James Gillray -Lady Godinas Rout- - 18th Century English Caricaturist - YouTube

Lady Godina's rout, or peeping Tom spying out Pope Joan, is one of Gilray's satirical studies of lust and lechery. The scene is a fashionable gambling party where most of the ladies wear ridiculously tall feathered hats and flimsy muslin dresses. The centrally seated female figure is almost bare-breasted, whilst behind her stands a leering man, ostensibly trimming a candle, but who in fact is totally preoccupied in gaping down her extensive cleavage. The woman is thought to be Lady Georgiana Gordon, and the gross lady to her left is probably her mother, the Duchess of Gordon. The prince title is a series of puns, including the close similarity of the names Godina and Gordon to the tale of Lady Godiva and the peeping Tom. Pope Joan was the name of the card game being played, and for good measure, Gilray ironically adds the words VIDE FASHIONABLE MODESTY.