1848 Collection (page 14)

Cavaignac at Assembly
Cavaignac addresses the Assemblee Nationale. Date: 24 November 1848

Insurgents on Trial
Insurgents on trial after the collapse of the June revolution

Danish Prison Ships
The prison ships Dronning Maria and Waldemar at Kjobenhavn

Flags for Civil Guard
Flags are distributed by king Leopold I to the Gardes Civiques (Civil Guard)

Fete De LA Fraternite
The people of Paris celebrate the new regime with a Fete de la Fraternite : but soon very unfraternal fighting will break out again between the various factions

Armand Carrel Honoured
At the cimetiere de Saint- Mande, a crowd pay homage to Armand Carrel, a fervent republican who died of his wounds after a duel with Girardin

Revolutionaries Trial
The insurgents of the June insurrection are tried by court-martial

Wounded in the Fighting
Casualties of the Paris street fighting are transported to the Hospice Saint Louis

Paris Demo at Bastille
Paris Republicans celebrate the revolution at the Place de la Bastille

Elections in Paris
Elections are staged for the new Republic : but within weeks they ll all be fighting one another again

Revolutionaries arrested by the government receive food from their families

Raspail Arrested
Francois-Vincent Raspail, an ardent republican, imprisoned during Louis- Philippes reign is again arrested after he attempts a coup. He ll have a boulevard named after him... Date: 15 May 1848

Cavaignac in Assemblee
General Cavaignac, charged with maintaining law and order in Paris, addresses the Assemblee Nationale

Cavaignac Speaks
General Cavaignac addresses the Assemblee Nationale

Louis Philippe Throne
The Paris mob process through the streets carrying Louis- Philippes throne, symbol of the monarchy they hate so much : soon they will have an emperor instead

Girondins in Palaisroyal
Celebrating the abdication of Louis Philippe, the Girondins stage a concert in the Palais Royal, Paris : but their jubilation is somewhat premature

Insurgents on Custody
Insurgent prisoners are marched through the streets of Paris as a warning to the populace to put up with the provisional government

Lamoriciere at Parley
General Lamoriciere attempts to negotiate with the insurgents at the caserne (barracks) of Saint-Martin, Paris. But the fighting will last a few more days

Manning Barricades 2
Insurgents man the barricades in the streets of Paris

Building Barricades
The insurgents build barricades in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris, just as they did in 1830 and in the earlier revolution

Mob in the Assemblee
The Paris mob invades the Assemblee Nationale, demanding reforms. One of the banners says Vive Pologne ! expressing sympathy with revolutionaries in Poland

Murder of General Brea
General Brea, one of the commanders opposing the Paris insurgents, is captured and murdered at Fontainebleau : his body lies in state

Fighting at Pantheon
Street fighting in front of the Pantheon, Paris : the remains of a barricade lie in the foreground

February Fighting Paris
Street fighting between republicans and the government at the Chateau d eau, Paris

Assemblee Nationale
The Assemblee Nationale on the eve of the July revolution : these well-behaved gents will soon be at one anothers throats

Insurgent Prisoners
Arrested insurgents in the vaults of the Hotel de Ville

2nd Republic Proclaimed
The Second Republic is proclaimed in the place de la Bastille, Paris

French Constitution
Proclamation of a Republican constitution

Street Fighting Paris
Street fighting at the bridge over the canal Saint-Martin, Paris

Hungarian Sympathy
All Europe is in a state of revolution this year : the Hungarians express their sympathy with the French republicans, wishing they too could discard their rulers

Duchesse D orleans
The duchesse d Orleans, keen that her son should take the place of Louis-Philippe, addresses the Chambre des Deputes : but the monarchist cause hasn t a chance

Cavaignac Proclaims
General Cavaignac, given dictatorial powers, posts proclamations to restore order in Paris

Louis Philippe Abdicates
Louis-Philippe, knowing when hes not wanted, abdicates; he will make his home in England where the food isn t so good but the people are friendlier

Fete De LA Concorde
Garlanded girls carry banners at the Fete de la Concorde : all is sweetness and light - but the revolution is only weeks away

Manning Barricades 5
The government troops of general Lamoriciere charge the barricade in the rue Mazagran, at the Porte Saint- Denis, Paris

Cavaignac in Paris
Cavaignac, in charge of maintaining order in Paris, tours the city with Lamartine, Pierre Napoleon (son of Lucien) and their entourage, surveying the damage

Albert Robida
ALBERT ROBIDA French illustrator, notably of life in the future

Passengers on board the emigrant ship Artemisia, 1848
Engraving showing passengers on the deck of the Artemisia leaning over the side, as the boat leaves a British harbour bound for Australia, 1848

The Emigrant Ship Artemisia, 1848
Engraving showing the three-masted emigrant ship, Artemisia leaving Britain for Moreton Bay, New South Wales, 1848. Date: 1848

Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845
Engraving showing Captain James Fitzjamess cabin aboard HMS Erebus, pictured shortly before departure, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, in the House of C
Illustration of A.J. Balfour (1848-1930), speaking in the House of Commons about Britains relationship with China. Balfour was a Conservative Politician, Prime Minister and Philosopher

Embarkation of an Emigrant Ship, Liverpool, 1850
Engraving showing a bustling dock yard scene as emigrants, with trunks and boxes, line up to board their ship at Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850

The Great Dee viaduct in the Vale of Llangollen
The Great Dee Viaduct on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The viaduct crosses the river Dee in the Vale of Llangollen. The impressive viaduct consists of 19 semicircular arches of 60 feet span

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (1848-1930)
Engraving of A.J. Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour; Conservative Politician and Philosopher

Louis-Philippe Put Out
PUT OUT! Louis-Philippe is extinguished by Liberty (he was overthrown by the February 1848 revolution)

Kossuth / Hungary / 1848
Kossuth addresses his supporters

Anti-Revolution Cartoon
REPUBLIC WHICH GOOD CITIZENS DON T WANT - cartoon opposing revolutionary extremism : Marianne holds the torch of civil war and the shrouds of three prominent victims

Street Fight Prague / 1848
(then Bohemia, with Austria) Street fighting in Prague

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