Galatea Married mb-code 1150321 Lord Mayor 1446-1447

Lord Mayor 1446-1447

'A Peep at the Metropolis from Hampstead Heath'

view of London looking west from the roof of the Royal Exchange

Although he is depicted as a child in this cartoon

Galatea Married mb-code 1150321 Lord Mayor 1446-1447'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