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The Hand-Writing upon the Wall
‘The Hand-Writing upon the Wall’ depicts Napoleon presiding at a feast with Josephine on his left. Emerging from the clouds above him, a pair of scales is held: one, inscribed ‘Vive le Roi,’ contains a crown and outweighs the other, ‘Despotism,’…
Nightly Visitors, at St. Ann's Hill
‘Nightly Visitors, at St. Ann’s Hill’ depicts Charles James Fox wearing the bonnet-rouge and awakened by Lord Edward Fitzgerald and a series headless ghosts at the front of his bed. Fitzgerald, with blood-stained hair and shirt says: ‘Who first…
Shrine at St. Ann's Hill
‘Shrine at St. Ann’s Hill’ depicts Charles James Fox kneeling before an altar appearing in the shape of a guillotine. Three pedestals are positioned on the altar resembling the Ten Commandments, but of ‘DROIT DE L’HOMME.’ Below these are two busts:…