The hand-writing upon the wall by James Gillray, 1756-1815, artist. Published 1803. Napoleon, Josephine, French soldiers and women seated at feast with dishes 'Bank of England,' 'St. James,' 'Tower of London,' and 'Roast Beef of old England.' Napoleon looks in horror at hand of Jehovah pointing to words in sky: 'Mene , tekel upharsin.'

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The hand-writing upon the wall by James Gillray, 1756-1815, artist. Published 1803. Napoleon, Josephine, French soldiers and women seated at feast with dishes 'Bank of England,' 'St. James,' 'Tower of London,' and 'Roast Beef of old England.' Napoleon looks in horror at hand of Jehovah pointing to words in sky: 'Mene , tekel upharsin.'

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