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- Creator:
- Caldwall, James, 1739-1819, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, May 10th 1770.
- Call Number:
- 770.05.10.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the pretentions of the English to French elegance. A portly middle-aged Englishman sits on chair, his feet not reaching the ground, draped in a protective gown, while a tall French hairdresser puffs powder on his wig; behind is a portrait of a dancing bear being dressed by two monkeys; on the floor is a book lettered, "A Six Weeks Tour to Paris" and from the Englishman's pocket protrudes "Rules for the Alemande [a German dance]"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Anglois a Paris
- Description:
- Titled in English and French below image; above the larger English title is the smaller French title: L'Anglois a Paris., Temporary local subject terms: Trades: French hairdresser -- Hairdressing implements: powder puff -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Furnishings: ornate picture frame -- Furnishings: chair -- Dancing: allusion to allemande -- Books: tour guides., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials GR below.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Jno. Smith, at No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street
- Subject (Topic):
- Hairdressing
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Englishman in Paris [graphic]
