1859 Collection (page 17)

Vittorio Emanuele is acclaimed by the people of Brescia as he rides triumphantly through their town

Zouaves at Genova
French zouaves of the expeditionary force are welcomed at Genova (Genoa)

French at Modane
The French expeditionary force reaches Modane and pause for refreshment from the public fountain

Piedmontese Officers
Soldiers of the Pedmontese army

Battle of Solferino 8
The decisive charge by the French chasseurs on the Austrian lines : fierce fighting at close quarters

Verona Fortified
Verona, occupied by the Austrians, is sturdily fortified against the Piedmontese and French

Battle of Montebello
A combined Piedmontese and French army defeats the Austrians at Montebello

Battle of Magenta - 1
Napoleon III with general MacMahon at the battle of Magenta, when a decisive victory is inflicted on the Austrians

Zouaves after Palestro
French Zouaves help the Sardinians to defeat the Austrians at the battle of Palestro

French at Mont Cenis
The French expeditionary force enter Italy by the Mont Cenis pass

Vittorio Eman. at Milano
Vittorio Emanuele and Napoleon III ride in triumph through the streets of the freshly liberated Milano

Battle of Magenta - 4
French grenadiers dispute the railway bridge at Magenta with the Austrians

Austrian Volunteers
Patriotic Viennese are encouraged to volunteer for the war in Italy. The response is less than enthusiastic, but there are a few tearful farewells

Battle of Palestro
The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at the battle of Palestro : some French troops also take part

French Enter Bergamo
The French expeditionary force march into Bergamo

Crossing the Mincio
The French expeditionary force crosses the Mincio on a makeshift bridge constructed by military engineers

French Welcome War
The prospect of war makes (almost) everyone happy : Frenchmen in the place de la Concorde, Paris, welcome Napoleons intervention in Italy. Women are less sure

Battle of Magenta - 5
The battle of Magenta is characterised by fierce street fighting for command of an insignificant village

Battle of Solferino 10
After the battle, French troops gather up the weapons discarded by the defeated Austrians

Piedmontese Vedette
A Piedmontese vedette

Battle of Turbigo
French forces at Turbigo are attacked by the Austrians, but after severe fighting MacMahon repels the attacks with considerable loss on both sides

War Announced
Citizens of Lyon read the proclamation issued by Napoleon III, announcing his intention of invading Italy

French Casualty
A casualty of the French Italian expedition is consoled by a quartet of sympathetic signorinas

Garibaldi at Varese
Garibaldi with Cacciatori delle Alpi at Varese

Austrian Post
An Austrian military post in the Italian countryside

French at Buffalora
French troops advance across the bridge at Buffalora

Napoleon III at Palestro
Napoleon III surveys the battlefield of Palestro, where French troops helped the Piedmontese to defeat the Austrians

Zouaves for Italy
Zouaves assemble at Versailles before setting out for Italy

Garibaldi at San Fermo
Garibaldis thousand take San Fermo

Battle of Solferino 5
Napoleon III watches his men defeat the Austrians

Battle of Solferino 12
Napoleon III watches his men inflict a crushing defeat on the Austrians, forcing them to cede large tracts of Italy to the nationalists

Costume / Children 1859
Boy: tunic, gaiters, sash & knickerbockers. Girls: black pardessus, plaid tunic dress with velvet trim, chemisettes with bishop sleeves, other short dresses with sashes

Brazil Rio Grande
Scene on the Rio Grande - native boats at a riverside village

Ecuador Quito
General view of the city, viewed from the convent of San Juan, just previous to the recent earthquake

Napoleon III in Torino

Venezuela Caracas
Distant view of the capital city of the republic of Venezuela

Mummers, Worcestershire
Worcestershire Mummers caper outside an inn door, while the hostess brings out a jug of ale for them

Ecole Poly Paris 1859
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris

Humboldt Age 44
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT German scientist and traveller at age 44 (1814)

Wilhelm Ii / George V 1913
KING GEORGE V OF ENGLAND With Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in Berlin in 1913

East Yorkshire Regiment

Picnicking at Home
A PIC-NIC IN THE DRAWING ROOM A satire on the growing habit of snacking instead of sitting round the table at formal meals

FERDINAND II (1810-1859)
FERDINAND II OF THE TWO SICILIES House of Bourbon; ruled from November 1830 to May 1859

Alfred Edward Housman
ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN English scholar and poet. Passport photograph when he was 70 years old

Bettina Von Arnim (Staal
BETTINA VON ARNIM wife of Ludwig von Arnim, correspondent of Goethe

J. J. M. A. Jaures
JEAN-JOSEPH-MARIE-AUGUSTE JAURES French socialist politician

Ruskin / Young Photo
JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer as a young man, circa 1859

Wilhelm II 1907
WILHELM II German ruler between June 1888 and November 1918

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