The Knightsbridge macaroni [graphic].

Description

Title: The Knightsbridge macaroni [graphic].
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Published / Created: [22 October 1772]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd according to act, Octr. 22, 1772, by M. Darly, 39 Strand
Abstract: "Whole length portrait of a man walking in profile to the right. Under his right arm is a tasselled cane. His left hand rests on the end of the scabbard of his sword. His hair is in a macaroni club. His hat is low with a curved brim. He wears a ruffled shirt and cravat, striped breeches, and spurred riding-boots."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate from vol. V: Caricatures, macaronies, & characters. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, 39 Strand, 1772.
Plate numbered "v. 5" in upper left corner and "8" in upper right corner.
Watermark: countermark I V.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on sides.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 173 x 127 mm, on sheet 190 x 127 mm.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. ii; May 1954 ;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 17.6 x 12.6 cm, on sheet 24.5 x 15.4 cm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 772.10.22.01
Collection Title: Leaf 88. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Collection Date: [London] : Pubd. by Mary Darly, Jany. 1, 1776.

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1772
Etchings England London 1772
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Daggers & swords
Hairstyles
Staffs (Sticks)
Wigs
Boots
Spurs
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
Daggers & swords
Hairstyles
Staffs (Sticks)
Wigs
Boots
Spurs
England > 1772
England > London > 1772

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