The Abyssinian Question mb-code 2490434 the scene is old Fishmongers

the scene is old Fishmongers Hall

New Royal Exchange

the title in an ornamental cartouche with Victory

'Between the Acts'

The Abyssinian Question mb-code 2490434 the scene is old Fishmongers'The Abyssinian Question', 1867. Britannia is depicted holding a trident to King Theodore's midriff in the most threatening manner. The King is holding a bunch of keys towards Britannia and, in the background, the bars of a prison cell can be seen with the white hands of British prisoners clutching the bars. King Theodore of Abyssinia had recently taken into custody a number of British citizens, including a British envoy and a British consul. In late