Leaf 105. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Full-length view of a caricature of a man (a dandy), standing and facing left, with his hands in his pockets; a hat with tassel covers his hair worn in an elaborate plait. He wears a long coat over a spotted vest and breeches, checked stockings, and low shoes with buckles
Alternative Title:
Academic macaroni
Description:
Title etched below image., Possibly engraved after a 1773 drawing by W. Hutchinson with the same title and nearly identical design in reverse; Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1865,1014.459., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Third of three plates on leaf 105.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Topic):
College teachers, Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Students, Hairstyles, and Mortarboards (Caps)
A satirical portrait of an elegant young man, whole length in profile facing left, reading through a glass at a book on which is printed the alphabet. Probably a representation of Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk
Alternative Title:
Illiterate macaroni of twenty-one learning his A.B.C.
Description:
Title from text below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from volume III: Macaronies, characters, caricatures &c. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, 39 Strand, 1772., Plate numbered "20" in upper right corner., and For a later state with additional numbering, see no. 4652 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
Publisher:
Pub. accordg. to act by MDarly, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1739-1779
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Eyeglasses, and Hairstyles