Caption

Taming of the shrew, Katharine and Petruchio, The modern Quixotte, or, what you will, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1791, Catherine II, faint and shying away from William Pitt, who appears as Petruchio, and Don Quixote on horseback (a lean and scarred George III whose authority has been usurped by Pitt), seated behind Pitt are the King of Prussia and a figure representing Holland as Sancho Panza, Selim III kneels to kiss the horse's tail; a gaunt figure representing the old order in France and Leopold II render assistence to Catherine by preventing her from falling to the ground.

Date

1791

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A00_229

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,4Mb (2,1Mb) / 16,7in x 11,0in / 5001 x 3312 (300dpi)

Keywords

Taming shrew Katharine Petruchio modern Quixotte Gillray James 1756 1815 engraving 1791 Catherine II faint shying away William Pitt appears Don Quixote horseback (a lean scarred George III authority usurped Pitt) seated King Prussia figure representing Holland Sancho Panza Selim kneels kiss horse's tail gaunt old order France Leopold render assistence preventing falling ground vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art