Englishman at Paris. 1767.
Mr. Bunbury del. J.s Bretherton f.
Publish'd 23d Feb.y 1782.
Etching, with partial hand colour. 330 x 410mm (13 x 16"). Trimmed to plate top and bottom, tear entering image at top.
A satire contrasting English and French styles of dress. A stout middle-aged Englishman wears a heavy coat and three-cornered hat and carrying a stick, amusing the passers-by with his lack of elegance. These include: a hairdresser wearing his hair in a large queue, carring a parasol'; a grinning fat monk; and an elegant man driving a cabriolet, with his footman dressed in furs.
BM Satires 4185.
[Ref: 54323] £260.00
Publish'd 23d Feb.y 1782.
Etching, with partial hand colour. 330 x 410mm (13 x 16"). Trimmed to plate top and bottom, tear entering image at top.
A satire contrasting English and French styles of dress. A stout middle-aged Englishman wears a heavy coat and three-cornered hat and carrying a stick, amusing the passers-by with his lack of elegance. These include: a hairdresser wearing his hair in a large queue, carring a parasol'; a grinning fat monk; and an elegant man driving a cabriolet, with his footman dressed in furs.
BM Satires 4185.
[Ref: 54323] £260.00