The Grub Street macaroni [graphic].

Description

Title: The Grub Street macaroni [graphic].
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Published / Created: [3 February 1772]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. accor. to act, Feby. 3d, 1772, by MDarly, Strand
Abstract: "A hackwriter, in profile to left, with an ill-fitting wig and old-fashioned coat, purchased second-hand from "T Twigg of Monmouth Street" whose label is still attached to a button; he carries a volume with a dedication to "My Lord S-[?Sandwich]"."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description: Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate numbered "v. 2" in upper left corner and "8" in upper right corner.
Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Grub Street -- Old-fashioned clothing -- Old-fashioned bag wig.
First of three plates on leaf 67.
Provenance: P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 17.5 x 13 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 45 cm
Edition: [State with volume number].
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 724 776D
Collection Title: Leaf 67. 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
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Wigs
Books
Daggers & swords
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 18th century
Dandies > British
Wigs
Books
Daggers & swords
England > 1772
England > London > 1772

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