Ceremonial Events and Public Displays

Illustrations of royal marriages, unveilings, and demonstrations reflecting societal events, with elegant attire, crowds, and ceremonial settings in historical contexts.

Anarchist priest (an interesting combination !) Merino attempts to assassinate queen Isabela, inspired by political zeal or perhaps disapproving her lifestyle. Date: 2 February 1852

An Auto da Fe illustrated in Historia Inqisitionis published 1692. ritual of public penance of condemned heretics and apostates that took place under the directives of the Spanish Inquisition

The Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Marie - The Royal Marriage at st, Petersburg - The Greek Ceremony in the Imperial Chapel of the , Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Maria, Royal Wedding in St, Petersburg, Orthodox ceremony in the imperial chapel of the winter palace from Frank Leslie`s Illustrated newspaper , Unknown

UNVEILING THE STATUE OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT IN HOLBORN CIRCUS, LONDON, 1874

GREAT OPEN AIR DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE CHELSEA NEW BRIDGE TOLL

Anarchist priest (an interesting combination !) Merino attempts to assassinate queen Isabela, inspired by political zeal or perhaps disapproving her lifestyle. Date: 2 February 1852

. Leaf with two seekers of funeral procession, as usual at the Reformed in Amsterdam, The Hague and other Dutch cities, ca. 1730. Above: a funeral procession in Amsterdam, where the coffin is worn by men. Below: a funeral procession in The Hague, where the coffin is on a carriage.

Funeral of the Late King of the Belgians, The Burial Service in the Chapel at Laeken,

Candlemas at St. Peter's, Rome, 1870. 'The Special Artist of this Journal attending the proceedings of the Pope and the great Ecclesiastical Council at Rome sends an Illustration of the scene in St. Peter's Cathedral on Wednesday, Feb. 2, the festival of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, which is vulgarly called in England Candlemas...Two imposing lines of Zouaves and of the Papal Infantry kept a broad avenue the entire length of the nave...tall candles were being lighted; the Pope was raised aloft in his chair, candle in hand, and, preceded by the Fathers, everyone with his candle, was car

OFFICIAL RECEPTION OF SIR HARRY PARKES BY THE TYCOON OF JAPAN AT OSAKA, 1867

Establishment of the statue of Walter Scott in Edinburgh, Anonymous, 1841 - 1847 print Soldiers, dignitaries and civilians have gathered at the monument for a ceremony. paper monument, statue

Royalty on Tour The Prince of Wales Viewing the illuminations at Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

The Chartist demonstration : the meeting on Kennington Common, London

HOLY THURSDAY

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt kneels for his beheading, 1619; Johan van Olden Barnevelt insurges, the 13th. May. 1619. In the age of 72. Years. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt kneels for his decapitation at the Binnenhof in the Hague on May 13, 1619. His servant Jan Franken kneels on his side on the scaffold, a pastor holds a prayer. On the square the collected spectators.

Funeral ceremony of Alfonso XII, King of Spain

The imperial festival in Vienna, the inauguration of the Votivkirche, Emperor Franz Joseph I, and Empress Elisabeth, the Empire in Vienna, the inauguration of the Votivkirche from new illustrated newspaper, Vinzenz Katzler -, artist

A service in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City Date: 1871

The Funeral of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Albert - The Hearse, 1861

Corpus Domini (Fete Dieu) procession in Toulon, France, illustration by Henri Valentin from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 537, Volume XXI, June 11, 1853.

THE WAR IN THE EAST

The procession of the league (IT)

PRESENTATION OF A MEMORIAL TO DR. TAIT, AT RUGBY SCHOOL

Christening of Prince Alexander of Orange-Nassau, the second son of William II and Anna Paulowna, in the Great Church at The Hague, 24 August 1818. Standing in the middle of the church are King William I, Prince Frederick, Princess Anna Paulowna, Queen Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess Marianne and the Crown Prince, the father and later King William II, who is baptizing the child. The baptism is served by court chaplain Rev. Krieger. The church was further filled with invited guests, Baptism of Prince Alexander of Orange-Nassau, 1818 Solemn Baptismal Service to His Serene Highness Willem Alexander Frederik Constantijn Nicolaas Michaël Second Son (...) In the Groote Kerk te 's Graven-hage Op den Vier-en-twintigsten Augustus 1818 , print maker: anonymous, publisher: weduwe Johannes Allart, Anna Paulowna Romanowa, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1818, paper, etching, h 390 mm × w 468 mm

THE CORONATION OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA

CONCERT BY THE UNITED SUNDAY SCHOOL CHOIR AT PLYMOUTH, IN AID OF THE CHILDREN'S WARD OF THE SOUTH DEVON HOSPITAL, 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Spanish Inquisition. Auto-da-fé. Procession of the captives of the Inquisition to the Auto de Fe to be sentenced. Public ceremony carrying the Inquisition emblem, the cross with the olive branch and the sword. Facsimile after an engraving from "Historia Inquisitionis", 1692. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et à l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877.

ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF CHARITY CHILDREN IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon swearing the oath. Engraving.

Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Spain. Engraving in 'Delights of Spain and Portugal' (1707), edited by Dutchman Pieter Van der Aa (1659-1733).

The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. Trento, Trentino. Alto Adige,, late 1800s. Italy, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Souvenirs de la Reformation en Italie 1883 by John Stoughton (1807-1897)

The Imperial Prince at Saint Charles' Banquet at the Lycee Bonaparte, Bonaparte School, 1869, Autun, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction...

A lithograph from 1833-1834 depicting the fundle ceremony for Nikolaus Fürst Esterházy in St. Andreas Church, Mantua, showing clergy, ceremonial furnishings, and congregants.

Presentation of the image of Mary above the gate of the k, Heinrich Gerhart, Lithograph

Proclamation of Queen Victoria, Empress of India (1819-1901) Queen of England, in Delhi. Dated 1877

The golden wedding of the German imperial couple, Ein fleet in the castle chapel in Berlin,

Funeral of President James Monroe - Lying in State at the City Hall, New York, 1858

On Good Friday, anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus, the Corpus Christi procession carries a facsimile body of Christ through the streets of Madrid, while the pious kneel. Date: 1847

Wounding the Archbishop August Denis Affre in the suburb of St, Antoine on June th, Paris , Unknown

The Trial of Daniel O'Connell M.P. February 1844, O'Connell leaving the hall after his trial. Drawn by H.Warren, engraved by J.Rogers.

Pius IX (1792-1878). Italian pope (1846-1878). Born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti. Italy, Rome. The people invade Bernini's colonnade after receiving the news of the death of Pope Pius IX on February 7, 1878. Drawing by A. Ferrant. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

Matthias is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. He is carried in procession through the streets of Frankfurt. Date: 1612

Pope Innocent III relives Raymond VI from Toulouse from Excommunications, Adrien Dauzats, After Julien Michel Gué, 1842 print Paris paper interior of church. excommunication. public penance, general avowal of faults Saint-Gilles-du-Gard

Leichenfeyer, On March , Funeral of the March fallen, Johann Höfelich -, publisher

THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO LIVERPOOL, UK, 1886: THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION, THE QUEEN READING HER REPLY TO THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS

The Southern Confederacy - Senate Chamber in the Capitol at Montgomery, Alabama, during open session - the Honorable Howell Cobb presiding, 1861

The dome, the tomb and the miracle of the sacred fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Middle East, Holy Week ceremonies in Jerusalem. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures at Kiyoto, Japan, 1872. 'Our well-known Special Artist in Japan, Mr. C. Wirgman, has furnished a view of the Exhibition...Kiyoto...has, till recently, been closed against foreigners, being esteemed a sacred place. But their presence is now freely tolerated...The following is our correspondent's letter... "I went in to the Temple of Chi-ôn-in (to be pronounced 'Cheewonin' and took a view of the first gallery, containing the armour. On the white curtain is the crest of the Tokugawa family, who were, until the last revolution, the de facto rulers of

THE RIGHT HON. R. A. CROSS, M.P., UNVEILING THE MEMORIAL STATUE OF THE LATE MR. S. R. GRAVES, M.P., IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL, LIVERPOOL, ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH,

Spanish Inquisition. Auto-da-fe. Procession of the captives of the Inquisition to the Auto de Fe to be sentenced. Public ceremony carrying the Inquisition emblem, the cross with the olive branch and the sword. Facsimile after an engraving from "Historia Inquisitionis", 1692. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877.

Lemercier, Charles Nicolas (n.1797 - D.1854), burial of the victims of July 1830 before the Louvre. (Dummy title). Plume and brown ink wash, raised white and gray gouache. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Corpse of Willem IV, 1752, plate 41, 1754 - 1755 Arrival of the funeral procession with the hearse on the Grote Markt in Delft and the entry into the Nieuwe Kerk. In the margin the caption in Dutch, French and English. Part of a series of 41 plates of the funeral procession of Stadholder William IV in Delft on February 4, 1752. Unnumbered. In the bound edition of 1755. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: The Haguepublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving Delft. New church. Market Arrival of the funeral procession with the hearse on the Grote Markt in Delft and the entry into the Nieuwe Kerk. In the margin the caption in Dutch, French and English. Part of a series of 41 plates of the funeral procession of Stadholder William IV in Delft on February 4, 1752. Unnumbered. In the bound edition of 1755. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: The Haguepublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving Delft. New church. Market

Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Audience Chamber. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.

THE QUEEN AT MENTONE

Queen Victoria inaugurating the Peace Memorial, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, United Kingdom, from a sketch by Wirgman, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 691, Volume XXVII, May 24, 1856.

'The body of Richard brought to St. Paul's', 1400 (1864). Artists: James William Edmund Doyle, King Richard II.

The funeral of the imperial prince, Arrival of the coffin in Camden-Place Chislehurst on July at nine oclock in the evening , Ankunft des Sarges von Prinz Louis Napoleon in Camden Place, Chislehurst, AM , UM UHR Abends Aus illustration , Unknown

Painting depicting the coronation of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Dated 19th Century

Cortège du baptism of S.A. The Imperial Prince (IT)

The trial of Dr. Sacherverll. Dr Henry Sacheverell, 1674 - 1724. Englsih high church Anglican clergyman famous for his sermons entitled 'The Perils of False Brethren, in Church, and State' delivered

Leichenfeyer, On March , Funeral of the March fallen, Johann Höfelich -, publisher

Inauguration of VSB, the portion at Flen.

In Madagascar. Royal Chapel, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

FUNERAL PROCESSION OF THE LATE KING OF BAVARIA AT NICE

THE ROYAL SWEDISH MARRIAGE; RECEPTION OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY AND HIS BRIDE AT CHRISTIANA

THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW

Historic drawing, 19th century, the Emperor of China's sedan chair with sedan bearers, 17th century

'Banquet given by the Sultan to Prince Napoleon, in the Hall of the Palace of Beylerbey, 8th May 1854', 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854".

The funeral of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey in 1873. Wood engraving.

The Entry of the Pre-Parliament into the Paulskirche in Frankfurt on 21 March 1848, Frankfurt, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of...

First Communion of Crown Prince Napoleon Eugene Louis Bonaparte in the Chapel of the Tuileries, 1869, Paris, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

The House of Lords during the trial of Queen Caroline in 1820. The Queen is seated centre right. Caroline of Brunswick-Wolgenbuttel (1768-1811), consort of George IV of Great Britain and Ireland.

LORD ROSEBERY UNVEILING THE MEMORIAL BUST OF ROBERT BURNS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, LONDON, UK

The procession of the Holy Blood with pirates and slave traders, the Virgin Mary, King Clotaire II, the Queen Batilda (at the head of procession), Bruges, Belgium, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 377, Volume XV, May 18, 1850.

Daniel Defoe 1660 to 1731 English novelist and journalist in the pillory at Temple Bar. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Opening of the First Cape Parliament, in the State-Room, Cape Town, 1854. Ceremony in at Government House - Charles Henry Darling, Lieutenant-Governor of the Cape Colony (in what is now South Africa), makes his maiden speech to the colonial parliament.. '...the Legislative Council, headed by their President, Sir John Wylde, in his robes, arrived and took their seats, when the Castle guns announced the approach of the Lieutenant-Governor. His speech certainly bore a much stronger resemblance to an American President's Message than it did to a Queen's Speech...the Lieutenant Governor adverted

Przeszo Przyszoci Norblin, Jan Piotr (1745 1830)

The Entry of the Pre-Parliament into the Paulskirche in Frankfurt on 21 March 1848, Frankfurt, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

The Russian ball--In the supper room , Balls Parties

''The Marriage of Princess Victoria, Daughter of the Empress Frederick, to Prince Adolphus of Schaumburg-Lippe, at Berlin; The Ceremony', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890.

A copper engraving from 1725 by Andreas Geyer depicting the parade catafalk for Cardinal Christian August Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz at St. Emmeram in Regensburg from August 27-29, showing ceremonial details and architecture.

Planting a Cross Mission, vintage engraving. Planting a Cross Mission, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656355

Groote Masonic meeting at the golden jubelf party of Z.K.H. Prins Frederik der Nederlanden. Commemorative book of the party celebration of 27 Nov.R 1866. Large Meeting of Freemasonry on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Prince Frederik as a grandmaster National of the Order of Freemases, November 27, 1866. View in a large room with Central Prince Frederik Standing on a stage , Left and Right Other Freemasons, a delegation with banners enters the room.

Seamen Orphan Institution, Liverpool, Merseyside: Lord Derby laying the first stone. Wood engraving.

The funeral procession of Charles James Fox passing through Palace Yard in London. Aquatint, 1806.

Funeral Ceremony of Victims of February (IT)

Luther for the Reichstag in Worms, 1521, Christiaan Lodewijk van Kesteren, After Abraham van Pelt, 1845 - 1897 print Luther in the attitude of 'I am here, I cannot do otherwise', on the Rijksdag in Worms, 17-18 April 1521, in the hall with left Keizer Karel V. paper steel engraving protestant confessions Worms

Steel engraving by Josef Rybicka from 1836/37 depicting the coronation of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Bohemia at Prague Veitsdom on September 12, showing figures, regalia, and interior composition.

The sawdust trail , Evangelists, Preaching, Revivals, Choirs Music, Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

Inauguration of the Saint Augustin Church in 1871, The parish church of St-Augustin in Paris is considered to be the first church with an iron constru...

Reception of the Governor General of India by the Rajah of Lucknow, Lakhnau, in 1868, India, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Asia

Te Deum in Port Said in the presence of Franz Joseph I of Austria and French Empress consort Eugenie, inauguration of the Suez Canal, Egypt, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, n 1398, Volume LIV, December 11, 1869.

Paris. The funeral of S. E. Sameshima, Minister of Japan (IT)

Burning of Joan of Arc

French 18th Century, A Procession of the Madonna di San Luca A Procession of the Madonna di San Luca

The royal wedding in Madrid, the wedding ceremony in the Atocha Church, The return trip of the royal couple from the Atocha Church to , Maria Christina of Austria, Alfons XII, Cardinal Benavides, Archduke Rainer, Archduchess Rainer, The Royal Wedding in Madrid, The wedding in the Atocha Church, the return trip of the royal couple from the Atocha Church to the Palace from The Book for All, Unknown

Oath of obedience is given to Maria Theresa (1717-1780), archduchess of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, began her rule in 1740. She was the only woman ruler in the 650 history of the Habsburg dynasty. She was also one of the most successful Habsburg rulers, male or female, while bearing sixteen children between 1738 and 1756. She died in 1780

BENDICION DE BANDERAS DEL EJERCITO ESPAÑOL POR EL PAPA PIO IX - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Author: SANS MATEO. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. PIUS IX. MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA FRANCISCO. SEBASTIAN INFANTE. LERSUNDI FRANCISCO. FERNANDO FERNANDEZ DE CORDOBA. TRAPANI CONDE.

Presentation of the image of Mary above the gate of the k, Heinrich Gerhart, Lithograph

Democratic meeting in Madrid's May 2nd Square, commemorating the May 2nd Uprising, levantamiento del dos de mayo, the violent events of May 2nd 1808 i...

Two men and a child in a courtyard in Tehran, Iran. Drawing by Jules Laurens (1825-1901) Journey to Persia, 1855-1858 by Arthur de Gobineau (1816-1882) Le Tour du Monde 1860

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