print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.9108
- Title
- Object: Royal zoological garden
- Description
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Above the design, as alternative title: 'Natural History'. Scene in a forest glade, the animals with human heads. In the centre, and much the largest, is a heavily maned lion, with the profile of Wellington, his right fore-paw resting on a ball. Crouching before him, but looking over his shoulder to the right, is a tiger with Lyndhurst's head. In front of the lion are two much smaller animals, a jackal (or possibly a wolf) with the head of Peel, and a fox with the head, wig and bands of Sugden, the Solicitor-General. Behind the tiger is a bison with the head of Scarlett, the Attorney-General. A branch inscribed 'Royal Perch' extends into the design from the left; on this is a bird of paradise with the head of Lady Conyngham looking up at an eagle with the head of George IV also on the branch. The lion's tail is raised towards the perch as if in contempt (cf. BM Satires No. 15774, &c). Dec 15 1829
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1829
- Dimensions
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Height: 257 millimetres
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Width: 367 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- (Description from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', XI, 1954)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.9108
