Leaf 71. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man standing, whole length, in profile to left, with an auctioneer's hammer in his right hand, a taper or candle in a stand in his left. He is elegantly dressed in a laced coat, cravat, and ruffled shirt."--British Museum online catalogue and "Except for the exaggerated macaroni wig and an accentuated nose the portrait is hardly a caricature. It evidently represents Abraham Langford (1711-74) of the Covent Garden Auction Rooms, the leading auctioneer at this time."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 2" in upper left corner and "21" in upper right corner., and Third of three plates on leaf 71.
Publisher:
Pub. accor. to act March 24th, 1772, by MDarly, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Langford, Mr. 1711-1774 (Abraham),
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Auctioneers, Gavels, Wigs, and Neckties
Title from item., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Series numbers in upper left and right corner of plate, respectively: V.2 5., Eight lines of text below title: All the valuable goods and effects of a savoir-vivre bankrupt consisting of a collection of very scarce books (not to be met with in any of the public libraries) ..., Another state, with volume and plate number added. Cf. No. 5171 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Temporary local subject terms: Bankruptcy.
