"A hen with a man's face (Sir Robert Peel), standing on a shore at right, watching over a group of ducks taking to the water (among them Queen Victoria and Prince Albert), looking at a bird with a man's face on the opposite shore (King Louis-Philippe)...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Printed at the General Lithc. Estabt., 70 St. Martin's Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Great Britain., and France.
Subject (Name):
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901, Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861, Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861., Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Politicians, Kings, Ducks, Roosters, and Bodies of water
A Chinese man in a sedan chair that is carried by three servants. A fourth servant holds a paper lantern above the lead porter. Two other men lead the entourage
Alternative Title:
Munificent present of twenty-one million of dollars to Queen Vic. from the Brother to the moon
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Messrs. Fores and Printed by W. Kohler
Subject (Geographic):
China.
Subject (Topic):
Paper lanterns, Parades & processions, and Sedan chairs
A woman stands before a mirror in her petticoat with her maid behind her holding her dress. Caption below image: Well I declare Betty I'm getting rather too much en bon points, don't you think so? Why yes miss I think you are getting too much bone poi...
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
W. Spooner, 377 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Mirrors, Women, and Women domestics
Six Chinese men depicted in traditional costume and queues walk in a line towards the left, all holding or smoking opium pipies. The two in the lead hold their heads in pain. The third man has just exhaled a large puff of smoke as he turns to the four...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed by W. Kohler
Subject (Topic):
Chinese, Clothing and dress, Opium, and Opium pipes
Round-faced Chinese men depicted in traditional hats, shoes and pants but bodies in the shape of round, ornately painted Chinese teapots stagger to the left, some holding sticks. Young boys with tea cups and saucers on their heads struggle behind them...
A bald man wrapped in a towel stands before a deluge of water from a shower-head in the shape of a serpent. An amused valet stands behind a chair with a surprised and amused expression
Description:
Title from text printed on verso of previous plate in the series.