Guy Fawkes for 1859 mb-width 5402 North-west view of Holy Cross

North-west view of Holy Cross church

wears clogs and has a ruddy face under a hat covered with a scarf

A strand of corn in the foreground with the oast houses of a brewery

while the ghost of Sir William Curtis watches

Guy Fawkes for 1859 mb-width 5402 North-west view of Holy Cross'Guy Fawkes for 1859', 1859. Victor Emmanuel of Italy on the left, and Napoleon III on the right, preparing to burn Pope Pius IX on a bonfire. There is a bunch of faggots tied to the front of the pyre and the pope is balanced precariously on some barrels of gunpowder. The smile of Victor Emmanuel suggests the joy of a child on Guy Fawkes' night. This cartoon relates to the rumours in France that Pope Pius IX had threatened to excommunicate Napoleon.