Cockade Collection (#3)

A French Gentleman of the Court of Louis XVI and a French Gentleman of the Court of
NCO190145 A French Gentleman of the Court of Louis XVI and a French Gentleman of the Court of Egalite, published in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A Prince and a Poltron, published by J. Aitken in 1789 (etching)
NCO191700 A Prince and a Poltron, published by J. Aitken in 1789 (etching) by English School, (18th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Pacific-Overtures, or A Flight from St. Clouds over the water to Charley
NCO190177 Pacific-Overtures, or A Flight from St. Clouds over the water to Charley - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Consequences of a Successful French Invasion, or We come to recover your long lost
NCO189768 Consequences of a Successful French Invasion, or We come to recover your long lost Liberties, 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Directoire gentleman in gala fashion, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986596 Directoire gentleman in gala fashion, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

French Revolution of 1789: "The Republican Meal"
JLJ4563299 French Revolution of 1789: " The Republican Meal". Gouache des freres Lesueur (18th century), 1794 Musee Carnavalet, Paris by Lesueur Brothers

The smallest conscript in France: Mr. Alexandre Lecourt, painter
XEE4183939 The smallest conscript in France: Mr. Alexandre Lecourt, painter, who has just passed before the revision board in Paris, is only 1 metre 20. Engraving

Portrait of Eleonore Duplay, engaged by Maximilian Robespierre
JLJ4635279 Portrait of Eleonore Duplay, engaged by Maximilian Robespierre, in Picarde portrait of Leonore Duplay called " Cornelie" (1768-1832)

Costume of a bourgeois and an Incredible in gala dress in 1788 - private collection
JLJ4638542 Costume of a bourgeois and an Incredible in gala dress in 1788 - private collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

French Revolution: Cocard royale et de la Liberte on 17 / 07 / 1789
JLJ4647674 French Revolution: Cocard royale et de la Liberte on 17/07/1789. Engraving of the 18th century. Paris, library of the Arsenal by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal

Young French man born in the fashion of the Incrediables of the 18th century
FLO4616895 Young French man born in the fashion of the Incrediables of the 18th century, after a painting by Carle Vernet (1758-1836)

Portrait of Louis Michel (Louis-Michel) Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau (1760 - 1793
JLJ4610720 Portrait of Louis Michel (Louis-Michel) Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau (1760 - 1793) (strong water and chisel). Engraving, strong water and chisel, 18th century

French Revolution: Portrait of Louis XVI Phrygian hat. 18th century
JLJ4610460 French Revolution: Portrait of Louis XVI Phrygian hat. 18th century. Paris, Musee Carnavalet by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

French Revolution: "The Republican oath: the citizens take an oath of their
JLJ4564227 French Revolution: " The Republican oath: the citizens take an oath of their blood not to return home until they have driven the Austrians

French Revolution: "Young men going to practice with the canon"
JLJ4564209 French Revolution: " Young men going to practice with the canon" Engraving by the brothers Lesueur (18th century)

City Sergeants (Second Empire, 1852-1870). Eau forte en couleurs
LSE4335431 City Sergeants (Second Empire, 1852-1870). Eau forte en couleurs, pour illustration " Histoire du corps des gardiens de la paix" book published under the auspices of Louis Lepine

Portrait of Andre Massena (1758-1817, Duke of Rivoli and Prince of Essling
LSE4314492 Portrait of Andre Massena (1758-1817, Duke of Rivoli and Prince of Essling, Marechal of Empire), in uniform of division general

La Fayette (Lafayette) offering the Cocard Tricolore to the Municipality of Paris
XEE4113370 La Fayette (Lafayette) offering the Cocard Tricolore to the Municipality of Paris (31 August 1789) - in " Fastes de Gardes nationales de France", 1849 by French School

A depute of the Clerge and a man in fashion from September 1789 - Lithograph of Villain
LSE4088795 A depute of the Clerge and a man in fashion from September 1789 - Lithograph of Villain, from the Collection of costumes

French Generals retiring on account of their health: - with Lepaux presiding in
2966828 French Generals retiring on account of their health:- with Lepaux presiding in the Directorial Dispensary, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Egyptian Sketches, pub / 1799 (hand coloured engraving)
2966825 Egyptian Sketches, pub/ 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Costume of Philip the Good, with Hood and "Cockade. "(engraving)
668446 Costume of Philip the Good, with Hood and " Cockade." (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume of Philip the Good)

The Heroine of Milhier (gouache on card)
XIR194765 The Heroine of Milhier (gouache on card) by Lesueur Brothers, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Egyptian Sketches, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190153 Egyptian Sketches, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

General Anthony Wayne (1745-96) after the original by John Trumbull (1756-1843
AKM205172 General Anthony Wayne (1745-96) after the original by John Trumbull (1756-1843) 1861 (oil on canvas) by Rothermel

Portrait of Ferdinand Guillemardet, 1798 (engraving)
REV326164 Portrait of Ferdinand Guillemardet, 1798 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Blowing up the Pic Nic s, or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets
NCO191710 Blowing up the Pic Nic s, or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1802 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray

A meeting at a masquerade ball
A meeting at a ball: A masked woman and Normandy girl flirt with a revolutionary man in bicorn and cockade, while a woman in drag as a Turkish man interrupts and a double bass player looks

Marshal Andre Massena (1758-1817) Duke of Rivoli (oil on canvas)
XIR245709 Marshal Andre Massena (1758-1817) Duke of Rivoli (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Palais Massena, Nice

Noble woman in Tricolor outfit, 1789
Noble woman wearing the colours of the Tricolor revolutionary flag, 1789. She wears a blue short redingote, short floral petticoat, and carries a red parasol

The Fool Plough, engraved by Robert Havell the Elder, published 1814 by Robinson and Son
STC254995 The Fool Plough, engraved by Robert Havell the Elder, published 1814 by Robinson and Son, Leeds (colour litho) by Walker

Uniform of the French Commissaire des Guerres, Napoleionic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Uniform of a French Marechal d Empire, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

"Macdonald of Glenco", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub
3804303 " Macdonald of Glenco", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub.1845 (colour litho) by McIan, Robert Ronald (1803-56); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

French Revolution Cockade, c. 1792-94 (textile)
2959882 French Revolution Cockade, c.1792-94 (textile) by French School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; (add.info.: Inscribed LibertA©, EgalitA©, with sword, firearm)

Cooling the Brain or the Little Major shaving the Shaver, pub
2962478 Cooling the Brain or the Little Major shaving the Shaver, pub. 1789 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fashionable woman in priestess dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986540 Fashionable woman in priestess dress, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman in priestess dress, 1798)

Egyptian Sketches, published Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
1275082 Egyptian Sketches, published Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Bon Sans-Culotte, c. 1789 (coloured engraving) (see 161092 for b / w)
CHT268782 Le Bon Sans-Culotte, c.1789 (coloured engraving) (see 161092 for b/w) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

French Prefect and Mayor during the period (1830-47) of the July Monarchy in France
CHT293667 French Prefect and Mayor during the period (1830-47) of the July Monarchy in France (colour litho) by Lacauchie, Alexandre (19th century) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Exit Liberte a la Francois! or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite at St
NCO191272 Exit Liberte a la Francois! or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite at St. Cloud near Paris, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Le Diable-Boiteux, or The Devil upon Two Sticks Conveying John Bull to the Land of
NCO190199 Le Diable-Boiteux, or The Devil upon Two Sticks Conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Caneing in Conduit Street, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796
NCO191729 The Caneing in Conduit Street, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

A Paris Belle, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190124 A Paris Belle, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Republican calendar, 1794 (engraving)
CHT164160 Republican calendar, 1794 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Admiral Nelson, 1936 (colour litho)
473451 Admiral Nelson, 1936 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

French Revolution: "Citizens a l exercice"
JLJ4564325 French Revolution: " Citizens a l exercice" Gouache des freres Lesueur (18th century) Paris. Carnavalet Museum by Lesueur Brothers, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

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"Cockade: Symbolic Emblems of Power and Revolution" The cockade, a small decorative emblem worn on hats or clothing, has played a significant role throughout history as a symbol of power, revolution, and national identity. From the time of Lord Nelson in the late 18th century to the French Revolution in 1789 and beyond, these vibrant badges have left an indelible mark on various historical events. In 1758-1805, Lord Nelson proudly donned his cockade as he led British naval forces to victory against formidable foes. This simple yet powerful accessory became synonymous with his unwavering courage and leadership on the high seas. During the tumultuous era of the French Revolution, Margaret Murray recruited fervent supporters for the Jacobites by distributing cockades adorned with their cause's colors. These emblems served as rallying points for those who sought political change and social justice. In Scotland's Highlands, clans like Macdonald of Glenco wore distinctive tartan cockades that represented their ancestral heritage. The Clans of Scottish Highlands publication immortalized these symbols, showcasing their pride and unity within their respective communities. Across Europe in 1818, Parisians flocked to witness thrilling races at the velocipede course in Luxembourg Gardens. Amongst this lively atmosphere were spectators sporting colorful cockades that reflected both fashion trends and patriotic sentiments. Political philosopher Thomas Paine cautioned against prioritizing style over substance through his satirical cartoon "Fashion before Ease; or A good Constitution sacrificed for a Fantastic Form" (1793). In it, he highlighted how superficial adornments like extravagant cockades could distract from more essential matters such as constitutional integrity. Meanwhile, artists like Anton Ziegler captured pivotal moments during historical upheavals such as the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. As citizens gathered together to choose their revolutionary colors through selecting a cockade while taking up arms against oppression.