Louis Napoléon, Prince Impérial of the French: portrait and memorials. Prints and letterpress, 1879.
- Date:
- [1879]
- Reference:
- 580028i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1879]
Physical description
1 composite page (2 prints and 3 poems) : wood engravings and letterpress ; sheet 38 x 27 cm
Contributors
Reference
Wellcome Collection 580028i
Contents
Centre above, portrait of Louis Napoléon: head and sholders in wreath with cross below, wood engraving by "Hill". Copy of wood engraving
Centre below, wood engraving after sketch by Louis Napoléon
Left, poem "The first of June" by H. MacM.: nine six-line stanzas "How bright seems once thy destiny / Thy dawn of life how cheering ... The boy that fell in Zululand, / the prince that is no more."
Far left, poem by H.S., "The deepest pulse of England's heart is stirred, / A cry comes forth from Afric's burning coast, Our guest, the Prince Imperial is dead!"
Centre below, "Facsimile of a sketch by the late Prince Imperial": a troubadour making music beneath a tree
Right, poem, "In memoriam the Prince Imperial of France. Born March 16th 1856; Died June 1st 1879" by William F. Bilson
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Public figures of the nineteenth century. Album of portrait prints compliled by C. Musgrave, 18--.
Location Status Access Closed stores