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The Rape of Lucrece,' Puck Magazine caricature, 1906
Issue of 'Puck' (volume LX (volume 60), no. 1538) humor magazine featuring a caricature of William Randolph Hearst dressed as Tarquin (Sextus Tarquinius) the Roman soldier who rapes Lucrece in Shakespeare's narrative poem "The Rape of Lucrece". He is dubbed "Tarquinius Hearst" and drags a torch of Yellow Journalism while sneaking into New York State Democracy. The text beneath titles the illustration "The Rape of Lucrece" while the back features anecdotes, one-liners, and comic featuring two golfers with the words "Strange! "I was surprised to find so few Sunday schools on the Continents." -John D. Rockefeller" beneath. Circa August 22nd 1906.
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