Friends or Foes? old man with a man being presented

with a man being presented to a woman in the foreground

with a figure accompanied by a horse pulling a barrel

One of eight mirror paintings depicting marital scenes

Wine Merchant and Howell and James on Regent Street (now Lower Regent Street)

Friends or Foes? old man with a man being presented'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