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A macarony taking his morning ride in Rotten Row, Hyde Park
Title
A macarony taking his morning ride in Rotten Row, Hyde Park [graphic] / Collett pinxt. ; Caldwell sculp.
Publication
London : Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside & R. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the act directs, 12 June 1772.
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 25 x 35 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies.
Notes
Title from item.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Summary
"Satire on fashion and incompetent riding. A tall thin fashionably dressed man sits awkwardly on a dapple grey horse moving to right beside the Serpentine; inn the back round a couple rides sedately to left, and a man rides a prancing horse; beyond the river are two deer."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Macaroni taking his morning ride in Rotten Row, Hyde Park
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 12, 2008
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, no. 4612
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1772.
Engravings - England - London - 1772.
Etchings - England - London - 1772.
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