The Greasy Pole (1815)

Hand-colored satirical print of men climbing a greasy pole toward medals, a crozier and a mitre, dated 1815.

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A hand-colored print titled The Greasy Pole, dated 1815 and attributed to an anonymous French artist of the 19th century, shows three men struggling up a tall pole. At the top hang medals, a bishop's crozier and a mitre, and a banner inscribed with the date and phrases about rights and privileges, while one climber is marked as a ministry. A figure dangling below the pole and a fallen man at its base add to the satirical scene.

Museum record: National Gallery of Art

Date

1815

Medium

lithograph (colored with stencils?)

Museum

National Gallery of Art

License

CC0