Genre:

Illustration, Satire

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

John Leech *

Subjects:

Zoological Gardens, Politics

    Depicts Emperor Nicholas I of Russia as a bear atop a pole in the Zoological Gardens. Queen Victoria is shown trying to prod the bear with a long stick to which a disk labelled 'Poland' has been attached—a allusion to Victoria's concern with Russia's suppression of Polish independence. John Bull and Prince Albert are shown looking on.

See also:

Altick 1997