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Francis I, Emperor of Austria

(1792-1835), Reigned 1806-35

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Political Quadrille, by Charles Williams, published by Elizabeth Walker - NPG D46026

Political Quadrille

by Charles Williams, published by Elizabeth Walker
hand-coloured etching, published October 1806
NPG D46026

Political Quadrille - the Game Up, by Charles Williams, published by Elizabeth Walker - NPG D48870

Political Quadrille - the Game Up

by Charles Williams, published by Elizabeth Walker
hand-coloured etching, published August 1808
NPG D48870

'The Spanish-bull-fight, - or - the Corsican-matador in danger -', by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13046

'The Spanish-bull-fight, - or - the Corsican-matador in danger -'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 July 1808
NPG D13046

'The Holy Alliance Unmasked' (Alexander I, Tsar of Russia; Napoléon Bonaparte; Francis I, Emperor of Austria; Louis Antoine de Bourbon, duc d'Angoulême; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington), by Edward Purcell, published by Joseph Dickinson - NPG D48682

'The Holy Alliance Unmasked' (Alexander I, Tsar of Russia; Napoléon Bonaparte; Francis I, Emperor of Austria; Louis Antoine de Bourbon, duc d'Angoulême; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)

by Edward Purcell, published by Joseph Dickinson
hand-coloured lithograph, published February 1823
NPG D48682

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'"The Coup de Grace", an untoward event'

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 October 1829
NPG D40970

The Bull in Jeopardy; or, the Curs triumpant, by John Phillips, published by S. Gans - NPG D46049

The Bull in Jeopardy; or, the Curs triumpant

by John Phillips, published by S. Gans
hand-coloured etching, published 19 October 1829
NPG D46049

The Great Polar Bear. A Graphic Simile, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41039

The Great Polar Bear. A Graphic Simile

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 January 1831
NPG D41039

Hunt the Slipper, or 'Cherche Qui Peut', by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Meifred, Lemercier & Co, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41118

Hunt the Slipper, or 'Cherche Qui Peut'

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Meifred, Lemercier & Co, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 March 1832
NPG D41118

A Battle Royal or A Set-to for a Crown, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41146

A Battle Royal or A Set-to for a Crown

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 July 1832
NPG D41146

Waterloo Medal obverse (King George IV; Francis I, Emperor of Austria; Alexander I, Tsar of Russia; Frederick William III, King of Prussia), by Benedetto Pistrucci - NPG D7214

Waterloo Medal obverse (King George IV; Francis I, Emperor of Austria; Alexander I, Tsar of Russia; Frederick William III, King of Prussia)

by Benedetto Pistrucci
gutta-percha medal, 1849
NPG D7214

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