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.
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