Egeria. 1855 sunflower This is a satire on

This is a satire on the Westminster election

People come and go along the cobbled street

and his stomach is ill-prepared for another civic blow-out

this anticipates Curtis's appearance during George IV's Northern Excursion

There are figures in the courtyard

Egeria. 1855 sunflower This is a satire onEgeria. 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.