alb9856503

Presentation of medals to Garibaldi's veterans in the Grand Square, Naples, 1860. Creator: Unknown.

Presentation of medals to Garibaldi's veterans in the Grand Square, Naples, 1860. Italian soldiers are decorated. 'Nearly the last act of Garibaldi, before closing his career, for the time, in Italy was to assist at the ceremony of presenting the commemorative medal to the chosen band that landed with him at Marsala on the 11th of May last. They mustered on that day 1080, but of these only 426 survived to receive the decoration. The presentation took place in the Largo del Palazzo on the 4th November. The Hungarian cavalry, a noble-looking set of fellows, were in front of the palace. There were red-jackets, too, on the three sides of the square, and nearly in the centre was seated Garibaldi, together with a number of ladies of high rank, and the deputation from the municipality of Palermo, all on painted chairs, whilst two or three common wooden tables placed before them bear all the trays full of medals, and another the register of the names...As they were called the men came up through two files of their countrymen, and the Duchess Verdura pinned on a medal to their breasts'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Title: Presentation of medals to Garibaldi's veterans in the Grand Square, Naples, 1860. Creator: Unknown.

Caption: Presentation of medals to Garibaldi's veterans in the Grand Square, Naples, 1860. Italian soldiers are decorated. 'Nearly the last act of Garibaldi, before closing his career, for the time, in Italy was to assist at the ceremony of presenting the commemorative medal to the chosen band that landed with him at Marsala on the 11th of May last. They mustered on that day 1080, but of these only 426 survived to receive the decoration. The presentation took place in the Largo del Palazzo on the 4th November. The Hungarian cavalry, a noble-looking set of fellows, were in front of the palace. There were red-jackets, too, on the three sides of the square, and nearly in the centre was seated Garibaldi, together with a number of ladies of high rank, and the deputation from the municipality of Palermo, all on painted chairs, whilst two or three common wooden tables placed before them bear all the trays full of medals, and another the register of the names...As they were called the men came up through two files of their countrymen, and the Duchess Verdura pinned on a medal to their breasts'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.

Personalities: GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI

Credit: Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?

Image size: 4960 × 3308 px | 46.9 MB

Print size: 42.0 × 28.0 cm | 1952.8 × 1302.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • ACCESSORIES • ACCESSORY • APPAREL • ARMED FORCES • ARMED SERVICES • ARMIES ARMY • ARMIES • ARMY'S • ARMY • ART • ARTS • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRAVERY • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CAMPANIA • CENTURY • CEREMONIAL • CEREMONY • CHANGING ROOM • CLERK • CLOTHES • CLOTHING & DRESS • CLOTHING • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • COURAGE • CROWD • CROWDS OF PEOPLE • CROWDS • CROWDS_OF_PEOPLE • DECORATING • DECORATION • DRESS • DRESSED • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING • EUROPE • FASHION & CLOTHING • FEMALE • FLUSH • FURNITURE • GARIBALDI • GARMENT • GENERAL • GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI • GIUSEPPE MARIA GARIBALDI • GIUSEPPE MARIA • GIUSEPPE • GREET • GREETING • GROUP • GUERRA • GUY • HABIT • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS • ILN • ITALIA • ITALIAN • ITALY • JOB • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MEDAL • MEDALS • MEN • MENSWEAR • MILITARY UNIFORM • MILITARY • NAPLES • NAPOLI • NEWSPAPER • NEWSPAPERS • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OCCUPATION • PARASOL • PARASOLS • PATRIOTIC • PATRIOTISM • PEOPLE • PRESENTATION • PRESENTED • PRESENTING • PRESS • PRINT COLLECTOR, THE • PRINT • PROFESSION • ROBE • SALUTE • SALUTING • SOLDIER • SOLDIERS • SUBMIT • SUIT • TABLE • TABLES • TAILOR • UNIFORM • VALOR • VALOUR • VETERAN • VETERANS • WAR • WARFARE • WARS • WAVING • WELCOMING • WHITE AND BLACK • WOMAN • WOMEN • WRITING • XIX CENTURY