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Love and Nature Do Not Know These Distances

A work made of lithograph in black on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of lithograph in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Unknown French artist
after William Johnson (English, 18th-19th century)

About this artwork

Here Caroline of Brunswick, briefly the estranged queen to George IV of England, was scathingly caricatured for her supposed affair with her much taller Italian manservant, Bartolomeo Pergami. Similar prints by George Cruikshank, among other artists, harped on how physically unnatural the pairing was, but social inequality was always the real issue. Lord Byron was among those who argued publicly that her close relationship with Pergami was adulterous, but the ensuing trial failed to provide a firm answer to the question.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Johnson

Title

Love and Nature Do Not Know These Distances

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1801–1900

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

26.2 × 34.6 cm (10 3/8 × 13 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1940.1213

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