Ludwig von Beethoven, German composer Size:L: 75 x 60cm The giantess Britannia holding Charles

The giantess Britannia holding Charles James Fox above her head and grasping Lord North around the neck

This refers to JF Professor Jenkins crossing of the Niagara Gorge on 5th August 1869 on a tightrope located at the Whirlpool Rapids just north of the Railway Suspension Bridge

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This mixture meant that the American had gradually lost the fine characteristics of his English descent

Ludwig von Beethoven, German composer Size:L: 75 x 60cm The giantess Britannia holding CharlesLudwig von Beethoven, German composer, c1818 1822 (1956). One of the most famous classical music composers, Beethoven's (1770 1827) work represents a bridge between Classical and Romantic styles. A print from People, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union, the Grosvenor Press, London, 1956.