The Fall of Icarus November 29, 1834 John Doyle Lord Chancellor Brougham is here cast as Icarus falling through the air after flying too close to the sun (the sun in this image contains the face of William IV). His collapsing wings are lettered "Edinburgh Review," "Society of useful knowledge," "Penny Encyclopædia," "Morning Chronicle," and "Globe," all journals to which the Chancellor contributed articles to praised the king (and by extension himself). The image suggests that recent speeches given during a provicinal tour implied too great a degree of familiarity with the monarch, whose hot response is here to melt the wax of his minister's great seal, causing him to fall from office.. The Fall of Icarus. HB Sketches, No. 354. John Doyle (Irish, Dublin 1797-1868 London). November 29, 1834. Lithograph. Thomas McLean (British, 1788-1875). Prints

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The Fall of Icarus November 29, 1834 John Doyle Lord Chancellor Brougham is here cast as Icarus falling through the air after flying too close to the sun (the sun in this image contains the face of William IV). His collapsing wings are lettered "Edinburgh Review," "Society of useful knowledge," "Penny Encyclopædia," "Morning Chronicle," and "Globe," all journals to which the Chancellor contributed articles to praised the king (and by extension himself). The image suggests that recent speeches given during a provicinal tour implied too great a degree of familiarity with the monarch, whose hot response is here to melt the wax of his minister's great seal, causing him to fall from office.. The Fall of Icarus. HB Sketches, No. 354. John Doyle (Irish, Dublin 1797-1868 London). November 29, 1834. Lithograph. Thomas McLean (British, 1788-1875). Prints

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