A macarony at a sale of pictures [graphic]

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Title: A macarony at a sale of pictures [graphic]
Alternative Title: Macaroni at a sale of pictures
Creator: Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker
Contributor: Brandoin, Michel Vincent, 1733-1807, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created: [1771]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by Robt. Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "Satire on fashion. A portly middle-aged man wearing riding boots, embroidered waistcoat and powdered wig peers through an eye-glass presumably at pictures offered at an auction the catalogue of which he holds with his riding crop in his left hand.."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description: Title from item.
State with series numbers. Cf. No. 4601 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
Publication date assigned based on that of the Sayer and Smith edition. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Series numbering "No. 29" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner.
Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Connoisseurs -- Quizzing glasses.
Watermark: initials G R under mostly cut off watermark.
Matted to 49 x 37 cm.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, v. ii ; May 1954
Extent: 1 print : sheet 19.8 x 14 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1771
Etchings England London 1771
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
England > 1771
England > London > 1771

Access: Public
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