Print showing George IV in the title role of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. George is surprised by the sudden arrival of his wife, Caroline (as Donna Anna) lately returned from Italy, during the wedding feast scene, at which a number of bare-breasted women are present. On the left, Lord Castlereagh is playing the role of Leporello, holding a long list of the King's female conquests. Caption continues: "Don Giovanni by His M-y, Donna Anna by a celebrated actress, her first appearance on this stage these 7 years, Leporello by Derry Down Triangle, the other caricters [sic] by the Corps de Ballet."
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