Title

Reading the News of the Peace, at the Mansion-House, 1856. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Reading the News of the Peace, at the Mansion-House, 1856. End of the Crimean War announced by the Lord Mayor of London: "...a despatch has been this morning received from the Earl of Clarenden, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated Paris, the 30th, announcing that a definitive treaty for the restoration of peace, and for the maintenance of the integrity and independence of the Ottoman Empire, was yesterday signed at Paris by the Plenipotentiaries of her Majesty, of the Emperor of the French, of the King of Sardinia, and of the Sultan, and also of the Emperor of Austria, and of the King of Prussia on the one part, and of the Emperor of All the Russias on the other..."..., after which there was a general huzza and waving of hats and handkerchiefs'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

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Photo12/Heritage Images

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HRM23A57_177

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Keywords

transport transportation building London England people group crowd patriotism British celebrations color peace celebration cheering celebrating war century horse drawn city of london victory patriotic Britain newspapers press news concept horse and carriage victorious United Kingdom B&W engraved engraving horse-drawn road Transport declaration Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black horse-drawn carriage nineteenth century The Print Collector horse-drawn vehicle Illustrated London News Mansion House TGN ILN newspaper Crimean War horsedrawn Unknown 19th-century