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The Clerical Macaroni / Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters by sundry ladies gentlemen artists &c, published by MDarly, No.39 Strand 1772 (Vol.2)

• Object type

  • satirical print
  • print

• Museum number

  1915,0313.124

• Title (object)

  • The Clerical Macaroni

  Title (series)

  • Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters by sundry ladies gentlemen artists &c, published by MDarly, No.39 Strand 1772 (Vol.2)

• Description

  No.14: A man, whole length, grotesquely caricatured standing in profile to the right. He is in the height of fashion (burlesqued) and there is nothing clerical about his dress. His right hand holds a large tasselled cane. His wig has enormous rolls of hair. He wears a nosegay, a flowered waistcoat over a protruding stomach, a large cravat, striped breeches, clocked stockings. 4 March 1772
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• Producer name

  • Published by: Matthew Darly
  • After: Richard St George Mansergh St George

• School/style

  • British

• Date

  • 1772

• Production place

  • Published in: London
  • (Europe,British Isles,England,London)

• Materials

  • paper

• Technique

  • etching

• Dimensions

  • Height: 174 millimetres
  • Width: 123 millimetres

• Inscriptions

  • • Inscription Content

      Numbered "V.2" top left, and "14" at top right; lettered below with title, "R.St.G.M. pinxt / I.W. sculp", and publication line, "Pub accor. to Act by MDarly Strand March 4th 1772 "

• Curator's comments

  The I.W. who etched the plate is not identified, and the initials do not appear on any other plate listed by George.

• Bibliography

  • BM Satires 4997

• Location

  Not on display (298.b.1)

• Subjects

  • satire
  • macaroni

• Acquisition name

  • Exchanged with: James Rimell & Son

• Acquisition date

  1915

• Department

  Prints & Drawings

• Registration number

  1915,0313.124