Hieroglyphic for the eventful year 1863 (BM 1902,1011.9731)

Allegorical illustration depicting various events predicted to occur in 1863; astrologer interpreting signs from book to left; a lion with the figure of Britannia sat, head bowed; a male figure behind, head in hand; another man in uniform, possibly Napoleon III, stand centre, hand on chin; two headed snake rears up at both Napoleon and the Pope seated to right; various other figures, some from the French Army crowd chatoically behind these figures, whilst possibly Japanese and North American representatives are situated in background; various astrological signs and a chart hang in the sky above; illustration from "Raphael's Prophetic Messenger Almanack 1863"
Chromolithograph