Galatea Married mb-code 1150321 (c1925-c1935

(c1925-c1935

Sunbeam at the Isle of Man TT Race

Lord Mayor 1446-1447

Tuesday 7th June 1977

View showing children in the foreground playing with a hoop

Galatea Married mb-code 1150321 (c1925-c1935'Galatea Married', 1866. Galatea rides a chariot with two satyrs sitting in the back, their arms crossed and talking to each other. The one eyed giant Polyphemus rides along side her. The illustration shows a scene from John Gay's libretto for Hndel's 'Acis and Galatea', and is based on a fragment of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum. The cartoon pokes fun at August Manns, the conductor of the Crystal Palace concerts. From Punch, or the London