The female conoiseur [graphic].Feby. 1st, 1772.engA fashionably dressed lady stands in profile, looking right; the print she holds in her hand is a Mary Darly print "The lily macaroni"."Satire on a woman admirer of satirical prints: (No.7) a well-dressed woman, wearing a long loose jacket tied with large bows with a skirt in the same material, a small bonnet and gloves, standing in profile to right, holding a macaroni print."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Printmaker from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits.Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.Plate from v. 2: Caricatures, macaronies & characters by sundry ladies, gentlen., artists, &c.Plate numbered '7' in upper right corner.An impression of a print from the Darlys' Macaroni series entitled The Female Conoiseur (1852,0214.362) was annotated by Horace Walpole "Mrs Darly" and is assumed to be her portrait, although that cannot be confirmed. See British Museum catalogue.Mounted to 54 x 39 cm.