A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed - Caricature of Frances "Fanny" Wright, British born activist, suffragette and critic so slavery, 1829
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3345 x 3232 px | 28.3 x 27.4 cm | 11.2 x 10.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
3 September 2011More information:
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A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed. Caricature of Frances "Fanny" Wright, British-born activist, exponent of female suffrage, and outspoken critic of slavery. The title's reference to Wright as a "gabbler" probably alludes to her sensational American lecture tour of 1829. Wright wears a black dress and long white scarf, and has the head of a goose. She stands reading from a book and gesturing, before a speaker's table with candles, pitcher, glass, and books. Behind her stands a young man, holding her bonnet and looking on. Mrs. Kemble's costume and the scene itself -- with its table, water, candles, and acolyte-like attendant -- seems intended to suggest an underlying parallel with liturgical rites.