Cockade Collection (#4)

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

French Revolution "suspect citizen arrested because of his green habit"
JLJ4564302 French Revolution " suspect citizen arrested because of his green habit" Gouache des freres Lesueur (18th century)

French Revolution: "citizen arrete to force him to put a national cockard
JLJ4564296 French Revolution: " citizen arrete to force him to put a national cockard on his hat" Gouache des freres Lesueur (18th century) Musee Carnavalet, Paris by Lesueur Brothers

French Revolution of 1789: "A prison court on 2 and 3 September"
JLJ4563311 French Revolution of 1789: " A prison court on 2 and 3 September" Satirical representation of a revolutionary court

French Revolution: a national bomb against the Austrians
JLJ4645210 French Revolution: a national bomb against the Austrians: a balloon flying over the Austrian military camp, on board travellers throw cockles and tricoloured cups

French Revolution: "New Pact of Louis XVI with the Nation (20 / 06 / 1792)"
JLJ4645180 French Revolution: " New Pact of Louis XVI with the Nation (20/06/1792)" Anonymous engraving of the 18th century

French Revolution: the divine triangle illuminating God, the People and the Law
JLJ4647329 French Revolution: the divine triangle illuminating God, the People and the Law, the allegories of France, Justice, Abundance and the republic. Engraving from 1794

In captivity in Plymouth, Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d
JLJ4623023 In captivity in Plymouth, Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d Auvergne (Theophile-Malo de La Tour d Auvergne-Corret) (1743-1800)

In February 1795, Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d
JLJ4623020 In February 1795, Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d Auvergne (Theophile-Malo de La Tour d Auvergne-Corret) (1743-1800) was taken prisoner by the English in front of Camaret

Ferdinand Guillemardet (1765-1809), ambassador of the French republic to Spain 18th century
FLO4616890 Ferdinand Guillemardet (1765-1809), ambassador of the French republic to Spain 18th century, based on a painting of 1798 by Francisco Goya (1746-1828)

French Revolution: the Parisian without panties has the spades
JLJ4680279 French Revolution: the Parisian without panties has the spades. Anonymous print around 1789. Paris, Musee Carnavalet by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Portrait of Louis XVII (1785-1795) a la prison du temple, Paris"
GIA4727267 Portrait of Louis XVII (1785-1795) a la prison du temple, Paris" by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French Revolution: Revolutionary insignia in the colours of France bearing republican
JLJ4644734 French Revolution: Revolutionary insignia in the colours of France bearing republican inscriptions " Liberte, egalite, fraternite", " Patrie, 1792", " La nation

Pacific-Overtured, - or- a Flight from St Cloud s- over the Wter to Charlet
2966877 Pacific-Overtured, - or- a Flight from St Cloud s- over the Wter to Charlet. - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing, pub

A walk in the Tuileries Gardens. A dandy of the Year VIII, 1800. Incroyable in coat, breeches, hose and slippers
5913035 A walk in the Tuileries Gardens. A dandy of the Year VIII, 1800. Incroyable in coat, breeches, hose and slippers, with tricorn and cockade. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Arrest of Maximilien Robespierre, on 27 / 07 / 1794 - The Apprehension of Robespierre
XEE4157681 Arrest of Maximilien Robespierre, on 27/07/1794 - The Apprehension of Robespierre - Robespierres arrest by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrest of Maximilien Robespierre)

Portrait of a parisian sans-culotte (print, c. 1789)
LRI4675455 Portrait of a parisian sans-culotte (print, c.1789) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Preparing for the Grand Attack, or a Private Rehearsal of The ci-devant Ministry in
2966830 Preparing for the Grand Attack, or a Private Rehearsal of The ci-devant Ministry in Danger, pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Bonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English
2966310 Bonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English from off the Earth, pub. 1798 (hand-coloured engraving) by Gillray

14th July, the wine merchant, cover illustration from L Assiette au beurre
REV326169 14th July, the wine merchant, cover illustration from L Assiette au beurre, 11th July 1901 (colour litho) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Prisoners in the rue Saint-Antoine after release from the Bastille on the 14th July 1789
CHT252529 Prisoners in the rue Saint-Antoine after release from the Bastille on the 14th July 1789 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Officer of Peace (1841-1848). Eau forte en couleurs, pour illustration "
LSE4335405 Officer of Peace (1841-1848). Eau forte en couleurs, pour illustration " Histoire du corps des gardiens de la paix" book published under the auspices of Louis Lepine (1846-1933)

"Mac Donald of Keppagh", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub
3804304 " Mac Donald of Keppagh", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub.1845 (colour litho) by McIan, Robert Ronald (1803-56)

Fighting for the Dunghill, or Jack Tar Settl ing Buonaparte
NCO190184 Fighting for the Dunghill, or Jack Tar Settl ing Buonaparte, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Poster advertising La Lorraine beer (colour litho)
PER205369 Poster advertising La Lorraine beer (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Glorious Reception of the Ambassador of Peace on his Entry into Paris
NCO193118 Glorious Reception of the Ambassador of Peace on his Entry into Paris, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Buonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English
NCO190141 Buonaparte hearing of Nelsons Victory swears by his Sword to Extirpate the English from off the Earth, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A Man of Importance, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO189774 A Man of Importance, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en Colours, 1833_12_5
ICA4931597 La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en Colours, 1833_12_5: Cortege of the commander general of the apothecaries - Primo saignare, deinde purgare, postea clysterium donare

Illustration of Jean Ignace Gerard dit Grandville (1803-1847) in La Caricature (1830
ICA4919992 Illustration of Jean Ignace Gerard dit Grandville (1803-1847) in La Caricature (1830) politique, no. 119, 1833-2-7 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Portrait du chanteur Simon Chenard (1758-1832) en costume de sans culotte portant un
FIA5401953 Portrait du chanteur Simon Chenard (1758-1832) en costume de sans culotte portant un drapeau a la fete de la liberte de la Savoie

"Clanranald", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour litho)
3804293 " Clanranald", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub.1845 (colour litho) by McIan, Robert Ronald (1803-56); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

"Logan", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour litho)
3804287 " Logan", 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: "citizen poses in faction near a cannon"
JLJ4564236 French Revolution: " citizen poses in faction near a cannon". Gouache of the Lesueur brothers. 18th century

French Revolution, 1789: Municipal officer accompanies armed forces proclaiming a law
JLJ4596015 French Revolution, 1789: Municipal officer accompanies armed forces proclaiming a law on a public square. Gouache des Freres Lesueur (18th century), 18th century

French Revolution, 1789: Phrygian hat, dagger, dead leaves
JLJ4608468 French Revolution, 1789: Phrygian hat, dagger, dead leaves and convocation of 2 members of the National Guard of Paris

Origins of the French tricolour (colour litho)
972564 Origins of the French tricolour (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Origins of the French tricolour)

Blowing up the Pic Nics or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets, pub
3051749 Blowing up the Pic Nics or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets, pub. 1804 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

The bat and the two weasels (la chauve-souris et les deux belettes
DUV4214142 The bat and the two weasels (la chauve-souris et les deux belettes) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Portrait of a young man from Bourmont in Haute Marne, wearing the cockade of conscripts
LSE4429809 Portrait of a young man from Bourmont in Haute Marne, wearing the cockade of conscripts at the buttonniere, posing in the garden of the Abbey of Septfontaines

Republican closet "Unite indivisibilite de la Republique
LSE4110362 Republican closet " Unite indivisibilite de la Republique, Liberte Egalite Fraternite, ou la mort" Symbols of the French Republic: tricolor flag, phrygian cap and cockade. 1794

Guardians of the Peace (1848-1849). Eau forte en couleurs
LSE4335403 Guardians of the Peace (1848-1849). Eau forte en couleurs, pour illustration " Histoire du corps des gardiens de la paix" book published under the auspices of Louis Lepine

City sergeants, regne of Louis-Philippe I (Louis Philippe) d Orleans (1773-1850)
LSE4335387 City sergeants, regne of Louis-Philippe I (Louis Philippe) d Orleans (1773-1850). Eau forte en couleurs, pour illustration " Histoire du corps des gardiens de la paix" book

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte - From series "Leaders of Men"
XEE4162626 Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte - - From series " Leaders of Men" - Chromolithography - English School, 20th century - by English School

Jacques Marie Gaston Onfray de Breville dit JOB (1858 - 1931)
JLJ4639135 Jacques Marie Gaston Onfray de Breville dit JOB (1858 - 1931); Illustration taken from the book " Les epees de France"

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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.