Glorification of a subject to divine level
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The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.
Arthur DrummondDate: March 1902Reference: 575624i- Pictures
King Henri IV after his assassination is taken up to Olympus and received by the gods; France awards the regency to his widow Marie de' Medici. Engraving by G. Duchange, 1708, after J.M. Nattier after Sir P.P. Rubens.
Peter Paul RubensDate: [1708?]Reference: 3069527i- Pictures
The Revolutionary General Hoche, playing the guillotine as a stringed instrument, ascends into heaven where the atrocities of the French Revolution greet his arrival. Etching by J. Gillray.
James GillrayDate: [1830]Reference: 585511i