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Rebellion Collection (#4)

"Rebellion: A Tapestry of Defiance and Resilience" In the annals of history, it has woven a vivid tapestry of defiance and resilience

Background imageRebellion Collection: EVCW2A-00093

EVCW2A-00093
Cobbs and Kershaws Confederate troops behind a stone wall defending Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageRebellion Collection: NICHOLAS II (1868-1918). Czar of Russia, 1894-1917. The former Czar detained at Tsarskoye Selo

NICHOLAS II (1868-1918). Czar of Russia, 1894-1917. The former Czar detained at Tsarskoye Selo Palace, with his armed guards at right, 1917

Background imageRebellion Collection: EVRV2A-00159

EVRV2A-00159
First Maryland Regiment retaking British field artillery at Guilford Court House, North Carolina, American Revolution. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRebellion Collection: Rebellion in Crete

Rebellion in Crete
The Cretans have another go at getting rid of their Turkish rulers : Turkish forces advance against the insurgents at Fort Paleocastro : this attempt fails like the others

Background imageRebellion Collection: Palestian Rebellion / 1936

Palestian Rebellion / 1936
At Nablus, Palestinians rebel against British mandate

Background imageRebellion Collection: Jack Cades Rebellion

Jack Cades Rebellion
Jack Cade, an Irish-born rebel against Henry VI, declares himself lord of the City of London

Background imageRebellion Collection: Events / Culloden / Iln

Events / Culloden / Iln
A scene from the Battle of Culloden

Background imageRebellion Collection: Che Guevara Mural Painting, Centro Habana, Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba

Che Guevara Mural Painting, Centro Habana, Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba

Background imageRebellion Collection: Che Guevara Portrait in Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Che Guevara Portrait in Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Background imageRebellion Collection: St. Michael expelling Lucifer and the Rebel Angels, 1622. Creator: Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

St. Michael expelling Lucifer and the Rebel Angels, 1622. Creator: Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens
St. Michael expelling Lucifer and the Rebel Angels, 1622. A subject that found new life during the Counter-Reformation and was used in the 17th century to symbolise the triumph of the Catholic Church

Background imageRebellion Collection: Chinese revolutionary hdqrts. and flags, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Chinese revolutionary hdqrts. and flags, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Chinese revolutionary hdqrts. and flags, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageRebellion Collection: Insurrectos & their women, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Insurrectos & their women, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Insurrectos & their women, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageRebellion Collection: President Diaz, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

President Diaz, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
President Diaz, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageRebellion Collection: Wounded at Juarez, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Wounded at Juarez, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded at Juarez, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageRebellion Collection: Juarez, Adobe house riddled, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Juarez, Adobe house riddled, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Juarez, Adobe house riddled, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageRebellion Collection: Insurrectos camp, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Insurrectos camp, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Insurrectos camp, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageRebellion Collection: Rebels in action, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Rebels in action, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rebels in action, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageRebellion Collection: King Portugal, 1914. Creator: George Graham Bain

King Portugal, 1914. Creator: George Graham Bain
King Portugal, 1914.

Background imageRebellion Collection: The Submission of the Sicilian Rebels to Antonio Moncada in 1411, 1663

The Submission of the Sicilian Rebels to Antonio Moncada in 1411, 1663. Creators: David Teniers II, Jan van Kessel
The Submission of the Sicilian Rebels to Antonio Moncada in 1411, 1663. Antonio de Moncada, having defeated the rebels, represented by two kneeling men in the foreground

Background imageRebellion Collection: Transfer of 8' shells, League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Transfer of 8" shells, League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Transfer of 8" shells, League Isl'd., 1913. Shows armored cruiser USS Brooklyn (CA-3) at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Background imageRebellion Collection: Marines - League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Marines - League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines - League Isl'd., 1913. Shows American Marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Background imageRebellion Collection: Marines packing, League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Marines packing, League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines packing, League Isl'd., 1913. Shows American Marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Background imageRebellion Collection: Loading MEADE - League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Loading MEADE - League Isl'd., 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Loading MEADE - League Isl'd., 1913. Shows U.S. Army transport ship Meade and American marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Background imageRebellion Collection: Marines boarding MEADE, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Marines boarding MEADE, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines boarding MEADE, 1913. Shows U.S. Army transport ship Meade with American Marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Background imageRebellion Collection: Marines board MEADE, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Marines board MEADE, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines board MEADE, 1913. Shows U.S. Army transport ship Meade with American Marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Background imageRebellion Collection: Capt. C.C. McCarthy of MEADE, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. C.C. McCarthy of MEADE, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. C.C. McCarthy of MEADE, 1913. Shows captain of the U.S. Army transport ship Meade during American marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Background imageRebellion Collection: Villa & staff, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Villa & staff, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Villa & staff, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Francisco "Pancho" Villa (at the "X"), Calixto Contreras (4th from left) and Fidel Avila (3rd from right)

Background imageRebellion Collection: Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Shows Mexican delegates to the Niagara Peace Conference of 1914 including Mexican writer and diplomat Jose´ Emilo Rabasa Estebannell (1856-1930) and Agustin Rodriguez.

Background imageRebellion Collection: Escaped from Tampico, in launch, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Escaped from Tampico, in launch, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Escaped from Tampico, in launch, 1914. Shows seven men who escaped in a small boat from Tampico, Mexico arriving in Galveston, Texas. The men left during the U.S

Background imageRebellion Collection: Gen. Zapata & staff, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Gen. Zapata & staff, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Zapata & staff, 1911. Shows Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879-1919), leader of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). From left to right: Tirso Espinosa, Gildardo Magana, M

Background imageRebellion Collection: Pancho Villa, Raoul Madero, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Pancho Villa, Raoul Madero, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Pancho Villa, Raoul Madero, 1914. Shows General Francisco "Pancho" Villa (1878-1923) with Raul Madero (d. 1982), brother of Francisco Ignacio Madero during the Mexican Revolution.

Background imageRebellion Collection: The late Earl Canning, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The late Earl Canning, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Earl Canning, 1862. Engraving from a photograph. Charles John Canning held the positions of Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests

Background imageRebellion Collection: The burial-ground at Lucknow, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The burial-ground at Lucknow, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The burial-ground at Lucknow, 1864. Engraving from a photograph. 'View of the Burial-ground in the Bailey Guard'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Background imageRebellion Collection: Laying the first stone of the Lucknow Memorial, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Laying the first stone of the Lucknow Memorial, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the first stone of the Lucknow Memorial, [Lucknow, India], 1864. Engraving of a photograph, of '...the scene on Saturday, the 2nd of January

Background imageRebellion Collection: Design for the Lucknow Memorial, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Design for the Lucknow Memorial, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Design for the Lucknow Memorial, 1864. Stone cross '...to commemorate the sufferings and death of those English men, women, and children

Background imageRebellion Collection: The Taeping Rebellion in China: interior of the walls of Soo-Chow, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Taeping Rebellion in China: interior of the walls of Soo-Chow, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Taeping Rebellion in China: interior of the walls of Soo-Chow, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, '...illustrative of the capture of the Chinese town of Soo-Chow by the Imperialist troops

Background imageRebellion Collection: The Taeping Rebellion in China:...Soo-Chow, where the Wang was beheaded, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Taeping Rebellion in China:...Soo-Chow, where the Wang was beheaded, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Taeping Rebellion in China:...Soo-Chow, where the Wang was beheaded, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, '...illustrative of the capture of the Chinese town of Soo-Chow by the Imperialist

Background imageRebellion Collection: The Taeping Rebellion in China: entrance to Ching-Wang's tent, Soo-Chow, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Taeping Rebellion in China: entrance to Ching-Wang's tent, Soo-Chow, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Taeping Rebellion in China: entrance to Ching-Wang's tent, Soo-Chow, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, '...illustrative of the capture of the Chinese town of Soo-Chow by the Imperialist

Background imageRebellion Collection: The Taeping Rebellion in China: fortified bridge, Soo-Chow, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Taeping Rebellion in China: fortified bridge, Soo-Chow, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Taeping Rebellion in China: fortified bridge, Soo-Chow, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, '...illustrative of the capture of the Chinese town of Soo-Chow by the Imperialist troops

Background imageRebellion Collection: The Taeping Rebellion in China: troops of the Quinsan Garrison..., forming square, 1864

The Taeping Rebellion in China: troops of the Quinsan Garrison..., forming square, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Taeping Rebellion in China: troops of the Quinsan Garrison, under Major Gordon, forming square, 1864. Engraving from a photograph

Background imageRebellion Collection: Revolution of Maria da Fonte, Portugal, 1846 (colour litho)

Revolution of Maria da Fonte, Portugal, 1846 (colour litho)
8672955 Revolution of Maria da Fonte, Portugal, 1846 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revolution of Maria da Fonte, Portugal, 1846)

Background imageRebellion Collection: Arabs planning a Revolt (litho)

Arabs planning a Revolt (litho)
8661172 Arabs planning a Revolt (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabs planning a Revolt)

Background imageRebellion Collection: Aranjuez's uprising which saw the abdication of King Charles IV of Spain in favor of Ferdinand VII

Aranjuez's uprising which saw the abdication of King Charles IV of Spain in favor of Ferdinand VII on 19/03/1808
AIS5354614 Aranjuez's uprising which saw the abdication of King Charles IV of Spain in favor of Ferdinand VII on 19/03/1808, 19th century (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Background imageRebellion Collection: Naval combat between HMS Lion and Elisabeth and the French ship Du Teillay, on July 9, 1745

Naval combat between HMS Lion and Elisabeth and the French ship Du Teillay, on July 9, 1745
MMM5458294 Naval combat between HMS Lion and Elisabeth and the French ship Du Teillay, on July 9, 1745, during the final phase of the Jacobite rebellions of 1688 to 1746 by Serres

Background imageRebellion Collection: Fight of the Jews against the Army of Antiochos IV Epiphanes

Fight of the Jews against the Army of Antiochos IV Epiphanes: episode of the Macchabee revolt (Maccabee or Macabee)
FGL5467558 Fight of the Jews against the Army of Antiochos IV Epiphanes: episode of the Macchabee revolt (Maccabee or Macabee) that saw the death of Eleazar Maccabee crushes by an elephant in 163 BC

Background imageRebellion Collection: The naval attack against the Taiping rebels, in Nanjing

The naval attack against the Taiping rebels, in Nanjing
MMM5484975 The naval attack against the Taiping rebels, in Nanjing by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (1819-91) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageRebellion Collection: Toussaint Louverture, Chief of the French Rebels in St Domingo, 1802 (etching, engraving)

Toussaint Louverture, Chief of the French Rebels in St Domingo, 1802 (etching, engraving)
7339343 Toussaint Louverture, Chief of the French Rebels in St Domingo, 1802 (etching, engraving) by Bonneville, Francois (fl.1787) (after); 16x9.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageRebellion Collection: Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny (1857-1858) (engraving)

Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny (1857-1858) (engraving)
UIG5416130 Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny (1857-1858) (engraving); (add.info.: Rebelion against British rule in India. It was begun by Indian troops in the service of the British, called sepoys')




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"Rebellion: A Tapestry of Defiance and Resilience" In the annals of history, it has woven a vivid tapestry of defiance and resilience. From the UVF poster that symbolized Northern Ireland's tumultuous struggle to Jacobite victory in 1745, each thread tells a story of courage against oppression. The tale continues with Charles and Flora McDonald, whose unwavering spirit ignited hope amidst adversity. Their love became an emblem for resistance, inspiring generations to stand tall in the face of tyranny. "The Contrast, " a masterpiece by Thomas Rowlandson from December 1792, captures the essence during turbulent times. It reminds us that even in darkness, there is always light – a flicker that fuels revolutions. Howard Pyle's "The Nation Makers" immortalizes the Battle of Brandywine during America's Revolutionary War. Brushstrokes on canvas depict heroes who dared challenge an empire, forging a nation where freedom would reign supreme. Trotsky slaying the counter-revolutionary dragon in a powerful poster from 1918 encapsulates revolutionary fervor at its zenith. The image serves as both warning and inspiration - reminding us that progress often comes at great cost. Signatures etched onto Bolands Mill Garrison command documents bear witness to Ireland's Easter Rising in 1916. These names echo through time as testament to those who sacrificed everything for their homeland's independence. Milton's "Paradise Lost" transports us into Satan’s fall from grace – his rebellious angels cast out from Heaven forevermore. Gustave Doré’s wood engraving brings this epic battle between good and evil to life with every stroke. An overhead view reveals Dublin ablaze during the Easter Rising - streets transformed into battlegrounds as brave souls fought for liberty against insurmountable odds. Their sacrifice echoes throughout Irish history till this day.