Friends or Foes? Size:Standard: 6 x 4in General View of Bute Street

General View of Bute Street

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales later to become Edward VII

Vignette of an inn on the Brompton Road

November 21

Interior view of the Coal Exchange

Friends or Foes? Size:Standard: 6 x 4in General View of Bute Street'Friends or Foes?', 1876. The British Lion, travelling, meets the Russian Bear, who is armed, at the crossroads. This relates to the recent conflict between Turkey and Bulgaria. Britain had maintained a neutral stance, which led some to fear that Russia would use this to gain a foothold in the East. However, the Emperor of Russia had recently given guarantees that he had no intention of acquiring Constantinople, and that if Russia should occupy any