Paris Thomas Wolsey with a figure

with a figure

is shown weeping into a large handkerchief over a caricature of himself as a donkey

Attributed Fritz Thaulow

February 1982

Behind the two politicians are the Indian Tiger and the British Lion

Paris Thomas Wolsey with a figure'Paris, 1870'. France, armed and in full armour, mans her country's defences. At France's feet can be seen a number of contemporary newspapers, and a fool's cap. This relates to the Franco Prussian war of 1870. The French had suffered a number of heavy defeats at the hands of the Prussians. However, French newspapers had carried a number of stories applauding French victories and so the news of the Prussian advances was cause for much excitement and