The Goose of the Capitol Alias a Capital Goose!
John Doyle|Joseph Hume|Ducôte and Stephen|Sir Robert Peel|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Thomas McLean
January 26, 1835 · Lithograph · Drawings and Prints
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 Gauls.
- Artist
- John Doyle|Joseph Hume|Ducôte and Stephen|Sir Robert Peel|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Thomas McLean
- Date
- January 26, 1835
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014