Popularity Collection (page 2)

The Triumph of Marat, 1793. Immortal defender of the people and their rights, he brings down the great and overturns the throne

The arrest of Francois Coppee, 1902. Coppee (1842-1908) was a French poet and novelist. Politically he was an extreme nationalist and was one of the founders of the Ligue de la Patrie Francaise

Musicians of the French Republican Guard, Turin, Italy, 1902. Artist: Yrondy
Musicians of the French Republican Guard, Turin, Italy, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th July 1902

Festivity popular with Paul Deschanel, President of France, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Festivity popular with Paul Deschanel, President of France, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th July 1900

The new wildcat house at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The new wildcat house at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1895. People queuing to look at captive tigers. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st March 1895

A Popular Singer, 19th century. Artist: Jean Pierre Norblin
A Popular Singer, 19th century

Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn

Chinese painting from a series about Chao Hsia, a wise mandarin and perfect Confucian official. He was relieved from office because he failed to collect taxes because he sympathised with the people

Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, on the US mail boat Atlantic, Liverpool, August 1850. Opera singer Jenny lind, being given an enthusiastic send-off on her journey to America

Louis XII proclaimed Father of the People at the States General of Tours, 1506, c1819-c1861. Artist: Jean Louis Bezard
Louis XII proclaimed Father of the People at the States General of Tours, 14 May 1506, c1818-1861. Louis XII (1462-1515) became King of France in 1498

Robert Peel, British statesman, arriving at the House of Commons, London, January, 1846. Peel (1788-1850) receives an enthusiastic welcome from onlookers

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

The Golf-Stream, 1885. A neat play on words as Punch illustrates the popularity of golf in Scotland as well as increasing meteorological knowledge

A Very Greasy Pole, 1859. John Bright climbs the greasy pole of the Reform Bill, topped by the ham of popularity. Bright was an outspoken advocate reform

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