The Covent Garden macaronies [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Covent Garden macaronies [graphic].
- Contributor
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Darly, M. publisher.
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, publisher. - Published / Created
- [24 February 1772]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. by MDarly, Strand, Feby. 24th, 1772, accorg. to act
- Abstract
-
"Two men stand on the pavement outside a door-way under the pediment of which are the royal arms. Beneath them and over the doorway is inscribed, "Lovejoy, Kings arms Tavern", cf. British Museum Satires No. 4995. This appears to be a representation of the entrance to Covent Garden Theatre. The taller of the two men (left) has snatched off the other's wig, and holds it up in his right hand. In his left hand is his sword, broken off below the hilt; his hat is on the ground. Behind and to the right stands a short stout man with bare shaved head; his hat is in his right hand. The taller man is dressed in the prevailing macaroni fashion and has a certain resemblance to Colman, then part-proprietor and manager of Covent Garden Theatre, see British Museum Satires No. 5064. The wig of the other is of the type worn by 'cits', see British Museum Satires No. 5463."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate numbered "2" in upper right corner.
Temporary local subject terms: Buildings -- 'Cits' -- Wigs: type worn by 'cits' -- Weapons: broken sword -- Fences: iron fence -- Arms: royal arms.
First of two plates on leaf 29.
1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 24.7 x 17.5 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm. - Provenance
- P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.8 x 17.5 cm, on sheet 28 x 20 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title
- Leaf 29. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Collection Date
- [London] : Pubd. by Mary Darly, Jany. 1, 1776.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1772
Etchings England London 1772
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Name)
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Colman, George, 1732-1794
Covent Garden Theatre, - Subject (Topic)
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Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Wigs
Hats
Daggers & swords - Subjects
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Colman, George, 1732-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Covent Garden Theatre
Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
Wigs
Hats
Daggers & swords
England > 1772
England > London > 1772
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8330604
- Object ID (OID)
- 16737548
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