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THE INTERNATIONAL NAVAL FESTIVAL AT CHERBOURG: THE BALL AT THE HOTEL DE VILLE, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the ball at the Hotel de Ville - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865. '...the festivities were brought to a close by a ball at the Hotel de Ville [in Cherbourg, northern France.] The company assembled in three fine saloons - the first the municipal hall proper; the second built since Cherbourg has expanded into its present importance, and called the Emperor's saloon; the third, named the Queen's, as having been used on the occasion of her Majesty's visit, and as containing a magnificent picture of that event...as more than 1500 had been asked and nearly 1200 came, it followed as a matter of course that the throng was somewhat inconveniently dense, and dancing was almost impossible...From the thronged state of the rooms, the whole entertainment partook more of the nature of a stately conversazione than a ball. Still, dancing to a certain, or rather to an uncertain, extent did go on under more or less of difficulties; and it was amusing to see how the "middies" and youngsters from the English fleet always selected the biggest ladies they could find as partners, and with what energy they bounced against group after group in the crowd in their untiring efforts to keep the dancing'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the ball at the Hotel de Ville, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609544818
BALL IN HONOUR OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT THE ROYAL VICTUALLING YARD..., 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Ball in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Royal Victualling Yard, Stonehouse, [Plymouth], 1865. Party in one of the Melville storehouses. 'The vast store-room...was converted into a ball-room for the purpose. The walls were appropriately draped with the flags of all nations, and there were a great many beautifully-executed devices, formed of glittering bayonets...At the head of the room, which was brilliantly lighted by chandeliers, adorned with wreaths of flowers and evergreens, was a slightly-raised dais, upon which was erected a throne...On each side of the Royal seats were brilliant stars - one formed of military bayonets and the others of swords used in the naval service. Various other devices were displayed on the walls, which were draped with flags, in remarkably good taste, interspersed with flowers and evergreens...The bands of the Royal Marines and of the 28th Regiment supplied the music. Above 1000 of the nobility and gentry of the three towns and neighbourhood were present. The Prince and Princess arrived in the ball-room at half-past eleven o'clock, his Royal Highness being attired in the full-dress uniform of a Colonel of the Guards. They joined in the dancing and stayed till two o'clock'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Ball in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Royal Victualling Yard..., 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609542601
THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW IN HYDE PARK: THE PRINCE OF WALES AND HIS STAFF, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park [London]: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. '...the Prince and Princess of Wales came not only to witness the affair, but his Royal Highness took an active part in it as commander of his own brigade. This circumstance, with the general popularity of the young couple, as well as the growing interest that is felt in the volunteer movement drew together a...[large] multitude of all ranks and classes of the people...the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived, amidst a salute of guns fired at the Knightsbridge Barracks. They came from Marlborough House, the Prince on horseback, wearing the uniform of Colonel of the Hon. Artillery Company, which resembles very nearly, as Londoners are aware, the uniform of the Grenadier Guards. His Highness also wore the blue ribbon of the Order of the Garter, and he was mounted on a superb chestnut-coloured charger. He looked both a soldier and a Prince. He rode into the park with the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's forces, who was attired as a Field Marshal, with the Garter ribbon on his breast; and they were accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse, the husband of our Princess Alice, dressed as a Prussian General of artillery'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609540833
THE WAR IN DENMARK: PRUSSIAN BATTERY AT GAASBERG POINT, OPPOSITE THE FORTS OF DUEPPEL, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Dueppel, 1864. '...We see two of the great guns at work, throwing shot and shell across the waters of the Venning Bund, a distance of about two miles and a half, into the Danish redoubts, three or four of which are plainly distinguished on the opposite shore...The Dueppel windmill is in the background...An officer, making use of a telescope mounted on a rest, is examining the enemy's movements...The gunners, having just fired off one of their two pieces, are preparing to discharge another. One man is carefully hugging a percussion shell...to load the gun; another is opening a chest, which may contain some part of the ammunition. In the left comer are some men who seem to be anxiously expecting the approach of a Danish shell, and ready to take shelter beneath the sloping screen of turf on a timber framework...The commanding officer, with his back towards us, stands in the middle, and a young cavalry officer, in white uniform, stands beside him...our Special Artist has portrayed himself, with pencil and sketchbook in hand, in the right-hand corner, accompanied by his comrade, the special correspondent of the Times, who wears an opera-glass slung round his neck'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Dueppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609539997
THE WAR IN SCHLESWIG: HIGH-STREET, HADERSLEBEN - FROM A SKETCH BY OUR SPECIAL ARTIST, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The War in Schleswig: High-Street, Hadersleben - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. View of '...the principal street of Hadersleben, now the head-quarters of the allied Prussian and Austrian armies. This town, which is situated upon a gulf or inlet of the Baltic Sea, on the eastern coast of Schleswig, has a population of about six thousand souls. It is partly built on a small island, connected by bridges with the other portion of the town. Hence it was anciently called the Venice of Denmark, and the figure of the bridge is displayed among the heraldic insignia of the town. Its municipal privileges formerly included the right of coining money, and, by a charter granted in 1299, the Duke of Schleswig allowed this community to be governed by its own laws. Its history records, however, an ample share of those vicissitudes which have befallen the whole province, or duchy, under the suzerainty of Denmark. Since 1830, when great improvements were made in the harbour, the maritime trade of Hadersleben has much increased; and it is likely to profit by the intended continuation of the railway from Flensburg northward, passing through Hadersleben into the province of Jutland'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The War in Schleswig: High-Street, Hadersleben - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609539751
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL EDWARD ST. JOHN NEALE, C.B., THE BRITISH CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES IN JAPAN, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward St. John Neale, C.B., the British Chargé d'Affaires in Japan, 1864. 'Colonel Neale...has just brought our differences with the Japanese authorities to a satisfactory close...He was appointed British Vice-Consul at Alexandretta in 1841...[and] was promoted to the consulate of Varna, in Bulgaria...[He was transferred] to the British Consulate of Bosnia, including Herzegovina and Montenegro. In 1860 he was promoted from the consular to the diplomatic service, on being appointed her Majesty's Secretary of legation to the Embassy at Pekin; and in 1862 he was named Secretary of Legation in Japan..., [a post which] afforded him a fine opportunity for the display of that cool courage and sound good sense which he is known to possess in a remarkable degree. Step by step, with much diplomatic art, he brought the Japanese rulers and people to a better conception of, and respect for, the British power. He obtained submissive apologies and heavy compensation for past injuries from the Tycoon and his potent vassal, the feudal Prince Satzuma; and he has created a feeling of security in the merchants trading with Japan that is likely to lead to a more peaceful state of things for the future, and to very great mercantile prosperity'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward St. John Neale, C.B., the British Chargé d’Affaires in Japan, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487269
VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO SWEDEN: EMBARKATION IN THE ROYAL YACHT OSBORNE…, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne at Gottenborg - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Scandinavia. '...the landing-place in front of the yacht Osborne was kept by a detachment of Swedish artillery...The local authorities also erected stands with braziers in them, to show light to the procession, while the carriages of the Royal party moved from the railway station to the wharf. The Royal yacht contributed to this animated night-scene the fire of blue lights, which made it as bright as day, and threw over the upturned faces on the quay, and on the masts and rigging of the ships a glare, from which the scarlet uniforms of the narrow line of marines on the poop-deck shone out more brightly by contrast; and when, by-and-by, the band advanced to play on board during dinnertime, the glitter of the helmets and swords, added to the cocked hats and uniforms already upon deck, made up a very pretty piece of ship effect. The Royal party dined and slept on board the Osborne, which, early next morning, made a smooth passage across the Sound and entered the port of Elsinore'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne…, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486760
REVIEW IN THE CHAMP DE MARS AT PARIS IN HONOUR OF THE KING CONSORT OF SPAIN, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Review in the Champ de Mars at Paris in honour of the King Consort of Spain, 1864. '...the grand military spectacle...was beheld by an immense crowd of spectators...Unfortunately, rain...came down heavily...The troops on the ground consisted of fifty-one battalions of the National Guard, twenty-one of the Imperial Guard, thirty-seven of the line, thirty-six squadrons of cavalry, eighteen batteries of artillery, with 108 guns, the pupils of the School of St. Cyr, a party of the waggon train, and pontooners of the Guard - forming together an effective force of about 70,000 men. The National Guards and the infantry of the garrison of Paris were drawn up in lines on the left of the ground...and the cavalry on the opposite side. The artillery were at the end nearest the Pont d'lena...the Emperor and the King of Spain, both dressed as Generals in the respective services of the two countries, and the Prince Imperial in uniform...entered the ground... followed by...the Spanish Generals Leymery and Joaquin Fitor...The Prince Imperial, mounted on his pony, passed along the lines a short distance in advance of the Imperial cortege. Their Majesties and the Prince were greeted with loud cheering along the whole line'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Review in the Champ de Mars at Paris in honour of the King Consort of Spain, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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