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  Describe what you see in figure below. What historical events could Hubner be referring to in this allegorical vision of the nation?              

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                  The painter depicted Germania as a fallen woman with the crown and stick thrown aside because German people's hopes to be united under one monarch (King Friedrich Wilhelm IV) were dashed as he rejected their demand in 1848. The artist, Julius Hubner, depicted Germania in a forlorn state due to this rejection by the king. It symbolised the loss of hope. The crown and stick are symbols of the monarchy, which have been cast aside.