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British School, 18th century

The Magic Lanthorn.

RCIN 917705

The Magic Lanthorn

British School, 18th century

The Magic Lanthorn

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Pitt shows with a magic latern an image of Napoleon with sword, to 2 country bumpkins. Fox kneels below Pitt.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection British School, 18th century
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Search the collection William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806)

Search the collection Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Art
Drawings
Caricatures
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Wars of the nineteenth century
Napoleonic Empire Wars (1803-1815)
References

Other number(s)

RL 17705

O(E) : Oppé, A.P., 1950. English Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London – O(E) 730

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