Revolution Collection (#26)

An Incroyable
A fancy dress costume from 1884, suggesting an Incroyable from 1798. She wears a short red, white and blue skirt, blue satin coat with tails and revers at throat; the lappet

Women on the barricade, Paris 1848
Women on the barricade near the Porte St Denis, during the Paris unrest of June 1848. A banner reads " Du pain ou la mort" - " Bread or Death"

Vera Cruz harbour, to which hastened the United States battleships, Vermont, Georgia, and Nebraska, in order to protect the American lives, interests and property endangered by the revolution

Mansudae Grand Monument, Pyongyang, North Korea
Depiction of revolutionary peasants and workers, part of the Mansudae Grand Monument, located at Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, capital of North Korea

National Museum, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
Front view of the National Museum of the Great Revolution in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

Moving the Mexican Army during the time of the Mexican Revolution

Berlin Revolution 1918
Protection troops of the newly appointed Workers and Soldiers Council in Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany during the Berlin Revolution in November 1918

1918 Revolt in Germany
Revolutionaries in Berlin, Germany in 1918

Spartacus Uprising, Germany
Left wing revolutionaries in a car with a mounted machine gun, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, during the Spartacus Uprising, c. December 1918

1918 German Revolution
Fighting in the streets during the German Revolution in 1918

Martin Nadaud / Gill
Martin Nadaud (1815-1898) rose from humble beginnings, becoming a revolutionary and Member of Parliament. An advocate of public transport and public services

Mehul, Etienne 1763 - 1817
Etienne Mehul. French composer whose most important contribution to music were his operas, many of which composed during the French revolution

HO CHI MINH (1890-1969)
HO CHI MINH - Vietnamese revolutionary who later became Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Pictured in Hanoi in 1967

Ernest Hamel / Gill
Ernest Hamel (1826-1898) lawyer, writer and historian relating especially to the French Revolution and the Empire - is the author of a monumental biography of Robespierre

An Imperial group taken immediately before the revolution
The ex-emperor, Nicholas II, who abdicated in consequence of the Revolution, shown here with his son and daughters, and a party of Russian officers

The Russian Armys Support of the Revolution
The photograph shows a regiment with the red flag outside the Tauris Palace, ready to assist the Duma

A revolutionary in shackles
A revolutionary/rebel in Turkey, held in shackles and flanked by two soldiers of the Turkish Army

Island of Samos - Turkish Troops evacuating
Island of Samos - Turkish troops called to evacuate island after the Revolution of September 1912 - the infantry is seen boarding Samos sailing vessels

Armenians celebrate the new constitution
The entrance of the Armenian Church St. Trinity where the Armenians are celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Proclamation of the new Constitution
The Proclamation of the new Constitution established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908. The crowd assembled in front of the Town Hall to hear the proclamation by the Inspector General

Armenian schoolchildren celebrate the new constitution
Armenian schoolchildren celebrating the new Constitution, established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3, 1908

Proclamation of the new Constitution - Salonica
The proclamation of the new Constitution - Salonica (now part of Greece), on 24th July 1908 - revolutionary military group from Resna, South West Macedonia under the commmand of Melek Bey

Patriotic Postcard in favour of the Constitution
Patriotic Postcard in favour of the Turkish Constitution. The revolution of 1908 resulted in the Sultan restoring the constitution - it having been suspended for more than 30 years

The Russian Gold Reserve in the State Bank in St. Petersburg
Photograph of the ranks of gold bars held by Russia, before the revolution

Loterie LA Guillotine
During the Revolution, an enterprising citizen organises a Loterie de la Sainte Guillotine : he reads out the names of the winners

Reforms at Athens
A day of bloodless revolution in Athens led by Kalergis leads to political reforms : Otto sacks his Bavarian ministers and grants a new constitution

Manning Barricades 3
A quiet moment at one of the barricades constructed by the insurgents in the streets of Paris

Volunteers at Tuileries
Departure of the volunteers who have been occupying the palais des Tuileries since the abdication of Louis-Philippe

Jacobins Satirised
Satan and his spouse give birth to Jacobins - a caricature by someone who didn t like the extremist faction very much

Lamartine and the Flags2
Alphonse de Lamartine, poet and statesman, urges his countrymen to reject the red flag of revolution and adopt the tricolore, symbol of liberty

Manning Barricades 4
Storming a barricade : the government troops of general Lamoriciere charge the barricade at the Petit Pont, leading to La Cite

Propaganda on Stage 1
A scene from the stage play Russias Day featuring four enemies of the revolution - the capitalist, the bourgeois, the priest and the soldier

Fighting at Paris
Street fighting at the Clos Saint-Lazare, Paris

Funeral of Victims
The funeral of the victims of the revolution : the procession passes through the place de la Concorde

Political Meeting
Meeting to discuss possible political candidates in a democratic club

Provisional Government
Le gouvernement provisoire (provisional government) on the eve of the July revolution

February Fighting Parisl
Soldiers fire into the crowd to quell the demonstration : this provokes widespread street fighting, which will lead to the creation of the Second Republic

Clandestine Meeting
A clandestine meeting of republican reformers : this year its only talk, but next year it will be revolution

New Archbishop of Paris
After a service at Notre Dame, the new archbishop of Paris makes a formal procession through the streets of Paris

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

Samara Refugees
War and revolution mean that many lose their homes and become refugees : a makeshift camp at Samara

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

The Bath Revolution or the King Deposed

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

Begging for Mercy
The Revolution provides artists with countless opportunities for tear-jerking scenes : a well- dressed lady begs for her life from two hard-faced officials

Revolutionary Allegory
The Spirit of the Revolution

Revolutionary Tribunal
The Revolutionary Tribunal in the Abbaye prison, Paris, is a popular attraction : what fun, to see people sentenced to the guillotine !

A Representative
Passers-by look with more apprehension than affection at a typical representative of the people who could send them to the guillotine without turning a hair

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