Satirical cartoon, Washing the Blackamoor
Satirical cartoon, Washing the Blackamoor. A dark-skinned Lady Jersey, the Prince of Wales former mistress, is attended by two ladies who attempt to clean her face. The Prince proffers a bowl of water. Lady Jersey asks Does it look any whiter? The German Princess of Wales peers from a door saying It vont do she must put on another face'. A satire on the dismissal of Lady Jersey as Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess
Picture No
10201910
Media ID
47874396
Size
4621px x 3292px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Reform Club
Source
Cartoon by Isaac Cruikshank
Date
1795





























