Convention Collection (#8)

French revolution and anti-revolutionary movements: Disarming of the faubourg Saint
JLJ4618664 French revolution and anti-revolutionary movements: Disarming of the faubourg Saint Anthony on the 4th Prairial An III (May 23, 1795). Engraving by Berthaut after Girardet

War of the French Revolution and anti-revolutionary movements
JLJ4618647 War of the French Revolution and anti-revolutionary movements: Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville, dit Fouquier Tinville (1746-1795)

French revolution and anti-revolutionary movements: Fraternal suppers in the Paris
JLJ4618591 French revolution and anti-revolutionary movements: Fraternal suppers in the Paris sections in 1794. Paris, Library of the Institute of History of Revolution by French School

French revolution and anti-revolutionary movements: Suicide of Nicolas de Condorcet
JLJ4618587 French revolution and anti-revolutionary movements: Suicide of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794) killed himself in his prison on 28 March 1794 in Bourg-Egalite (Bourg Egalite)

French Revolution: Volunteers at Pont Neuf in Paris, July 22, 1792
JLJ4618332 French Revolution: Volunteers at Pont Neuf in Paris, July 22, 1792. Engraving by Berthaut after Prior. Paris, Library of the Institute of History of Revolution by Prieur, Jean Louis

On the night of 12th to 13th Friday year IV (October 5, 1795) Joachim Murat (1767-1815)
JLJ4621432 On the night of 12th to 13th Friday year IV (October 5, 1795) Joachim Murat (1767-1815), then squadron leader of the 21st Hussars

Cheque for three pounds and thirteen shillings to Joseph Williams, 13th November 1783 (print and pen & ink on paper)
2561292 Cheque for three pounds and thirteen shillings to Joseph Williams, 13th November 1783 (print and pen & ink on paper) (see also 2561290-93) by American School

The Day of 13 Vendemiaire (5 October 1795) (engraving)
972667 The Day of 13 Vendemiaire (5 October 1795) (engraving) by Duplessis-Bertaux, Jean (1747-1819) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Day of 13 Vendemiaire (5 October 1795)

The Convention decreeing unanimously that the remains of Joseph Barra be taken to the Pantheon, 1793 (chromolitho)
977013 The Convention decreeing unanimously that the remains of Joseph Barra be taken to the Pantheon, 1793 (chromolitho) by French School

Interrogatoire de Louis XVI, le 26 decembre 1792, dans la salle de la Convention, ancien manege
963288 Interrogatoire de Louis XVI, le 26 decembre 1792, dans la salle de la Convention, ancien manege, Fac-simile d une gravure du temps (engraving) by French School

"To The Chicago Convention", 1880 (colour litho)
1078645 " To The Chicago Convention", 1880 (colour litho) by Keppler, Joseph (1838-94); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Tokyo International Forum
Daniel Viñe

LONGBEACH CENTER
Longbeach Convention Center, California, U.S.A. Date: late 1960s

MARAT A LA TRIBUNE
Marat, in the Convention, styling himself the friend of the People, threatens to blow our his brains if his fellow revolutionaries do not support him. Date: 25 September 1792

MARIE THERESE EXCHANGED
Marie-Therese, daughter of Louis XVI, is exchanged for Convention members surrendered by Dumouriez : she leaves France and will later become duchesse dAngouleme. Date: December 1795

FERAUD ASSASSINATED
Jean Feraud (or Ferraud), member of the Convention and opponent of Robespierre, is assassinated at the entrance to the Convention, where his head is saluted. Date: 20 May 1795

TEMPERANCE MEETING 1846
A scene at the World Temperance Convention, held at the Covent Garden Theatre, London. Date: 1846

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England, Oxfordshire, Cropredy, Richard Thompson playing guitar at the festival

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England, Oxfordshire, Cropredy, Geoff Richardson of Caravan playing fiddle at the festival

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England, Oxfordshire, Cropredy, Panoramic of the crowd at the festival

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England, Oxfordshire, Three fold out chairs with weather proof plastic covers at Cropredy festival

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Music, Vocals, Folk singer Kate Rusby at the 2018 Fairports Cropredy Convention

Glass front exterior of Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland, Reykjavik, Glass front exterior of Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre

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Ireland, County Dublin, Dublin City, Samuel Beckett bridge on the river Liffey with the Convention Centre

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Ireland, County Dublin, Dublin City, river Liffey with the Convention Centre, streetlamp and lifebuoy in foreground

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Ireland, County Dublin, Dublin City, the Convention Centre building, view of the facade with tree in foreground

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Ireland, County Dublin, Dublin City, the Convention Centre building, view of the facade with tree in foreground

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Malaysia, Kualau Lumpur, Night shoot of Kuala Lumpurs city center with Petronas Towers Skyscrapers dominating skyline

The National Convention... 4th of February 1839 at the British Coffee House. Creator: Unknown
The National Convention. As it met on Monday the 4th of February 1839 at the British Coffee House. Meeting of the National Convention of the Industrious Classes at the British Coffee House

Franklin D Roosevelt at the Democratic Party Convention, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1933. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the United States

North America, USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis Skyline from Convention Center

Trial of Louis XVI of France, 1792 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. IV, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot receiving a letter of reference, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot receiving a letter of reference, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

The royal palace, under the convention, 18th century, c1870-1950. Artist: Ferdinand Sigismund Bac
The royal palace, under the convention, 18th century, c1870-1950

A map of Africa after the The Anglo-French Convention, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th April 1899

The Convention, scene from Thermidor, at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, 1896 Artist: F Meaulle
The Convention, scene from Thermidor, at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, 1896. The play was written by the French dramatist Victorien Sardou (1831-1908)

Tennis Court Oath, June 20 1789, Paris (1791). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Tennis Court Oath, June 20 1789, Paris (1791). French Revolution: meeting of the States General where Deputies swore not to meet again until a Parliament had been formed

Laughing Gas by Heath Robinson
Heath Robinson depicts the organised spread of laughing gas into the British trench. Of course, the question now is, are the British laughing because of the Germans, or just at them? Date: 1915

FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1795. In the hall of the National Convention, Boissy d Anglas salutes the head of the deputy, Jean Feraud, presented on a pike by riotous Jacobins

Franco-Italian Convention of 1902
French President Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) and the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy - a allegorical card showing the increased unity of purpose of the two nations

Phryne Before the Chicago Tribunal : American lithograph cartoon by Bernard Gillam, 1884
BLAINE CARTOON, 1884. Phryne Before the Chicago Tribunal : American lithograph cartoon by Bernard Gillam, 1884, showing presidential candidate James G

SENECA FALLS MEETING, 1848. Elizabeth Cady Stanton addressing the first Womens Rights meeting at Seneca Falls, New York, on 20 June 1848. Illustration, early 20th century

Western US after the Compromise of 1850
Map showing the western US territories after the Compromise of 1850. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Constitutional Convention, 1787
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

S.s conv convention 1928 Jerusalem Israel
S.S. conv, convention 1928, Jerusalem, Israel

convention 1928 Jerusalem Israel
convention 1928, Jerusalem, Israel

Sunday school conv convention Mt Olives Indian delegation
Sunday school conv, convention on Mt. of Olives. Indian delegation. 1928, Jerusalem, Israel

Calendrier national calcule pour 30 ans et pree
Calendrier national calcule pour 30 ans et presente a la Convention nationale en decembre 1792, Prints of the French Revolution, Lefevre, J. F. 18th cent. Lesclapart, Madame, Vallet, M. P

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