Citizens Collection (#2)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Ciutadans, adheriu-vos a l'homenatge a la URSS en el seu XX aniversari (Citizens, join the hommage to the USSR in its 10th anniversary). Poster (1937)

Adverts for Women's Military and Civil Clothing WWII
Two adverts for women's clothing first from Moss Bros for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Officer's uniform made from Barathea or Whipcord, supplied read to wear

A sing-song in the British Embassy at Madrid, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936. A number of British citizens in Madrid had sought refuge in the Embassy

ANTI=VIETNAM DEMO
Anti-Vietnam Demo, calling for an end to the war and for the release of Lieutenant William Calley, imprisoned in 1971 for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai village. Date: early 1970s

Hall Memory Death War Memorials Built 1920s Memorial
hall, memory, death, war, memorials, built, 1920s, memorial, 12320, citizens, city, birmingham, england, who, died, great, world, one, 1914, 1918, british, soldiers, history, historical, 10181879

AMERICAN WAR LOAN POSTER
This American poster exhorts citizens to Buy more liberty bonds with the heartrending slogan Must children die and mothers plead in vain? Date: circa 1917

ALGIERS CEMETERY
Friday is the holy day of Islam, and on this day pious citizens of Algiers come to the cemetery to pay their respects to the dead. Date: 1906

WWI/FRENCH LIST OF DEAD
At the end of the war, a schoolmaster reads out a list of those local citizens who have died in the conflict. Date: 1918

SIEGE OF SARAGOSSA Agostina, the Maid of Saragossa rallies her fellow- citizens to resist the French, but in vain, the city is taken 21 February 1809 Date: Dec 1808 - Feb 1809

During the Siege of Calais by Edward III, six burghers offer themselves as ransom for their fellow-citizens : his wife Philippa intercedes, and their lives are spared Date: 1346/1347

SULLA PROSCRIBES FOES
Sulla, now dictator, posts lists of proscribed citizens who oppose his politics, and are condemned to death Date: 81 BC

German Peasants War, 1524-1526, nobleman drives feudal farmers with a whip while ploughing, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, accurate, acreage, acreages, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, arable land, archive, battles, black, black-and-white, black-white, bottom, citizen, citizens

Folk Costume, Clothing, History of Costumes, Judge, Citizen and Peasant, 1450-1500, Germany, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, attire, bodies, body, characteristic, chic, citizen, citizens, clothes, clothing style, colorized, colourized, concept

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, German bourgeois costume, ca 1525, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, attire, characteristic, chic, citizen, citizen costume, citizens, clothes, clothing style, colorized, colourized, concept, concept image, costumed, costumes, culture

Homecoming of the citizens of Bernau after the victory over the Hussites in 1432
1900s, 19th-century, archive, bernau, black, black-and-white, black-white, brandenburg, citizen, citizens, coming home, commemorating, commemoration, contemporary, depiction, depictions, digital

Indian nations, 1567 (w/c & graphite on paper)
XIR391468 Indian nations, 1567 (w/c & graphite on paper) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Indian Nations;)

The Defence of Rambervillers in 1870, painting by Jules Benoit-Levy depicting a scene from the Franco-Prussian War
6000508 The Defence of Rambervillers in 1870, painting by Jules Benoit-Levy depicting a scene from the Franco-Prussian War (engraving) by Benoit-Levy

Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Crowd outside U. S. Capitol, Washington, D. C. 1933
1128890 Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Crowd outside U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 1933 by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harris & Ewing Collection )

The Defence of Rambervillers (colour litho)
2818773 The Defence of Rambervillers (colour litho) by Benoit-Levy, Jules (1866-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defence of Rambervillers. Painting by Jules Benoit-Levy)

The Citizens of Antwerp bring back to Saint Norbert the Monstrance and other Sacred Vessels that they had hidden
471238 The Citizens of Antwerp bring back to Saint Norbert the Monstrance and other Sacred Vessels that they had hidden from Tankelin, 1630 (oil on canvas) by Vos

Insurrection by the Praetorian Guard in Ancient Rome (engraving)
3647129 Insurrection by the Praetorian Guard in Ancient Rome (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insurrection by the Praetorian Guard in Ancient Rome)

The Burghers of Calais, completed by 1888 (bronze)
JOE120912 The Burghers of Calais, completed by 1888 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Victoria Tower Gardens, London

The Four Burgomasters of Amsterdam Learning of the Arrival of Maria de Medici on 1 September 1638 (oil on panel)
5310821 The Four Burgomasters of Amsterdam Learning of the Arrival of Maria de Medici on 1 September 1638 (oil on panel) by Keyser, Thomas de (1596/7-1667); 28.5x38 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Extorting tribute from the citizens (colour litho)
2817215 Extorting tribute from the citizens (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extorting tribute from the citizens)

Amsterdam Civic Guard of District XIX under the leadership of Captain Cornelis Bicker
3709985 Amsterdam Civic Guard of District XIX under the leadership of Captain Cornelis Bicker and Lieutenant Frederick van Banchem, ready for the reception in September 1638 of Marie de Medici

Battle in front of the Eglise de la Chapelle, Paris. between the guardians of the barriers of the Fermiers Generaux
CHT441008 Battle in front of the Eglise de la Chapelle, Paris. between the guardians of the barriers of the Fermiers Generaux and the revolutionaries on 24 January, 1791

The 2nd May 1808, Madrid or The Battle of the Mamelukes (detail of the lower right), 1814 (oil on canvas)
900649 The 2nd May 1808, Madrid or The Battle of the Mamelukes (detail of the lower right), 1814 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Prado, Madrid

The Besieged of Rouen (engraving)
XEE1127954 The Besieged of Rouen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the time of the Siege of Rouen (July 1418 - January 1419)

Royal Letters Patent granting equal rights for Portuguese, Spanish and Avignonese Jews in France, Paris, January 28
695056 Royal Letters Patent granting equal rights for Portuguese, Spanish and Avignonese Jews in France, Paris, January 28, 1790 (engraving) (see also 695057) by French School

Royal Decree of emancipation for all Jews in France, by Decree of the National Assembly, 27 September
695057 Royal Decree of emancipation for all Jews in France, by Decree of the National Assembly, 27 September, 1791 (facsimile) (see also 695056) by French School

Expulsion of the Huguenots of Toulouse after the Capture of the Town by the Prince of Condes Supporters in 1562
XIR157016 Expulsion of the Huguenots of Toulouse after the Capture of the Town by the Prince of Condes Supporters in 1562, 1727 (oil on canvas) by Rivalz

Memorial services for fishermen lost at sea, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial services for fishermen lost at sea. Citizens gathered on the banks near the sea

Alaric the Goth Entering Athens in 395, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (colour litho)
IL322136 Alaric the Goth Entering Athens in 395, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart

The people of Prussia donating their possessions to help fund a new war against Napoleon, 1813 (colour litho)
6000588 The people of Prussia donating their possessions to help fund a new war against Napoleon, 1813 (colour litho) by Kampf

St Anthony arriving in Padua, where he restores peace between the citizens with the strength
2196876 St Anthony arriving in Padua, where he restores peace between the citizens with the strength and sweetness of his preaching, School of the Saint, 1509 (fresco) by Corona

Miniatures from the Golden Bull, 1365 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986589 Miniatures from the Golden Bull, 1365 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Migliavacca, Innocente (19th century); (add.info)

The distribution of bread to the starving citizens of Rouen AD1418, 1920 2 (litho)
833009 The distribution of bread to the starving citizens of Rouen AD1418, 1920 2 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Philippa pleading for the citizens of Calais (colour litho)
3091430 Queen Philippa pleading for the citizens of Calais (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Philippa pleading for the citizens of Calais)

A Lord Mayor, "I appeal to the citizens of London"(colour litho)
2775736 A Lord Mayor, " I appeal to the citizens of London" (colour litho) by Adams, William Dacres (1864-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lord Mayor)

The Sheriffs of London presenting a Petition to the House of Commons (engraving)
1602859 The Sheriffs of London presenting a Petition to the House of Commons (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Anthony arriving in Padua, where he restores peace between the citizens with the strength
2196921 St Anthony arriving in Padua, where he restores peace between the citizens with the strength and sweetness of his preaching, School of the Saint, detail of 2196876, 1509 (fresco) by Corona

Chinese people reading news of the war on a notice board, Yunnan-Fu, c. 1946 (b / w photo)
1190613 Chinese people reading news of the war on a notice board, Yunnan-Fu, c.1946 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: The Chinese Civil War)

The Burghers of Calais, 1884-95 (bronze)
3472164 The Burghers of Calais, 1884-95 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 209.6 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: modeled 1884-95)

The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as The Syndics
1109209 The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as The Syndics, 1662 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 191.5x279 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Six Regents and the Beadle of the Nieuw Zijds Institute for the Outdoor Relief of
4071472 Six Regents and the Beadle of the Nieuw Zijds Institute for the Outdoor Relief of the Poor, Amsterdam, 1657 (oil on canvas) by Bol, Ferdinand (1616-80); 143x192 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Banquet of Eighteen Amsterdam Guardsmen of Squad L, known as The Perch Eaters
3709984 Banquet of Eighteen Amsterdam Guardsmen of Squad L, known as The Perch Eaters, 1566 (oil on panel) by Barendsz, Dirck (1534-92); 120x295 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael
3545943 Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as The Meagre Company, 1637 (oil on canvas) by Hals, Frans (1582/3-1666); 209x429 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Ommegang in Brussels on 31st May 1615: Procession of Notre Dame de Sablon
3512977 The Ommegang in Brussels on 31st May 1615: Procession of Notre Dame de Sablon (oil on canvas) by Alsloot, Denys van (1570-1628); 132x386 cm; Prado, Madrid

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"Citizens: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Identity" From the fervor of Maine Road Stadium Fine Art to the boldness of Soviet propaganda posters, they have always been at the heart of shaping society. Just as Millicent Fawcett fought for women's suffrage and challenged societal norms, citizens throughout history have pushed boundaries and championed change. The British Empire stands as a testament to the power wielded by its citizens across vast territories. Through triumphs and tribulations, they left an indelible mark on the world stage. Similarly, English Costume 1500-1550 showcases how citizens' fashion choices reflected their social status and cultural heritage. Across continents, even in feudal Japan where samurai elevated themselves through honor and loyalty, it was ultimately ordinary citizens who built communities from within. The Boston Tea Party in 1773 exemplifies how citizen-led movements can spark revolutions that shape nations. Art has long served as a mirror reflecting society's values; Virgin of Mercy reminds us that compassion is intrinsic to citizenship. Meanwhile, poster advertising the Special Constabulary highlights how individuals contribute to maintaining law and order within their communities. Traveling back in time reveals snapshots like Watford in 1826 or Petticoat Lane bustling with life in 1856—testimonies to everyday people striving for better lives. Even today, Kolkata taxis symbolize resilience amidst chaos—a reflection of its vibrant citizenry navigating through crowded streets and can not just passive participants but active agents shaping our collective destiny, and are bound by shared experiences while embracing diversity—a tapestry woven together by countless threads representing dreams realized or deferred. In this ever-evolving world, let us celebrate those who dare to challenge conventions—citizens whose stories intertwine with ours—creating a rich tapestry that defines who we are today and shapes what we will become tomorrow.