The Privy Council of a King

Thomas Rowlandson British
 Subject Ferdinand VII, King of Spain Spanish

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Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, sits on a throne at center with his feet resting on books inscribed "Laws" and "Magna Carta" and a collection of skulls beneath him. He has mule's ears and listens to the advice four advisors give him through horns. He had been overthrown by Napoleon in 1808, then returned to rule a second time between 1813 and 1829

The Privy Council of a King, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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