"Apparently a copy of a French caricature of English grotesques. An obese man (left) with large head and small thin legs, kneels at the feet of a tall absurdly thin woman. He extends both arms, hat in hand, smiling up at her. She (right) bends over hi...
"A promenade, with clouds added in watercolour as the only background; dandies are smoking cheroots and puffing out clouds of smoke. One stoops, puffing into a lady's face which is thus completely hidden; she staggers back; on an ascending cloud are t...
Alternative Title:
Costumes and customs of 1820
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 26, 1820 by S.W. Fores 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Smoking, Muffs, and Hats