A Decided Preference Finish:none A faithful reproduction of the

A faithful reproduction of the original from 1964

Original is oil on canvas 98

Interior view of the library

Stirling Moss with Harry Schell and Mike Hawthorn

Found in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art

A Decided Preference Finish:none A faithful reproduction of the'A Decided Preference', 1877. France is shown wearing the outfit of the Republic and deciding that she looks her best in it. This relates to the elections to the French Chamber of Deputies that took place in mid October 1877. The elections resulted in a triumph for the Republicans who won 316 seats. The result showed that France was still in favour of the Republic and was thus a perceived setback for the President, M'Mahon. From Punch, or the London