The Royal Visit to Cherbourg Anticipated mb-height 1979 Lower section shows a panorama

Lower section shows a panorama of the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666

Scene also showing a woman in the background collecting fruit from a tree and cows sitting on the bank of the river

The Prince Regent standing on a dais

'The Search for the Will'

The Royal Visit to Cherbourg Anticipated mb-height 1979 Lower section shows a panorama'The Royal Visit to Cherbourg Anticipated', 1858. The Emperor Napoleon III speaking to Queen Victoria A fine gun, Your Majesty. Queen Victoria replying Yes! Exactly like a number we have at Woolwich. Napoleon proudly shows off the huge cannon which presumably points out to sea, straight towards the south coast of England. Victoria subtly reinforces the notion of British military superiority with her remark that the new gun is just like 'a number we