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The consultation
Title
The consultation [graphic].
Publication
[London] : Pubd. April 27, 1774, by MDarly, 39 Strand, [27 April 1774]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 19 x 24 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplifying subject: Portrait of a man in a wig.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Two lines of text below title: To wig - or not to wig, that is the question.
Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark.
Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "14" in upper right corner.
Summary
"A man with the profile of an animal, perhaps a sheep, wearing gown and bands, holds a large tie-wig of the kind worn by judges in his left hand, the fingers of his right hand are held out as if in calculation; he looks at himself in an ornately framed oval mirror on the wall with an expression of singular imbecility. An open door in the back wall shows rows of books in a book-case: on its lintel stands a bust. An oval (half length) portrait hangs on the left of the door, it is of a man in wig and bands, probably the subject of the caricature. Two high-backed chairs are the only furniture of the room."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 10, 2008
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 5, no. 5267
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1774.
Etchings - England - London - 1774.
Watermarks (Paper) - G R.
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