Cymon and Iphigenia Possibly 1796

"Cymon and Iphigenia," a satirical hand-colored etching by James Gillray, is a humorous depiction of a scene from a popular 17th-century poem by John Dryden. In Gillray's work, Cymon, a man in a blue coat, appears to be attempting to woo a young woman with a deformed leg, while Iphigenia, a character who is usually depicted as beautiful and delicate, is a caricature of a woman. This piece was likely intended to satirize contemporary social and political issues using satire and wit.