"A parody of British Museum Satires No. 9752, Gillray's 'Dido in Despair!' The Queen takes the place of Lady Hamilton, in a similar pose but tearing her long black hair with more of rage and less of grief. She wears a bracelet on each arm, one inscrib...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron., Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843., and Dido (Legendary character)
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
841.00.00.37+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On the left, poor emaciated laborers are chained to the ground while above them dangle bread, meat and beer just out of their reach. Behind them a building inscribed 'Poor Law Union'. The ground is inscribed 'Land of the free'. A crowd of people enter...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Printed and published by B.D. Cousins, 18, Duke-Street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848
Subject (Topic):
Poor persons, Laborers, Chains, Bread, Meat, Beer, Tunnels, Jails, Politicians, and Public speaking
