| Description | Artist's proof engraving on paper. Depicts the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord Granville (1815-1891) attired in ceremonial court dress, wiping his face as women, in contemporary dress representing Russia and Italy stand behind him. Another woman blows rings with cigarette smoke and a stick is being held between the legs of the gentleman. On the left there is a sign on a desk with the words ‘VALSE EGYPTIENNE’. |