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Background imageOpposition Collection: Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805

Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805
Uncorking Old Sherry, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving). William Pitt (1759-1806) giving a speech on 6th March 1805

Background imageOpposition Collection: Juan Martin Diez El Empecinado (the Undaunted) defeats a column of French

Juan Martin Diez El Empecinado (the Undaunted) defeats a column of French soldiers in the Battle of Retortillo, Spanish War of Independence 1808-1813

Background imageOpposition Collection: Man and woman fencing (?), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Man and woman fencing (?), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Man and woman fencing (?), between c1910 and c1915

Background imageOpposition Collection: Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front

Background imageOpposition Collection: Scarab with Two Bound Enemies (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1504-525 BCE). Creator: Unknown

Scarab with Two Bound Enemies (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1504-525 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab with Two Bound Enemies (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1504-525 BCE)

Background imageOpposition Collection: Feinde der Republik..... Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Feinde der Republik..... Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Feinde der Republik..... Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Background imageOpposition Collection: Latin America Against Germany; In Rio de Janeiro: the session of October 26.. 1917. Creator: Unknown

Latin America Against Germany; In Rio de Janeiro: the session of October 26.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Latin America Against Germany; In Rio de Janeiro: the session of October 26, in the Brazilian Senate, during the speech by Mr. Ruy Barbosa in favor of the war

Background imageOpposition Collection: Vrishaketu and Bhima Fighting Yavanatha, Scene from the Story of Babhruvahana... c1850

Vrishaketu and Bhima Fighting Yavanatha, Scene from the Story of Babhruvahana... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Vrishaketu and Bhima Fighting Yavanatha, Scene from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Peace Negotiations between Julius Civilis and the Roman General Cerialis, 1600-1613

The Peace Negotiations between Julius Civilis and the Roman General Cerialis, 1600-1613. Creator: Otto Van Veen
The Peace Negotiations between Julius Civilis and the Roman General Cerialis, 1600-1613. Other Title(s): "Peace Negotiations between Claudius Civilis

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain explains his objections, 1886

The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain explains his objections, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain explains his objections, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons, Mr Sexton attacks Mr Chamberlain, 1886

The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons, Mr Sexton attacks Mr Chamberlain, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons, Mr Sexton attacks Mr Chamberlain, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageOpposition Collection: The great meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre, ...Irish Patriotic Union... 1886. Creator: Unknown

The great meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre, ...Irish Patriotic Union... 1886. Creator: Unknown
The great meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre, under the auspices of the Irish Patriotic Union, to protest against Mr. Gladstone's Irish Policy, 1886. From "The Graphic

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons - Mr Gladstone's peroration, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons - Mr Gladstone's peroration, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons - Mr Gladstone's peroration, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Graphic, Front Cover February 6th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The Graphic, Front Cover February 6th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover February 6th. 1886, 1886. The defeat of the Conservative government of Mr Jesse Collings amendment to the address. From "The Graphic

Background imageOpposition Collection: Sketch for the town hall of Saint-Maur-des-Fosses: Virtues opposing Vices (Marriage - Hope), 1883

Sketch for the town hall of Saint-Maur-des-Fosses: Virtues opposing Vices (Marriage - Hope), 1883

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Freedom of Election, published June 22, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

The Freedom of Election, published June 22, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
The Freedom of Election, published June 22, 1818

Background imageOpposition Collection: Cicero in Catilinam, March 17, 1785. Creator: James Sayers

Cicero in Catilinam, March 17, 1785. Creator: James Sayers
Cicero in Catilinam, March 17, 1785

Background imageOpposition Collection: South of England Lawn Tennis Tournament at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne--Ladies

South of England Lawn Tennis Tournament at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne--Ladies and Gentlemans Doub Creator: Unknown
South of England Lawn Tennis Tournament at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne--Ladies and Gentlemans Doubles, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageOpposition Collection: Two Gentlemen with Walking Sticks, 1893. Creator: Philip William May

Two Gentlemen with Walking Sticks, 1893. Creator: Philip William May
Two Gentlemen with Walking Sticks, 1893

Background imageOpposition Collection: Despite the Corageous Opposition of the Germans and the Spanish, Francesco I d Este

Despite the Corageous Opposition of the Germans and the Spanish, Francesco I d Este, at the Head of his Armies, Arrives at the Piazza di Valeneza

Background imageOpposition Collection: A Sweating for Opposition by Dr. W-llis Dominisweaty and Co. March 6, 1789

A Sweating for Opposition by Dr. W-llis Dominisweaty and Co. March 6, 1789

Background imageOpposition Collection: Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright

Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Piet Cronjes Boer army and British forces in entrenched opposition on the Modder River. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Background imageOpposition Collection: C. Fox, (1749-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown

C. Fox, (1749-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Fox, (1749-1806), 1830. Charles James Fox (1749-1806), British Whig statesman and arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger

Background imageOpposition Collection: Charles James Fox, c1780, (c1884). Creator: Unknown

Charles James Fox, c1780, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Charles James Fox, c1780, (c1884). Charles James Fox (1749-1806), British Whig educated at Eton College. Foreign Secretary, leader of the House of Commons, abolitionist

Background imageOpposition Collection: Clothing during the Reigns of Queen Anne and George I, 1702-1725, 1903, (1937). Creator

Clothing during the Reigns of Queen Anne and George I, 1702-1725, 1903, (1937). Creator
Clothing during the Reigns of Queen Anne and George I, 1702-1725, 1903, (1937). From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Last Charge at Waterloo, (1815), 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Last Charge at Waterloo, (1815), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Last Charge at Waterloo, (1815), 1890. Fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Battle of Zurich, (1799), 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Battle of Zurich, (1799), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Zurich, (1799), 1890. During the French Revolutionary Wars there were two battles of Zurich, in June and September 1799, the French army in Switzerland was led by Andre Massena

Background imageOpposition Collection: A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815 ), 1816. Creator: Unknown

A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815 ), 1816. Creator: Unknown
A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, (18 June 1815), 1816. Fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815. The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an allied British army under the Duke of Wellington

Background imageOpposition Collection: Painting the statue of King William III black, Dublin, Ireland, 1821 (c1890). Creator: Unknown

Painting the statue of King William III black, Dublin, Ireland, 1821 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Opponents of British rule in Ireland painting the statue of King William III black, Dublin, Ireland, 1821 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Background imageOpposition Collection: Thomas, Marquis of Wharton, 1785. Creator: Unknown

Thomas, Marquis of Wharton, 1785. Creator: Unknown
Thomas, Marquis of Wharton, 1785. Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton (1648-1715), English nobleman and politician, noted for his debauched lifestyle

Background imageOpposition Collection: Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Creator: John Doyle

Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Satire depicting British politicians as animals. The sheep (or lamb) may be William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who served as Home Secretary

Background imageOpposition Collection: Feinde der Republik..... Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Joseph Keppler

Feinde der Republik..... Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Joseph Keppler
Feinde der Republik....Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Background imageOpposition Collection: Naval Battle, 17th century. Creator: Reinier Zeeman

Naval Battle, 17th century. Creator: Reinier Zeeman
Naval Battle, 17th century

Background imageOpposition Collection: Ketts Rebellion, Norfolk, 1549 (1793)

Ketts Rebellion, Norfolk, 1549 (1793). Kett the Tanner haranguing the insurgents under the Oak of Reformation at Mousehold hill near Norwich

Background imageOpposition Collection: Retribution: Tarring and Feathering, or The Patriots Revenge, pub. 1795 (hand coloured engraving)

Retribution: Tarring and Feathering, or The Patriots Revenge, pub. 1795 (hand coloured engraving)
Retribution: Tarring and Feathering, or The Patriots Revenge, pub. 1795, (hand coloured engraving). Nay & you ll stop Our Mouths

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Torero Puceta, one of the leaders of the insurgents, always at the forefront

The Torero Puceta, one of the leaders of the insurgents, always at the forefront, on the barricades during the put down uprising of 1855-1856, dead in Madrid in 1856

Background imageOpposition Collection: Satirical caricature of the Sagasta Government Tirando la oposicion da al traste

Satirical caricature of the Sagasta Government Tirando la oposicion da al traste, published in La Mosca, No. 25, Barcelona 17 September 1881

Background imageOpposition Collection: Political candour - ie Coalition resolutions of June 14th 1805

Political candour - ie Coalition resolutions of June 14th 1805... 1805. Charles James Fox makes a speech in the House of Commons. William Pitt the Younger sits alone on the Treasury bench

Background imageOpposition Collection: Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. Artist

Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. Artist
Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. The interior of a prison with three prisoners beating hemp.This is a satire on the secession of the leaders of the Whig Opposition in

Background imageOpposition Collection: Scene inside the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1795. Artist: James Gillray

Scene inside the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1795. Artist: James Gillray
Scene inside the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1795. Patriotic regeneration, - viz - Parliament reform d, a la francoise, - that is - honest men (ie Opposition) in the seat of justice

Background imageOpposition Collection: French Habits No. 12, 1798

French Habits No. 12, 1798
French Habits No. 12, Messager d Etat, pub by H. Humphreys May 21st 1798 (hand coloured engraving)

Background imageOpposition Collection: Scene in the House of Commons, London, 22 January 1846 (1901)

Scene in the House of Commons, London, 22 January 1846 (1901). Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) announcing His conversion to Free Trade principles during the Corn Law debate

Background imageOpposition Collection: Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, 1314 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, 1314 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, 1864. Sir Henry de Bohun (died 1314) was an English knight who died on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn, killed by Robert the Bruce (1274-1329)

Background imageOpposition Collection: An Incident in the Siege of Leith, 1548-1560, (c1880)

An Incident in the Siege of Leith, 1548-1560, (c1880). The Siege of Leith ended a twelve-year encampment of French troops at Leith, a port of prime strategic importance near Edinburgh, Scotland

Background imageOpposition Collection: An Old Man and a Youth Facing One Another, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

An Old Man and a Youth Facing One Another, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
An Old Man and a Youth Facing One Another, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageOpposition Collection: Studies of Foot-Soldiers Attacking Horsemen with Lances to Which Shields, c1480

Studies of Foot-Soldiers Attacking Horsemen with Lances to Which Shields, c1480, (1945) Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Foot-Soldiers Attacking Horsemen with Lances to Which Shields are Attached, of Halberds, Etc. c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageOpposition Collection: Hodson at Rohtak, 1857 (c1912)

Hodson at Rohtak, 1857 (c1912). The Battle of Rohtak, 1857. From The Romance of India, edited by Herbert Strang. [Hodder & Stoughton, London, c1912]

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Death of Wat Tyler, 1859. Artist: John Rogers

The Death of Wat Tyler, 1859. Artist: John Rogers
The Death of Wat Tyler, 1859. Walter Wat Tyler (died 15 June 1381). Leader of the 1381 Peasants Revolt in England, marched with a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to oppose the institution

Background imageOpposition Collection: Mr. Hawkins, Q. C. & Dr. Kenealy Q. C. 1874. Artist: Faustin

Mr. Hawkins, Q. C. & Dr. Kenealy Q. C. 1874. Artist: Faustin
Mr. Hawkins, Q.C. & Dr. Kenealy Q.C. 1874. Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton QC (1817-1907) and Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy QC (1819-1880), Irish barrister and writer

Background imageOpposition Collection: Japanese Wrestlers Ready for a Go, c1902, (1903)

Japanese Wrestlers Ready for a Go, c1902, (1903). Sumo wrestling c1902. From The Sports of the World, by F. G. Aflalo, F.R.G.S. F.Z.S

Background imageOpposition Collection: Interior of the House of Commons in 1742 (1905)

Interior of the House of Commons in 1742 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. IV, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Background imageOpposition Collection: Sir William Harcourt in a fulminating moment, 1890s (1906)

Sir William Harcourt in a fulminating moment, 1890s (1906). Liberal politician William Vernon Harcourt served as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons from 1896 until 1898

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Oxford and Opposition Coaches, 1906 Artist: W Flavell

The Oxford and Opposition Coaches, 1906 Artist: W Flavell
The Oxford and Opposition Coaches, after a workd by W. Flavell. From The Connoisseur, VOL. XVI, 1906

Background imageOpposition Collection: Police discovering a nihilist printing press, St Petersburg, Russia, 1887

Police discovering a nihilist printing press, St Petersburg, Russia, 1887. A print from The Illustrated London News, 16th April 1887

Background imageOpposition Collection: Purse, Pussy, Piety, and Prevarication, 1882

Purse, Pussy, Piety, and Prevarication, 1882. Lord Northbrook, Lord Granville, Lord Selborne, and Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 5th July 1882

Background imageOpposition Collection: A remonstration of the subject of the slave trade, 1789 (1965)

A remonstration of the subject of the slave trade, 1789 (1965). A remonstration from the Council and Assembly of Jamaica to the House of Commons on the subject of the slave trade

Background imageOpposition Collection: The House of Commons in 1846 (c1905)

The House of Commons in 1846 (c1905). Sir Robert Peel speaking on the subject of Free Trade. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Background imageOpposition Collection: The Opposition, 1912. Artist: Strickland

The Opposition, 1912. Artist: Strickland
The Opposition, 1912. Caricature of Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Illustration from Men of the Day No 1316, supplement to Vanity Fair

Background imageOpposition Collection: Members of the organization Narodnaya Volya (Peoples Will), Russia, c1870s-c1880s

Members of the organization Narodnaya Volya (Peoples Will), Russia, c1870s-c1880s. Narodnaya Volya was a Russian left-wing terrorist organisation

Background imageOpposition Collection: In China, Incident between Russians and English, 1901

In China, Incident between Russians and English, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 7th April 1901

Background imageOpposition Collection: Second Thoughts, 1913

Second Thoughts, 1913. John Redmond (1856-1918), Irish politician, having trouble with Protestant north-east Ulster, which opposed Home Rule. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 8 October 1913)

Background imageOpposition Collection: Salvation Army march led by a drummer being barracked by onlookers in Paris, 1892

Salvation Army march led by a drummer being barracked by onlookers in Paris, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Salvation Army march led by a drummer being barracked by onlookers in Paris, 1892. The Salvation Army, an evangelical Protestant charitable movement was founded by William Booth in London in 1865

Background imageOpposition Collection: Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel

Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Extraordinary Mildness of the Political Season, 1869. Disraeli congratulating Gladstone on the Sovereigns speech at Opening of Parliament

Background imageOpposition Collection: Strike, 1895. Artist: Mihaly Munkacsy

Strike, 1895. Artist: Mihaly Munkacsy
Strike, 1895

Background imageOpposition Collection: Greek Games from a marble relic, c490 BC. Artist: Themistocles

Greek Games from a marble relic, c490 BC. Artist: Themistocles
Greek Games from a marble relic, c490 BC. Re-used in the wall built by Themistocles in 479 BC. To defend Athens. National Museum. Athens

Background imageOpposition Collection: Taking Soundings, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain

Taking Soundings, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Taking Soundings, 1888. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition, Mr Gladstone, is on board ship and taking soundings of recent public opinion

Background imageOpposition Collection: A Derby Obstruction, 1861

A Derby Obstruction, 1861. Disraeli is endeavouring to obstruct the passage of the phaeton being driven by Lord Palmerston, with Gladstone beside him and Lord Russell in the rear seat


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