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A peep at a peer, or, The Guildford high mettled racer
Title
A peep at a peer, or, The Guildford high mettled racer [graphic].
Publication
[London?] : [publisher not identified], [ca. 1821]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 23.8 x 35 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Date of publication inferred from other prints depicting Queen Caroline and Bergami at Villa d'Este on Lake Como. Cf. Nos. 14103 and 14171 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Summary
A satire on Queen Caroline's alleged affair with Bartolomeo Bergami. On the left is the figure of Queen Caroline, with a parasol in her right hand and holding the hand of a child with her left hand. The child says "Only look- how he kicks!!" Her response is "Yes, yes, child- Many will be upset before it's over.-" The donkey, wearing a rosette and elaborate saddle, bucks his rider, Bergami, who says "I'm not a great rider - I only ride a Donkey!!!" A servant dressed in oriental costume makes reference to himself and his master, saying "My master and I are both Greeks." The grotto behind the servant has a sign "Grotto. Villa d'Este"; above the grotto is a wind vane with an arrow pointing left on which is inscribed "Non mi Recordo." The white structure of Villa d'Este proper is seen on the left above the bushes, with Lake Como and the mountains beyond in the center background. In the foreground, amongst the flowers, is a potted orange tree on the left and a potted pineapple on the right.
Variant and related titles
Guildford high mettled racer
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 30, 2018
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1821.
Etchings - England - London - 1821.
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