Astrological Political Satire with Napoleon III and Queen Victoria, c.1865
A hand-coloured lithograph divided by a river and a central zodiac band showing scales, a crab and an archer. Mounted soldiers, ships, tents and a lion with a Union Jack stand on the banks, with a weeping woman in a crown at right and a figure on horseback at left.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1865
- Medium
- Lithographs
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 2944 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1865.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
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