Royal recreation, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756-1811, engraving 1795, Catherine II seated on a throne receiving the decapitated heads of the people of Poland from the military officer in charge of the Russian forces during the defeat of Poles in 1794, other men bring in baskets overflowing with heads, a bust of Charles Fox, in the lower right corner, observes the scene from over his right shoulder.
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Royal recreation, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756-1811, engraving 1795, Catherine II seated on a throne receiving the decapitated heads of the people of Poland from the military officer in charge of the Russian forces during the defeat of Poles in 1794, other men bring in baskets overflowing with heads, a bust of Charles Fox, in the lower right corner, observes the scene from over his right shoulder.

Date

1794

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT16A00_228

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