Satire depicting the The Quintuple Alliance (Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, Louis Antoine de Bourbon, duc d’Angoulême and the Duke of Wellington) debating the question of the Spanish succession and French intervention in Spain at the 1822 Congress of Verona. Losers in the negotiation are depicted as tiny doll-like figures trampled under the table. Masks are scattered on the floor and animal symbolism includes a bear, a monkey and a pair of bulldogs.
- Printmaker: Purcell, E. (Edward), printmaker.
- Title: The Holy Alliance unmasked [graphic] / E. Purcell.
- Publication: [London] : Published Feb. 1823 by J. Dickinson, 114 New Bond St., [February 1823]
823.02.00.01+
Acquired April 2023