person
Gyula Andrássy
Andrássy
also: Андраши, Julius Andrássy, Count Andrássy
Austro-Hungarian statesman (1823-1890) and foreign minister, prominent in the European press of the 1870s-80s (notably the 1878 Congress of Berlin) and known for a distinctive appearance -- invoked in this parody purely as a sight-gag comparison for a minor servant character.
Reading notes
- Chaos in Rome §25 Andrássy
Count Gyula (Julius) Andrássy, the Austro-Hungarian statesman prominent in the European press of the 1870s-80s (notably for his role at the 1878 Congress of Berlin) and known for a distinctive appearance -- invoked here as a sight gag likening a minor stage servant to a famous statesman's face. Whether Andrássy was an established caricature figure specifically in the Russian satirical press (e.g. Oskolki) of the day is not confirmed; the joke may simply trade on his general European fame.