Dido in Despair
Satirical Print
3 April 1821 (published)
3 April 1821 (published)
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Caricature of Queen Caroline leaping from a bed, tearing her hair with rage, surrounded by assorted objects including an elaborately decorated cake, a piece of beef, and models of a pair of stays and a pair of breeches.
Object details
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| Title | Dido in Despair (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured etching |
| Brief description | Theodore Lane. 'Dido in Despair'. Caricature of Queen Caroline. Published London, 3 April 1821 |
| Physical description | Caricature of Queen Caroline leaping from a bed, tearing her hair with rage, surrounded by assorted objects including an elaborately decorated cake, a piece of beef, and models of a pair of stays and a pair of breeches. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ah! where, and ah where, does my gallant Courier lie,
For me does he oft on his downy pillow sigh,
I left him on the Continent, to claim my half-a-Crown.
And I wish to my heart, I could have him here in Town. |
| Object history | This caricature is a parody of a 1801 caricature by Gillray depicting Lady Hamilton. |
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| Accession number | E.524-1943 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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