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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.
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Title: The Goose of the Capitol Alias a Capital Goose!
Series/Portfolio: HB Sketches, No. 371
Artist:
John Doyle (Irish, Dublin 1797–1868 London)
Publisher:
Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
Lithographer:
Ducôte and Stephen (British, active 1830–40)
Subject:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (British, 1769–1852)
Subject:
Sir Robert Peel (British, Bury 1788–1850 London)
Subject:
Joseph Hume (British, 1777–1855)
Date: January 26, 1835
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 7/16 in. (29.8 × 44.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.757.5(18)
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