Poetical address from the ladies of the the cabinet ministers, to Bartolomo Pergami, Knight of the Bath, of Malta, and of Saint Caroline

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16698369

Description

Title
Poetical address from the ladies of the the cabinet ministers, to Bartolomo Pergami, Knight of the Bath, of Malta, and of Saint Caroline
Published / Created
[approximately 1815]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published by M. O'Brien, No. 5 Newcastle-Street, Strand; and sold by all booksellers and newsmen and Edgerley, printer, 76 Fleet-St
Abstract

A lengthy risqué poem suggestive of the sexual prowess of Bartolomeo Pergami, a close companion of Queen Caroline (1768-1821) who accompanied her during her Mediterranean travels in The Regency period. A woodcut portrait at the top of the sheet displays Pergami's handsome visage, curly locks and broad shoulders

Description
Caption title below portrait of Pergami at head of sheet.
Probably printed around 1815, during a time of heightened public speculation concerning the nature of the relationship between Pergami and Queen Caroline.
In verse.
First line: Oh! Pergami, thou wonder-working man! Nature's non-descript, blest beyond her plan ...
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance
Samuel Gedge; November 2017.
Extent
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : sheet 40.5 x 24 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
File 53 B445 815+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Portrait prints
Woodcuts England 1815
Poems 1815
Broadsides 1815
Material
1 woodcut ;
Resource Type
text and still image
Subject (Name)
Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron.
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subjects
Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
England > 1815
1815

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
13350735
Object ID (OID)
16698369

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