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Description
English: An 1876 political cartoon, originally published in Punch, of Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) making Queen Victoria Empress of India. It had the caption, "New crowns for old ones!".
Date 15 April 1876
Source Punch Magazine Gallery
Author

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