Public Speech Collection

Opening of the constituent assembly on February 11, 1869 after the fall of Queen Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904)
AIS5354612 Opening of the constituent assembly on February 11, 1869 after the fall of Queen Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904) (engraving); (add.info)

Soldier, look at this enemy! Worse than Boche. Fight it! 1917 (illustration)
7415700 Soldier, look at this enemy! Worse than Boche. Fight it! 1917 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The enemy mosquito)

Albert Thomas speaking to Russian Soldiers at the end of the First World War, 1917 (b/w photo)
5304527 Albert Thomas speaking to Russian Soldiers at the end of the First World War, 1917 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of Albert Thomas (1878-1932) a French Socialist

Queen Elizabeth I animating her Troops at Tilbury, on the threat of the Spanish Armada (engraving)
8632463 Queen Elizabeth I animating her Troops at Tilbury, on the threat of the Spanish Armada (engraving) by English School

Toast to the Happy Pair (Part 2) (litho)
8630544 Toast to the Happy Pair (Part 2) (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toast to the Happy Pair (Part 2)

L'Argot Parisien (engraving)
8633728 L'Argot Parisien (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Argot Parisien)

Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673107 Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The British Admiraut's administration room. Coloured etching published on January 1, 1808
MMM5480635 The British Admiraut's administration room. Coloured etching published on January 1, 1808, after Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) and Augustus Charles Pugin (1762-1832). by Rowlandson, T

Saint Stephen. Detail from The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio
BEN5461367 Saint Stephen. Detail from The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio. (1450/54-1525/26) by Carpaccio

Pope Urban II. Council of Clermont (engraving)
7177188 Pope Urban II. Council of Clermont (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Urban II at Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 1095, where he attended the Council of Clermont)

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: "Who said Atrocities'?" (engraving)
8657350 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: "Who said Atrocities'?" (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Who said Atrocities')

American temperance lecturer John Bartholomew Gough speaking at Exeter Hall, London (engraving)
8676393 American temperance lecturer John Bartholomew Gough speaking at Exeter Hall, London (engraving) by English School

Cicero delivering his oration against Cataline (engraving)
8635702 Cicero delivering his oration against Cataline (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

US President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany, 1917 (litho)
8673144 US President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany, 1917 (litho) by Perard, V. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Introduction to Mr Gladstone after the Speech, 2 September 1896 (b/w photo)
8654267 An Introduction to Mr Gladstone after the Speech, 2 September 1896 (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664412 Illustration for Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Toots makes a speech)

Nicolas Lemery giving a public lecture
3359523 Nicolas Lemery giving a public lecture; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Nicolas Lemery (1645-1715) a French physician and chemist, giving a public lecture on science

Student using an Edison phonograph to learn a language, 1893
3478800 Student using an Edison phonograph to learn a language, 1893; (add.info.: Student using an Edison phonograph to learn a language)

Chicago school children, recording their lessons on an Edison phonograph, 1893
3478799 Chicago school children, recording their lessons on an Edison phonograph, 1893; (add.info.: Chicago school children, recording their lessons on an Edison phonograph)

Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878
3478792 Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878; (add.info.: Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel)

Farewell banquet for Dr David Livingstone, Freemasons Hall, London (engraving)
8676287 Farewell banquet for Dr David Livingstone, Freemasons Hall, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Edmund Burke's denunciation of Warren Hasting in Westminster Hall, London, 1788 (litho)
8673155 Edmund Burke's denunciation of Warren Hasting in Westminster Hall, London, 1788 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635309 Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Demosthenes speaking against Philip II of Macedon (engraving)
8635113 Demosthenes speaking against Philip II of Macedon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demosthenes speaking against Philip II of Macedon)

Edward I addressing his Subjects, 1297 (litho)
8661396 Edward I addressing his Subjects, 1297 (litho) by Ward, Charles Daniel (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward I addressing his Subjects, 1297)

The Confusion of Tongues, Genesis, XI, 7 (coloured engraving)
8649887 The Confusion of Tongues, Genesis, XI, 7 (coloured engraving) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Confusion of Tongues, Genesis, XI, 7)

Mr Gladstone resting after delivering a speech to 26, 000 persons (b/w photo)
8654263 Mr Gladstone resting after delivering a speech to 26, 000 persons (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Glottis and vocal cords (engraving)
8655777 Glottis and vocal cords (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glottis and vocal cords)

Thirteenth anniversary of Trinity Schools, Peel Grove, Bethnal Green, London (engraving)
8677118 Thirteenth anniversary of Trinity Schools, Peel Grove, Bethnal Green, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Paul on Mars Hill, Acts, XVII, 23 (colour litho)
8641613 St Paul on Mars Hill, Acts, XVII, 23 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul on Mars Hill, Acts, XVII, 23)

Lord Balfour speaking in support of the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, 1927 (b/w photo)
8626577 Lord Balfour speaking in support of the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, 1927 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Homilies on the Gospel of Gregory I, 1501 (object)
7415636 Homilies on the Gospel of Gregory I, 1501 (object); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Gregory I (c.540-604) Homilies on the Gospel Printed for Antoine Verard Paris

Making talking dolls, fitted with an Edison phonograph, 1890
3478801 Making talking dolls, fitted with an Edison phonograph, 1890; (add.info.: Making talking dolls, fitted with an Edison phonograph: New York)

Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878
3478791 Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878; (add.info.: Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel)

Toast to the Happy Pair (Part 1) (litho)
8630545 Toast to the Happy Pair (Part 1) (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toast to the Happy Pair (Part 1)

The larynx (coloured engraving)
8655709 The larynx (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The larynx)

Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673105 Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Christian priest preaching in Montenegro urging the people to go and fight against the Turks
6867193 A Christian priest preaching in Montenegro urging the people to go and fight against the Turks. From Russes et Turcs, La Guerre D'Orient

Lenin addresses the units that go to the front to fight the white Poles, Sverdlov Square, Moscow, May 5
5304556 Lenin addresses the units that go to the front to fight the white Poles, Sverdlov Square, Moscow, May 5, 1920 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Vladimir Lenin addressing Red Army soldiers in Moscow)

Perugia Aulus Metellus, Roman magistrate. Bronze sculpture, 90 BC
AIS5335983 Perugia Aulus Metellus, Roman magistrate. Bronze sculpture, 90 BC.; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Roman art)

Bonaparte Haranguing the bavarian and Wurttemberg army in Abensberg, 1810 (oil on canvas)
7422999 Bonaparte Haranguing the bavarian and Wurttemberg army in Abensberg, 1810 (oil on canvas) by Debret, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon

Alphonse Baudin (1811-51) on the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine December 3, 1851, 1869 (oil on canvas)
905387 Alphonse Baudin (1811-51) on the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine December 3, 1851, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Pichio, Ernest Louis (1840-93); 55.5x80 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Shoshone Chief in full dress, Stony Mountain Indian, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673234 Shoshone Chief in full dress, Stony Mountain Indian, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Sermon of the Baptist, 1592 (oil on canvas)
7413399 Sermon of the Baptist, 1592 (oil on canvas) by Carracci, Ludovico (1555-1619); 300x227 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Carracci Ludovico (1555-1619)); Luisa Ricciarini

Mr Keir Hardie addressing the First Women's Suffrage Demonstration ever held in Trafalgar Square
STC321035 Mr Keir Hardie addressing the First Women's Suffrage Demonstration ever held in Trafalgar Square, 19th May 1906 (sepia photo) by English Photographer

Franklin Roosevelt giving speech to Eighth American Scientific Congress, Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974480 Franklin Roosevelt giving speech to Eighth American Scientific Congress, Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: U.S)

French Revolution (1789): La Fayette "This Roundel will go around the world", 1896 (illustration)
7304543 French Revolution (1789): La Fayette "This Roundel will go around the world", 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Battle of Bouvines (1214): Philippe Auguste: "My crown in the bravest and most dignified"
7304542 Battle of Bouvines (1214): Philippe Auguste: "My crown in the bravest and most dignified", 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

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"Voices that Echo Through Time: The Power of Public Speech" Public speech has long been a catalyst for change, capturing the essence of historical moments and shaping the course of nations. From Bonaparte Haranguing the Bavarian and Wurttemberg army in Abensberg to Alphonse Baudin on the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, these powerful images depict individuals harnessing their words to ignite revolutions. In Shoshone Chief's full dress, we witness not only cultural pride but also a form of communication that transcends language barriers. His regalia speaks volumes about identity and heritage, reminding us that they are take many forms. The Sermon of the Baptist transports us back to 1592 when religious leaders used their oratory skills to inspire faith and devotion. This painting serves as a testament to the enduring power of persuasive rhetoric throughout history. Moving forward in time, La Libre Parole's cover with Edouard Drumont's speech showcases how public discourse can be weaponized for divisive purposes. It reminds us that while words have immense potential for good, they can also sow seeds of hatred if wielded irresponsibly. Mr Keir Hardie addressing the First Women's Suffrage Demonstration ever held in Trafalgar Square captures a pivotal moment in history where women fought tirelessly for their rights. It exemplifies how public speeches can empower marginalized voices and pave the way towards equality. The Anti-Slavery Society Convention painting transports us back to 1840 when abolitionists gathered together with fervor and determination. Their impassioned speeches fueled an international movement against slavery, proving that words possess transformative power beyond borders. Franklin Roosevelt giving his speech during the Eighth American Scientific Congress illustrates how public addresses extend beyond political realms into scientific progress. His words inspired innovation and collaboration among scholars from around the world during challenging times.