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Description: | A much eroded head of 'the Liberator of Italy' originally from George Burns's statue, now mounted on a wooden block and displayed in a glass case in the entrance lobby of Blaydon Library. Additional Information: Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was born in Nice and joined Mazzini's Young Italy Society in 1834. Condemned to death for treason he escaped to South America and became a mercenary. He returned to Italy in 1848 as the commander of the army of the Roman republic in its defence of the city against the French. A period of exile followed during which he made a brief visit to Tyneside at Joseph Cowen's invitation, in March 1854. In the war of 1859 Garibaldi fought against the French and in 1860 led the conquest of Sicily and Naples for the new kingdom of Italy. He later led two unsuccessful expeditions to liberate Rome from papal rule in 1862 and 1867. In 1864 he made a second visit to England but this appears to have been abruptly terminated by a nervous British Government before he could travel to Tyneside. | Subjects: | Statue | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Burn, George | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7508... | Go to resource |
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Garibaldi
Signed: yes Description: Giuseppe Garibaldi…
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