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LEONARD RAVEN-HILL. 'Prince Charming and the Sleeping Beauty', 1912. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill

LEONARD RAVEN-HILL. 'Prince Charming and the Sleeping Beauty', 1912. Prince Charming, representing Sir Edward Grey (lst Viscount of Fallodon) British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 prepares to wake the sleeping figure of Peace after the signing in London of an armistice to end hostilities in the First Balkan War, fought between the Turkish Ottoman Empire and the Balkan League, consisting of Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro. Unfortunately peace was short-lived: a coup by the Young Turks in January 1913 led to Turkey recommencing hostilities, which continued until the Turks were defeated, losing virtually all their remaining European territories. A treaty ending the war was concluded in London in May 1913. From Punch, or the London Charivari, 25 December, 1912.

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Author:

LEONARD RAVEN-HILL

Title:

'Prince Charming and the Sleeping Beauty', 1912. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill

Caption:

'Prince Charming and the Sleeping Beauty', 1912. Prince Charming, representing Sir Edward Grey (lst Viscount of Fallodon) British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 prepares to wake the sleeping figure of Peace after the signing in London of an armistice to end hostilities in the First Balkan War, fought between the Turkish Ottoman Empire and the Balkan League, consisting of Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro. Unfortunately peace was short-lived: a coup by the Young Turks in January 1913 led to Turkey recommencing hostilities, which continued until the Turks were defeated, losing virtually all their remaining European territories. A treaty ending the war was concluded in London in May 1913. From Punch, or the London Charivari, 25 December, 1912.

Personalities:

EDWARD GREY

Technique/material:

engraving

Credit:

Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Releases:

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Image size:

2776 x 3787 px | 30.1 MB

Print size:

23.5 x 32.1 cm | 9.3 x 12.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1910S • 1ST VISCOUNT GREY OF FALLODON • 1ST VISCOUNT OF FALLODON • 20TH CENTURY • ALLEGORICAL FIGURE • ASLEEP • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BED • BEDCHAMBER • BEDROOM • BIRD • BIRDS • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • CARTOON • CENTURY • CLOTHES • CONCEPT • DOVE • DRESS • EDWARD GREY • EDWARD • ENGRAVING • FEATHER • FEATHERS • FEMALE • FIRST BALKAN WAR • FOREIGN SECRETARY • GREY • GUY • HAT • LADY • LEONARD RAVEN-HILL • LÉONARD • LIBERAL PARTY • LIBERAL • MALE • MAN • MEN • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • PARTIDO LIBERAL • PEACE CONFERENCE • PEACE • PEOPLE • PIGEON • POLITICIAN • POLITICS • PRINCE CHARMING • RAVEN-HILL • RAVEN-HILL, LEONARD • REVEILLE • ROOM • SIR EDWARD GREY • SLEEP • SLEEPING BEAUTY • SLEEPING • STATESMAN • VISCOUNT GREY OF FALLODON • WAKING • WAR • WHIG • WHIGS • WOMAN • WOMEN