Camden Park Rd, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5HJ, United Kingdom
Collection Record
Name/TitleGrand Fete at Barningham Park, 15th August 1856
About this objectThis is a flyer advertising a local event to commemorate the success of the Anglo-French forces in the Crimean War, which came to an end in 1856.
The event took place at Barningham Park, a country house and estate in County Durham and the home of the Milbank family (noted on the flyer as stewards of the fete since the 1720's.)
The date chosen for the event, 15th April, was napoleon Day in France, in honour of Napoleon l, and consequently a national holiday in France during the Second Empire. (It was replaced by 14th July under the Third Republic.)
The honoured special guest, Major General Sir Charles Ash Windham (1810-1870 )led the attack during the battle of the Great Redan at Sebastapole on 8th September 1855 and had become something of a national hero.
The flyer ends in a light and humorous tone, assuring elderly females that no harm will come to them or their cats.
The final words 'God save the Queen and the Emperor Napoleon' are a remarkable reversal of sentiment from 41 years previously, after the battle of Waterloo.
MakerUnknown
Date Made1856
PeriodPost Crimean War
Place MadeUK
Medium and MaterialsColoured print on paper
Style and IconographyAdvertising message
Measurements9 ins x 7.5 ins (23 cms x 19 cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsCrimean War
Subject and Association KeywordsCountry fete
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon III
