The Carcase and the Eagles hunting party Cornelius van Dun was a

Cornelius van Dun was a Yeoman of the Guard to Henry VIII

as it appeared in June 1826

'The Cholic'

whose wife

View of the Cities of London and Westminster in the reign of Elizabeth I

The Carcase and the Eagles hunting party Cornelius van Dun was a'The Carcase and the Eagles', 1871. The dead body of France lies outstretched, one hand holding down the wounded Eagle of Communism. All around, the other eagles circle in search of filling the power vacuum. They represent the Royal House of Bourbon, Imperialism, Republicanism and Monarchy. France had in the past been ruled by all of these eagles, but following her unsuccessful war against Prussia, and the subsequent short anarchy of Communism, she