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Background imageNationhood Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi helping Victor Emmanuel II put on the boot of Italy, 1860

Giuseppe Garibaldi helping Victor Emmanuel II put on the boot of Italy, 1860
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) helping Victor Emmanuel II (1820-78) put on the boot of Italy. The Unification of Italy. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 17 November 1860. Wood engraving

Background imageNationhood Collection: Victor Emmanuel II knocking on the door of Naples, 1861. Artist: John Tenniel

Victor Emmanuel II knocking on the door of Naples, 1861. Artist: John Tenniel
Victor Emmanuel II knocking on the door of Naples, 1861. Victor Emmanuel became the first king of Italy from February 1861

Background imageNationhood Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi trying to persuade Pope Pius IX, 1860. Artist: John Tenniel

Giuseppe Garibaldi trying to persuade Pope Pius IX, 1860. Artist: John Tenniel
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) trying to persuade Pope Pius IX that the Cap of Liberty would be far more comfortable than the Papal crown, 1860

Background imageNationhood Collection: Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1860

Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1860
Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1960. Garibaldi asking Victor Emmanuel II if he will carry on the game for Italy

Background imageNationhood Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi turning the British idea of the Roman Catholic church out of Naples, 1860

Giuseppe Garibaldi turning the British idea of the Roman Catholic church out of Naples, 1860. Cartoon from Punch, London, 22 September 1860. Wood engraving

Background imageNationhood Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi, conquering Sicily and Naples for the new kingdom of Italy, 1860

Giuseppe Garibaldi, conquering Sicily and Naples for the new kingdom of Italy, 1860. Artist: John Tenniel
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), Italian Patriot, conquering Sicily and Naples on behalf of the new kingdom of Italy. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 16 June 1860. Wood engraving

Background imageNationhood Collection: Victor Emmanuel II (1st King of Italy) shaking Leopold II (Duke of Tuscany) out of Italy, 1861

Victor Emmanuel II (1st King of Italy) shaking Leopold II (Duke of Tuscany) out of Italy, 1861
Victor Emmanuel II (1st King of Italy) shaking Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (Duke of Tuscany) out of Italy, from Punch, London, 2 March 1861. The unification of Italy. Wood engraving


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