Constitution Collection (#14)

The Blessed Sacrament being carried in Procession at the Opening of the Estates General
XIR349816 The Blessed Sacrament being carried in Procession at the Opening of the Estates General at Versailles, 5th May 1789 (colour engraving) by French School

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, 1789 (oil on canvas)
XIR33812 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, 1789 (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Additional act of 22nd April 1815 to the Constitutions of the Empire (engraving)
XIR326601 Additional act of 22nd April 1815 to the Constitutions of the Empire (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

GEORGE WASHINGTON, He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War

FACSIMILE OF A PROCLAMATION BY SIR WILLIAM HOWE; All intrepid able bodied heroes, who are willing to serve his Majesty King George the Third, in Defence of their Country, Laws and Constitution

Represantant d une grande nation, engraving 1799, a grotesque monster, nude and hairy, representing the Constitution of the Year III

The impeachment, or The father of the gang turned Kings evidence, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, engraving 1791, Edmund Burke standing behind and with his hands on the heads of Richard B

Portrait of Benito Juarez (oil on canvas)
XIR347308 Portrait of Benito Juarez (oil on canvas) by Mexican School, (19th century); Museo Nacional de Historia, Castillo de Chapultepec

Declaration of the Rights of Man, 10th August, 1793 (coloured engraving)
XIR284139 Declaration of the Rights of Man, 10th August, 1793 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Charter of Louis XVIII (1755-1824) 1814 (engraving)
XIR238742 Charter of Louis XVIII (1755-1824) 1814 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Giuseppe Fravega (1763-1833) 1795 (oil on canvas)
XIR218950 Portrait of Giuseppe Fravega (1763-1833) 1795 (oil on canvas) by Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne Louis (1767-1824); 127x127 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Marseille

Plaza Mayor in Mexico, detail of carriages (oil on canvas)
XIR192491 Plaza Mayor in Mexico, detail of carriages (oil on canvas) by Mexican School, (18th century); Museo Nacional de Historia, Castillo de Chapultepec

The Catedral Metropolitana and the Palacio Nacional (oil on canvas)
XIR204532 The Catedral Metropolitana and the Palacio Nacional (oil on canvas) by Gualdi, Pedro (1809-57); Museo Nacional de Historia, Castillo de Chapultepec

Declaration of the Rights of Man, 20th-26th July 1789 (engraving)
XIR233350 Declaration of the Rights of Man, 20th-26th July 1789 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Plaza Mayor in Mexico, detail of the Market (oil on canvas)
XIR169498 Plaza Mayor in Mexico, detail of the Market (oil on canvas) by Mexican School, (18th century); Museo Nacional de Historia, Castillo de Chapultepec

Proclamation of the Republic, 12th November 1848 (coloured engraving)
XIR231267 Proclamation of the Republic, 12th November 1848 (coloured engraving) by Gaildrau, Jules (1816-98); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Caricature of the Constitutional Charter of 26th July 1830, c
XIR162353 Caricature of the Constitutional Charter of 26th July 1830, c.1830 (coloured engraving on card) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Illustrated lyric sheet for Serment a la Republique, c
XIR161370 Illustrated lyric sheet for Serment a la Republique, c.1848-52 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (oil on canvas)
XIR161046 Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Table of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (litho)
XIR161045 Table of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (litho) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Opening of the Estates General at Versailles, 5th May 1789 (coloured engraving)
XIR159136 Opening of the Estates General at Versailles, 5th May 1789 (coloured engraving) by Helman, Isidore Stanislas (1743-1809); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Destruction of the old Constitution, decoration on the Butter Market, Botermarkt, 1795, A. Verkerk, Johannes Roelof Poster, 1795

The Inauguration, engraved by Francis Scott King, illustration from Washington s
BAL108973 The Inauguration, engraved by Francis Scott King, illustration from Washingtons Inauguration by John Bach McMaster, pub

Oliver Ellsworth (engraving)
KW1073696 Oliver Ellsworth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Ellsworth, 1745 A-1807)

POUGHKEEPSIE: COURT HOUSE. The old court house in Poughkeepsie, New York where the debate on ratifying the U.S. Constitution was held in 1788. Engraving, 1878

CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION. Scene of the constitutional convention at Colton Hall, Monterey, California, 1849. Line drawing, American, 1890

Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

SPAIN: ISABEL II, 1843. Queen Isabel II of Spain (1830-1904) swears to uphold the Constitution in the Senate at Madrid. Oil on canvas, Spanish, c1850

JAPAN: CONSTITUTION, 1889. The Meiji Emperor Mutsuhito presents the Constitution of the Empire of Japan. Woodblock print, triptych, 1889, by Yoshu Shuen

FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1789. The deputies of the Third Estate taking an oath on the tennis court at Versailles, 28 June 1789, not to disperse until they have given France a constitution

MASSACHUSETTS CONSTITUTION. A Constitution or Frame of Government, Agreed upon by the Delegates of the People of the State of Massachusetts Bay, written by John Adams, 1780

FRANCIS II (1768-1835). Holy Roman Emperor, 1792-1806, and Emperor of Austria as Francis I, 1804-1835. Giving a sermon on the Hungarian constitution at his coronation as King of Hungary, 6 June 1792

BOSTON NAVY YARD, 1907. The newly built armored cruiser Tennessee (center) at the Boston Navy Yard in 1907. At the right is the frigate Constitution, built in 1797

CIVIL WAR: CARTOON, 1861. Consulting the Oracle. Lincoln: And, what next? Columbus: first be sure you re right, then go ahead! Cartoon, American, 1861

BILL OF RIGHTS, 1789. Draft of the Bill of Rights; Senate revisions to the house-passed amendments to the Constitution, 9 September 1789

15th AMENDMENT, 1868. The Congressional Resolution proposing the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, 7 December 1868

14th AMENDMENT, 1868. The first page of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, ratified on July 9, 1868

14th AMENDMENT, 1868. The second page of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, ratified on July 9, 1868

FIFTH AMENDMENT, 1789. Detail of the Amendment V to the Constitution of the United States of American as delineated in the Bill of Rights, 1789

NINTH AMENDMENT, 1789. Detail of Amendment IX to the Constitution of the United States of America as delineated in the Bill of Rights, 1789

CONSTITUTION: ARTICLE V. A detail of Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, describing the process whereby the Consitution may be amended, 1787

USS CONSTITUTION, 1815. The engagement between the USS Consititution and the HMS Cyane and Levant, 20 February 1815. Lithograph after a painting by Edward Mueller

USS CONSTITUTION: BATTLE. The engagement between USS Constitution and HMS Java in the south Atlantic, 29 December 1812: American lithograph, 19th century

USS CONSTITUTION, 1812. USS Constitution in battle against the HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812: oil by Thomas Birch

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Washington presiding at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Oil on canvas, 1856, by Junius Brutus Stearns (1810-1885)

CONSTITUTION CARTOON. Cartoon in the Massachusetts Centinel after New York had ratified the Federal Constitution on July 26, 1788

NAVAL COMBAT, 1812. Le Comabt Naval / Gloire Americaine: The engagement between USS Constitution
NAVAL COMBAT, 1812. Le Comabt Naval/ Gloire Americaine: The engagement between USS Constitution and HMS Java off the coast of Brazil on 29 December 1812. French aquatint, c1813

CARTOON: CONSTITUTION, 1788. Cartoon from the Boston Independent Chronicle and Universal Advertiser published shortly after New Hampshire had ratified the Federal Constitution on 21 June 1788

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From the birth of a nation to the fight for equality, the constitution stands as a timeless symbol of democracy and progress. Page one of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1787, forever etched in history, lays the foundation for a government by and for the people. As we reflect on its significance, we are reminded of pivotal moments like when Gordon Highlanders defended their rights or when women fought tirelessly for suffrage with the 19th Amendment in 1919. Across continents, such as in Uruguay's Plaza de Constitucion captured in a late 19th-century photograph, constitutions have shaped nations. Even leaders like Winston Churchill understood its importance and contributed to reconstructed state constitutions. The debates surrounding its creation at Philadelphia's Constitutional Convention in 1787 showcased passionate minds shaping our future. Let us not forget that it was this very document that declared independence from Britain in 1776 and paved the way for George Washington to preside over our great nation's formation. Through turbulent times depicted by cartoons like Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis or battles fought aboard USS Constitution 'Old Ironsides, ' this enduring testament remains steadfast – protecting our liberties and ensuring justice prevails.