The accoucheur macaroni [graphic].

Description

Title: The accoucheur macaroni [graphic].
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Published / Created: [14 November 1772]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd according to act Novr. 14, 1772, by M. Darly, 39 Strand
Abstract: "Whole length portrait of a man in profile facing to the right. In his left hand he holds out some obstetric instrument; a pair of forceps protrudes from his coat pocket. He wears a bag-wig, three-cornered hat, laced waistcoat, shirt with lace ruffles, and a sword."--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 "14" in upper right corner, with the digit "4" in "14" etched in reverse.
Second of three plates on leaf 90.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.6 x 12.6 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Provenance: P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 178 x 125 mm, on sheet 248 x 152 mm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 724 776D
Collection Title: Leaf 90. 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 hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Midwives
Medical equipment & supplies
Hairstyles
Wigs
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
Midwives
Medical equipment & supplies
Hairstyles
Wigs
England > 1772
England > London > 1772

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