Historic Barricades and Conflict

Engraved scenes depicting armed figures behind barricades and civilians in distress, set in smoky environments. Black and white vintage illustrations convey tension and historical turmoil.

Poor children running and playing in front of the The Guards' Band in St. James Park. Date: 11 June 1870

Poor children running and playing in front of the The Guards' Band in St. James Park. Date: 11 June 1870

GRABADO-BARRICADAS 1837. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN.

A BORDER CATTLE RAID Raiders from Scotland cross the border to steal cattle from English farms 17th century

On the borders. We saw envelopes by a cloud of smoke, vintage engraving. On the borders. We saw envelopes by a cloud of smoke, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657148

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris September 1870 to late January 1871. An English butcher's Boulevard Haussmann, with meat from animals from the Jardins des Plantes (Paris Zoo) for sale, including elephant. Wood engraving.

LAS TROPAS DE RESERVA DURANTE LA BATALLA - TERCERA GUERRA CARLISTA - GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA - 1874. Author: GASTON MARICHAL (S. XIX). Location: SENADO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Illustration depicting a gravedigger at work. Dated 19th Century

Juergen Wullenwever was mayor of Luebeck, defends himself for the last time in court, executed by the sword on 24 September 1537 at the High Court on Lechlumer Holz, his body was cut in four, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

The gun-boat Havoc with the 19th Lancers (Fane's horse) regiment on board, on its way from Talien-Wan to the Pehtang. Talien-Wan was the rendevous point for the British fleet's 1860 assault on China

Arrested insurgents in the vaults of the Hotel de Ville. Date: July 1848

Quartering of soldiers in the kitchen, woodcut from 1864

Treating the casualties of the war in the East, fought between the Ottoman Turks and Serbia and Montenegro. Date: 1876

''The Great Earthquake in Japan; Views at The Scene of the Disaster, Distributing Provisions to the Survivers at Gifu', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

'La vie de nos prisonniers; la grande rue de camp de Langensalza, en Saxe, lieu de reunion des prisonniers'. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Estados Unidos de América. Vendimia en el estado de California. Trabajadores pisando la uva. Grabado de 1879.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORKS OF THE NETHERLANDS LAND ENCLOSURE, AT HANSWERK, 1852

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Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist: the public crier announcing the distribution of relief, 1864. 'As soon as the Emperor became acquainted with the calamity at Limoges, his Majesty, with his usual promptitude of action in such emergencies, immediately sent one of his aides-de-camp, the Count Reille, to the scene of devastation, with full powers to act on the Imperial behalf. Material aid was at once afforded to the poor people suddenly become houseless, and the public crier was sent forth to announce that assistance and refuge were open to all the

The rebel dodge to cover the retreat into Virginia. Flag of truce to look after the wounded. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Armistices, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, United States, Maryland

Wandernde Zigeuner bei der Arbeit, hier als Metallbearbeiter vor ihrem Wagen, Ungarn, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage mit einer Szene aus dem 19. Jahrhundert 1f-4999546

Isolation of homeless men during a smallpox epidemic in New York, USA in the late 19th century. Outbreaks of contagious diseases in slum areas were common in New York and other major cities around the

The surgeon at work at the rear during an engagement , Battlefields, Surgery, Soldiers, War casualties, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865

España. Catalunya. Guerra de la independencia. Defensa de la plaza de Girona por las mujeres integrantes de la compañía de Santa Bárbara en 1808. Grabado de 1881.

Illustration of the disaster that took place at Ibrox stadium during the Scotland vs. England football international, 5th April 1902. Due to overcrowding, a large section of terracing (approximately 70ft by 15ft) collapsed underneath spectators, killing 25 and injuring many more. The image shows policemen, soldiers and other football fans helping the casualties and making strechers from iron fencing. Date: 1902

Punch cartoon about the Locomotive Acts (or Red Flag Acts) 1865. The laws were a series of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom regulating the use of mechanically propelled vehicles on British public highways during the latter part of the 19th century.

In St. Denis during the truce, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Procession of Workers in Favour of the Academic Legion on 26 May 1846, Revolution, Vienna, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Halt of a Wagon Train (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VIII) February 6, 1864 After Winslow Homer American. Halt of a Wagon Train (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VIII). After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). February 6, 1864. Wood engraving. Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916). Prints

THE ASHANTEE WAR

Goldsucher, Aufbruch der Goldgräber nach den Claims in Kalifornien, um 1860, Amerika, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt

RUSSIA

Returned prisoners of war exchanging their rags for new clothing on board Flag of Truce boat New York. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. New York (Ship), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners, Union, Ships, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, 1860-1870, United States, South Carolina, Charleston

Illustration depicting a scene from a Red Cross campaign against Malaria in Italy. Dated 20th Century

Us. A family of settlers murdered by teh Sioux during the 1862 Minnesota uprising. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1862. Engraving.

Falangist's entering canteen in the Spanish Civil War. By Carlos Saenz de Tejada (1897 - 1958 ) Spanish painter and illustrator;identified with the Nationalist (Fascist) side in the Spanish Civil War.

Boston people, paying off a customs officer by tarring and feathering him, wood engraving, c 1880

Garibaldian and Francs-tireurs prisoners in the main prison of Dijon, December 1870, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Engraving showing the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, signing an Act of Government by the roadside, 1865. In the last days of the American Civil War, the Confederate Government had to abandon it's capital, Richmond, and head south. Date: 1865

Sardine fishing. The docks of Concarneau when the boats arrive, Southern Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1889

THE WAR IN EGYPT

The Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, Vol VII. New Edition published Circa 1873-5. The Cato Street Conspiracy was a plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820.

Departure of Emperor Napoleon III. and the imperial prince of Saint-Cloud on July 28, 1870, France, German-French campaign of 1870, woodcut, Europe

In January 1863, President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Declaration, freeing all slaves held in territories held by the Confederates. These black workers are free and no longer slaves. Savannah was eventually taken by the Unionists in December 1864. 1863

REVOLUCION FRANCESA. DETENCION DE LUIS XVI EN VARENNES cuando se dirigía al extranjero a buscar ayuda, en junio de 1791. Conducido de nuevo a París juró fidelidad a la Constitución, que le reconocía como monarca con poderes limitados. Grabado de A. Closs. "Nuestro Siglo", 1883.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE KULDJA ARMY RESTING AT A TEA-HOUSE: CHINA, 1881

Searching for arms at Versailles, France, 1871. The Franco-Prussian War: 'a search for concealed arms in a private house, resolutely pursued by a party of Prussian Landwehr. The expostulations and protestations of the master of the house, the affected calmness but severe indignation of his wife, and the excited curiosity of his daughter, while their chests of drawers and presses are ransacked for contraband of war, seem very naturally portrayed. The little boy, too, sorrowfully bringing his toy-gun and offering to surrender it to the big German soldier, who looks down upon him with an expres

Francis Marion, an American partisan leader in Revolution, and his cavalry on way to join revolutionary general Horatio Gates.

After the recapture of Paris by the government, firemen extinguish the fires while a photographer seeks to record the scene for posterity. The residents can only grieve... Date: Summer 1871

The Anglers at the Bottom of Pont Neuf in Ligne, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown, Europe

Cavalry being transported on a train, horse stable of a guard corps officer, historic illustration, illustrated war chronicle 1870 to 1871, German campaign against France

American's First Mountain Climbers, Governor Spotswood's Expedition to the Blue Ridge Mountains by unknown artist, 1716

A tub of dead and wounded brought to the surface after the catastrophe at the Jabin coal pit, Treuil, Saint-Etienne, France. In the background anxious relatives are waiting for news of the casualties. On 4 February 1876 and explosion of fire-damp, the inflammable gas Methane, cost the lives of 210 miners. From 'Le Voleur', Paris, 18 February 1876. Engraving.

After the day's hunting, the hunt is loaded onto a carriage, 1888, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting

THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ MARITIME CANAL

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH TO THE ROYAL YACHT, AT BOULOGNE, 1854

The War in Egypt, Egypt: patients being taken on board one of the Nile steamers. Process print after S.P. Hall after H.H.S. Pearse.

Luggage inspection at La Junquera border, Catalonia. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Setting out to hunt at the end of the 17th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Tenant farmer James Brennan, who has paid his rent contrary to Land League instructions, is shot by moonlighters through a window while sitting with his brother. Date: 14 December 1880

A breakdown in the wagoner's camp. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. African Americans, Dance, 1860-1870, Dance, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, United States

Illustration showing the Artillery Department of a French Headquarters, near the 'Western Front', during the First World War, 1916. This image shows the scene as the officers plot the positions for their artillery to shell on a large wall map. Date: 1916

The parade of the thousandth locomotive, 21 August 1855, Borsig, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unkno...

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Siege of Plevna (20 July to 10 December 1877). Combats that took place between the joint army of Russia and the Kingdom of Romania against that of the Ottoman Empire. Burial of two soldiers in the Russian camp opposite Plevna. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume II. 1877.

Criminal being captured, historical engraving, 1883

Political Cartoon of Hydra-Headed French Government Demanding Bribe from American Commissioners During XYZ Affair, 1799

William Bligh (1754-1817) British naval officer, seized in his cabin by mutinous crew of 'HMS Bounty', led by Fletcher Christian (with sword) 28 April 1789. Late 19th century engraving.

A battery of 75's in action - artillery being fired in France during World War I. Summary: Print shows artillery being fired in France during World War I.

Engraving depicts soldiers and young boys of the Highlanders' camp in Aldershot. Dated 1870

Boulogne Fishwomen carrying the Luggage of the Nurses for the East, 1854. British nurses attached to Florence Nightingale's staff travel via France to the hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War. '...the news of their arrival having spread, a crowd had assembled to welcome the self-devoted band, and bid them "God speed!" on their mission of charity...Miss Nightingale and the thirty-seven nurses who accompany her sailed, from Marseilles, in the Vectis steamer, for Constantinople. Throughout the whole of their journey through France they were everywhere received with demonstrations

Illustration showing red army soldiers transported across Russia by rail during the Russian Civil War. 1921

Sketches from Ireland: portable hut for police in Mayo, 1870. 'Our Special Artist, who has lately visited the scenes of the agrarian outrages and conspiracies in Ireland, sends Illustrations of the kind of portable hut used for the temporary lodging of detachments of the armed constabulary force, when sent into a district where some notorious act of violence has been perpetrated. One of these huts can be taken to pieces, or put together again, in a few hours. They are made of wooden planks, lined with iron plates half an inch thick...the dimensions of the hut are 12 ft. by 9 ft. Seven men are

Expulsion by unknown artist, Copper engraving, circa 1730, Private Collection

Series of illustrations showing the celebrations in Glasgow which took place when the news of the relief of Mafeking, during the Boer War, reached the city, 1900. Date: 26/05/1900

The mail arrives from London to the English camp in the Crimea. The Crimean War, 1855, Engraving

The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist, 1876. '...some ordinary incidents and habits of campaigning life during the irregular warfare of the past six months in those rugged highlands: sketching and writing under difficulties; grinding coffee; weighing wine; a drink of water; firing heard, is it safe to advance; is the road clear; a hare shot before a Turkish fortress...It is now to be expected that hostilities between the Turks and the insurgents of Herzegovina will be stopped very shortly, for the Sultan actually signed...a document consenting to the scheme of conciliatio

Military Council in Fili. From a painting by artist A.D. Kivshenko. The Council at Fili was a military council, which, in accordance with the Military Charter, was convened on September 13, 1812 during the Patriotic War of 1812 by Commander-in-Chief Mikhail Kutuzov in the village of Fili, west of Moscow.

Bandits of the sea. Rough fellows with broad shoulders, vintage engraving. Bandits of the sea. Rough fellows with broad shoulders, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656720

Zulu elders seated in the British army camp waiting to negotiate the end of hostilities in the Zulu wars. British troops and tents are seen in the background. Date: 1879

events First World War WWI outbreak of the war refreshment of soldiers passing through a suburban railway station at Leipzig drawing by Felix Schwormstaedt 18.8.1914,

Cutting the canal opposite Vicksburg / sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis.. Title from item, Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 292 (1862 August 2), p. 481. Canal construction, Mississippi, Vicksburg, 1860-1870, Canal construction workers, Mississippi, Vicksburg, 1860-1870, Campaigns & battles, Mississippi, Vicksburg, 1860-1870, African Americans, Mississippi, Vicksburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Engineering & construction.

The crew of the Germania preparing for hibernation. Second German expedition to the North Pole with the ships Germania and Hansa, 1869

Interior of the mess tent of the 4th Rifle Battalion, at Basawul, during the Afghan War - not very comfortable, but at least the supply of Bass (beer) has not run dry Date: 1879

The Siege of Sebastopol - Interior of the Redan - from a photograph by Robertson, 1856. Crimean War. 'The Redan is a portion of a line of natural mounds, which has its highest elevation in the Malakoff; and it is that portion which lies between two ravines (the Woronzoff-road ravine and the Karabelnaia ravine) that run from the Camp plateau down into the city. The fortifications connect these two ravines by a line of earthworks...The Redan is a stony mound, the last undulation citywards of the table-land on which the besiegers sat down. It overlooks the descent down into the harbour of Sebasto

1870s 1880s TWO COVERED WAGONS CAMPED FOR THE NIGHT MEN AROUND CAMPFIRE EMIGRANTS TO THE SOUTHWEST IN COLORADO USA

Soldiers in the tavern. Germania, 1882 by Juan Scherr.

Engraving depicting the funeral of Ensign Tucker of the British Legion, at the advanced posts before Capua. Dated 1860

The Autumn Campaign: steam bakery - drawing a batch of loaves, 1872. 'We continue the series of our Illustrations of the British Army manoeuvres performed in the open country of Wiltshire by the two divisions of regular troops, militia, and volunteers, each nearly 15,000 strong, under the commands respectively of General Sir Robert Walpole and General Sir John Michel. The former, whose force is styled the Northern Army, or the Army of Defence, had moved from his late head-quarters at Pewsey to encounter the latter, whose Southern Army, representing that of a foreign invader, had marched up f

John Brown After his Capture John Brown 1800 n 1859 White American abolitionist From the book The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine May to October 1883

Scene in front of the Grand Theatre, Bordeaux, 1871. Franco-Prussian War: '...view of the Place de la Comédie, in front of the Grand Theatre, where the sittings of the French National Assembly were held' as Paris was occupied by the Germans. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Invalid British army soldiers travelling up the Nile by steam boat for a fortnight of convalesance, From The Illustrated London News (December 2, 1882), Engraving

The Bivouac fire at the outposts of our army on the Potomac | Library of Congress

Engraving showing some of the survivors of the 'Jeannette' Arctic Expedition of 1879-1881, in a hut by the mouth of the Lena River, Siberia, 1881. In 1879, an US Navy crew, led by Lieutenant Commander George Washington Delong, embarked aboard the private yacht 'Jeannnette' in an attempt to sail to the North Pole. The 'Jeannette' entered the ice pack, near Wrangell Island, in September 1879 and then drifted north-west, surrounded by ice until June 1881. On the 12th June, the 'Jeannette' w

A Hungarian chair court scene from 1850, Hungary, court negotiation, chair lord was the court lord in the late Middle Ages / Eine ungarische Stuhlgerichtszene aus dem Jahre 1850, Ungarn, Gerichtsverhandung, Stuhlherr war im Spätmittelalter der Gerichtsherr, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

'Turn-coats and cut-throats'. Men fight each other on the stairway with batons, causing quite a scene. A sign above the stairs reads 'Freedom of Election'. Date: 1796

Meeting on Drummond's Island. Ocean Pacific. Engraving, 19th century.

The Civil War in America: drumming out a soldier of the Federal Army through the streets of Washington - from a sketch by our special artist, 1861. Disgraced soldier being forced to leave the Union Army. African-Americans look on. From "Illustrated London News", 1861.

Guard cuirassiers at the Charlottenburg Palace Guard, Berlin, Germany, historical woodcut, circa 1870, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, coloured, Europe

Striking miners' and their women harass 'Blackleg' workers protected by armed Pinkerton guards. The striking coal miners in Buchtel, in Ohio's Hocking Valley, were replaced with strikebreakers. Wood engraving in FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, Oct. 25, 1884 (BSLOC_2018_2_93)

Austrian military tavern in the cellar of Gottorp Castle, woodcut from 1864

USA. 1st year of The Gold Rush. Group of prospectors. Historical Collections fo the Great West, 1851.

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