The village assembly [graphic].

Description

Title: The village assembly [graphic].
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Published / Created: [1 July 1776]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. July 1, 1776, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Abstract: Couples awkwardly dance in a hall, the men wearing tricornes and the women wearing hats or elaborate hairstyles. Two musicians are seen in the background on the right; sconces line the far wall
Description: Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
On leaf 3.
Provenance: P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 24.9 x 34.8 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 724 776D
Collection Title: Leaf 3. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Collection Date: [London] : Pubd. by Mary Darly, Jany. 1, 1776.

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1776
Etchings England London 1776
Engravings England London 1776
Material: etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Dance
Couples
Hats
Hairstyles
Sconces
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dance
Couples
Hats
Hairstyles
Sconces
England > 1776
England > London > 1776

Access: Public
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