Lady godina's rout;—or—peeping-tom spying out pope-joan
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summary: a fashionable crowd playing cards at two tables. In the foreground, four people playing the game pope-joan. One of the women is wearing a loose fitting semi-transparent dress with her breasts exposed. Behind her, peering down her dress, is a man who is about to cut off a candle due to his distracted state. Rear view of a fat woman dominates the left side of the picture. Medium: 1 print: etching, hand-colored. Created/published: [london]: h. Humphrey, 1796 march 12th. According to the national portrait gallery of the uk, the caricature refers to lady georgiana gordon (1781–1853), duchess of bedford from 1803 until her death; the title and the lecherous servant refer to lady godiva. Pope-joan is a card game; lady "godina" is holding the diamond nine, which is called the "pope" in that game. The man sitting on lady "godina"'s right is john sneyd (1763–1835); the fat woman sitting on her left is albinia, countess of buckinghamshire (died 1816). Date: 12 March 1796.
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