatic difficulties between her and England. When the 'grand old man' of South Africa arrived, in France to beg for European aid, he was given an official reception there, and passed as you see him here along a whole avenue of French flags. Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (or just Paul Kruger) (18251904) was the president of the South African Republic (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. He became famous for leading the Boers against the British at the time of the Second Boer War.

George Washington 1732 to 1799 hears his mother convince him not to go to sea as midshipman After Alonzo Chappel from Life and Times of Washington Volume 1 published 1857

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) German socialist, directing the construction of a barricade in the streets of Elberfeld during the riots of May 1849 in Prussia.

Franco-Prussian War: Society for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded, London office Wood engraving.

Naval discipline: British sailor, tied to the grating, being flogged with Cat-O-Nine-Tails. In 1867 Parliament abolished flogging in the serices. 19th century Wood engraving

Cadets at the Ecole Navale, the French Naval Academy practicing handling naval cannon below decks of a warship. From 'Le Journal de la Jeunesse' (Paris, c1870). Engraving.

Captain WILLIAM HARRISON commander of the 'Great Eastern' steamship, depicted standing on her deck. Date: 1812 - 1860

Major Murray, having been shot by Mr Roberts in the latter's rooms in London, retaliates by attacking Roberts with a beer bottle. Coloured lithograph, 1861.

Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing a scene at a failing balloon ascension, in the interests of scientific inquiry, possibly by 'Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude.' Men struggle to inflate the balloon, labelled 'Lust tot Onderzoek,' as labourers bring necessary supplies to the loading area and two draft-dogs strain at a wagon carrying 'vitriol' and 'spykers.' Soldiers armed with swords hold back the unruly crowd of spectators.

Cell and Library at the prison at Fresnes. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 9 November 1907. France was suffering from the Apaches at the time, and some thought the French prisons should be more like the English ones.

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A duel with pistols : preparing to fire Date: 1815

Paris firemen on the rooftops trying to capture a balloon with its ropes entangled round chimney pots and to rescue the aviator in the basket. From 'Le Petit Journal', 28 May 1894. Aviation Aeronautics Ballooning Accident

Illustration depicting a 'Cat-o'-nine-tails' using in flogging criminals. Dated 16th Century

Sketch by Lieut. J. F. Watton, showing bunks occupied by officers inside the prisoner of war camp Oflag VII. C/H. It is one of several pictures sketched by Watton, providing an interesting insight into the lives of British prisoners of war in a German camp. Watton was captured near the Somme in June 1940. 1941

Admiral Dubasoff, assaulted walking in a St Petersburg park, is only one of some 2000 officials and VIPs to be attacked by terrorists : but he survives bomb and gunshots. Date: 1907

Disabled war veteran returning home, historical engraving, 1869

Lord Horatio Nelson in the cabin of the Victory

The Chicago Platform, What is It, Peace or War ca. 1864 Anonymous, American, 19th century American. The Chicago Platform, What is It, Peace or War. Anonymous, American, 19th century. ca. 1864. Lithograph. Prints

Engraving of a coastguard. Dated 20th Century

Russian Nurses in Sevastopol during the Crimean War 1855.

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