Taming of the shrew: -Katharine & Petruchio
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| Caption | Taming of the shrew: -Katharine & Petruchio; -The modern Quixotte, or, what you will. Cartoon shows Catherine II, faint and shying away from William Pitt, who appears as Petruchio, and Don Quixote on horseback (a lean and scarred George III whose authority has been usurped by Pitt), seated behind Pitt are the King of Prussia and a figure representing Holland as Sancho Panza, Selim III kneels to kiss the horse's tail; a gaunt figure representing the old order in France and Leopold II render assistence to Catherine by preventing her from falling to the ground. Date 1791 April 20th. |
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| Creator | James Gillray, 1756-1815 |
| Artwork medium | etching |
| Credit | Library of Congress |
| Terms of use | Public Domain |
| Search stock images by keyword | Taming shrew Petruchio cartoons British James Gillray |
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| YC99404768 | 3,916 x 2,440 pixels | 237 |
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