"Two designs divided by a vertical line. [1] The dandy (cf. No. 13029) sits in a squalid room, complacently adjusting his cravat in a small mirror fixed to the fire-jamb. He wears high collar, stays, with shirt-frill tied over them, short wide trousers, remnants of socks. His high-heeled spurred boots, blacking-brush, and pot stand on the boarded floor, with an open book: 'The Beau[x] Stratagem' [Farquhar's comedy]. On a small table is a paper: 'Mr Dandy for washing &c a Collar --, a -- D°, a -- D°, a-- D°'; by this is a big key (substitute for a watch) with dangling ribbon and seals. A bowl of water stands on a stool; his coat hangs from his chair, umbrella and caped overcoat (on a coat-hanger) hang against the wall. The dandy umbrella in this and other prints is tightly rolled, unlike the gamp of the period. On the chimney-piece are medicine-bottles. [2] Completely dressed, with seals dangling, he bows from the waist, looking through an eyeglass with a complacent smile. His hat conceals a bald crown."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
At home and Dandy dressed abroad
Description:
Title from caption below images., Two separately titled images on one plate., Printmaker and date from British Museum catalogue., Publication date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and "Price 1 s".
