Printed Ephemera — 1855
The Emperor and Empress's Visit to England
Broadside ballad printed with humorous verses anticipating the visit to London by the Emperor Napoleon III during the Crimean War. The ballad describes some of the typical sights and characters the Emperor and Empress will meet during their visit to the capital and is illustrated with three woodcuts.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 2002.76/51b
- Object name:
- The Emperor and Empress's Visit to England
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Hodges, E.
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- Related places:
26 Grafton Street, Soho, London [City of Westminster] [Wholesale Toy and Marble Warehouse]
- Production date:
- 1855
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 250 mm, W 190 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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