Freedom Collection (page 4)

The Freed Slave, statue in Memorial Hall, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, USA, c1876
The Freed Slave, statue in Memorial Hall, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, c1876. The exhibition was held to commemorate the centenary of the American Declaration of

Ex-slaves parading with liberation manifestos, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (1951). A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making, text by DC Somervell

The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave, 1548 (1870). Artist: Jules Lavee
The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave, 1548 (1870). Found in the collection of the Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice. A print from Les Chef D oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris

Freedom of the press: title page from the Areopagitica by John Milton, 1644 (1956). The Areopagitica was a speech delivered by Milton in the House of Commons in favour of the liberty of unlicensed

Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

The Torch of Freedom, Keep it Burning, 1916. A print from Life, 6th July 1916

The emancipation of slaves on a West Indian plantation, early 19th century (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

The Freedom of Stratford-upon-Avon, presented to David Garrick, 1768, (1840). A facsimile of the Freedom of Stratford-upon-Avon presented to the actor David Garrick in a carved cassolette made

The raising of Cespedes, (1868), 1920s
The raising of Cespedes. With 35 men in the early morning of 10 October 1868, Cespedes revolted in La Demajagua ten leagues from Manzanillo

Walt Whitman, Inciting the Bird of Freedom to Soar, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Walt Whitman, Inciting the Bird of Freedom to Soar, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

The Embleme of Englands Distractions, 1658, (1899)
The Embleme of Englands Distraction as also of her attained and further expected Freedom and Happines per H. M. 1658, (1899)

Presentation of the Freedom of the City to Mr Gladstone, 1877. Gladstone in the Council Chambers, Dublin. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

To Visit the Imprisoned, c. 1640. Artist: Wael, Cornelis, de (1592-1667)
To Visit the Imprisoned, c. 1640. Found in the collection of the Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa

Unexpected Return, c1884-c1888. Artist: Il ya Repin
Unexpected Return, c1884-c1888. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

French Ministry of War poster, c1945-1946. Artist: Chaix
French Ministry of War poster, c1944. Poster requesting freed prisoners of war and deportees to report war crimes they may have experienced or witnessed

Are You Ready to Welcome Them?, poster, c1946. Artist: Bernard Villemot
Are You Ready to Welcome Them?, poster, c1946. Poster relating to returning prisoners of war

Setting free of the Italian prisoners, Abyssinia, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
Setting free of the Italian prisoners, Abyssinia, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th April 1896

Balloon of the Aero Club, 18th March 1899. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 18th March 1899

Destoyed vehicle, Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Burned out cars, Place de la Concorde, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Liberation of Alsace, France, 1944-1945. An Alsatian woman kisses an Allied soldier

The first Allied tanks arrive in Strasbourg, Alsace, November 1944. Strasbourg was liberated by General Philippe Leclercs French 2nd Armoured Division on 24 November

The liberation of Strasbourg, France, November 1944. The French 2nd Armoured Division liberated Strasbourg on 24 November. Here, the units commander, General Leclerc, takes the salute in Place Kleber

Liberation of Alsace-Lorraine, 1944-1945. People waving French tricolours from an upstairs window of a house on the road to Mulhouse

Front page of L Amerique en Guerre newspaper, 9 August 1944. The front page story describes the progress of the liberation of France by the Allies

The liberation of Paris, August 1944. Jubilant French civilians surround the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde while others ride on an American jeep

Celebrating the liberation of Paris, 26 August 1944. Huge crowds gathered around the Arc de Triomphe the day after the German forces in the city surrendere to the Allies. An aeroplane circles overhead

Coat of arms, 16th century. Stained glass window of a heraldic crest showing a lion with a key surmounting a crowned helmet. The inscription refers to the freedom of the town of Bremen in Germany

St Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Artist: Raphael
St Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Behind an iron grille, an angel in a blaze of heavenly light touches St Paul who is chained to his sleeping guards. The angel releases him

World War 2: Liberation of Paris, 1944. French civilians celebrating the Liberation and holding banners saying Vive la Republique and Vive de Gaulle

Ce qu ons amuser aved les nombres astronomiques!!, c1914. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Ce qu ons amuser aved les nombres astronomiques!!, c1914

Prise de la Porte St Denis le 28th Juillet 1830, Revolution of 1830, Paris
Prise de la Porte St. Denis le 28th Juillet 1830, Revolution of 1830, Paris. The battle at Porte St Denis, between the people and a royal battalion

Algiers and Louis Philippe, French Revolution of 1830. On 26th July, 1830, the Polignac ministry, strongly reactionary in its tendencies

Liberty, Revolution of July 27-29th, 1830, Paris

World War 2: Deliverance!, 1945. Cover of a booklet issued by the French Ministry of War celebrating the liberation of Alsace and Lorraine, including Metz, Mulhouse

World War 2: Liberation of France, 1944. Triumphal poster showing General De Gaulle watching the liberation of a war-damaged France

Winter Landscape, 1630-1634. Artist: Hendrick Avercamp
Winter Landscape, 1630-1634. On a flooded frozen landscape people are skating, playing golf, fishing for eels, as well as going about their day-to-day occupations

Detail from the altarpiece of St Anthony, 16th century. Two soldiers walking through the landscape. Detail from the central panel of the triptych. From the Church of St Nicholas, Tallinn, Estonia

Roman wallpainting of Perseus freeing Andromeda, House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii, Italy

Fugitive slaves fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the Underground Railroad, 1850-1851. The Underground Railroad was a secret organisation set up in the northern United States in defiance of

Release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of the Inquisition, Goa, c1650 (1759)
Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of the Inquisition, Goa, c1650 (1759). Ephraim de Nevers, a French Capuchin monk, went as a missionary to India in c1645

Burned out vehicles in the Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. The citizens of Paris staged an uprising against the occupying Germans as the Allies neared the city

VE Day celebrations, Paris, 8 May 1945. A soldier smothere with kisses by jubilant women

Liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. Gendarmes, soldiers and Resistance fighters escorting German prisoners through crowds of jubilant civilians in front of the Opera

Arrival of the Patriots of Rouen, Elbeut and Le Havre, Paris, 30th July 1830. Scene during the French Revolution of July 1830

French Revolution 1789: Allegorical emblem of the Republic. Fasces topped by the Cap of Liberty and ribands with the legend Liberty, Fraternity, Egality or Death. French popular print

Les Trois Epoques, Revolution of 1830, Paris. Caricature showing Louis XVI, Napoleon and Charles X fleeing the wrath of the Paris mob in 1791, 1814 and 1830 respectively

The Glorification of St Sebastian, late 17th / early 18th century. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci
The Glorification of St Sebastian, late 17th/early 18th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

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