The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 by James Gillray
© Bridgeman Art Library / © Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
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- The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803
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- James Gillray
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- © Bridgeman Art Library / © Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
About
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) warned by God that his kingdom will fall; crown weighs more than the bonnet rouge;
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The Artist: James Gillray
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