Art Resource - AR915828

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'Prince Charming and the Sleeping Beauty', 1912. Prince Charming, representing Sir Edward Grey (lst Viscount of Fallodon) British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 prepares to wake the sleeping figure of Peace after the signing in London of an armistice to end hostilities in the First Balkan War, fought between the Turkish Ottoman Empire and the Balkan League, consisting of Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro. Unfortunately peace was short-lived: a coup by the Young Turks in January 1913 led to Turkey recommencing hostilities, which continued until the Turks were defeated, losing virtually all their remaining European territories. A treaty ending the war was concluded in London in May 1913. From Punch, or the London Charivari, 25 December, 1912.

Unique Identifier AR915828

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2776px × 3787px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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