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| Picture No | 12917223 |
| Date | 1860 |
| Description | Cartoon, The True Lovers' Knot |
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Cartoon, The True Lovers' Knot -- a satirical comment on a free trade treaty (the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty, signed on 23 January 1860) between Britain and France, showing Britannia and the French Emperor, Napoleon III, kneeling, with the MP Richard Cobden standing over them, officiating as minister. The treaty has been described as the first modern trade agreement.
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| Source | Cartoon by John Tenniel in ‘Punch’, 4 February 1860, page 47 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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