'A Rude Design for a Grand Historical Picture of The Death of Caesar', 1836. Creator: John Doyle.

'A Rude Design for a Grand Historical Picture of The Death of Caesar', 1836. Creator: John Doyle.

2-701-791 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'A Rude Design for a Grand Historical Picture of The Death of Caesar', 1836. Satire of British politics, with politicians in a scene from "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare: Sir James Graham, the Duke of Wellington, John Singleton Copley, Sir Robert Peel. Wellington (as Brutus) says: 'Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more'. From "Political sketches of H.B.".


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. John Doyle, attributed to: British; Irish: Artist, caricaturist, painter
Subject
  1. James Graham: British: Politician, Statesman, First Lord of the Admiralty
  2. Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley: British: Politician, Prime Minister
  3. Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister
  4. John Singleton Copley: British: Politician, lawyer
  5. Sir Robert Peel: British: Politician, Prime Minister
People Related
  1. William Shakespeare: British, English: Author, playwright, poet

Medium
  1. Engraving
  2. Lithograph

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Other

People Other

History & Politics Politics


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 8000x5712
File Size : 44,625kb


Aliases

  1. 1N
  1. 0580033491
  1. 1N
  1. 2-701-791
  1. 2701791

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