Guy Fawkes for 1859 victoria glendenning Scene showing the first meeting

Scene showing the first meeting of the Greater London Council in County Hall

One of two plates

which began when both were married to others

Dr George Richards

Guy Fawkes for 1859 victoria glendenning Scene showing the first meeting'Guy Fawkes for 1859', 1859. Victor Emmanuel of Italy on the left, and Napoleon III on the right, preparing to burn Pope Pius IX on a bonfire. There is a bunch of faggots tied to the front of the pyre and the pope is balanced precariously on some barrels of gunpowder. The smile of Victor Emmanuel suggests the joy of a child on Guy Fawkes' night. This cartoon relates to the rumours in France that Pope Pius IX had threatened to excommunicate Napoleon.