Convention Collection (page 4)

RMS Titanic, British Titanic Society, welcome desk sign
RMS TITANIC: British Titanic Society Welcome Desk sign used in the 1990s at Southampton conventions. Ex-Brian Ticehurst collection. Plus approximately 21 Titanic Commutator reference magazines

YWCA Convention in China, early 1900s

British soldiers being gassed at Ypres. WWI
How the gas devil comes - Thick green mist came rolling towards the parapet On the 22nd April 1915 at Ypres, the Germans used poisonous chlorine gas for the first time

Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant. Showing General Charles-Francois Dumouriez retreating with the French army (in blue)

LOUIS XVI ON TRIAL
Louis XVI - known as citoyen Louis Capet - appears before the Convention Nationale to hear the charges brought against him. He will be found guilty and condemned to die. Date: 25 December 1792

A convention of pink Chevrolet classic cars, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington, 1800 -1873
3062065 John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington, 1800 -1873 by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sweden, Scania, Malmo, Malmo Live Concert and Congress Halls Date: 24-05-2019

Royalist uprising against the Convention on 5 October 1795 (13 Friday year IV)
JLJ4617932 Royalist uprising against the Convention on 5 October 1795 (13 Friday year IV): Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821) represses the Riost before the Church of Saint Roch (Saint-Roch) in Paris

Above and Below Board (litho)
3643437 Above and Below Board (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Above and Below Board. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

How happy could I be with either (colour litho)
3641564 How happy could I be with either (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: How happy could I be with either)

FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1794 - The closing of the Hall of Jacobins at Paris, France on 27-28 July 1794 - French Revolution
XEE4151216 FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1794 - The closing of the Hall of Jacobins at Paris, France on 27-28 July 1794 - French Revolution

Maximilian Robespierre at the Convention (Seance of 19 Thermidor 1794), Jean Lambert (Jean-Lambert)
XEE4146678 Maximilian Robespierre at the Convention (Seance of 19 Thermidor 1794), Jean Lambert (Jean-Lambert) Tallian threatens Robespierre with a knife - Popular engraving of the period by French

Finale (photo)
1095028 Finale (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finale. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Jean Denis, comte Lanjuinais, at the rostrum of the Convention, French Revolution, 2 June 1793 (engraving)
972673 Jean Denis, comte Lanjuinais, at the rostrum of the Convention, French Revolution, 2 June 1793 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Denis)

Pacification of the Vendee by General Hoche (1768-97) 20th April 1795 (coloured engraving)
XIR245141 Pacification of the Vendee by General Hoche (1768-97) 20th April 1795 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Carlton Club Banquet to Lord Beaconsfield (engraving)
1059787 The Carlton Club Banquet to Lord Beaconsfield (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Carlton Club Banquet to Lord Beaconsfield)

Portrait of Maximilian Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French politician
LSE4088729 Portrait of Maximilian Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French politician, with a conventional - in " Collection de costumes d armes et meubles pour l histoire de la

A Study in Contrast, Convention (litho)
1601416 A Study in Contrast, Convention (litho) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Study in Contrast, Convention)

night of the 9 Thermidor year II (July 27, 1794), 1864 (oil on canvas)
FIA5371569 night of the 9 Thermidor year II (July 27, 1794), 1864 (oil on canvas) by Jacobi, Valeri Ivanovich (1834-1902); State Tretyakov Gallery

Pinback button for the Black National Political Convention, mid 20th century
The National Black Political Convention, or the Gary Convention, was held in Gary, Indiana in 1972, and provided a space for African-Americans to discuss issues adversely affecting their communities

Portrait of Paul Barras (1755 - 1829)
GIA4815866 Portrait of Paul Barras (1755 - 1829). by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

French Revolution (Convention): opening of the coffin of King Henry IV (1553-1610
XEE4168042 French Revolution (Convention): opening of the coffin of King Henry IV (1553-1610) during the desecration of the royal tombs of the church of Saint Denis in 1793. Engraving from 1860

Attack of the common house (town hall) on 29 July 1794 in Paris by the troops of
JLJ4618738 Attack of the common house (town hall) on 29 July 1794 in Paris by the troops of the Convention. Paris, Library of the Institute of History of Revolution by French School; Bibliotheque de

French Revolution: Transfer of the royal family (Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette
JLJ4618375 French Revolution: Transfer of the royal family (Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the dolphin Louis Charles de France or Louis XVII and Marie Therese known as " Madame Royale")

Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (nicknamed the organizer of victory or the great Carnot
XEE4411735 Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (nicknamed the organizer of victory or the great Carnot) announced on September 1

French Revolution: King Louis XVI (1754-1793) at the helm is questioned by Antoine
JLJ4637880 French Revolution: King Louis XVI (1754-1793) at the helm is questioned by Antoine Barnave (1761-1793) during his trial before the National Convention which will decide on his death

French Revolution of 1789: "of young men carrying to the Convention, powder
JLJ4563345 French Revolution of 1789: " of young men carrying to the Convention, powder, salpetre they made and a cannon they melted." Gouache des freres Lesueur (18th century), 1791

First page of the decret of the National Convention of 27 / 07 / 1793 establishing the Palais
JLJ4656467 First page of the decret of the National Convention of 27/07/1793 establishing the Palais du Louvre as a museum (Musee Napoleon)

Maximilien de Robespierre injured in the antechamber of the Comite de Salut Public
LRI4675551 Maximilien de Robespierre injured in the antechamber of the Comite de Salut Public, 10 Thermidor An II (28th July 1794) (engraving) by French School

Portrait of Chretien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794) King
JLJ4675546 Portrait of Chretien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794) Kings lawyer under the Convention. Pastel by Jean Valade (1709-1787), 1755

French Revolution: "Portrait of Philippe-Francois-Nazaire Fabre d
JLJ4644470 French Revolution: " Portrait of Philippe-Francois-Nazaire Fabre d Eglantine (1755-1794), deputee at the Convention" Anonymous painting. 1775-1800. Dim. 0, 62x0, 52 m

French Revolution: civic costume project 1793 "Municipal Officer
JLJ4646749 French Revolution: civic costume project 1793 " Municipal Officers Dress with the Scarf" Watercolour by Jacques Louis David (1748-1825) Sun. 0, 3x0, 2 m

French revolution and arrival of the counter-revolutionary forces of the Austrian army
JLJ4618411 French revolution and arrival of the counter-revolutionary forces of the Austrian army: Bombardment of the city of Lille (September 25, 1792). Engraving by Berthaut after Swebach

Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d Auvergne
JLJ4622982 Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d Auvergne (Theophile-Malo de La Tour d Auvergne-Corret) (1743-1800)

Costumes under the Convention. Engraving from 1859 in "Le Monde
XEE4144118 Costumes under the Convention. Engraving from 1859 in " Le Monde. History of all peoples from the most remote times to the present day". by M. E

Maximilien Robespierre - Louis de Saint Just (Saint-Just
XEE4159651 Maximilien Robespierre - Louis de Saint Just (Saint-Just, 1767-1794) - Georges Couthon (1755-1794) - Engraving in " Histoire des Girondins" by Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869)

Card to play of the French Republic (1793) published in the National Convention
XEE4182657 Card to play of the French Republic (1793) published in the National Convention on 21/09/1792, after the fall of the Kingdoms

French Revolution: Meeting of the Public Salvation Committee
XEE4172039 French Revolution: Meeting of the Public Salvation Committee, a revolutionary government set up by the National Convention in 1793

Constitutional Convention: collection of letters and documents signed by 54 of the 55
2561293 Constitutional Convention: collection of letters and documents signed by 54 of the 55 delegates to the historic 1787 Convention (pen & ink on paper) (see also 2561290-92) by American School

Commission of bankruptcy, 20th July 1786 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 2561291-93)
2561290 Commission of bankruptcy, 20th July 1786 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 2561291-93) by Franklin, Benjamin (1706-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Constitutional Convention)

A Proposal of Marriage, (oil on canvas)
827315 A Proposal of Marriage, (oil on canvas) by Worms, Jules (1832-1914); 71.4x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Proposal of Marriage. Jules Worms (1832-1914). Oil on canvas

The Chartist convention (engraving)
614501 The Chartist convention (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chartist convention, John Street, Fitzroy Square, London)

Nouvelle salle de la Convention, aux Tuileries, ancienne salle des Machines, Journee du 20 mai 1795 (engraving)
963283 Nouvelle salle de la Convention, aux Tuileries, ancienne salle des Machines, Journee du 20 mai 1795 (engraving) by French School

The Great Gathering in the Colosseum (Colour Litho)
2777851 The Great Gathering in the Colosseum (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great gathering in the Colosseum)

The International Advertising Convention, declaring the convention open H. R. H
The International Advertising Convention, declaring the convention open H.R.H. the Prince of Wales at Wembley, London. Date: 1924

German breaches of the Hague Convention - laughing gassing the British before an advance in close formation Date: 1915

The Kurhaus - Wiesbaden, Germany
circa 1910s

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