print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1902,1011.9731
- Title
- Object: Hieroglyphic for the eventful year 1863
- Description
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Allegorical illustration depicting various events predicted to occur in 1863; astrologer interpreting signs from book to left; a lion with the figure of Britannia sat, head bowed; a male figure behind, head in hand; another man in uniform, possibly Napoleon III, stand centre, hand on chin; two headed snake rears up at both Napoleon and the Pope seated to right; various other figures, some from the French Army crowd chatoically behind these figures, whilst possibly Japanese and North American representatives are situated in background; various astrological signs and a chart hang in the sky above; illustration from "Raphael's Prophetic Messenger Almanack 1863"
Chromolithograph
- Production date
- 1863 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 208 millimetres (image)
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Width: 285 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The term 'Raphael' was the name used by several editors of the Almanack throughout the nineteenth century.
Cataloguing supported by the Pilgrim Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Raphael's Prophetic Messenger Almanack 1863
- Acquisition date
- 1902
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1902,1011.9731