The Piccadilly macaroni [graphic].

Description

Title: The Piccadilly macaroni [graphic].
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Published / Created: [12 August 1772]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. accordg. to act Augt. 12th, 1772, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Abstract: "Portrait (caricature) of a very stout man with short legs standing in profile to the left. He wears a three-cornered hat; his club is looped at the back of his very thick neck. He wears a plain coat, ruffled shirt, spurred riding-boots."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate from vol. IV: Macaronies, characters, caricatures &c. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, No. 39 Strand, 1772.
Plate numbered "v. 4" in upper left corner and "8" in upper right corner.
Second of three plates on leaf 81.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 12.7 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Provenance: P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 176 x 126 mm, on sheet 220 x 140 mm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 724 776D
Collection Title: Leaf 81. 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
Riding habits
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
Riding habits
England > 1772
England > London > 1772

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.