Sujet

'The Pall Mall Apollo or R-ty in a blaze', 1816. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

Légende

'The Pall Mall Apollo or R-ty in a blaze', 1816. The Prince Regent is dressed as Apollo, McMahon as Mercury pours a chamber pot over his flaming head. On the left are two statues. Lady Hertford (the Regent's mistress) inspects the Venus de Medici. On the extreme right is Brougham as Hercules.

Date

1816

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A95_023

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,6Mo) / 54,2cm x 23,1cm / 6407 x 2726 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people male man men music religious arts religion statue monarch guy smoke burning fire flame flames color colour king harp royal pain Apollo deity God century musical instrument royalty lady concept mythology Mercury Venus goddess stringed instrument cross-dressing 19th century Hercules Duke aristocracy aristocrat Herakles Greek mythology nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery sovereign Henry Peter Brougham Isabella Anne Hertford John McMahon King George IV King of Great Britain satire aquatint John Isaac Cruikshank;Cruikshank Prince of Wales Isaac Cruikshank George IV Prince Regent Prinny Prinnie Isaac Brougham Henry Peter Henry Brougham McMahon Hertford Isabella Anne Cruikshank Isaac