Egeria. 1855 Size:S: 36 x 28cm or the King of Brobdingnag

or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians'

In a cage beneath sits Denman

View of Haberdashers' Square

This is a satire on the Westminster election

there are very few women

Egeria. 1855 Size:S: 36 x 28cm or the King of BrobdingnagEgeria. 1855. In Roman religion, she was a water spirit worshiped in connection with Diana at Aricia and also with the Camenae in their grove outside the Porta Capena at Rome. Like Diana, she was a protectress of pregnant women and, like the Camenae, was considered prophetic. Traditionally she was the wife, or mistress, and adviser of King Numa Pompilius, who established the grove at Rome and consorted with her there.