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[Sisters in sorrow] – Vintage Print

[Sisters in sorrow], 1900 Aug. 8 [publication date] — historic drawing
[Sisters in sorrow], 1900 Aug. 8 [publication date]. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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Britannia, the personification of Britain, bends toward a grieving Italia in this pencil drawing, captioned "You have lost a noble King." Its August 8, 1900 publication date falls within days of two royal deaths that summer: Italy's King Umberto I, shot by an anarchist at Monza on July 29, and Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who died on July 30. Pairing the losses under one allegory was a common device in the illustrated press of the period, and the title "Sisters in sorrow" presents the two nations as equals in grief.

Created / published1900 Aug. 8 [publication date]
Medium1 drawing : pencil on drawing board ; 20.6 x 16.0 cm. (sheet)
GenreDuke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NotesMatted with offprint for published version. No copyright information found with item. Published caption reads: Britannia (to Italia). You have lost a noble King
SubjectsSaxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alfred,--Duke of,--1844-1900--Death & burial. Umberto--I,--King of Italy,--1844-1900--Assassination. Britannia--1900. Grief--1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,135 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-159329

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