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Engravings and illustrations depicting significant historical military events and gatherings across various time periods in Europe, highlighting cultural and political moments.

Vittorio Emanuele II, now crowned king of Italy, makes a triumphal entry into Milano.

History of Spain. Government of Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (January 15, 1834 to June 7, 1835). At the end of the parliamentary session on May 10, 1835, where the government was accused by the treaty known as Eliot Treaty, a crowd broke into Martínez de la Rosa's carriage. Attack on Martínez de la Rosa. Illustration by Zarza. Engraving by Chamorro. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845. Author: Eusebio Zarza (1842-1881). Spanish artist. Chamorro. 19th century-Spanish engraver.

General Stevens' brigade entering Beaufort, SC, on the evening of December 5th, 1861

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Paris. The Germans in Place de la Concorde. Drawing by Miranda. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871. Author: Fernando Miranda. 19th-century Spanish draughtsman.

Lieutenant of Wolter Jan Gerrit Baron Bentinck in Amsterdam, 28 August 1781. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1781 - 1783. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 181 mm × w 253 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Visit of the Prince of Wales to Clumber: His Royal Highness passing through Worksop, 1861. The future King Edward VII is a guest at a stately home in Nottinghamshire. 'About one p.m. the cortege, preceded by his Grace the Duke of Newcastle and Lord Lincoln on horseback, and escorted by the Clumber troop of Sherwood Rangers, left the park for the Worksop station. All along the route there were thousands of people congregated, who cheered loud, long, and enthusiastically. All the feelings of loyalty of the good people of Worksop and the surrounding villages revealed themselves on this occasion.

CEREMONY OF DRIVING THE FIRST PILE OF THE WELLINGTON PIER, AT GREAT YARMOUTH, UK, 1853

The uprising on Senate Square in St. Petersburg on December 14, 1825. From a painting by artist K. I. Kohlman.

PUBLIC ENTRY OF GENERAL ESPARTERO INTO MADRID, SPAIN, 1854

Funérailles du Roi Léopold Ier, Char Funébre et Cortége Décembre,

Vittorio Emanuele II, now crowned king of Italy, makes a triumphal entry into Milano.

CASTELAR , EMILIO POLITICO ESPAÑOL. CADIZ 1832 - 1899 " CASTELAR DEFENDIENDO CON SU PODEROSA ELOCUENCIA LA SALIDA DEL CONGRESO DE LA COMISIO PERMANENTE, AÑO 1873 " GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

This is an engraving of the execution of rebels following the Jacobite rebellion in 1745-1746. The prisoners on the scaffold are surrounded by soldiers, and by large crowds on foot and in grandstands.1746

Napoleon at Dresden, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Zouaves embarking at Algiers for Tonkin, January 1885

The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 in England began in Brentwood, Essex as a protest at the collection of poll tax and reached a climax at Smithfield, London. Richard II (1367-1800) met the Kentish peasants who, under Watt Tyler (d1381), were demanding the end of serfdom. During the meeting William Walworth (d1385) Lord Mayor of London, wounded Wat Tyler who was taken to St Bartholomew's Hospital but was later dragged out of the hospital and beheaded. Engraving c1831.

New York, United States. Panic of 1884. Economic crisis during the Depression of 1882-1885. Wall Street at the height of the panic on the afternoon of 14 May 1884. Perspective taken from the side opposite Trinity Church. Engraving by Vela. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), June 8, 1884.

The troop entrance ceremony in Dresden on July 11, 1871, Germany / Die Truppeneinmarschzeremonie in Dresden am 11. Juli 1871, Deutschland, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Soldiers gathered near a citygate. Artist: Unknown After: Cornelius de Wael, Flemish, 1592-1667

Spain. First Carlist War. Action of Cabrera in Segorbe. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

THE OUTBREAK AMONG THE CONVICTS AT CHATHAM

Funeral procession of the late Hon. Thomas d'Arcy M'Gee, at Montreal, Canada, 1868. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. J. Inglis. 'The late atrocious crime of the Fenian conspirators in Canada...has aroused the sternest indignation. The Hon. Thomas D'Arcy M'Gee, who represented Montreal West in the House of Commons at Ottawa, was an Irishman of high personal character and of remarkable talents and accomplishments...and was most earnestly opposed to the Fenian conspiracy...The plot to murder him was...executed, in the basest and most cowardly manner, on the night of April 7, when Mr. M'Gee...

When Giuseppe Garibaldi, hero of Italian unity, visits Geneva, there are massive demonstrations in his honour outside the Hotel Fazy where he is staying.

France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War. Positions occupied by the communards on the heights of Montmartre. Engraving by Ricord. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

Review of the Division under Prince Napoleon before the Sultan, at Scutari - Zouaves Defiling, 1854. French, British and Turkish forces fought against Russia during the Crimean War. Here Napoleon III of France and Abdulmejid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, inspect troops at Scutari in Turkey. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Vice squad in operation, transportation of arrested prostitutes to the hospital, French copper engraving by Vasseur, around 1770

France Honouring the Dead Emperor - Napoleon's Remains Being Brought Back to Paris for Burial.

France. Liberal Revolution, 1848. Popular uprising to force the abdication of King Louis Philippe of Orleans and proclaim the Second Republic (Days 22 to 24 February). National Assembly invaded by the people, February 24, 1848. Engraving of the time.

The coated procession on the great market in Schiedam. (April 1, 1872.). Historically co-consumed procession at the Celebration of 300 Years of Dutch Freedom 1572-1872. Procession Hero in Schiedam on April 1, 1872. The Procession Winds over The Grote Markt For The Town Hall.

The Funeral of Victor Noir: the people cheering the National Guard in the Champs Élysées, Paris, 1870. On 11 January 1870, Noir, a journalist for the "Marseillaise" newspaper, was shot and killed by Prince Pierre Bonaparte, a cousin of the Emperor Napoleon III. View of '...the scene in the Champs Élysées, on the western side of the Place de la Concorde, where the National Guard were heartily cheered by the assembled citizens for their appearance in the cause of peace and good order...it had been feared that some breach of the peace, leading to a sanguinary confl

Exclamation to coronation of the prince and princess of orange, 1689; Uyt calling to the Krooning of Willem de III, and Maria de II, to King and Queen of England, Scotland, Vrankryk and Ireland. on 23 February 1689, within London. A long procession with parliament members through the streets of London to do an exclamation to the Prince of the Prince and Princess from Orange to King and Queen of England, 23 February 1689. In the caption De Legenda 1-15. Signature at the top right: third part. FOL. 33.

The 1848 Revolution, or February Revolution, France. Revolutionaries besiege the Chateau d'eau in the Place du Palais-Royal. After a contemporary print by Jules David.

THE ASHANTEE WAR

Liberal revolutions of 1848. In 1848 troops led by Garibaldi and Mazzini occupied the Vatican. On 24 November 1848, with the help of the Spanish, French and Bavarian ambassadors, Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) fled Rome, taking refuge in the Neapolitan fortress of Gaeta in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Entry of Pope Pius IX in Naples. Engraving by E. Buxó. Histoire de la Révolution de Rome. Tableau religieux, politique et militaire des années 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 et 1850 en Italie (History of the Revolution in Rome. Religious, political and military overview of the years 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1850 in Italy), by Alphonse Balleydier. Volume II. Tomás Gorchs Polytechnic Printing and Bookstore, Barcelona, 1857.

Assassination attempt by Roderick Maclean. He is taken to Windsor Police Station. Date: 1883

Unification of Italy. Capture of Rome. Occupation of Rome by troops of the Kingdom of Italy led by General Raffaele Cadorna on 20 September 1870. Italian troops taking possession of the Piazza del Popolo, preventing the common people attacking the Papal Zouaves taken prissoners. Drawing by R. Padro. Engraving by Sadurni. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871.

In the marketplace of Thionville, German Diedenhofen, after the capitulation of November 25, Franco-German War 1870/71, woodcut, France, Europe

Fenian cause explosions at Clerkenwell, London Date: 1868

VISIT OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH TO QUEEN VICTORIA

FUNERAL OF MR, BRAIDWOOD, THE LATE CHIEF OF THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE, IN ABNEY PARK CEMETERY

Historic drawing, 19th century, scene from the history of France, a revolt in a Frankish town in the 12th century

Queen Victoria and her family receiving the Guards at Buckingham Palace, London, England, on their return from the Crimea after the Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War (1853-1856). Engraving.

events revolutions of 1848 - 1849 Italy Rome the Quirinal Palace residence of Pope Pius IX under siege 16. - 24.11.1848 scene during the first attack on 16.11.1848 contemporary wood engraving,

Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572). French nobleman and Admiral of France. Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. He was assassinated during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, 24 August 1572. Death of Coligny. Engraving. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1864.

CAPTURE OF THE BASTILLE Charles Thevenin (1764-1838). Capture of the Bastille.

PRESENTATION OF THE ADDRESS TO THE HON. A.H. VERNON AT BARLOWFOLD, CELEBRATION OF THE 'MAJORITY' OF THE HON. A.H. VERNON

Days of 1848 (IT)

Historia de España. La milicia persigue a la Guardia real hasta fuera de la corte en 1823. Grabado de 1880.

Ethem Pasha (1851-1909). Commander of the Ottoman army that defeated Greeks in Thessaly in the Greco-Turkish War (1897). Arrival of the new grand Vizier to the Sublime Porte of Constantinople (1877). Engraving.

N ° 14. The people walking the throne of Louis-Philippe. (IT)

Cuban guerrillas being executed by the Spaniards in 1869. Cuba, 19th century.

France. Macon. Fetes Franco-Swiss. The Swiss had their entry into town. Engraving by Le Monde Illustre, France, 1871. Author: Makron.

Encounter between government troops and Communards in the place Pigalle. Date: May 1871

The large barricade next to the Johannis Church in the Jägerzeile , under the command of General Bem, on October , Bachmann-Hohmann, Lithographer, Ludwig Christian Förster -, Printer, Gustav Veith, publisher

Parliamentary Reform, Extension of the suffrage, England, London, 'The Illustrated London News, 4 August 1866

The fire brigade of the city of Bern in Switzerland during an exercise, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

Engraving depicts the recruitment of British troops in Westminster. Dated 1870

Event that followed the duel, between mm. Charles, Lameth, and Castries, 13. 9Bi. 1790. (Registered title (letter))

The Carnival at Rome - Explosion of a Hand-Grenade in the Carriage of the Prince of Musignano, 1850. 'Giuseppe Bonaparte, Prince of Musignano, had received several anonymous letters, threatening his death if he appeared in the Carnival. In defiance...the Prince went to the Carnival...On Saturday, the 9th, the anniversary of the Roman Republic...the Corso was deserted, except by the French, a few foreigners, and the myrmidons of the Government. Rather late in the evening a hand grenade was thrown into the Prince of Musignano's carriage. In exploding, it severely wounded Giuseppe and his sister,

On 16 July 1870, the French parliament voted to declare war on Prussia. Anti-war demonstration in Paris, 16 July 1870. Engraving. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

Incoming the Dutch troops in Brussels via the Porte de Schaerbeek, 1830, Paulus Lauters, 1830 - 1831 print Dutch troops enter Brussels through the Porte de Schaerbeek (Schaerbeekse Poort), September 23, 1830. Fights in the street. Part of a Recueil with records about the events during the Belgian Revolution in Brussels, Antwerp and other cities in the period 25 August 1830 to 27 March 1831. Brussels paper battle. barricades ~ riot Brussels. Schaerbeekse Poort

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: FRENCH PRISONNNIERS LEAVING SEDAN September 2 1870

The people force those who pass on the new bridge to salute the statue of Henry IV (September 16, 1788). (IT)

Shipping wild animals in the London Docks, 1864. 'Amidst the diverse commodities brought into the port of London by so many vessels from every region of the globe, a visitor to the docks may now and then have an opportunity of seeing the arrival of a cargo of wild beasts, though it is but rarely, of course, that such an importation takes place. The zoological collections in the metropolis and in some provincial towns, as well as the exhibitions paraded in travelling caravans, must indeed be constantly recruited with fresh specimens, not only to make up for a rate of mortality which exceeds tha

Franco-German War (1870-1871). France. Departure of the 10th regiment of the National Guard for the outposts. Engraving by Trichon. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1871. Author: Auguste Trichon (1814-1898). French engraver.

Group of the student deputation at the monument to Frederick the Great in Berlin, on 16 March 1888 during the convict celebrations for Wilhelm I. Original drawing by A. v. Roessler, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork

Battle scene from the Turkish wars of the th century, Unknown

Noordelijke Nederlanden, Luyken, Jan, Duties for the Coronation of William III, and Mary II, as King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Celebrated on 21 April 1689 in London, Coronation procession of William III, 1689, Northern Netherlands, Procession to the coronation ceremony, 21 April 1689. William and Mary under a canopy in a long procession on their way to Westminster Abbey. With numbers in the representation and marked at the top right: third Part. fol. 118., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 179 mm, width 299 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1689 - 1689, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

General Caballeros receives the submission of the rebels of Cadiz, In September 1868 Queen Isabella was deposed from the throne by a coup d'état origi...

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: PRUSSIAN TROOPS ARRIVAL ON THE PLACE STANISLAS, NANCY, 15 AUGUST 1870

ASESINATO DE JESUITAS DEL COLEG IMPERIAL DE SAN ISIDRO POR CREER ENVENENAN AGUA.MADRID17/7/1834.

Triumphal parade of Prussian troops in 1871 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, historical scene, Franco-German War of 1870-1871 between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, Europe

Fire at the Interior Ministry compound

Reception of Hungarians in Vienna March 15 1848 engraving

Frederick, Prince of Wales, drinking to the success of the European War of Austrian Succession at Temple Bar, London, 1740. Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707 - 1751. Heir apparent to the British thro

Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Juan Prim y Prats (1814-1870). Spanish military and politician. Amazing reception after the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-1860) with a triumphal arch in the Saint James square on September 8, 1860. Colored engraving. 19th century.

Abraham's Lincoln's funeral procession in New York City, April 24, 1865, passes in front of a Grace Church at Broadway and 10th street. The photo was taken as the hearse and soldiers of the honor guard processed on the street, leaving a blurred trail (BSLOC_2019_5_81)

funeral of Admiral Bruet, coming from des Invalides in Paris, France, 1855. Engraving

Arrival of Emperor Napoleon III. and the imperial prince in Metz on the evening of July 28th, Franco-German War 1870/71, woodcut, France, Europe

Firemen using hand fire pump when fighting a fire at a brothel.

A woodcut engraving depicting the procession of the Prisoners found in the Bastille Rue de Antoine. Dated 18th century

An engraving depicting Hessian soldiers in front of the embarkation

Execution of Nobles after the Indulgence of Albas, digital improved reproduction of an original print 1880, at the Horse Market in Brussels, 1572, Belgium, Europe

CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF JERSEY, 1881: "THE DEATH OF MAJOR PIERSON", FROM THE PAINTING BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY

Arrival of the Duke of Orleans at the Hotel de Ville, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885

Illustration showing the Irish Rebellion of 1798, against British rule in Ireland from May to September 1798. The United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group influenced by the ideas of the American and French revolutions, were the main organising force behind the rebellion. It was led by Presbyterians angry at being shut out of power by the Anglican establishment, joined by Catholics, who made up the majority of the population.

THE ASHANTEE WAR

In the market square in Thionville, after the surrender, historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign

Illustration showing the Prussian victory parade in Berlin at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, with troops passing before the Emperor on the Opera Place. The Franco-Prussian peace treaty was signed on May 10th 1871 in Frankfurt. Date: 1871

History of Russia. Saint Petersburg. Nevsky Prospect in winter. Engraving. La ilustración. Revista hispano-americana, 1884.

Swearing of the Board of Commissioners by the gunman officers at the Neude in Utrecht, 1786. Draughtsman: Cornelis van Cuylenburgh (II) (signed by artist). Dating: 2-Aug-1786. Place: Utrecht. Measurements: h 504 mm × w 643 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Episode in the Siege of Lille, 1792 (painted 1793) (detail)

The Flight of Louis Philippe from Paris for the February Revolution on 24 February 1848, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date not known

Ham Market on Boulevard Bourdon, 1869, Paris, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original d...

People of Brescia proclaiming Ten Days' insurrection, March 23, 1849. First War of Independence, Italy, 19th century.

The 'Spread Eagle', Epsom, Surrey, in the racing season. Date: 1846

The Flight of Louis Philippe from Paris in 1848. Events in Paris had been leading up to revolution for a period of time and as tensions escalated, Philippe abdicated in favour of his grandson and fled to England.

Oath of the Palm game at Versailles Oath of the game of Paume, Versailles on June 20, 1789 ".

NEW YEAR'S CALLS IN THE DAYS OF PETER STUYVESANT, GOVERNOR OF NEW AMSTERDAM (NEW YORK)

THE GORDON RIOTS 'The Burning & Plundering of NEWGATE & Setting the Felons at Liberty by the Mob'