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Engraving of a horned satyr-like figure on a pedestal surrounded by robed courtiers and a woman in a long gown under draped curtains.

A satyr on a pedestal kicks out at a magician while a priestess attempts to insert a clyster-pipe; depicting a play called 'The Golden Rump' representing King George II with his wife and Sir Robert Walpole. Engraving, 1737.

An engraved satirical scene titled 'The Festival of the Golden Rump' shows a horned satyr-like figure posed atop a draped pedestal inscribed with Latin words. Around it, robed courtiers and a richly gowned woman gather under swagged curtains, while a man in the foreground turns toward the crowd.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1737
Medium
Caricatures Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3178 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1737.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: El festival del trasero dorado, grabado satírico de 1737

Un grabado satírico titulado 'El festival del trasero dorado' muestra una figura cornuda, semejante a un sátiro, de pie sobre un pedestal decorado con cortinas y una inscripción en latín. Alrededor, cortesanos con togas y una mujer con un vestido muy ornamentado se reúnen bajo cortinas drapeadas, mientras un hombre en primer plano se vuelve hacia la multitud.

Português: O Festival do Traseiro Dourado, gravura satírica de 1737

Uma gravura satírica intitulada 'O Festival do Traseiro Dourado' mostra uma figura chifruda, semelhante a um sátiro, posicionada sobre um pedestal drapeado com uma inscrição em latim. Ao redor, cortesãos com vestes e uma mulher com um vestido longo e ornamentado se reúnem sob cortinas, enquanto um homem em primeiro plano se volta para a multidão.