Empress Eugenie, great allegory, 1856

Allegory on empress eugénie, who is depicted sitting on a throne at centre, giving jewellery to a woman (the personification of agriculture?) sitting at left with a child lying between her legs, and surrounded by attributes of agriculture; on the right, the personification of the arts, surrounded by three putti engaged in various artistic activities; after joseph guichard. 1856 lithograph. Date: 1856. Dimensions: Height: 378 mm (image); Width: 489 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Eugénie, Empress of France. Collection: British Museum.