Anarchy Collection (#3)

Anarchism in London (engraving)
1064299 Anarchism in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anarchism in London)

Montmartre by night (engraving)
736137 Montmartre by night (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new revolution in Paris; Montmartre by night; Anarchy in the city; from The Days Doings)

Scots Guards keeping guard on Sydney Street, 1911 (sepia photo)
STC344695 Scots Guards keeping guard on Sydney Street, 1911 (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An incident which at the time gave ammunition to his enemies
STC364883 An incident which at the time gave ammunition to his enemies: Mr Churchills presence as Home Secretary at " the Siege of Sidney Street", on January 3

Portrait of Mikhail Aleksandrovitch Bakunin (1814-1876) c. 1865 (oil on canvas)
CHT179601 Portrait of Mikhail Aleksandrovitch Bakunin (1814-1876) c.1865 (oil on canvas) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait Anonyme de M.A)

Portrait of Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin (1814-76) c. 1860 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT224401 Portrait of Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin (1814-76) c.1860 (litho) (b/w photo) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Rioters burning the town hall of Chambon-Feugerolles, France (colour litho)
2779610 Rioters burning the town hall of Chambon-Feugerolles, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Emma Goldman (1869-1940), 1926 (b / w photo)
SLS249120 Portrait of Emma Goldman (1869-1940), 1926 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University; eSchlesinger Library

"Peeping round corners, he exposed himself with the Scots Guards to the random fire
STC364882 " Peeping round corners, he exposed himself with the Scots Guards to the random fire of the besieged burglars" : Mr

Bostonians burning the Stamped Paper (litho)
PNP328650 Bostonians burning the Stamped Paper (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: As a result of the Stamp Act of 1765; ); Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Sidney Street Siege, 1911 (b / w photo)
STC273065 The Sidney Street Siege, 1911 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Mikhail Alexsandrovich Bakunin (1814-1876), by O
CHT179602 Portrait of Mikhail Alexsandrovich Bakunin (1814-1876), by O.Meistring, Geneva 1867 (sepia photo) by Meistring, O

The Anarchist Riot in Chicago: A Dynamite Bomb Exploding Among the Police
XJF105346 The Anarchist Riot in Chicago: A Dynamite Bomb Exploding Among the Police, from Harpers Weekly (litho) (b/w photo) by Thulstrup

Carabinieri who save the anarchists gathered in Rapallo for a rally forbidden by the authorities from popular fury
2815106 Carabinieri who save the anarchists gathered in Rapallo for a rally forbidden by the authorities from popular fury (colour litho) by Beltrame

Two Forces: Irish Land League outlawed. Britannia protects Hibernia (Ireland
527702 Two Forces: Irish Land League outlawed. Britannia protects Hibernia (Ireland) with the Force of Law against the Force of Anarchy. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 29 October 1881

Well-being is the Product of Socialist Production
CHT411546 Well-being is the Product of Socialist Production, poster of the Hungarian Communist Revolution, 1919 (colour litho) by Foeldes, Imre (Feld)

Anarchism in London (engraving)
1064300 Anarchism in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anarchism in London)

An allegory of the events surrounding King Charles I in 1649, 17th century (engraving)
AMO143478 An allegory of the events surrounding King Charles I in 1649, 17th century (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

A Peep into the Cave of Jacobinism, or Magna est Veritas et praevalebit
NCO189729 A Peep into the Cave of Jacobinism, or Magna est Veritas et praevalebit, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Burning of Moscow, September 1812, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (b. c
CHT70252 The Burning of Moscow, September 1812, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (b.c.1785) (aquatint engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Punch cartoon: The Tempter - temptation of anarchism for the unemployed (engraving)
6035012 Punch cartoon: The Tempter - temptation of anarchism for the unemployed (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

The May-Day Labour Demonstration in Hyde Park (engraving)
1614884 The May-Day Labour Demonstration in Hyde Park (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The May-Day Labour Demonstration in Hyde Park)

Gustav Landauer (b / w photo)
821032 Gustav Landauer (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gustav Landauer (1870-1919). German theorist on Anarchy.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Gordon Riots, 1780 (oil on canvas)
2906431 Gordon Riots, 1780 (oil on canvas) by Swain, Francis (1735-75); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info)

West Ham United vs. Bolton Wanderers, the first football match to be played at the new
NFM315303 West Ham United vs. Bolton Wanderers, the first football match to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, 1923 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Football Museum

An Hieroglyphic for 1830, pub. 1830 (hand coloured engraving)
4071324 An Hieroglyphic for 1830, pub. 1830 (hand coloured engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

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Le Peril Anarchiste, c. 1897. Creator: Jean Louis Forain
Le Peril Anarchiste, c. 1897. [Oh la la!...j l ecoute que j les f rais tous sauter! Si j etais seulement sur qu une duchesse nous l adopte!]

The Tempter (Punch, November 27, 1886), 1886. Creator: John Tenniel
The Tempter (Punch, November 27, 1886), 1886. [Spirit of Anarchy: " What! No Work! Come and enlist with me - I ll find work for you!!" ]

FRENCH REV LOOT CHURCHES
French Revolutionaries loot the churches and parade through the streets with religious trappings. Date: November 1793

COMMUNE / PETROLEUSES
Rioters and petroleuses firing public buildings in Paris Date: May 1871

Cartoon, The French Serpentine Dance (Panama Scandal)
Cartoon, The French Serpentine Dance -- a satirical comment on the Panama Scandal, showing the French Republic dancing in a dress labelled with the words bribery, blackmail and anarchy. Date: 1893

An Irish Howl, March 1, 1799. March 1, 1799. Creator: Unknown
An Irish Howl, March 1, 1799

An Hieroglyphic for 1830, pub. 1830 (hand coloured engraving). Creator: William Heath
An Hieroglyphic for 1830, pub. 1830 (hand coloured engraving)

Field Lane Ragged School, London, 1853. Interior view of the Field Lane Ragged School, showing a room full of adults and children with two children fighting in the foreground

At the Graffard Meeting Hall (Reunion a la salle Graffard), 1884. Artist: Beraud, Jean (1849-1936)
At the Graffard Meeting Hall (Reunion a la salle Graffard), 1884. Private Collection

Prince Peter (Pyotr) Alexeyevich Kropotkin, 1842 - 1921. Zoologist, Evolutionary Theorist, Geographer, Anarcho-Communist. From The Year 1917 Illustrated, Published London 1918

French cartoon, anarchist newspapers
French political cartoon -- Fin du trimestre (End of term) -- a woman is upset to see what she thinks are anarchistic newspapers in her house. 19th century

The remnants of a past futuristic war
Civilizations old & new, the remnants of a past futuristic war

War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894 (oil on canvas)
XIR60701 War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 114x195 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, Gloucestershire
The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, was established in 1898. A group of Tolstoyan anarchists bought 40 acres of land

La Reforme le 21 Novembre, le masque anarchiste, 1897. Artist: Privat-Livemont, Henri (1861?1936)
La Reforme le 21 Novembre, le masque anarchiste, 1897. From a private collection

Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, London, 6-7 June 1780. A mob setting fire to Newgate Prison and freeing prisoners. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant

King Stephen, 1793. From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W. & J. Stratford, High Holborn, London, 1793]

Liberty is not Anarchy, 1886, (1929). Artist: Thomas Nast
Liberty is not Anarchy, 1886. This cartoon shows the hands of Columbia holding, in her left hand, a sword labeled U.S. and in her right, a handful of anarchists

The Anarchist, 1899. Artist: JF Weber
The Anarchist, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

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"Unraveling the Threads of Anarchy: From Sidney Street Siege to Empress Matilda's Plea" In the depths of history, chaos reigned supreme. Winston Churchill stood witness at the Sidney Street Siege in East London, where anarchy threatened to consume order. Meanwhile, King Stephen's queen beseeched Empress Matilda for her husband's release in 1141, a time when anarchy danced on the fringes of power. Policemen guarded homes in Sidney Street, their presence a feeble attempt to maintain control amidst brewing rebellion. But rules were meant to be broken; whispers spread like wildfire urging defiance and liberation. A Spanish Civil War poster boldly proclaimed, "Read anarchist books, " igniting minds hungry for change. The victims of revolution during Russia's tumultuous period bore witness to anarchy's destructive force. Their lives shattered by turmoil and uncertainty as chaos engulfed their nation. French cartoons mocked authority with headlines screaming from anarchist newspapers - symbols of resistance against oppressive regimes. A crowd gathered eagerly around Le Petit Parisien newspaper in October 1905, devouring every word of Tsar Nicholas II's manifesto - a futile attempt to pacify unrest that thrived within society’s veins. The Shah Mozaffar ad Din ruled over Iran with an iron fist but faced constant threats from those who sought freedom from his tyrannical grip. Anarchists emerged as arsonists during the Commune de Paris in 1871 – setting ablaze symbols of oppression while fighting for liberty and equality. Clemence Louise Michel was laid to rest amidst tears and reverence after dedicating her life to challenging societal norms; her funeral became a rallying cry for all who dared dream beyond boundaries. Amidst these fragments lies the essence – a potent force that defies conformity and demands change, and is both feared and revered; its flames burning bright throughout history as individuals yearned for autonomy and justice.