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The dandies coat of arms
Title
The dandies coat of arms [art original].
Published
[England], 1819.
Physical Description
1 drawing : watercolor with pen and ink, with pencil ; image 35.5 x 25 cm, sheet 37.5 x 26 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title inscribed below image.
Inscription in ink in image: Coat of Arms. Azure. The Sexes impaled improper between two Butterflies - Two flances; on the dexter flanch three pair of Stays, argent, the sinister flanch charged with Rouge Pomat & smellg bottle, On the Canton, Dexter a frill rampant in the sinister Canton a false collar rampant - small cloaths passive in pile supported by pins - Supporters- Two Monkies - proper - Crest, a pr of Stays full padded - supporting a Cravat & Collar Rampant proper, holding a blockhead argent & gules, wingerd with asses ears proper the whole under cover of a Sable Bever.
Basis for print published as: The dandies coat of arms
See British Museum Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires, vol. 9, 13394.
Biographical / Historical Note
George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878.
Summary
A satirical coat of arms for the "Dandy." The shield is a dandy's tail-coat, supported by two monkey's dressed in clothes. The crest is a stay and a top hat. Underneath the shield, are written the words "Dandi, Dando, Dandum" below which a puppy is suspended.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 05, 2008
References
George Cruikshank, Dandies Coat of Arms. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
George Cruikshank, Dandies Coat of Arms. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ink drawings - British - 19th century.
Graphite drawings - British - 19th century.
Watercolors - British - 19th century.
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