Historical Religious Events

Illustrations depicting historical religious gatherings and events, including Indian gatherings, street preaching, Civil War prayers, and significant moments of execution.

Stonewall Jackson Leading Civil War Soldiers in a Prayer Before Battle Artist Unknown

IOWA INDIANS, AT THE EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY

Methodist John King Preaching in the Streets of Baltimore, 1775 Artist Unknown

Stonewall Jackson Leading Civil War Soldiers in a Prayer Before Battle Artist Unknown

The execution of Inca by A.B. Greene. The Spaniards burnt Atahualpa at the stake with a monk presiding holding crucifix to the right. Atahualpa was the last Sapa Inca (sovereign emperor) before the Spanish conquest. He was captured by Pizarro during the conquest and eventually executed effectively ending the Incan Empire.

Burial of the victims of the Segen-Gottes-Schacht mining disaster of Burgk, Thuringia, Germany, historic woodcut, c. 1880, Europe

Peter the Hermit leading the People s Crusade to Constantinople circa AD1096

The Hindu Nag Panchami festival, the worship of Cobras. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Old engraving illustration from El Mundo en la Mano 1878

This illustration shows William Penns treaty with Indians. William Penn (1644-1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Penn made a treaty with the Indians (seen here) at Shackamaxon (near Kensington in Philadelphia) under an elm tree. Penn chose to acquire lands for his colony through business rather than conquest. He paid the Indians 1200 pounds for their land under the treaty, an amount considered fair.

The First Crusade to the Holy Land Led by Peter the Hermit 1096 19th Century Illustration

Shamil's surrender in the Gunib village. Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan (1797-1871), leader of resistance to Russian rule over the Caucasus.

Villagers in Lancashire ceremoniously guiding a cart of rushes to church. The rushes would be strewn on the stone floor of the church to prevent worshiper's feet turning to lumps of ice during winter services. Dated 1843

A village fete in Riga, 1880, Latvia, Europe

On the beach, a group of Africans, one of whom is kneeling, welcomes two missionaries. On the right is a man in a rowboat, and near the group of Africans are depicted exotic plants, including a banana tree. Outlines of hills and mountains can be seen in the background., Missionaries, print maker: David van der Kellen (1827-1895), 1837 - 1885, paper, etching, h 96 mm × w 137 mm

Wedding in Alsace, 1888, France, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting, Europe

An engraving depicting the auctioning off of a Christmas poultry and the Metropolitan Poultry Market. Dated 19th century

India. Interview between the Prince of Wales with the Maharana of Oudeypour. Engraving. 19th century.

THE 'DOSEH,' AN ANNUAL RELIGIOUS CEREMONY AT CAIRO

At Conde-sur-Noireau a street seller offers fragments of the rock on which the Blessed Virgin Mary stood when she appeared on 19 September 1846, and which he promises are miraculous Date: 16 August 1855

The execution of slaves by beheading by the Bakuti, near Equator Station, The victim's head is attached to a branch of a tree with a rope, which catapults the severed head into the air after the beheading with the axe, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

On Berges Höhe, at the top of the mountain, there is an ancient pilgrimage church, and on Assumption Day a procession goes up from the valley to pray ...

The Prince of Wales addressing the official dance at the Colombo club. Ceylon, Sri Lanka. Old engraving illustration Prince of Wales Albert Edward tou

Illustration from a book depicting a young man surrounding by Native Indians, possibly interrupting a ritual or ceremony. Dated 1913

"EL SOMATEN EN LA MONTAÑA, CERCANIAS DE BERGA". Grabado de 'La Ilustración Española y Americana' (año 1875). S. XIX.

Henry Bouquet receiving Native Americans, from a historical report of the expedition against the Native Americans of Ohio, 1764. Native American wars, United States, 18th century.

Richard Coeur de Lion drawing his Sword upon the Cardinal-Legate of the Pope, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Christopher Columbus is crowned by Cacique. Date: 1492

Entry into the Mbanga of Isingerria, in 1880, Cameroon, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Africa

Sudan, Africa. Nocturnal dance of the Bari tribe, which lives on the Upper Nile. Photogravure, late 19th century. Colorised.

Home of the lost son; Parable of the lost son. The lost son returns home where the family receives him together. He is met by his father, who takes him in his arms. He leaves a calf slaughter for a party meal to celebrate the return of his son.

Iowa Indians being "Exhibited" at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London 1844; Illustrated London News Jul 1844; B&W Illustration

'Kentucky hospitality in the olden time' Date: 18th century

Distress caused by the famine - the funeral at Skibbereen of a victim of the famine Date: 1847

Wedding - Hochzeit

A congregation of Jewish mourners lowering a coffin into a grave during a funeral. Engraving by B. Picart, ca. 1733.

Harvest prayer in the Zillertal valley, Austria, historical illustration, circa 1886, Europe

West Africa. Dance of a female griot, or holy woman, before Sissekai, a chief of the Sofas. Photogravure by André & Sleigh after an illustration by Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (1856-1927). "La conquista de Africa" (The conquest of Africa), by Alfredo Opisso. Volume III. Published in Barcelona (Spain) by Molinas y Maza editores, 1911. Author: Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (1856-1927). British artist.

Paris, Jazet, Jean Pierre Marie, Beaume, Joseph, Inhumation des Martyrs de la Liberté, Funeral of victims of the July Revolution, recto - printed, print, prints, Déposé à la Direction, height 503 mm, width 643 mm, 1788-07-31 - 1871-08-18, print maker, printmaker, 1831 - 1831, paper, papier, mezzotint, aquatint, roulette, 1796-09-24 - 1885-09-10, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

A ritual execution whereby a victim kneels on the ground with his hands tied at the back having a spear thrust through his left shoulder, presumably piercing the heart. Wood engraving by G.-L. Devos after E. Riou.

Treaty with Indians.

last meeting of the club of the Cordeliers (dernier seance du club des cordeliers). The Cordeliers is the name that took the Franciscans established in France. In 1789, the Franciscans had 284 convents in France, all which were closed in 1790

Emancipation Proclamation. Published and sold by Martin & Judson, c1864. Print shows at centre the text of the Emancipation Proclamation with vignettes surrounding it; on the left are scenes related to slavery and on the right are scenes showing the benefits attained through freedom; also shows Justice and Columbia at the top centre beneath a bald eagle and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln at bottom centre above a scene of former slaves giving thanks

Protestant service in a Puritan camp during the English Civil War. 1643. England. digital reproduction of a historical original

Martin Luthers popular sermon in Moehra, Moehra is considered the Thuringian ancestral home of Martin Luthers family, Germany, 1521, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

The winner of the pig skittles, Customs, Folk festival, The winner gets a pig as a prize, Agriculture, Bavaria, Austria, Festive society, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, The winner of the pig skittles, Customs, Folk festival, The winner gets a pig as a prize, Agriculture, Bavaria, Austria, Festive society, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, Europe

American Colonists Hanging a Stamp Tax Official in Effigy, circa 1765

Carol for the poor, from: Picturesque stable from Warsaw, or local images from the past times in 24 tables, part 1, Warsaw 1855 1859 Piwarski, Jan Feliks (1794 1859)

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, The Black Court Woman Blesses the Peasants. Margarete Renner (born around 1475) (died 1535), called the Black Court W...

Korean Ambassador attends the signing of the JapanKorea Treaty of 1876, also known as the Japan-Korea Treaty of Amity or Treaty of Gangway Island, was made between representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Joseon Kingdom in 1876

Population of an Indian village moving / drawn by Theo. R. Davis. | Library of Congress

Posada Print At The Jos

Funeral of the victims of February (IT)

I800S 1870S Doctor Livingstone, I Presume” Newspaper Man Correspondent Henry M. Stanley Greets Missionary David Livingston November 1871 Ujiji Lake Tanganyika Africa

SACRIFICIOS HUMANOS EN LUISIANA:DECAPITACION DE UN NEGRO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Party celebrating students greet their idol Franz Liszt, Alexander Ver Huell, 1864 - 1866 print Composer and pianist Franz Liszt hangs out with a candle out of the window during his visit to Leiden. On the street there is a group of partying students with torches who greet their idol. Arnhem paper Idolatry; 'Idolatry' 'religion finta' (ripa). composer Leiden

MAY-DAY FESTIVITIES

History of Great Britain. 19th century. London. Official proclamation of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) as Empress of India in the steps of the Stock Exchange. Engraving in 'The Spanish and American Illustration'. 1876.

Trekking through South America, Feast among the natives with music and dance, 1869, Colombia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print, exact original date unknown, South America

Wedding procession in Moenchgut on the island of Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, historical engraving, circa. 1870, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown, Europe

1600s JUNE 23, 1683 WILLIAM PENN PURCHASING LAND FROM THE DELAWARE INDIANS BENEATH THE TREATY ELM AT SHACKAMAXON

Saint Leodegarius Leger: a Breton pardon (festival) in his honour. Lithograph by F.H. Lalaisse.

PROCESSION OF THE HIGH SHERIFF OF LANCASHIRE, AT ROCHDALE

The Priest at Corofin, County Clare, Ireland, receiving Richard Lalor Sheil, one of the founders of the Catholic Association in Ireland. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, Vol VII. New Edition published Circa 1873-5.

SANDRINGHAM CHURCH, SUNDAY, DEC. 10

NATIVE GAMES AT TE PAPA CAMP, TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND

West Africa. Dance of a female griot, or holy woman, before Sissekai, a chief of the Sofas. Photogravure by André & Sleigh after an illustration by Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (1856-1927). 19th century. Colorised. Author: Richard Caton Woodville Jr. (1856-1927). British artist.

THE AFGHAN FRONTIER DIFFICULTY: A NATIVE SWORD DANCE

King Richard II appeases the rebels on the death of Wat Tyler, Smithfield, 19th century.Artist: Charles Grignion

A Negro camp meeting in the South | Library of Congress

Columbus Appealing to the Superstition of the Natives, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Hoisting the British flag in New Guinea, 1883 (1908). Artist: Unknown.

Engraving after William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) from his series, "Hudibras", a poem by Samuel Bulter (16131680), satirising the Cromwellians and Presbyterian Church. Plate V: "The Knight Submits to Trulla".

English credulity, or the invisible ghost. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Superstitions,1760-1770. , Ghosts,England,London,1760-1770.

English Protestant Martyrs: Execution for heresy of Alexander Gooch and Alice Driver at Ipswich, Suffolk, England, 4 November 1558, only a fortnight before the death of Mary I. From 'Christian Martyrdom', London, 1838.

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, The woman of Mühlhausen beg for mercy, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 1...

The Constitution Civile du Clerge imposes sweeping changes on the Church, starting with doing away with submission to papal authority. Date: 12 July 1790

Festival in honor of the God Snake (Ouidah), illustration from Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the people of Africa, Africa 18th Century.

Send back the money!!! , Abolitionists, Clergy, Thompson, George, 1804-1878, Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870, Buffum, James N., Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895, Free Church of Scotland

The king accepts the constitution and swears to it. 14 September 1791. Louis XVI 1754-1793. King of France 1774-1792, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Two men in an arena holding cocks in preparation for a fight, spectators around the perimeter ca 1890-1910 (reprinted 1964) José Guadalupe Posada. Two men in an arena holding cocks in preparation for a fight, spectators around the perimeter. José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). ca 1890-1910 (reprinted 1964). Metal plate engraving. Prints

The Bow-Bell Peal on Christmas Eve, 1850. Illustration to a piece by John Timbs. View of ringers in the belfry in Bow Church, London, during a peal. "...an awful ie awe-inspiring thing it is to be in the bell-chamber, and witness the actual ringing of a set of Bells: what with the ponderous masses of metal swinging round and back again, the wheels in perpetual motion, the stunning sound, as the clappers fall, mixed with a constant hurtling humming sound, and the shaking of the tower itself, you might well be excused for feeling a little nervous"...The bell-ringers generally ring

geography/travel USA people Pilgrim Fathers puritans assemble in church during an raid of Native Americans History painting ""Perils of our Forefathers"" American Indians settlers pilgrims 17th century North America,

Jota aragonesa. Baile típico regional de Aragón. Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar. Grabado de 1929. Author: CARLOS LLOBET BUSQUETS.

Choctaw men performing the Eagle Dance, squatting and dancing round lances with eagle feathers, their bodies painted white with clay. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

Slavery Artist Unknown

Louis XVI with his confessor Edgeworth, a moment before his death. (IT)

The different types of people in Russia, Serbs, Poles, Jews, Georgians, Komi, Russians, Armenians, Arabs, Kalmyks, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

A slave auction in the USA south, 1861

Kirmes, Kirchweihfest in Upper Bavaria, Germany, the end of the festival, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, Europe

The Fosse Commune in the cemetery of Père La Chaise claiming their dead. Wood engraving.

Puff at St Stephen's Disraeli makes his fellow-MPs kneel and pray for blessing on the new Reform Bill, which had just received royal assent. Date: 17 August 1867

Emperor Joseph II saves Bohemian peasants from starvation, distress, famine, mercy, historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Early Middle Ages. Election of commander. Engraving. Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the year 1770 Bute & Wilkes invent. ; Mercurius & Appeles fect.. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Prisoners,England,1770. , Emigration & immigration,English,1770.

The Archbishop giving his cross to a young mobile. (IT)

Delivering of tithes (tributes) to Schonen, Sweden, from a painting by Bengt Nordenberg, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1170, Volume XLVI, July 29, 1865.

Visit of Oglethorpe to the Highland Colony

Captured Ku Klux Klan disguises in North Carolina, as copied from a 1870 photograph made for J.G. Hester, deputy US Marshall in North Carolina (BSLOC_2019_6_13)

Kusdish people in camp. Engraving, 19th century.

Chinese prisoners with their arms outstretched begging for money from an English visitor. Wood engraving by G. Dalziel, 1894.

Proclamation "To my people", 17 March 1813, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

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