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The Sirocco Blows
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Satirical cartoon on the Italian losses in the Battle of Adowa on 1 March 1896 during the war with Ethiopia (Abyssinia). In the center, the Italian King Umberto I almost loses his crown in the wind; on the right, the defeated Italian Prime Minister Francesco Crispi lies on the ground. In the clouds on the left, the victorious Ethiopian Negus.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe Sirocco waait. 1896-03-15. Marius Bauer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
