The antique architect [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The antique architect [graphic].
- Contributor
- Darly, M. publisher.
- Published / Created
- [11 October 1773]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. accorg. to act Octr. 11, 1773, by MDarly, Strand
- Abstract
-
"Portrait of a man whole length, facing three-quarter to left. Under his left arm is a large book, in his left hand a drawing instrument. His right hand is thrust under his waistcoat and under his right arm is a macaroni cane. He wears a low three-cornered hat, frilled shirt and cravat, striped breeches and a sword. On the ground is a fragment of carved classical frieze, a paper and a pair of compasses."--British Museum online catalogue
"Probably a portrait of Robert Adam, the most celebrated of the Adam brothers. The book is perhaps intended for 'Works in Architecture' by Robert and James Adam, whose publication in folio parts began in 1773."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773.
Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "22" in upper right corner.
First of three plates on leaf 101.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 12.4 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm. - Provenance
- P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 17.7 x 12.4 cm, on sheet 24.4 x 15.6 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title
- Leaf 101. 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 1773
Etchings England London 1773 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
- Subject (Topic)
-
Dandies
British
Architects
Architectural drawings
Compasses (Drawing instruments)
Staffs (Sticks)
Daggers & swords - Subjects
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Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dandies > British
Architects
Architectural drawings
Compasses (Drawing instruments)
Staffs (Sticks)
Daggers & swords
England > 1773
England > London > 1773
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
- 11678515
- Object ID (OID)
- 16737739
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