The Niobe of Nations Kensal Green Mosaic pavement from the British

Mosaic pavement from the British Museum

10th - 13th July 1963

King of England (1600-1649) with M

Richard Burton contemplates the scene

Dinner in celebration of the emancipation of Holland from France

The Niobe of Nations Kensal Green Mosaic pavement from the British'The Niobe of Nations', 1870. A weeping Frances gathers her sisters, Paris, Metz and Lyons around her, Paris defiant to the last. Niobe, in Greek mythology, died of grief when her 12 children were killed. She was turned to stone by Zeus. This relates to the one of the final acts of France's war against Prussia. Metz had been surrendered to the Prussians. The drunken and cowardly behaviour of the French troops led to their general being charged with