Historical Events in 19th Century

A collection of illustrations depicting significant historical gatherings and events from the 19th century, showcasing cultural interactions and ceremonies.

Illustration showing the President of the United States, James Buchanan, welcoming warring factions of American Indians into the White House, 1858. Representatives of the Pawnee and Poncas tribes were induced to shake hands by Buchanan. Date: 1858

Illustration showing the President of the United States, James Buchanan, welcoming warring factions of American Indians into the White House, 1858. Representatives of the Pawnee and Poncas tribes were induced to shake hands by Buchanan. Date: 1858

The Christening of Prince Frederick William, Crown Prince, in the Marble Palace at Potsdam, 11 June 1882, Germany, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

RECEPTION OF THE SULTAN AT GUILDHALL, LONDON, UK, 1867

Cuzco, 1869, Peru

Little Dorrit, The Patriotic Conference

Christening of the newborn Archduchess of Austria in the village of Ofen, Austria, Marie Therese of Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Funeral service in Galata synagogue in memory of the Jewish fighters who died in the Crimean war fighting with the French army, Turkey, from a drawing by Todeschini, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 707, Volume XXVII, September 13, 1856.

Charity bazaar of Hungarian housewives in Pesth, Hungary, woodcut from 1864

Black and White Illustration of John Wycliffe appearing before the prelates at St Paul's to answer the charge of heresy 1382

Tavern Brawl, late 18th century, engraving by Carl Kunz after Johann Geiger

This 1890i illustration shows the marriage of Pocahontas to English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1614. English Captain John Smith guided the colonists through difficult times in the Jamestown settlement of 1607. According to Mattaponi oral history, little Matoaka was possibly about 10 years old when John Smith and English colonists arrived in Tsenacomoca in the spring of 1607. John Smith was about 27 years old. They were never married nor involved..

Engraving showing Theodore Parker (1810-1860), the famous Unitarian Minister, lecturer, scholar, writer and committed abolitionist. He is depicted lecturing an audience in New York on slavery and abolition, c.1856. Date: 1856

HOUSE OF LORDS The Lord Chancellor reads a message from Queen Victoria on the impending Crimean War with Russia Date: 27 March 1854

Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Woolwich, 1844. 'Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, embanked at Woolwich Dockyard on Monday morning, on board the Victoria and Albert Royal yacht for Scotland'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.

Charles V at the Monastery of Yuste, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1858.

'Puritans Before James I', c1600, (1890). Creator: Unknown.

PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON TO PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA, IN THE GUILDHALL

MEMORIAL STATUE TO THE LATE EARL OF DERBY, MR. DISRAELI'S INAUGURAL SPEECH, JULY 18, 1874, 1874 engraving

Robert Moffat (1795-1883) Scottish missionary , preaching inin Bechuanaland . Father-in-law of David Livingstone.

Trial of Archbishop William Laud,Archbishop of Canterbury March 1644. ( 1573-1645) From the picture by Alexander Johnstone.

At Rennes, a Catholic teacher is executed for being a Catholic teacher : the Bretons are particularly reluctant to accept the extremism of the Revolution. Date: circa 1792

The funeral of Frederick III, Emperor of Germany, in 1888. Wood engraving, ca. 1888.

Royalty on Tour Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta The Prince of Wales Investing the Maharajah of Jodhpur Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Engraving showing the Chamberlain (right) reading the address at the presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to Prince Frederick William of Prussia, Guildhall, 1857. 25 July 1857

Sunday Morning Service in the Baltic Fleet, 1856. Crimean War: 'Throughout the routine of life at sea there is not a more impressive scene than that of the Sunday Morning Service on board a ship of war, such as Mr. Carmichael has sketched...The association of the character of the ship, its object and purpose, with the peaceful aspect of the religious service, is calculated to fill the mind with grave reflection and solemn thoughts. Although such scenes are not favourite passages in a seaman's life, with the writers of nautical adventures they are occasionally sketched with vivid power and life

'The Christening at Windsor; The Queen standing sponsor to the infant daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Portland', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890.

THE TRIAL OF THE PYX, 1870

Ismail Pasha (1830-1895). Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. Cairo. The ex-Khedive of Egypt, Ismail Pasha, leaving the Ardine Palace, June 30, 1879. Engraving by Canedi. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879.

festivities Easter consecration of the Easter foods at wealthy Polish family after sketch by Franz J»ttner (1865 - 1926) wood engraving circa 1900,

SWEARING IN SOLICITORS BEFORE THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS, ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

An Austrian wedding feast - the bride crosses the table, symbolising the rite of passage from spinsterhood to the married state Date: circa 1860

The Coronation of Queen Victoria from the picture by Sir G.Hayter. From the book ""V.R.I. Her Life and Empire"" by The Marquis of Lorne, K.T. now his grace The Duke of Argyll.

Reception of the First Russian Embassy in England, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

THE WEDDING PROCESSION

Confirmation of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, in the Private Chapel, Windsor Castle, 1856. Victoria, Princess Royal is confirmed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, John Bird Sumner. (Confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism). Also present were her parents Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and her godfather King Leopold I of Belgium. 'The Princess Royal wore a rich white silk glacé gown, with five flounces pinked, the body richly trimmed with white ribbon and Mechlin lace...The ceremony commenced by a hymn, sung by the gentlemen and boys of the Royal Ch

The Royal Wedding in Berlin, the wedding ceremony in the chapel of the Royal Palace, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein and Prince William of Prussia, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, original date unknown

Funeral of the late King of the Belgians: the body lying in state at the Royal Palace at Brussels - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865. '...the people of Brussels and other visitors were admitted to see the remains of the King Leopold I. One of the halls of the Brussels Palace, the grand yellow saloon, on the first story, had been transformed into a chapelle ardente. It was covered with black, and upon the tapestries were displayed the arms of Belgium and the arms of the King. The lustres were concealed with crape, and the only light which the hall received was that of thousands of ta

An engraving depicting the British Association meeting in Canada. Lord Rayleigh is giving the Presidential address in the Queens Hall, Montreal. Dated 19th century

Wedding of "Prince-Pope" to celebrate the Peace Treaty of Nystad on 20 August 1721, Seryakov, Lavrenty Avksentyevich (1824-1881)

THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET AT THE GUILDHALL, LONDON, UK, 1883: RECEPTION OF GUESTS BY THE LORD MAYOR AND LADY MAYORESS IN THE LIBRARY

A meeting of the Academie francaise under Louis XIV France, The Académie française, French Academy, is a French learned society based in Paris, Histor...

Pope Pius IX, and its surroundings from About the Land and Sea, General Illustrirte Zeitung, After, Castelli, Artist

Chief Rabbi semikhah ceremony in the Synagogue at Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1352, Volume LIII, January 23, 1869.

Chinese theatre, San Francisco c.1870 Wood engraving

Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal and eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, in the throne room of Buckingham Palace in 1841. Part of the Graphic Jubilee number published in 1887. Date: 1887

SWEET GIRL GRADUATES

THE LORD CHANCELLOR EXPRESSING HER MAJESTY'S APPROVAL OF THE ELECTION OF MR. ALDERMAN EVANS AS LORD MAYOR PRESENTING THE LOVING CUP IN THE PRINCES' CHAMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Joseph Smith (1805-1844) the founder of Mormonism, reading the Book of Mormon to his first followers, United States of America, drawing by David. Journey to the City of Saints, 1860. Capital of the country of the Mormons by Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Funeral of the Empress of Russia at St. Petersburg: the lying in state in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, 1880. 'The ceremonies attending the funeral of the late Empress at St. Petersburg, on the 7th, 8th, and 9th June, are the subject of our Illustrations, from sketches furnished by a correspondent in that city. At noon on Monday, the 7th, the body was removed from the Winter Palace, where she died, to the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, in which is a Cathedral Church dedicated to those saints...Next day the public were admitted, in the morning by ticket, in the evening quite f

Alphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. The King inaugurating the agricultural conferences. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876.

LLYWELYN THE GREAT after a banquet, he listens as a bard with a harp tells of old forgotten far-off things and battles long ago. Date: - 1240

Execution of two Brownists, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

The childrens crusade 1212

Ludwig Würkert in front of his community. Friedrich Ludwig Würkert, 1800 - 1876, was a Protestant pastor, writer and revolutionary, woodcut from 1864

Engraving showing the marriage of Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) to William Ashmead-Bartlett (1851-1921) in Christ Church, Piccadilly, London, 1881. Baroness Burdett-Coutts was one of the greatest philanthropists of the time, while Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett (who took the name Burdett-Coutts Bartlett at the wedding) later became a Member of Parliament. Date: 19 February 1881

Members of a lodge link together to form a chain of union. One arm is placed on a neighbours waist whilst the hand is left free to tap the other neighbour three times on the shoulder. At the same time, a triple brotherly kiss and the word of the week is given to a neighbour, which is then passed on to the next neighbour along. Starting from the 'Chairman' the tap, kiss, and word is passed both ways around the group reaching the Master of Ceremonies at the same time, whereupon the word is shouted

Sanhedrin in France / Monnet

Mass in honor of the death of Tsar Alexander III (1845-1894) Saint Petersburg, Russia. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

Sworn in the Peace of Münster, 1648, Jonas Suyderhoef, After Gerard ter Borch (II), 1648 print Entering the Peace of Munster on May 15, 1648, in the Great Hall or Friedensal of the Town Hall in Munster. The delegates are around a table and lay the oath with raised hand. Print to the painting by Gerard ter Borch de Jonge. Under the performance the Latin caption in 3 lines. Haarlem paper engraving signing of peace treaty, concluding the peace Friedensal

Im Jahre 1570 wurde in Stettin ein Friedenskongress abgehalten, der zur Beendigung des Dreikronenkriegs zwischen Dänemark und Schweden durch den Fried...

A Quaker meeting in the 19th century Date: 1835

An engraving depicting a meeting of the British Association in Birmingham Town Hall. Dated 19th century

Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria arriving for his visit to the World Fair, World Fair, World Exhibition or Universal Exhibition in Paris, France/Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria arriving for his visit of the world's fair, world fair, world exposition, or universal exposition at Paris, France, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date not known, subsequently colored

Queen Philippa Interceding with Edward III for the Six Burgesses of Calais 1347 19th Century Illustration

A Roman Banquet, Ancient Rome, Roman empire. Italy, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

'Peers Spiritual in the House of Lords in 1894', (1901). In the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, the 26 bishops of the established Church of England are known as the The Lords Spiritual. There are also bishops who sit by right of a peerage. Some find it unacceptable that the UK is the only Western democracy to give religious representatives the automatic right to sit in the legislature. 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

The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland (Church of Scotland) 1783. The assembled clergy wear white wigs and dark gowns. They are seated in rows and talk amongst each other or read from sheets of paper. The High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven (1722 1802) sits on a raised platform on the right. Beneath him, a man carries a ceremonial mace. In the upper gallery men and women look down on the scene below.. Etching by David Allan

International Municipal Banquet given by the Mayor in the Guildhall of London on June 30, 1875, United Kingdom, illustration from the magazine L'Illustrazione Universale, year 2, no 52, August 22, 1875.

The marriage of Princess Irene of Hesse (1866-1953) to Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) on 24th May 1888 at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin. Date: 1888

Pope Leo XIII inaugurating the rooms of the Borgia apartment, Vatican Palace, Vatican City, photograph by De Federicis, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIV, No 13, March 28, 1897.

Congregation leaving church after Sunday morning service . London, dated 1872.

Charles Guiteau, assassin of President James Garfield at this trial. He would rise to object, get off his funny remarks, and be requested to sit down. Judge Cox displayed great patience

MESSRS. MOODY AND SANKEY AT THE HIPPODROME, NEW YORK : MR. MOODY PERSONALLY EXHORTING ' PENITENTS' IN THE ROOM FOR THE WOMEN'S PRAYER- MEETING. ENGRAVING 1876, US, USA, AMERICA, United States

THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

EMPRESS OF INDIA

ANCIENT CEREMONY OF CHOPPING STICKS, AND COUNTING HORSE-SHOES AND HOB-NAILS, IN THE COURT OF EXCHEQUER, ON MONDAY LAST, PRESENTATION OF THE NEW SHERIFFS OF LONDON, AT WESTMINSTER

Engraving depicting the first council of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and the Empress of India. Dated 19th Century

A man is falling down the stairs of the pulpit watched by the congregation in the church, as he falls he pulls the robe of the priest. Etching after George Cruikshank.

Sunday morning on the Union Pacific Railroad. Singing hymns and sacred songs around the harmonium. Wood engraving published London 1875.

Italy. Naples. Cholera epidemic. Cardinal-Archbishop Sanfelice (Guglielmo Sanfelice d'Acquavella) (1834-1897) visiting the sick. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 30 September 1884.

Illustration showcasing how different families celebrate Christmas. Dated 19th Century

Grosses Commercium, a traditional academic banquet, in Poppelsdorfer Schloss, a baroque building in the Poppelsdorf district of Bonn, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

A vicar gives a sermon in a crowded church. Wood engraving.

The wedding of Umberto I and his cousin Margarethe on 22 April 1868 in Turin Cathedral, Umberto I. Umberto Rainerio Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia (14 March 1844) (29. July 1900), House of Savoy, was King of Italy from 1878 to 1900, and Margarethe Maria Therese Johanna, Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia (20 November 1851) (4 January 1926), Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the suppression of the Sepoy Revolt. Lord Canning investing the loyal Rajahs with decorations and proprietary rights. Engraved by H Bourne after Marshall Caxton. From the book 'Illustrations of English and Scottish History' Volume II

Ulrich Zwingli in October 1529 Controversy with Martin Luther at Marburg Date: 1529

THE MARBURG COLLOQUY Luther and Zwingli debate theological issues but cannot agree on the significance of Jesus's words at his Last Supper Date: October 1529

"SPEAK UP, SIR!" A REMINISCENCE OF OXFORD COMMEMORATION, UK, 1875

Johannes Ronge (16 October 1813) (26 October 1887) was a German Catholic priest who criticised the cult of relics in the Roman Catholic Church, speaki...

This 19th/20th-century print depicts the oath ceremony in Münster's town hall during the Peace of Münster in May 1648, illustrating historical European political events and ceremonial practices.

Temple of Buddha, Canton, China, 1843. Artist: WH Capone

The Voyage to China: Sunday on the Red Sea, 1872. Scene on board a Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship. Europeans holding a religious service while Indian servants operate fans to cool them. From "Illustrated London News", 1872.

Prince Arthur, seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria, marries Princess Louise of Prussia; the procession leaving the altar after the ceremony. Date: 13 March 1879

A Police Gazette cartoon showing Jake Kilrain's spectre haunting a Sullivan banquet. When they did meet Sullivan won in 756 rounds.John L. Sullivan had been beaten. There was a future for John L. August 28, 1950.

Alphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. King giving a speech at the opening session of the courts of the kingdom. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877.

The Holy Supper, Jacobus Buys, c. 1734 - c. 1801 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) addressing the House of Commons, 1793, Engraving after painting by Karl A Hickel

Feast of Belsassar. Belsassar's feast, king of Babylon, with his hole and women. Belsassar, seen on the back, shocked by hand appearing in front of the wall above the port. On the table are the stolen cups and scales from the Temple of Jerusalem.

International Exhibition of Fruit at the Horticultural Society's Gardens, South Kensington, London, 1865. 'As might be expected at this season of the year, the exhibition consisted principally of apples and pears. There were, however, some fine pines ie pineapples and numerous good specimens of dried and preserved fruits. The following medals were awarded: The gold medal of the society for the best collection of fruit and vegetables produced in the garden of a Sovereign - awarded to Mr. Thomas Ingram, pro her Majesty the Queen, Windsor. The gold medal of the society for the best collection

Spirit unmasked at a London séance. Top: Forming circle by joining hands. Centre: Medium's assistant being placed behind curtain (left). Spirit manifestations (right). Bottom: A very substantial 'spirit' apprehended while trying to slip away. There were

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