“Peace” assured
Subject(s): Alexandra, Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1872-1918, Foundries, Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898, Great Britain, Heads of state, International relations, John Bull (Symbolic character), Kissing, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Russia (Federation), Weapons, Women's clothing
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William E. Gladstone, dressed as an old woman wearing keys labeled “Suez, Gibraltor, [and] Herat,” pushes John Bull into a kissing embrace with Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, who is, likewise, being pushed by a woman labeled “Empress of Russia.” They are suspended over a thin crevice emitting smoke as though it were a volcano about to erupt. A cut-away view shows a munitions foundry just below the surface of the ground, furiously producing ordnance.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-05-13
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
“Peace” assured. [May 13, 1885]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288033. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. “Peace” assured. [13 May. 1885]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288033.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1885, May 13]. “Peace” assured.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288033.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
