Franco Prussian War 1870 1871 Collection

The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). Kaiserproklamation in Versailles, 18 Januar 1871

Champigny, 2 December 1870, c1875-77. Creator: Alphonse de Neuville
Champigny, 2 December 1870, c1875-77. Eight French soldiers--desperate, wounded, and lacking provisions--making a final stand in a small, badly damaged garret

Proclamation of the German Empire on 18/01/1871 in the Ice Gallery in Versailles following the French defeat during
AIS5362447 Proclamation of the German Empire on 18/01/1871 in the Ice Gallery in Versailles following the French defeat during the War of 1870 against Prussia

Battle of Hericourt, Franco-Prussian War, France
864045 Battle of Hericourt, Franco-Prussian War, France; (add.info.: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Battle of Hericourt near Belfort, 16, 17 and 18 January 1871)

Franco prussian war : Gravelotte battle (France) on august 18, 1870 : French defeat, engraving
1761039 Franco prussian war : Gravelotte battle (France) on august 18, 1870 : French defeat, engraving; (add.info.: Franco prussian war : Gravelotte battle (France) on august 18

18th century, Illustration, showing the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, a palace in France, at Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine
5305006 18th century, Illustration, showing the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, a palace in France, at Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris

Birmarck verhandelt in Versailles mit Thiers und Favre. The Treaty of Versailles of 1871 ended the Franco-Prussian War
3729039 Birmarck verhandelt in Versailles mit Thiers und Favre. The Treaty of Versailles of 1871 ended the Franco-Prussian War and was signed by Adolphe Thiers; (add.info)

Portrait of French admiral Benjamin Jaures, Franco Prussian War
IAN5617664 Portrait of French admiral Benjamin Jaures, Franco Prussian War; (add.info.: Gravure in "Les combattants de 1870-71" par le commandant Leonce Rousset (1850-1938)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming Bicetre. Wood engraving, October 1870
530566 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming Bicetre. Wood engraving, October 1870.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The castle of St Cloud near Paris after fire during franco prussian war in october 1870, watercolor by Isidore Pils
1761038 The castle of St Cloud near Paris after fire during franco prussian war in october 1870, watercolor by Isidore Pils; (add.info)

Defeat of French troops by prussians during franco-prussian war at Sedan Battle
1750182 Defeat of French troops by prussians during franco-prussian war at Sedan Battle : French emperor Napoleon III is made prisoner and will be deposed September 1870; (add.info)

Franco Prussian war, 1870 (b/w photo)
1583477 Franco Prussian war, 1870 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Canon in action, Franco Prussian war, 1870.); Windmill/Robert Hunt Library/UIG

Franco Prussian War (1870-1871), Battle of Sedan in the Ardennes on September 1, 1870 (engraving)
AIS5337314 Franco Prussian War (1870-1871), Battle of Sedan in the Ardennes on September 1, 1870 (engraving); © Iberfoto

Wilhelm I (1859-1888) King of Prussia from 1861, being proclaimed first Emperor of Germany, 1871
527345 Wilhelm I (1859-1888) King of Prussia from 1861, being proclaimed first Emperor of Germany, 1871.; (add.info.: After the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871)

The Attack at Dawn, 1877. Creator: Alphonse de Neuville
The Attack at Dawn, 1877. The scene is a French town in the Jura region, near the Swiss border. As a bugler sounds the alarm

In the Trenches, 1874. Creator: Alphonse de Neuville
In the Trenches, 1874. Members of the Garde Mobile (French expeditionary forces) are huddled in a shallow trench during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

A Communard, 1871. Creator: Nils Forsberg
A Communard, 1871

Death of a Hero, 1888. Creator: Nils Forsberg
Death of a Hero, 1888

Le "Gloria Victis"; d'Antonin Mercie, 1916. Creator: Goupil
Antonin Mercie, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Le couronnement de son édifice, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le couronnement de son edifice, 1870. The crowning of his building

Ce que certains journaux appeleraient... 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ce que certains journaux appeleraient... 1870. what some newspapers would call a free election

Le Prince de Hohenzollern... 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Prince de Hohenzollern... 1870. Le Prince de Hohenzollern finding that decidedly the staircase is too steep

Le supplice de tantale... eau comprise, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le supplice de tantale... eau comprise, 1870. The torment of tantalum water included

A qui le tour?, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
A qui le tour?, 1870. Who's next? - Museum of Sovereigns

Leur Mané, Thecel, Pharès, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
Leur Mane, Thecel, Phares, 1871

L'éclipse sera-t-elle totale?, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'eclipse sera-t-elle totale?, 1871. Will the eclipse be total?

L'empire c'est la paix, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'empire c'est la paix, 1870. Empire is peace

Que diable est-ce qu'ils font la-haut!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Que diable est-ce qu'ils font la-haut!, 19th century. Personification of the River Rhine: What the devil are they doing up there

Histoire d'un règne, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Histoire d'un regne, 1870. History of a reign

L'appel de leurs réserves, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'appel de leurs reserves, 1870. The appeal of their reservations

Tirez, ça fait équilibre, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
Tirez, ca fait equilibre, 1871. Pull it balances

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris. Queues à la porte d'une boucherie municipale... 1889
Esquisse pour l'Hotel de Ville de Paris. Queues a la porte d'une boucherie municipale. Le siege de Paris en 1870, 1889. Sketch for the town hall (prefect's office), Hotel de Ville, Paris

l'Avenue d'Orléans, durant les bombardements de Paris par les armées prussiennes, en janvier 1871
l'Avenue d'Orleans, durant les bombardements de Paris par les armees prussiennes, en janvier 1871 (actuelle avenue du General Leclerc), 14eme arrondissement

La Croix Rouge, c.1870. Creator: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
La Croix Rouge, c.1870. The Red Cross. Nurse carrying a torch listens for the groans of the wounded. Siege of Paris, 1870

Sketch for the church of Saint-Sulpice : St Genevieve distributing bread...between 1860 and 1864
Sketch for the church of Saint-Sulpice : St Genevieve distributing bread to the poor during the Siege of Paris, between 1860 and 1864

Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Maternité et Patrie - La défense de la... 1883
Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses : Maternite et Patrie - La defense de la Patrie, 1883

Sarrebruck after the battle, August 5, 1870. Creator: Gustave Boulanger
Sarrebruck after the battle, August 5, 1870

Esquisse pour le cabinet du préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Le départ du ballon... 1889
Esquisse pour le cabinet du prefet de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Le depart du ballon "Armand Barbes", l'instruction de la Garde Nationale, 1889

Esquisse pour le cabinet du Préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La défense extérieure, 1889
Esquisse pour le cabinet du Prefet de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : La defense exterieure, 1889. Siege of Paris in 1870: Defence

Group portrait of soldiers, 1870. Creator: Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi
Group portrait of soldiers, 1870

Group portrait of soldiers in a park, 1870. Creator: Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi
Group portrait of soldiers in a park, 1870

Sketch for the office of the prefect of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Battery on the rampart... 1889 Creator: Raoul Arus
Sketch for the office of the prefect of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Battery on the ramparts: The siege of Paris in 1870, 1889

Esquisse pour le cabinet du préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La garde aux remparts, 1889
Esquisse pour le cabinet du prefet de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : La garde aux remparts, 1889

Esquisse pour le cabinet du préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La défense extérieure, 1870, 1889
Esquisse pour le cabinet du prefet de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : La defense exterieure, 1870, 1889

Esquisse pour le cabinet du préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : L'ambulance du Théâtre... 1889
Esquisse pour le cabinet du prefet de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : L'ambulance du Theatre Francais, 1889

Esquisse pour l'escalier de la Sorbonne : Ambroise Paré au siège de Metz, c.1888. Creator: Theobald Chartran
Esquisse pour l'escalier de la Sorbonne : Ambroise Pare au siege de Metz, c.1888

Vaugirard during the siege of Paris, 1870. Creator: Clement-Auguste Andrieux
Vaugirard during the siege of Paris, 1870

Le Ballon ("La Ville de Paris investie, confie à l'air son appel à la France"). Allégorie... c1870
Le Ballon ("La Ville de Paris investie, confie a l'air son appel a la France"). Allegorie a la defense de Paris (1870-1871). Siege de Paris, c1870

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"The Franco-Prussian War: A Tale of Triumph and Tragedy" In the year 1870, Europe witnessed a conflict that would reshape its political landscape forever. The Franco-Prussian War, spanning from 1870 to 1871, was a clash between two powerful nations - France and Prussia. This war marked not only the rise of a unified Germany but also the fall of an empire. The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles on January 18th, 1871, stands as a pivotal moment in history. With this proclamation, Wilhelm I became Kaiser and Germany emerged as a formidable force on the world stage. The image captured by an unknown artist showcases this historic event that laid the foundation for modern-day Germany. However, amidst these triumphs lay great suffering. The Siege of Paris from September 19th, 1870 to January 28th, 1871 remains etched in memory as one of the most grueling episodes during this war. As depicted in multiple images depicting scenes from within Paris during those long months under siege; it reminds us of the hardships endured by both soldiers and civilians alike. One such image portrays Moltke at Paris in September 1870 – an enigmatic figure overseeing operations with steely determination. These glimpses into history allow us to witness firsthand how military strategists like Moltke played crucial roles in shaping outcomes during times of conflict. The Siege itself was relentless - lasting over four months - leaving Parisians isolated from their compatriots while enduring scarcity and despair behind fortified walls. Yet even amid adversity, resilience shone through as people stood united against their common enemy. As we look back upon these events today through prints like "On the Paris Ramparts During the War of 1870, " we are reminded not only of human suffering but also acts of bravery displayed by those defending their city's honor till its very last breath.