Satirical political cartoon, The Fall of Icarus
Satirical political cartoon, The Fall of Icarus, showing a plump, naked Earl Temple (Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, 1776-1839) with manufactured wings trying to fly after his father, Buckingham (George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, 1753-1813), whose wings are labelled Tellership of the Exchequer (the position he held in the government). Temple's wings are disintegrating and he is about to fall onto a pointed stake labelled Stake out of Public Hedge. The head of George III superimposed on the sun watches the scene
Picture No
10610188
Media ID
48034694
Size
3308px x 5000px
(4.7MB)
Credit
©The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans
Source
Cartoon by James Gillray, published by H Humphrey, St James's Street, London
Date
1807
