The Goose of the Capitol Alias a Capital Goose! January 26, 1835 John Doyle In this political satire, a white goose represents Joseph Hume, who cackles at Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington. The imagery was suggested to Doyle by Hume himself who, in a speech to the electors of Middlesex, reminded them that the cackling of a goose had saved the capitol of Rome, advising the inhabitants of the approach of invading The Goose of the Capitol Alias a Capital Goose!. HB Sketches, No. 371. John Doyle (Irish, Dublin 1797–1868 London). January 26, 1835. Lithograph. Thomas McLean (British
The Goose of the Capitol Alias a Capital Goose! January 26, 1835 John Doyle In this political satire, a white goose represents Joseph Hume, who cackles at Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington. The imagery was suggested to Doyle by Hume himself who, in a speech to the electors of Middlesex, reminded them that the cackling of a goose had saved the capitol of Rome, advising the inhabitants of the approach of invading The Goose of the Capitol Alias a Capital Goose!. HB Sketches, No. 371. John Doyle (Irish, Dublin 1797–1868 London). January 26, 1835. Lithograph. Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875). Prints
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