1871 Collection (page 5)

MINISTER OF WAR
Charles Delescluze, minister of war : a veteran revolutionary, he will meet his death on the last of the barricades on 25 May. Date: March-May 1871

Casualty sent home to die 1871
A casualty of the fighting is carried home to die

PROUST DEAD PHOTO
MARCEL PROUST French writer on his deathbed Date: 1871 - 1922

CHARLOTTE ST JOHN
CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH ST JOHN daughter of R W St John : she will die unmarried, poor girl, which explains her wistful expression. Date: ? - 1871

AMERICAN TOBACCO GROWER
An American tobacco grower sits leaning on a barrel of the tobacco which will be sent away to poison the lives of millions of wretched victims doomed to a miserable death Date: 1871

A family of savages living at Nymet Rowland in North Devon, England, chatting with a civilised visitor. Date: 1871

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
543064 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871. by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); (add.info.: A member of the Legion of Friends of France, made up of Belgian)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
543043 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871. by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); (add.info)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
543060 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871. by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); (add.info)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
543057 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871. by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); (add.info.: Army Chaplain beside a fallen soldier)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
543046 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871. by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); (add.info.: Artillery officer of the Garde Nationale defending Paris)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
543049 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871. by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); (add.info)

Allegorical representation of the Angel of the Paris Commune (26 March-28 May 1871)
543025 Allegorical representation of the Angel of the Paris Commune (26 March-28 May 1871). Illustration by Walter Crane (1845-1915) English artist, published in Germany

Prairie Fires of the Great West. Print published by Currier & Ives, New York 1871
538872 Prairie Fires of the Great West. Print published by Currier & Ives, New York 1871. Locomotive with cowcatcher and headlamp hauls passenger train across prairie while buffalo stampede in face

Killing an elephant for food in the Jardin d Acclimatation, November 1870 (engraving)
958959 Killing an elephant for food in the Jardin d Acclimatation, November 1870 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

DDE-90036377
Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Tukums, Russian Orthodox Church, b. 1871 Date: 29/11/2006

Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) illustration from Twelve Portraits - Second Series, published 1899 (hand-coloured woodblock)
ELB109856 Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) illustration from Twelve Portraits - Second Series, published 1899 (hand-coloured woodblock) by Nicholson

Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas)
658304 Mending the Net, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); 71x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Net. William Henry Midwood (fl.1867-1875). Oil on canvas

Paris Commune, 22nd January 1871 (engraving)
1720441 Paris Commune, 22nd January 1871 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871)

The Enigma, 1871 (oil on canvas)
XIR178747 The Enigma, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 130x195.5 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info)

Stopped at a barricade, a pass from the Paris Commune, 1871. Two fashionable women in crinoline dresses
5913102 Stopped at a barricade, a pass from the Paris Commune, 1871. Two fashionable women in crinoline dresses and hats show papers to a soldier with rifle. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

The Letter from an Absent One, 1871 (black lead, pen and black ink
989654 The Letter from an Absent One, 1871 (black lead, pen and black ink, watercolour on white paper) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 39x26.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Forest Path, 1871 (oil on canvas)
988561 The Forest Path, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 61.6x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Forest Path; Le Chemin dans la Foret)

Windmill in Holland, 1871 (oil on canvas)
987388 Windmill in Holland, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 48.3x73.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Windmill in Holland; Moulin en Hollande. Claude Monet (1840-1926)

The Woman with the Parasol; Bay of Douarnenez, 1871 (oil on canvas)
989900 The Woman with the Parasol; Bay of Douarnenez, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Breton, Jules (1827-1906); 65x91 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sutton Sisters, 1871 (oil on canvas)
658680 The Sutton Sisters, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Cabanel, Alexandre (1823-89); 73x58.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sutton Sisters. Alexandre Cabanel (1824-1889). Oil on canvas

The Horse Market at Honnebont, 1871 (oil on canvas)
658563 The Horse Market at Honnebont, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Noel, Jules Achille (1815-81); 74x110 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Horse Market at Honnebont. Jules Achille Noel (1815-1881)

Minnehaha, 1871 (oil on canvas)
823587 Minnehaha, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Vernet-Lecomte, Charles-Emile-Hippolyte (1821-1900); 113x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Minnehaha)

Sunlight and Shadows, 1871? (oil on canvas)
822704 Sunlight and Shadows, 1871? (oil on canvas) by Robinson, Theodore (1852-96); 143x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunlight and Shadows. Theodore Robinson (1852-1896). Oil on canvas

Bismarck in Versailles, 1871 (chromolithograph)
3780412 Bismarck in Versailles, 1871 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Bismarck succeded in achieving German unification procalimed in Versailles on 18 January 1871)

La Commune de Paris, Le Palais De Justice Et La Sainte-Chapelle, Vue prise du pont Saint-Michel (b / w photo)
5202357 La Commune de Paris, Le Palais De Justice Et La Sainte-Chapelle, Vue prise du pont Saint-Michel (b/w photo) by French Photographer

La Commune de Paris, Chateau De Meudon (b / w photo)
5202344 La Commune de Paris, Chateau De Meudon (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau De Meudon)

La Commune de Paris, Un Groupe De Gardes Nationaux, cour de l Ecole des Beaux-Arts (b / w photo)
5202339 La Commune de Paris, Un Groupe De Gardes Nationaux, cour de l Ecole des Beaux-Arts (b/w photo) by French Photographer

La Commune de Paris, Dominique-Theophile Regere De Montmore, Jules Ducatel (b / w photo)
5202330 La Commune de Paris, Dominique-Theophile Regere De Montmore, Jules Ducatel (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Commune de Paris, Fac-simile D Une Invitation Au Festival Du 21 Mai, Portrait De Dombrowski, Dessin De Combatz
5202317 La Commune de Paris, Fac-simile D Une Invitation Au Festival Du 21 Mai, Portrait De Dombrowski, Dessin De Combatz, Jaroslaw Dombrowski, Dombrowski Mort (b/w photo) by French Photographer

La Commune de Paris, Rue De Rivoli, Matinee du 24 mai (b / w photo)
5202297 La Commune de Paris, Rue De Rivoli, Matinee du 24 mai (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rue De Rivoli, Matinee du 24 mai)

La Commune de Paris, Gustave Flourens (b / w photo)
5202294 La Commune de Paris, Gustave Flourens (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gustave Flourens)

La Commune de Paris, Enlevement D Un Ballon Sur La Place De L Hotel-De-Ville, 21 avril 1871 (b / w photo)
5202278 La Commune de Paris, Enlevement D Un Ballon Sur La Place De L Hotel-De-Ville, 21 avril 1871 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

La Commune de Paris, Barricade De La Rue Saint-Florentin, Vue prise de la place de la Concorde (b / w photo)
5202368 La Commune de Paris, Barricade De La Rue Saint-Florentin, Vue prise de la place de la Concorde (b/w photo) by French Photographer

La Commune de Paris, Palais-Royal, vue exterieure (b / w photo)
5202341 La Commune de Paris, Palais-Royal, vue exterieure (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palais-Royal, vue exterieure)

La Commune de Paris, Rotonde De La Barriere Du Combat (b / w photo)
5202333 La Commune de Paris, Rotonde De La Barriere Du Combat (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotonde De La Barriere Du Combat)

La Commune de Paris, Louis-Eugene Varlin (b / w photo)
5202319 La Commune de Paris, Louis-Eugene Varlin (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis-Eugene Varlin)

La Commune de Paris, Le Camp De Cavalerie Du Luxembourg Apres L Entree De L Armee De Versailles (b / w photo)
5202305 La Commune de Paris, Le Camp De Cavalerie Du Luxembourg Apres L Entree De L Armee De Versailles (b/w photo) by French Photographer

La Commune de Paris, Fac-simile D Un Permis De Circulation, Felix Pyat, Tony-Moilin (b / w photo)
5202303 La Commune de Paris, Fac-simile D Un Permis De Circulation, Felix Pyat, Tony-Moilin (b/w photo) by French Photographer

La Commune de Paris, Le Fort D Issy, Mars 1871, Vue panoramique, Cote ouest (b / w photo)
5202301 La Commune de Paris, Le Fort D Issy, Mars 1871, Vue panoramique, Cote ouest (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Fort D Issy, Mars 1871)

La Commune de Paris, Raoul Rigault, Louis Rossel (b / w photo)
5202288 La Commune de Paris, Raoul Rigault, Louis Rossel (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raoul Rigault, Louis Rossel)

La Commune de Paris, Barricade Du Pantheon (b / w photo)
5202286 La Commune de Paris, Barricade Du Pantheon (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barricade Du Pantheon)

La Commune de Paris, Barricade De L Avenue Victoria Apres L Entree De L Armee De Versailles (b / w photo)
5202275 La Commune de Paris, Barricade De L Avenue Victoria Apres L Entree De L Armee De Versailles (b/w photo) by French Photographer

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In the year 1871, amidst a world of change and creativity, Proust, at the tender age of about 31, embarked on his literary journey that would captivate readers for generations to come. Meanwhile, in Wells Cathedral, its ancient stones bore witness to the passing of time as they stood tall against the backdrop of this eventful year. On a map of Europe in 1871, Germany emerged as a united nation after years of political upheaval. As coal miners toiled away in Durham Pit Pony, their labor fueled industrial progress and propelled society forward. Artistic expression flourished as Pissarro captured Lordship Lane Station on canvas with meticulous detail. Across the English Channel, Edward Lear's whimsical drawing from his book Nonsense Songs transported readers into an enchanting world filled with silver-spangled Hamburgh cocks and hens. Children reveled in joyous moments swinging on ringing bells while adults eagerly anticipated thrilling races at Cartmel Races. Yet not all was merriment; Parkside Asylum loomed over Macclesfield as a reminder of society's struggle to care for those afflicted by mental illness. Amidst these diverse scenes came Thomas Nast's powerful cartoon depicting Tweed Ring—a scathing indictment that exposed corruption within Tammany Tiger Loose. And finally, St Pancras Station stood proudly in London—its grandeur symbolizing progress and connectivity during this transformative era. The year 1871 encapsulated both triumphs and challenges across various realms—literature thrived through Proust's emergence while art flourished under Pissarro's brush strokes. It marked significant milestones like Germany's unification but also shed light on societal issues such as mental health care reform and political corruption. As we reflect upon this pivotal year from our vantage point today, let us appreciate how each thread woven into history shapes our present reality—an intricate tapestry where culture intertwines with progress, and the echoes continue to resonate.