print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- Y,5.42
- Title
- Object: Taste A-la-Mode, 1745
- Description
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Satire on fashion showing a crowd of people in St James's Park in front of Buckingham House. In the centre is a short, fat women wearing a very large hooped skirt and saque, a lace cap and black lace mittens, and carrying a closed fan. On the left a young country gentleman, wearing a quilted waistcoat and holding a riding whip, is arm in arm with fashionably dressed man who seems to be showing him the promenade, they both wear breeches that end above the knee and high-heeled shoes with large tongues; the latter leers at a young woman, apparently a prostitute, wearing a straw hat with a soft brim who lifts her huge hooped skirt to reveal her ankle. She is walking with another woman wearing a dark cloak with a hood, a small cap and her hair is dressed in ringlets. In the centre, behind the fat woman, two men embrace, one of whom wears an eye patch. Another young woman, dressed in a similar fashion to the fat woman, stands to the right; behind her is another young woman wearing a hat with a very large brim. Next are two more young men,wearing large tricorne hats, tight coats the skirts of which open out in pleats below the waist, and high-heeled shoes, one is apparently pointing out matters of interest to the other who is possibly a young officer as he wears a sword and a cockade in his hat; his hair or wig is dressed in a large bag-wig. On the far right, a soldeir wearing large riding boots, walks away with a young woman wearing a laced hat. Other figures can be seen in the background. 12 September 1745
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1745
- Dimensions
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Height: 209 millimetres (image)
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Height: 231 millimetres (trimmed?)
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Width: 314 millimetres (image)
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Width: 317 millimetres (trimmed?)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- A later impression of 1874,1010.3 with some reworking of detail, and the addition of Moseley's name and address.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1818
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- Y,5.42
