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Illustration shows William E. Gladstone dressed as an old woman wearing keys labeled "Suez, Gibraltor, [and] Herat", pushing John Bull into a kissing embrace with Tsar Nicholas II who is, likewise, being pushed More

A cartoon of a group of people with axes, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. More

Illustration shows Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, kneeling on one knee before a pillow on which rests a scroll of papers labeled "Ukase civil and religious Reforms"; rays of light labeled "Enlightenment" beam More

Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō : Long live Japan: One hundred victories, one hundred laughs. Forms p More

Illustration shows two scenes, first when political prisoners or activists were sentenced to hard labor and sent to Siberia, and second, now they are sent to serve on legislative assemblies. Caption: Formerly, More