1814 Collection (page 2)

Charles IV abdicates in favour of his son Ferdinand
Peninsular War (1808-1814). Charles IV abdicates in favour of his son Ferdinand (Aranjuez, March 19, 1808). Etching and engraving on paper, circa 1814

Knight- Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Hermenegild
Knight wearing military distinction of the Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, created by Ferdinand VII of Spain in 1814. Chromolithography

Rafael del Riego (1785-1823), 1814-1823. Anonymous portrait
Rafael del Riego (1785-1823). Spanish military and politician. He proclaimed the liberal Constitution of Cadiz, In Cabezas de San Juan (province of Sevilla, Andalusia)

Knight wearing military distinction of the Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, created by Ferdinand VII of Spain in 1814. Chromolithography

2nd 18th Century 19th 1808 1814 Action Animal
2nd, 18th, century, 19th, 1808, 1814, action, animal, art, attack, attacked, attacking, cavalry, confrontation, contemporary, age, dead, death, died, episode, Europe, european, fight, fighting

Karl Marx and his wife, Jenny (nee von Westphalen)
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary

Jenny Marx, nee von Westphalen, wife of Karl Marx
Jenny Marx (Johanna Bertha Julie "Jenny" Freiin von Westphalen, 1814-1881), wife of Karl Marx. The couple married in 1843, in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Date: circa 1840s

HELENE DUCH. ORLEANS 5
HELENE von Mecklenburg- Schwerin, duchesse d'ORLEANS widow of Ferdinand-Philippe (son of Louis-Philippe) at the time of her death. Date: 1814 - 1858

BATTLE OF TOULOUSE Carrying the action from the Peninsula into France, Wellington defeats Soult Date: 10 April 1814

BATTLE OF SAINT-CLOUD (outskirts of Paris) - the French forces defending Paris, hoping in vain for Napoleon to arrive, fight desperately to keep the Allies out of Paris Date: March 1814

Lundy's Lane Date: 1814

The Attack on Bergen-Op-Zoom, Netherlands, 8 March 1814, by the British against the French, part of the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814). The attack was unsuccessful. Date: 1814

Lee Church
View of the medaeval church which has long since been demolished. This was replaced in 1814, then in the 1830s demolished to make way for the present St Margarets Church

Thatched House Tavern
The Thatched House Tavern appears to have been established in 1704 or 1705, probably in St James Street. This building was demolished in 1814

Lancer ice skating on the Bassin de la Villette, 1813
Lancer and gentlemen ice skating on the Bassin de la Villette, Paris, 1813. Skaters on the reservoir at La Villette, Soldier in uniform of the Polish lancers of the Imperial Guard with czapka

Frost fair on the River Thames, 1814
The last frost fair on the River Thames, London, in February 1814, looking upstream towards Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral

Robert John Thornton, author of New Family Herbal
Robert John Thornton (1768-1837), English physician and botanical writer, author of New Family Herbal: Or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the Various Plants Used in Medicine

Visit of Captain Sir Thomas Staines and Pipon to Pitcairn
The visit of Captain Sir Thomas Staines and Philip Pipon to Pitcairn Island. 1814

Edmund Kean as Shakespeares Richard III, at Drury Lane Theatre in 1814. Seen here in Act V, looking troubled on the eve of the Battle of Boswell. 1814

Textile Industry - Weaving - Mr Austins Engine Loom
British Textile Industry Machinery - Weaving - Mr Austins Engine Loom. Date: 1814

Custom House 1814
Custom House, fronting the Thames, which burnt down. Date: 1814

DEFENCE OF PARIS Marechal Moncey organises resistance at the Barriere de Clichy, as the Allies approach and no help is forthcoming from Napoleon Date: March 1814

BATTLE OF ORTHEZ Wellington defeats Soult, driving him from the city with heavy loss Date: 27 February 1814

BATTLE OF MONTMIRAIL One of Napoleons last victories - he defeats Blucher at Montmirail Date: 11 February 1814

At the battle of MONTMIRAIL the French under Napoleon defeat the Allies under Yorck and Sacken Date: 11 February 1814

At the battle of ARCIS-SUR- AUBE, the Allies under Schwarzenberg defeat the French under Napoleon Date: 20-21 March 1814

At the battle of VAUXCHAMPS the French under Napoleon defeat the Allies under Blucher Date: 14 February 1814

At the battle of MONTEREAU the French under Napoleon defeat the Allies under Schwarzenberg Date: 18 February 1814

At the battle of TOULOUSE, the British under Wellington defeat the French under Soult Date: 10 April 1814

RACIAL / CHINA / FISHERMEN
Two Chinese fishermen Date: 1814

NAPOLEONIC BRIT 1814
1st Regiment of Foot Guards in Spain during the Peninsular Campaign Date: 1814

RUSSIANS ENTER PARIS 1814
The allies enter Paris - the Russian contingent : Cossacks with their plunder Date: 1814

Women at Theatre 1814
Crape gown, demi-train, shawl of cashmire, amber jewellery; hair a la Grecque with gold comb. Round dress, long lace sleeves, gold jewellery, black lace shawl; hair: Romano-Greek. Date: 1814

MYRISTICA FRAGRANS
or myristica moschata NUTMEG Date: 1814

JOSEPHINES PROPHECY
As a girl on Martinique, the future wife of Napoleon I is told by an old negress that one day she shall be a queen - and so it turns out ! Date: 1763 - 1814

BATTLE OF MONTEREAU
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of MONTEREAU Napoleon repulses an attack on his rearguard by Prinz Eugen of Wurttemberg Date: 18 February 1814

BATTLE OF CHAMPAUBERT
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of CHAMPAUBERT Napoleon wins the first of four battles in 5 days against Blucher & others, considered one of his finest achievements Date: 10 February 1814

NAPOLEON AT MONTEREAU
He himself aims the guns at the Prussians, during the battle of Montereau Date: 18 February 1814

Napoleon and Cossacks at Battle of Brienne
At Brienne, Napoleon is surprised by a band of Cossacks, only narrowly avoiding capture. The Battle of Brienne (fought on January 29th 1814)

CHINESE RICE SELLER
A Chinese seller of rice Date: 1814

WELLINGTON AT SALAMANCA
The sortie from Bayonne, at 3 in the morning Date: 14 April 1814

British visitors in a cafe, Paris
The British in Paris after the defeat of Napoleon: English visitors patronise a French cafe. Date: 1814-1815

British visitors at Palais Royal, Paris
The British in Paris after the first defeat of Napoleon: English visitors at the Palais Royal. Date: 1814

Frost on the Thames
The winter of 1814 is renowned as being one of the coldest in history. In London, the Thames froze over and near Blackfriars Bridge the ice was thick enough to carry the weight of an elephant

Napoleon Bonaparte after Battle of Fontainebleau
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French Emperor downcast in defeat following the Battle of Fontainebleau in 1814. Date: circa 1880

Paul Jakob Bruns
PAUL JAKOB (or Jasper ?) BRUNS German classical scholar Date: 1743 - 1814

Royal horse with very long mane and tail, 1814
The long tailed stallion of Augustus II King of Poland. Date: 1814

Royal Horse Guards
?Royal Horse Guards, Blues?, 1814. Aquatint by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith. From Charles Hamilton Smiths ?Costumes of the Army of the British Empire

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