Coup Collection

Catherine the Great / Coup
With the support of the Imperial Guard, Catherine the Great overthrows her husband, Peter III, to become Empress of All Russia

Hubert Broad, left, and his mechanic, Sid Weedon, along?
Hubert Broad, left, and his mechanic, Sid Weedon, alongside the de Havilland Super Coup Moth, G-aHR, in which they covered the 1929 La Coupe Zenith Challenge Trophy circuit of 1

Un Bon Coup de Pied by Nick
A twenties bathing belle in a fetching red swimsuit, energetically kicks a beach ball as she splashes around in the surf. Date: 1927

RIEGO, Rafael de (1785-1823). Spanish liberal military man, leader of the military coup of 1820. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Gentlemen fencers lunging and parrying, 18th century
Gentlemen fencers lunging (coup de quarte dans les armes) and parrying (parade de quarte), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D Jenkins after an illustration from life by J. Roberts from Mr. J

Lenin and Workers
Lenin addresses workers at the Putilov factory, Petrograd, who provide solid support for his coup

KINDELAN DUANY, Alfredo (1879-1962). Spanish military man, risen up together with Franco. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Jubert Figueras Private Foundation

Spain. Civil War. Montana Barracks in Madrid (July 20, 1936). Arrest of persons involved in the military coup after the storming by republican militians. SPAIN. Barcelona

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Siege of Oviedo (September 1936). Drawing by M. Bertuchi

Gentleman fencer in the fourth position, 18th century
Gentleman fencer in the fourth position lunging at a mark on the wall (allongement du coup de quarte), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D

Gentleman fencer lunging and striking an opponent (coup de tems pres sur le mouvement du coupe), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Goldar after an illustration drawn from the life by J

Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18 Brumaire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic

Silencing the opposition at the Temple in Paris, after Louis-Napoleons coup of 2 December 1851 Date: 5 December 1851

LOUIS-NAPOLEONS COUP
Barricades at Faubourg St Martin, Paris, during Louis- Napoleons coup. Date: 3 December 1851

ALEXANDER / SERBIA / PRATER
ALEXANDER OF SERBIA King Alexander (1889-1903) and Queen Draga, who were murdered in the palace at Belgrade on 11 June 1903 in a coup. Date: 1876 - 1903

Burma - Socialist Propaganda postcard
Burma (now Myanmar) - Socialist Propaganda postcard from the early years of the Socialist State in Burma. The card appears to be showing a happy unity between a soldier representing the military

France. The Coup of 18 Brumaire (9th November 1799). The Napoleons troops dissolving the Council of Five Hundred. Painting

Celebrating Portuguese Independence
Postcard celebrating the revolution of 1910, a republican coup d e'at that occurred in Portugal on 5th October 1910, which deposed King Manuel II and established the Portuguese First Republic

President Abdul Mohammed Arif of Iraq
President Abdul Mohammed Arif (wearing suit) arrives for his first press conference after becoming president of Iraq, following a coup

Paris Ville de Jour, from the show un Coup de Folie
The scene Paris Ville de Jour, from the show Un Coup de Folie at the Folies Bergere, 1930 Date: 1930

British soldiers with a hen coop at Gallipoli, 1916
British soldiers with a hen coop at Gallipoli: a source of fresh eggs for officers at the Dardanelles. Date: 1916

The Channel Islands - The Coup頓ark
The Channel Islands - The Coup頓 ark - Winding road left up in cliffs. People on road. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands Date: circa 1900

Emilio Castelar - 2
EMILIO CASTELAR Y RIPOLL Spanish statesman, President 1873-4, exiled after military coup; historian and biographer of Fra Lippo Lippi and Byron (!) Date: 1832 - 1899

Catherine / St Petersburg
Catherine the Great arrives triumphantly at the Kazan Cathedral, St Petersburg, following her successful coup. Date: 1762

Louis-Napoleons Coup
The army in control three days after Louis-Napoleon (later Napoleon III) proclaims himself dictator by coup d etat Date: 5 December 1851

Turkey (January 1913). Coup of the Young Turks. In the picture, Enver Pasha talking to the military attache at the British Embassy

ANDRADE, Ignacio (1839-1925). Military, politician and president of Venezuela (1898-1899). Oil

Prague, October 1918
Citizens of Prague gather in Wenceslas Square during the coup d etat of October 1918 Date: October 1918

Debate in the Assemblee
A debate in the Assemblee Nationale before Napoleons coup d etat establishes him as First Consul. Date: 1799

General Boulanger Photo
GEORGES-ERNEST-JEAN-MARIE BOULANGER - French soldier turned statesman who attempted a coup d etat : when it failed he fled to Brussels and shot himself on his wifes grave. Date: 1837 - 1891

Montagnards Triumph 2
In a coup involving guns and troops, the Montagnard extremists out-manoeuvre the more moderate Girondins : the events will usher in the Reign of Terror. Date: 2 June 1793

Mrs Caudles Curtain Lectures - Mr Caudle late to bed
" Pretty Time of night to come to bed Mr Caudle. Ugh! Enough to give any woman her death. I m sure." (Mrs Caudles Lectures) First published in " Punch" in 1845

Wilbur Wright examining the engine of the Delage which won the coup des Voiturettes at Dieppe, at Camp dAuvours, Le Mans, 1908. Date: 1908

BOUCHOT, Fran篩s (1800-1848). Bonaparte and the Council of Five Hundred at St. Cloud, 10th November 1799. 1840. Depiction of the coup d ɴ at. Painting. FRANCE. Versailles

ARANDA MATA, Antonio (1888-1979). Spanish military man and engineer. Portrait of J. Benedito

SANJURJO Y SACANELL, Jos頨1872-1936). Spanish
SANJURJO Y SACANELL, Jos頨 1872-1936). Spanish General

Spain (1923). Primo de Riveras Coup d Etat
" Spain (1923). Primo de Riveras Coup d Etat. Newspaper " El Liberal" (15th September 1923). Cover with the news of the formation of the Primo de Riveras new government

Le Coup De Vent (The Gale)
Le Coup De Vent ( The Gale ) Women dressed in light yellow dress trying to hold a large bouquet of flowers that are being blown away by the wind

French Revolution 1791
The Affaire des Poignards ( Affair of the daggers ) - royalist Chevaliers du Poignard attempt a coup at the Palais des Tuileries but are foiled by Lafayette. Date: 28 February 1791

Polish Nationalists / 1921
Polish nationalists man the barricades in Upper Silesia during another coup under Korfanty Date: May 1921

Two Cockerels
Painting of white and black cockerels in a farmyard. Oil painting by Raymond Sheppard

Enver Pasha - watercolour cartoon card
I believe it is now my turn!. An original watercolour depicting Enver Pasha (1881-1922), pro-German, pan-Turkist revolutionary

Piludski Coup 4
Piludskis coup d etat makes him virtual dictator, with prime ministers of his own choosing : 16 May the Bartel- Piludski cabinet is the first of the new regime

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

Piludski Coup 1
Marshal Piludski, in a coup d etat, seizes power and makes himself virtual dictator of Poland : his supporters occupy the Belvedere, Warsaw

Piludski Coup 2
Supporters of Marshal Piludskis coup d etat overcome resistance in the streets of Warsaw : they establish him as virtual dictator

Piludski Coup 5
A tank makes a show of force in the streets of Warsaw as Piludskis supporters overcome all resistance

Revolutionary Leaders
Blindfolded, the leaders of the unsuccessful revolutionary coup are brought to negotiate at Oporto with government representatives

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