Grosvenor Prints

The Finishing of an Aldermans Picture.
Pubd. Jany. 1. 1773 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 245 x 175mm. 9¾ x 7".
A fashionable lady and gentleman arranged on a chaise longue in an interior. This seems to be a City of London alderman's wife being amused by her young lover, who adds cuckold's horns to her husband's (identifiable) portrait on the wall behind. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.3' upper left and '8' upper right.
BM Satires: undescribed. Guildhall Library: 18371.
[Ref: 14515] £320.00

Peasant of the Alps.
Pubd. accordg to Act of Parllt. June 7th: 1771 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 150 x 105mm. 6 x 4".
A pregnant? woman facing left with her hands in a huge muff. Possibly after Henry William Bunbury (1750 - 1811). From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '6' upper right.
BM Satires: 4674.
[Ref: 14158] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

Aminadab.
Pubd. accordg. to Act by MDarly Novr. 2d. 1771 No.39 Strand.
Etching, 155 x 105mm. 6 x 4".
A man standing in profile, his mouth wide open as if declaiming. He wears a low broad-brimmed hat, and is plainly dressed. His gloved hands appear to be clasped upon his stomach. Perhaps the portrait of a dissenting preacher. From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '11' upper right.
BM Satires: 4914.
[Ref: 14151] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

The Bank Macaroni.
Pub accord to Act April 17th 1773 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 6¾ x 5".
A portly and rather self-important looking man in profile holding a quill pen, presumably a manager or employee of a bank. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.6' upper left and '1' upper right.
BM Satires: 4707.
[Ref: 14351] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Bengall Minuet.
Pub.d Accor.g to Act Nov.r 3 1773 by MDarly Strand.
Etching. 175 x 245mm (7 x 9¾").
Two figures in profile face each other for a minuet dance in a panelled interior, satirising a nabob (a man who had gained significant wealth with the East India Company) and his wife, preparing for their new place in society. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered '18' upper left and 'V.2' upper right.
BM Satires: 5174.
[Ref: 14535] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Billy-Button, Master Of The Ceremonies, To an Eighteen Penny Rout & Assembly.
Pubd. by MDarly accorg. to Act Decr. 1st 1771 (39 Strand).
Etching, 160 x 105mm. 6¼ x 4".
A man who seems to be bowing, his right hand held out, his left fingers touch his breast. His profile is grotesque, with a bulbous nose and double chin. His hair is in a club. He wears a laced coat and waistcoat, frilled shirt-sleeves, low buckled shoes, and a sword. Billy Button is a character in Samuel Foote’s play of 'The Maid of Bath', first played 26 June 1771, the part being taken by the actor Thomas Weston (1737 – 1777). From 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters by sundry ladies gentlemen artists &c.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.2' upper left and '3' upper right.
BM Satires: 4988.
[Ref: 14179] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Robert Bragge] Monsr. Le Virtu'.
Pubd. according to Act of Parl.t Nov.r 3d. 1771 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 160 x 105mm (6¼ x 4¼").
Dr Robert Bragge, art dealer, connoisseur and auctioneer. who held numerous auctions through the 1740s and 1750s in London, in a long cloak, leaning on a stick; he wears spectacles. From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '21' upper right.
BM Satires: 4684.
[Ref: 14138] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The bruising Apothecary - paratus operi -
Pub by MDarly 39 Strand Sep. 1. 1774.
Etching, 240 x 175mm. 9½ x 7".
An apothecary standing clenching his fist and holding a wig; probably a portrait. A medical interest caricature, from an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. This print gave its title to 'The Bruising Apothecary: images of pharmacy and medicine in caricature', the catalogue of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's collection of caricatures.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 14514] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Buckles and Buttons. I Am the Thing. Dem-Me.
Pub. by MDarly Feb. 7 1777.
Engraving with very large margins. 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾").
A man with huge metal buttons on his coat and large shoe buckles.
BM Satires: 5432.
[Ref: 31728] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Builder Macaroni. V5. 10.
Pubd as the act directs by MDarly 39 Strand Novr 1 1772.
Etching. Plate 178 x 128mm. 7 x 5".
An elderly man with cocked hat peering through a circular glass. From Volume 5 of 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters, published by M Darly'.
Ex Collection: Norman Blackburn. BM Satires: 4662.
[Ref: 21231] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Bun Macaroni.
Pubd accordg to act Octr. 9 1772. by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
A man dressed as a baker holding out a tray of buns. Possibly a representation of one of the Bunbury family (see 14286). Trades interest. From 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters, published by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.5' upper left and '2' upper right.
BM Satires: 4660.
[Ref: 14311] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Captain Bun Quixote attacking the Oven. V.5. 23.
Pub according to act Jany. 14th. 1773 by MDarly (39) Strand.
Etching, paper watermarked. Plate 178 x 127mm (7 x 5").
A bakery print showing a man wearing a cocked hat putting a tray of buns into the door of a blazing oven. Possible a representation of one of the Bunbury family.
BM Satires: 4665.
[Ref: 38213] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Camblet Macaroni.
Pub. accord. to Act. Decr. 2. 1772. by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
Full-face portrait of a young man standing with hands on hips, legs astride. He is not dressed in the macaroni manner, but wears a round cap of camblet, beneath which his own hair appears; he wears a plain coat and neck cloth, with a striped waistcoat. Camblet or Camlet was a rich woven fabric of Asiatic origin believed to have been made of camel's hair or angora wool. From 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters, published by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V5' upper left and '3' upper right.
BM Satires: 5040.
[Ref: 14316] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Dr. Loll Tongue, the Filching Conosieur. V.6. 14.
Pubd accor to Act by MDarly (39) Strand Aug. 1st. 1773.
Etching. Plate 173 x 126mm (6¾ x 5").
Portrait of a man standing in profile to left. He wears a bag wife, a long coat with large cuffs, and a frilled shirt. His tongue protrudes. His hat is under his left arm. He holds a walking-stick in his left hand, and in his right a print which appears to represent a fight between boxers in a room. Possible representation of John Canning (1703-1775), the apothecary and Arabist in London. He translated two medieval Arabic texts which were some of the earliest Arabic texts printed in England.
BM Satires: 5159.
[Ref: 38248] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Captn. Cut-Lass.
Pubd. by MDarly No.39 Strand Novr. 18th 1771 Accorg. to Act.
Etching, early state before the addition of 'V.2' at top left. 160 x 105mm, 6¼ x 4". Ink annotation to lower margin, 'of the Rifle Brigade'.
A smiling man dressed as a military officer wears an enormous cutlass. In his right hand is a cane which rests on his right shoulder; his left hand is on his hip. From 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters by sundry ladies gentlemen artists &c.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered '1' upper right.
See 14177 for later state (BM Satires: 4986).
[Ref: 14214] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

An oddity in Change Alley. V.6. 23.
Pub by Darly 39 Strand Ocr. 1. 1773.
Etching, paper watermarked. Plate 178 x 128mm (7 x 5").
Caricature portrait of a man standing or walking in profile to the left. He wears a long cape-like coat with a wide collar which reachers to his ankles, a low looped hat and a small curled wig. He holds a stick in a hand which is concealed under his coat.
BM Satires: 5167.
[Ref: 38243] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Chelsea Macaroni.
Published according to Act, Octr. 10, 1772. by MDarly, 39, Strand.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
A man in profile with hat, sword, and walking stick. From 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters, published by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V5' upper left and '1' upper right.
BM Satires: 4658.
[Ref: 14290] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Chevalier Vatkens Louis.
[London: M. Darly, 1773.]
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
Sir Watkin Lewes (1736 - 1821), wearing a furred livery gown and a double-peaked fool's cap with bells. His head is turned slightly to the right. In his left hand is a watchman's rattle. Lewes was a recently knighted alderman and city patriot, who served as Sheriff of London 1772-3. He went on to become Lord Mayor in 1781. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.6' upper left and '9' upper right.
BM Satires: 5155.
[Ref: 14345] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

The City Train'd Bands Recruiting Serjeant.
Pub Accorg to Act by MDarly Strand Sepr. 2d. 1773.
Etching, 175 x 250mm. 7 x 9¾".
A new recruit with a peg-leg is presented to a startled-looking recruiting officer of the much-caricatured City of London militia. A small militia man stands behind with a gun over his shoulder, having removed his hat, like the first man. A portrait and maps on the wall of the office, a sword on the table and musket lying on the floor below. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.2' upper left and '14' upper right.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 14538] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Clerical Butcher Macaroni.
St James fec. [Darly.]
Pubd accordg to Act by MDarly 39 Strand Nov 6 1772.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
A man holds a huge and intimidating butcher's cleaver in his right hand, his left in his breeches pocket. He is plainly dressed in dark clothes in the manner of a clergyman, in a small wig, plain neck cloth, a buttoned waistcoat concealing his shirt. Probably someone called Butcher. From 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters, published by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.5' upper left and '2' upper right.
BM Satires: 5048.
[Ref: 14315] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Dignifyd Clerical Macaroni.
Pubd. accorg. to Act Octr. 6, 1772 by M.Darly 39 Strand.
Etching, 175 x 250mm. 7 x 9¾".
A portly cleric out shooting is encouraged by his footman to 'Run, my Lord, run' after a scampering partridge disturbed from its ground cover. The parson appears unwilling, or perhaps unable, to chase the bird. Numbered '19' upper right. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
[Ref: 14088] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Madras Tyrant or the Director of Directors. Jos, or the Father of Murder. Rapine &c. V.3. 21.
Pubd according to act of parl.t. March 16. 1772 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching. 128 x 178mm (5 x 7"). Cut to platemark.
A man in military dress riding in profile to the right, on a horse with a long tail and a trimmed saddle cloth. His thin stiffened queue projects from his head. BM suggests "probably Lord Clive, there is a certain resemblance to his portraits; he was a larger holder of East India stock, and had considerable influence with the company." Representation of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), the military leader and first British Governor of Bengal; sometimes known as Clive of India.
BM Satires: 5017.
[Ref: 38240] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Reforming Constable.
Pubd. by MDarly Strand March 5th. 1772 accorg. to Act.
Etching, 245 x 175mm. 9¾ x 7".
A watchman slumps drunkenly against some wooden stocks, his bottle falling from his left hand; a dog urinates on his leg. A notice to right is inscribed 'A Proclamation against drunkenness'. Numbered '13' upper right. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
[Ref: 14098] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Conviva Satur.
[after Matthew Darly.]
pub. Aug.t 1 1777 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Coloured etching. Sheet 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Trimmed within plate, surface scrape on face of subject.
A bewigged man sleeps off his lunch.
[Ref: 51734] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

The Cotillon Dancer Run Mad - In Bath.
(Bath) by an officer of the Guards [Darly.]
Pubd Jany 21 1774. by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 245 x 175mm. 9¾ x 7". Patch repair to left of image.
A man dancing, gesturing to his left. A satire on the latest dancing craze imported from France to fashionable meeting places like Bath. The Cotillion is a type of patterned social dance, and was originally made up of four couples in a square formation, the forerunner of the quadrille. Cotillions were introduced in London about 1766 by French dancing masters. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.3' upper left and '21' upper right.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 14499] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Country Singing Clerk on a Sunday.
Pubd. Accorg. to Act Octr 21. 1773 by MDarly Strand.
Etching, 170 x 120mm. 6¾ x 4¾".
A man walking along a road holding a very long stick with a face carved at the top, and holding his hat. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.6' upper left and '20' upper right.
BM Satires: 4689.
[Ref: 14325] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The Coursing Macaroni. V.5. 12.
Publish'd as the Act directs Novr. 19. 1772, by MDarly 39, Strand.
Etching. Plate 178 x 128mm (7 x 5").
A man holding a gun on the move in the countryside.
BM Satires: 4663.
[Ref: 38218] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

A Courtezan & Frizeur.
Pubd. accordg to Act August 9th by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
A woman walks away from the man but looks round over her left shoulder. She wears a high conical cap trimmed with lace and ribbons, a hooded cloak over a voluminous skirt ornately embroidered at the hem. The man walks after her. His left hand holds a tasselled cane which rests on his shoulder; his right is thrust under his waistcoat. He is fashionably dressed with a laced hat, and his coat appears to have epaulettes. From 'Macaronies, Characters, Caricatures &c by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.4' upper left and '5' upper right.
BM Satires: 5023.
[Ref: 14250] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

A Custom House Non Pareil on a Journey to Isleworth.
Pub by MDarly 39 - Strand June 3 1774.
Etching with very large margins, 18th century watermarked paper; 245 x 175mm. 9¾ x 7".
A man walking in profile with his cane tucked under his arm; he appears to be holding a coin out in front of him. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 32474] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Hats.
Pubd. Accorg. to Act Octr. 1. 1773 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 18th century watermark, platemark 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"); large margins on 3 sides.
Twelve caricature heads showing the different types of hat worn by men. A companion print to 'Wigs' (ref. 43828). From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
BM Satires: 5169.
[Ref: 43827] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

The Little Deans Yard Macaroni. V.4. 2. Sanguineos oculos volvit, virgamque requirit.
Pub by MDarly Strand July 30th. 1772 accor to Act.
Etching. Plate 172 x 120mm. 6¾ x 4¾". Mount burn, paper toning.
Dr Samuel Smith, Headmaster of Westminster School, seated in a chair. He looks in profile to the right and points with his left hand, the other hangs over the arm of the chair holding a glove. He wears a flat three-cornered hat, a short tightly curled wig, a pair of bands, and a voluminous gown. 'Sanguineos oculos volvit, virgamque requirit' inscribed above title. From 'Macaronies, Characters, Caricatures &c by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.4' upper left and '2' upper right.
BM Satires: 5021.
[Ref: 21228] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Divine Flogging.
Pubd. by MDarly 39 Strand June 1th. 1774.
Etching, 245 x 175mm (9¾ x 7"). Some staining and offsetting.
Religious satire: a portly clergyman wields his whip energetically as he rides a galloping skeletal horse.
[Ref: 14522] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Divine Macaroni.
Pub accor to Act Feby. 4th. 1772 by MDarly Strand.
Etching, 255 x 175mm. 10 x 7".
A rather pious looking parson standing humbly with hands clasped and hat tucked under right arm; perhaps a portrait. Numbered upper right. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
[Ref: 14096] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Doctor Gruel.
Pubd. according to Act of Parlt. Oct 3d. 1771 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 155 x 105mm. 6 x 4¼".
A standing man in profile with wig and hands folded under his gown. The BM has two impressions, one identified in an old hand as Lord L------n. [Lansdowne?] - William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737 - 1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts; in the second impression he is identified as Sir Nash Grose (1740 - 1814), Judge. He appears to be wearing a legal wig and gown which would make the identification with Grose more probable. The wig resembles that worn by Serjeants at law. From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '17' upper right.
BM Satires: 4682.
[Ref: 14140] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

The Macaroni Waiter of Drury L--e.
Pub Feb 28 1773 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 175 x 120mm. 7 x 4¾".
A short man standing full face. In his right hand are a number of wine glasses, his left thumb is thrust under his apron-string. He wears a wide hat, a striped handkerchief knotted round his neck, a rough irregularly shaped apron over his coat and waistcoat. Evidently a Covent Garden character. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V 6' upper left and '8' upper right.
BM Satires: 5154.
[Ref: 14343] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Elected Cobler.
Publish'd according to Act Augt. 27. 1772 by MDarly, 39 Strand.
Etching, 170 x 125mm. 6¾ x 5".
A man in a long coat standing on a three-legged stool ranting, one foot raised and one arm in the air. From 'Macaronies, Characters, Caricatures &c by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.4' upper left and '10' upper right.
BM Satires: 4709.
[Ref: 14243] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The English Jesuit.
Pubd. according to Act of Parlt. Oct 3d. 1771 by MDarly Oct 7th. 1771.
Etching. Plate: 110 x 160mm (4¼ x 6¼"). Small margins.
Man standing stiffly in profile to the right, head thrown back with a contemptuous scowl. His left hand rests on a cane. He wears a low broad-brimmed hat, a tightly-curled wig, buttoned coat, and gloves. He strongly resembles the figure in item 14140 (BMSat 4682), and is probably intended either for Sir Nash Grose (1740 - 1814), Judge, or William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737 - 1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts. Lansdowne was given the moniker ‘Malagrida’, the notorious Portuguese Jesuit, by the 'Public Advertiser' of 16 Sept. 1767. From '24 Caricatures by several ladies, gentlemen, artists, etc.', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.1' upper left and '18' upper right.
BM Satires: 4917.
[Ref: 39986] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

An English Macaroni at Paris changeing English Guineas for Silver.
Pubd. by MDarly 39 Strand March 17th 1774.
Etching, 180 x 245mm. 7 x 9¾".
An Englishman directing two men, one of whom appears to be a black boy, to load bags of silver into a carriage where his wife is seated. The money-changer with one foot in the doorway to right meanwhile cannot believe his luck. From 'Macaronies, Characters, Caricatures &c designed by the greatest personages, artists &c', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.3' upper left and '15' upper right.
BM Satires: 4650.
[Ref: 14528] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Equestrian Macaroni.
Pubd by MDarly (39) Strand Feby 13 1773.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
A man in riding costume in profile, holding a bridle, a crop under his left arm. He wears a small looped club, a low hat, plain coat, striped waistcoat, and spurred riding boots. Racing interest. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.6' upper left and '3' upper right.
BM Satires: 5150.
[Ref: 14493] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)

An Exchequer Clerk, drest as the Act directs.
[by Matthew Darly.]
Pub.d as the Act directs July 22d 1773 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 170 x 120mm (6¾ x 4¾"), large margins. Imprint weak, stain top left on edge of plate.
A man walking with a large pair of scales over his shoulder and a small pair in his hand, a pair of clippers in his belt. The Act' is evidently the Coin Act, which had made scales necessary for all to whom payments were made in gold. The clippers suggest shading deeds continue.
BM Satires: 5158.
[Ref: 55580] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)

The Farmer Macaroni. E'en Farmers dress and mount their Ponies,/ And all alike, are Macaronies.
[by Matthew Darly.]
Pub.d accord.gto Act July 24th. 1772 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching. 175 x 125mm (7 x 5").
The farmer wears the macaroni looped club to his hair, and coat, waistcoat, and frilled shirt. With this he wears a round hat, loose gloves, and spurred riding boots. In his right hand he holds a rough-cut cane. From 'Macaronies, Characters, Caricatures &c by MDarly'.
BM Satires: 5020.
[Ref: 55586] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Firework Macaroni. V.5. 15.
Pubd as the act directs by MDarly 39 Strand. Octr 26 1772.
Etching. Plate 178 x 128mm (7 x 5").
A man in an embroidered coat holding a stick in one hand and a firework with a threaded fuse in the other. A possible representation of Leoni (1772; fl.) the pyrotechnist.
BM Satires: 4664.
[Ref: 38216] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Original Macaroni. Tom Fool the First. V.3. 8.
Pub accor to Act by MDarly Strand ay 20th. 1772
Etching, paper watermarked. Plate 178 x 128mm (7 x 5").
Caricature portrait of a man in profile walking to the right, grotesquely dressed, probably for a masquerade. In his right hand he holds a rod to each end of which is slung a fox's tail. A large fox's tail hands from the back of his neck. A bell hands outwards from the back of his waist. A ribbon flutters from his right arm. He wears a small cap with a tuft of feathers at the top. Rows of feathers (quills) or ribbons hang from his cap, his waist, and from the tops of his stockings which leans his knees bare. Representation of Charles James Fox (1749-1806), the Radical Whig politician, whose opposition to the power of the monarchy meant that he was out of favour with George III, and consequently allied to the Prince of Wales.
BM Satires: 5010.
[Ref: 38229] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Why a Gardener is the most extraordinary Man in the World. Because mp man has more business upon Earth...
Pub.d Decem.r 1.st 1773 by MDarly (39) Strand according to Act.
Etching, 250 x 175mm. 9¾ x 7". Faint offset.
A gardener with spade and rake, satirised as a casanova. The engraved text is full of puns, for example: "he makes RAKEING his business more than his diversion, as many other gentlemen do" and "he can have YEW when he pleases". It is signed "An Adamite". From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.2' upper left and '24' upper right.
BM Satires: undescribed.
[Ref: 14547] £320.00

George's Delight or Neck or Nothing.
Pub as the Act directs by M Darly 39 Strand Apl. 1. 1774.
Etching, 170 x 245mm. 6¾ x 9¾".
Two men ride to the right. The one in front is galloping, fashionably dressed with a cockaded hat; in his left hand is a cane. The man behind wears a round cap, and is perhaps the servant of the other. His horse appears to be walking. A wall, above which rise trees, behind the riders. Racing interest. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.3' upper left and '11' upper right.
BM Satires: 5266.
[Ref: 14509] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Hats.
Pubd. Accorg. to Act Octr. 1. 1773 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 245 x 350mm. 9¾ x 13¾".
Twelve caricature heads showing the different types of hat worn by men. A companion print to 'Wigs' (item 14113). From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
BM Satires: 5169.
[Ref: 14112] £420.00

A Hibernian Antique, Turn'd modern Macaroni.
Pubd. by MDarly (39) Strand Feby 5 1773.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5". Creasing to upper right-hand corner.
An Irishman stands with his (unusual, perhaps extendable?) walking stick in profile to the right. He appears to have a scar or blemish on his cheek. He wears a bulky coat with a wide collar, and a large neck cloth. Except for his small looped hat there is nothing of the macaroni about his dress. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered (faintly) 'V.6' upper left and '5' upper right.
BM Satires: 5152.
[Ref: 14348] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

A Polite Artist. on St Lukes day, under the patronage of Dr. Bardana &c. &c
Pub by MDarly 39 Strand Oct. 18 1773.
Etching, 170 x 120mm. 6¾ x 4¾".
Portrait of Dr Sir John Hill (c.1714 - 1775) standing in profile to the left. Under his arm is a large book inscribed 'Vegetab[le] Syste[m] by D ...' He wears patched old-fashioned clothes and torn stockings, and a short wig which fails to conceal his own hair. His hat is under his right arm, a cane under the left Hill was a quack or charlatan with a diploma of medicine from the University of St. Andrews, but a botanist of some repute. He began the publication of his 'Vegetable System' in 1759, the last of twenty-six folio volumes coming out in 1775. He was said to be ‘in a chariot one month, in jail the next for debt’. One of his remedies was advertised as ‘Elixir of Bardana or Essence of Water Dock’. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.6' upper left and '24' upper right.
BM Satires: 5168.
[Ref: 14322] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Counsellour. Hubble Bubble.
Pubd. Accorg. to Act Octr 21st. 1773 by MDarly 39 Strand.
Etching, 170 x 125mm. 6¾ x 5".
Whole length caricature portrait of a lawyer. He is obese with several chins; his head is shaved and he carries a large wig. In his left hand is a rolled document, and he wears a voluminous gown which trails on the ground. From 'Characters, Macaronies & Caricatures, by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.6' upper left and '21' upper right.
BM Satires: 5165.
[Ref: 14326] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The Hunting Macaroni.
Publish'd according to Act Decr. 17 1772 by MDarly, 39, Strand.
Etching, 175 x 125mm. 7 x 5".
A man wears a laced coat and waistcoat, a frilled cravat and shirt, and riding-boots, also a sword. His hair is in an enormous twisted and looped club, and he carries a riding-whip under his right arm. From 'Caricatures, Macaronies & Characters, published by MDarly', in an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates. Numbered 'V.5' upper left and '18' upper right.
BM Satires: 5050.
[Ref: 14301] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

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