Praetor-Urbanus, Inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune, Gillray, James reimagined

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Praetor-Urbanus, Inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1799, An obese, Copt, holding a mace or staff, rides an ass which, though led processionally by a Copt, proceeds on account of the bayonet with which a grinning French soldier stabs its hind quarters. Reimagined by Gibon. Classic art with a modern twist

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Size: 5000px × 3683px
Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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