Paris Thomas Wolsey is shown weeping into a

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

Attributed Fritz Thaulow

February 1982

Peter Thomson

Chauffeurs are standing by the cars

Paris Thomas Wolsey is shown weeping into a'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