'The Merry Monarch', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

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'The Merry Monarch', 1897. Caricature of an unshaven King Charles II of England (1630-1685), depicted with the legs of a satyr and holding a glass of wine. From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]

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