1848 Collection (page 19)

Racial Type / India / Multan
Inhabitants of Mooltan (aka Multan) - this city is in eastern Pakistan

Vernon Gallery
Ladies and gentlemen looking with interest at the paintings of the Vernon Collection, housed then in the basement of the National Gallery, London

Distribution of Staves
The Great Chartist Demonstration: Distribution of the Staves Special constables prepare for trouble by handing out truncheons

Vissarion Belinsky
VISSARION BELINSKY Russian critic, exiled from Moscow, staunch supporter of Russian culture and character

Johann Von Oesterreich
ARCHDUKE JOHANN OF AUSTRIA Son of Leopold II, commanded Austrian Army in Napoleonic Wars, statesman who played a prominent role in the 1848 uprisings, chosen Regent

Woman Carrying Fern 1848
A woman carrying fern, Scotland

Thomas Hardy / Seated
THOMAS HARDY Thomas Hardy, seated in profile at his home in Max Gate

Arrest of Smith O brien
William Smith O Brien, one of the leaders of the Young Irelanders uprising, is arrested at Thurles railway station

Smith O brien Fights
SIEGE OF WIDOW MCCORMACKs CABBAGE PATCH A group of Irish rebels under Smith O Brien skirmish with police at Widow McCormacks house, Boulagh Common

Thomas Hardy / Memorial
THOMAS HARDY Memorial to the writer at Dorchester, Dorset

Singer - Two Girls
The career of a music teacher is not one of unalloyed pleasure

Racial / N Africa / Arab 19C
Arab horseman featured in a popular piece for the pianoforte

Vase and Roses / Barreau
Filling a vase with roses

Spinning, Scotland
A girl spins with a distaff outside a Scottish cottage

Lord George Bentinck 3
LORD GEORGE BENTINCK Statesman and sportsman

Karl Johan Schonherr
KARL JOHAN SCHONHERR Swedish entomologist

Maple Sugar Harvest
Gathering maple sugar in New England

St Lawrence River
A scene on the St Lawrence River, Canada. Montreal can be seen in the distance

Mock Tourney, Charlton
A mock tournament is staged in the grounds of Charlton House, then in Kent, now a suburb of SE London, a few arrows flight from our Library

Leaving for Mecca
Pious moslem pilgrims in the harbour at Algiers make their way to the vessels which will carry them to the holy city of Mecca

Student Agitators 1848
Students in Vienna form part of the revolt with radical liberals and workers calling for constitutional reform. One of the many European revolutions of the year 1848

School Report / Front
A school report card for Ecole de Pont-Levoy for the academic year 1847 -8. Comments are passed on this pupils character

School Report / Inside
A school report card for Ecole de Pont-Levoy for the academic year 1847 -8. This child generally achieves the comment Bien with a few Tres Biens for music

Indoor Dresses 1848
Two ladies in indoor dresses

Summer Dresses 1848
Two ladies in summer dresses

Ladies Dress 1848
Two ladies in outdoor dress

Demo Paris 1848
Popular demonstration at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Nellie Farren
ELLEN Nellie FARREN actress who is best known as Principal Boy and other transvestite parts : here as Ganem in The forty thieves

Albert, Prince of Monaco
ALBERT I, PRINCE OF MONACO Albert Honore Charles Grimaldi Ruler of Monaco, oceanographer

Gathering Peat
Gathering peat for fuel, in the highlands of Scotland

California Statehood
Acquired by the U.S. in 1848 after the Mexican wars, California is given free state status in 1851 : the jubilant citizens of San Francisco celebrate with a procession

Austrian Prisoners
Austrian emperor Franz Josef orders the release of political prisoners, incarcerated since the troubles of 1848-1849

Hungarian Exiles
Hungarian socialists, forced into exile following the insurgence of 1848-1849, are feted as heroes in Philadelphia

Austrian Emperor Flees
Alarmed by the democratic riots and demonstrations, the emperor Ferdinand flees from Vienna : he will abdicate in December in favour of his nephew Franz Josef

Reichsversammlung, Wien
The first session of the new Reichsversammlung (National Assembly) at Vienna

Street Fighting Vienna
Street fighting at the University, Vienna

Students at Wartburg
Students demonstrate in favour of reform at the Wartburg, waving flags and arms and drinking

Riots at Erfurt
Street fighting at Erfurt between demonstrators and the authorities

Johan at Leipzig
At Leipzig the archduke Johan is feted as the arbiter in the prevailing unrest

Charlottenburg Riots
At Charlottenburg, a gathering of democrats is broken up by the authorities

Riots at Mannheim
At Mannheim a mob attacks the town hall

Struve in Prison
Struve, who had attempted to create a German republic at Lorrach in September, is put in prison

Republic Proclaimed
Struve proclaims the foundation of the Republic at Lorrach

Meeting at Munchen
A popular meeting in the streets of Munchen

Rising at Altenberg
Street fighting in Altenberg - a barricade raised by the insurgents

Frankfurt Streetfight
Fighting in the streets of Frankfurt - the army bring up their artillery to attack a huge barricade erected by the insurgents

Prince Assassinated
Prinz Lichnowsky and general von Auerswald are assassinated by insurgents during the street fighting in Frankfurt

Archduke at Frankfurt
The Erzherzog (archduke) Johann von Osterreich, Reichsverwefers (Reich protector) and his wife are received as they enter Frankfurt

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