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- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1815]
- Call Number:
- File 53 B445 815+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- 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 ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- Published by M. O'Brien, No. 5 Newcastle-Street, Strand; and sold by all booksellers and newsmen and Edgerley, printer, 76 Fleet-St
- Subject (Name):
- Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron. and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Poetical address from the ladies of the the cabinet ministers, to Bartolomo Pergami, Knight of the Bath, of Malta, and of Saint Caroline