Friends or Foes? old man Appollo and Athena

Appollo and Athena

view of police standing amongst debris after a Fenian bomb explosion in Corporation Row

with a man being presented to a woman in the foreground

One of eight mirror paintings depicting marital scenes

Friends or Foes? old man Appollo and Athena'Friends or Foes?', 1876. The British Lion, travelling, meets the Russian Bear, who is armed, at the crossroads. This relates to the recent conflict between Turkey and Bulgaria. Britain had maintained a neutral stance, which led some to fear that Russia would use this to gain a foothold in the East. However, the Emperor of Russia had recently given guarantees that he had no intention of acquiring Constantinople, and that if Russia should occupy any